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Britons consider hot tubs to be the most desirable status symbol of 2012, according to a new survey.Test yourself on status symbols new and old.Britons consider hot tubs to be the most desirable status symbol of 2012, according to a new survey.Test yourself on status symbols new and old.
1.) Multiple Choice Question1.) Multiple Choice Question
Hot tubs may top the list but what comes second?Hot tubs may top the list but what comes second?
  1. Walk-in wardrobe
  2. Temperature-controlled wine cabinet
  3. Music equipment with speakers in every room
  1. Walk-in wardrobe
  2. Temperature-controlled wine cabinet
  3. Music equipment with speakers in every room
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What did Charles II do at banquets to show off his wealth?What did Charles II do at banquets to show off his wealth?
  1. Have a 24-hour feast
  2. Have a top table with 100 guests
  3. Have elaborate salt cellars
  1. Have a 24-hour feast
  2. Have a top table with 100 guests
  3. Have elaborate salt cellars
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Salt was extremely expensive during the reign of King Charles II, from 1660 to 1685. At one banquet he had a 2ft-high silver salt cellar, made in the shape of a castle and encrusted with jewels, according to Kathryn Jones, author of For the Royal Table: Dining at the Palace. Salt was extremely expensive during the reign of King Charles II, from 1660 to 1685. At one banquet he had a 2ft-high silver salt cellar made in the shape of a castle and encrusted with jewels, according to Kathryn Jones, author of For the Royal Table: Dining at the Palace.
3.) Missing Word Question3.) Missing Word Question
I love the * as an anti-status symbolI love the * as an anti-status symbol
  1. leather jacket
  2. T-shirt
  3. denim jean
  1. leather jacket
  2. T-shirt
  3. denim jean
4.) Multiple Choice Question4.) Multiple Choice Question
What did the ancient Maya in Central America do to their bodies to show high social status?What did the ancient Maya in Central America do to their bodies to show high social status?
  1. Pulled their teeth out
  2. Flattened their foreheads
  3. Both
  1. Pulled their teeth out
  2. Flattened their foreheads
  3. Both
5.) Multiple Choice Question5.) Multiple Choice Question
The Australian government sent the Queen 500 cases of what former status symbol as a wedding present?The Australian government sent the Queen 500 cases of what former status symbol as a wedding present?
  1. Pineapple
  2. Barramundi cod
  3. Macadamia nuts
  1. Pineapple
  2. Barramundi cod
  3. Macadamia nuts
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In 1493 Christopher Columbus found pineapples growing on the island of Guadeloupe and brought them back to Europe. By the 17th Century they were a sign of high status in the UK. Charles II was one of the first people in the UK to eat pineapple. Only the rich had the hothouses to cultivate them on English soil.In 1493 Christopher Columbus found pineapples growing on the island of Guadeloupe and brought them back to Europe. By the 17th Century they were a sign of high status in the UK. Charles II was one of the first people in the UK to eat pineapple. Only the rich had the hothouses to cultivate them on English soil.
6.) Multiple Choice Question6.) Multiple Choice Question
Bling is slang for expensive or ostentatious jewellery and possessions flashed around to show success and wealth. But what year did the word make it into the Oxford English Dictionary?Bling is slang for expensive or ostentatious jewellery and possessions flashed around to show success and wealth. But what year did the word make it into the Oxford English Dictionary?
  1. 1986
  2. 1999
  3. 2003
  1. 1986
  2. 1999
  3. 2003
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Avocado bathroom suites were a sign of status in the 1980s, but how much were they estimated to slash off the value of your home two decades later? Avocado bathroom suites were a sign of status in the 1980s, but how much were they estimated to slash off the value of a home two decades later?