9. What’s the name of England’s oldest school, founded in the year 597?
Answer: Winchester College
Winchester was the base of Alfred the Great sometimes (inaccurately) called England’s first king – making the town England’s unofficial first capital.
William of Wykeham founded the school in the town in 1382 – pupils are referred as ‘Wykehamites – and is still one of the top public schools in the country. The recent British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was a pupil there for example.