WorksheetsPostal Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When was the Postal Service created?
1657
1794
1516
1863
When was the Postal Service opened up to the public (only Royals could use it to start with)?
1635
1732
1699
1801
Postboxes are now red. What colour did they used to be?
Yellow
Blue
Black
Green
When did we have to start paying for postage?
1934
1906
1840
1809
What was the first stamp?
The Penny Black
The Penny Red
The One Penny
The Penny Square
How many Penny Reds were issued by Great Britain between 1841 and 1879?
6,000,000
25,000,000
21,000,000,000
35,000,000,000
The Royal Mail used to have an underground postal train. True or False
True
False
How many rubber bands does Royal Mail use each year?
16,000,000
29,000,000
227,000,000
341,000,000
What animals have the Royal Mail employed on the company's books?
Mice
Dogs
Cats
Sheep
What's the longest time it's taken for a piece of mail to be delivered?
2 years 6 months
15 years, 9 months
119 years
220 years
