Chapter 4: Modern Society — Set 6

Tradition says the Earl of Sandwich asked for his meat between two slices of bread so he could eat without leaving the card table — and the sandwich took his name.

The Royal Crescent is in Bath, Somerset — a city celebrated for its elegant Georgian architecture and its Roman baths.

The Royal Pavilion was built for George, Prince of Wales — later George IV — as his marine residence in Brighton, in a flamboyant Indian-inspired style outside and Chinese-inspired decoration inside.

Blackpool's Illuminations light up six miles of promenade each autumn and have drawn visitors to the resort for over a century.

The Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall opened in 2001, built inside a former china clay pit; its two huge domes are called biomes.

Antony Gormley's Angel of the North, completed in 1998, stands beside the A1 near Gateshead and is one of Britain's best-known pieces of public art.

The BBC World Service broadcasts news and programmes in many languages to a global audience, and has done so since 1932.

Channel 4 began broadcasting on 2 November 1982, launched to provide a fourth national television service with a remit for distinctive programmes.

J. R. R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, drawing on his love of old languages and myths.

George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, as a warning about totalitarian rule and the abuse of power.

A. A. Milne created Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, basing the stories on his own son's toys.

Michael Bond created Paddington Bear, who first appeared in 1958 after being found at Paddington station in London.

The Poet Laureate is a poet appointed to compose verses marking significant national events and celebrations.

Turner is renowned for his expressive landscapes and seascapes, in which swirling light and weather dominate the scene.

Henry Moore became world famous for his monumental bronze sculptures, many of them reclining human figures with smooth, curved forms.

The red telephone kiosk was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who won a competition for the design in the 1920s.

Harry Beck, an engineering draughtsman, designed the diagrammatic Tube map in the 1930s, based on the layout of an electrical circuit.

Mary Quant popularised the miniskirt from her King's Road shop in the 1960s, making it a symbol of the 'Swinging London' era.

The Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London over the late August bank holiday weekend, celebrating Caribbean culture with parades, music and food.

Chinese New Year is marked in British cities with lively street parades featuring lion and dragon dances, music and food stalls.

Sir Steve Redgrave won rowing gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games, from Los Angeles in 1984 to Sydney in 2000.

Dame Kelly Holmes achieved a famous double at Athens 2004, winning gold in both the 800 metres and the 1500 metres. Her golds came in those two middle-distance events — not the 100 metres or the marathon.

The Cheltenham Festival is a major National Hunt horse-racing meeting, famous for races such as the Cheltenham Gold Cup.

The PDC World Darts Championship is staged at Alexandra Palace in London, nicknamed 'Ally Pally' by fans.