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Test your knowledge of weird, peculiar and unusual laws
- Declared a royal fish by a 1324 law, which fish needs to be offered to the reigning monarch if they are found beached?
- In 1992, what common product was banned in Singapore?
- Ice cream vans in the UK are allowed to play their chimes up until what time?
- What are MPs forbidden from wearing in parliament?
- Until 1960, it was actually illegal not to carry out at least two hours a day practice of what?
- The Long Parliament banned Christmas, which king lifted this ban in 1660?
- In 2008, which European city banned the feeding of pigeons with 500 euro fines for any transgressors?
- What tax was introduced in England in 1696 designed to impose a tax relative to the prosperity of the taxpayer?
- Under the Coinage Act 1971, one and two pence coins are legal tender to pay for something up to what amount?
- In Imperial Rome it was illegal to wear which colour?
- True or false. It is illegal to put a UK postage stamp upside down on a letter?
- It's illegal to give a pig what name in France?
Solutions
- Sturgeons
- Chewing gum
- 7pm
- Armour
- Longbow practice (according to the Unlawful Games Act 1541)
- Charles II
- Venice
- Window tax
- 20 pence
- Purple (only the Emperor was allowed to wear purple)
- False. It is not illegal.
- Napolean