Craig Brown: Are you Prince Harry’s mastermind?

When gossip gets old, we call it history. At the time, the details of Henry VIII’s affairs with his six wives were known as gossip. It is history, as it is studied in schools today.

In fact, the correct formula for history is TT+100, or in layman’s terms, Title-Tattle plus 100 years.

It’s already true about Edward VIII and Mrs. Simpson. In the mid-1930s, articles about them were the domain of gossip his columnist. Ninety years later they are on the syllabus of history.

In time, the same must happen to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Why not think of his great-grandson in the 22nd century who was forced to read the Duke’s autobiography for his GCSE history exam questions?

When gossip gets old, we call it history. At the time, the details of Henry VIII’s affairs with his six wives were known as gossip.Now it’s history because we learn it in school

In time, the same must happen to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Why not think of his great-grandson in the 22nd century who was forced to read the Duke’s autobiography for his GCSE history exam questions?

How do you handle multiple choice questions with set text?

1) The titles of Prince Harry’s 2023 memoirs are:

a) share

b) smear

c) Square

d) Spare

e) frighten

2) What is the name of the ghostwriter for this book?

a) JR Ewing

b) JRR Tolkien

c) JR Möhringer

d) JD Salinger

e) JK Rowling

3) Which of the above wrote The Lord of the Rings? To add, who killed JRR Tolkien?)

4) The author of Prince Harry’s autobiography also wrote his memoir. . .

a) Andrea Leadsom

b) Andre Agassi

c) André Rieu

d) Prince Andrew

e) Andrew Ridgely

5) For two additional points, what are the feats shared by Andrea Leadsom and Andrew Ridgeley?

a) Both were successful pop stars in the 1980s before becoming racing drivers

b) they duet on the charity version of their hit single “Last Christmas”

c) both were Conservative MPs

d) they were both leaders of the House of Commons

e) none of the above

6) In his acknowledgment of Spare, which famous historical figure did Prince Harry not thank for his “unwavering friendship and support”?

a) Oprah Winfrey

b) Chris Martin

c) James Corden

d) Harry Styles

e) Tyler Perry

7) What pop band was Harry Styles in? (And answer the following question in 2,000 words or less for 5 bonus marks.

a) One Direction

b) no direction

c) Wrong Direction

d) different orientations

e) Little Mix

8) In his book, the Duke of Sussex confessed to frequent bouts of anger. Was it:

a) Blue Lagoon

b) red fog

c) Purple Haze

d) green giant

e) Yellow Submarine

9) Who are the Duke of Sussex’s closest relatives?

a) Stepmother Camilla

b) sister-in-law Kate

c) his great-aunt Margaret

d) his grandmother, the queen

e) his black Labrador, Pula

10) After visiting the North Pole, Harry got frostbite on a part of his historic body.

a) ankle

b) Elbow

c) little finger

d) thumb

e) AN Other

answer:

1d; 2c; 3b; 4b; 5e; 6d;

to be continued…