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Trouble ahead, call the Warden of the Cinque Ports!

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Question 1:

One of the arcane titles still awarded, and in use in England is that of "Warden of the Cinque Ports." What does the title enable this person to do?

	Head of the winemakers, vintners and brewers of England			Oversee the saftey and security of ports and waterways in the United Kingdom, command of the coastal defense

	Inspecting ships bound for, and returning from trade routes

Question 2:

The position is appointed by the King or Queen of England, but it took two years to fill the position, why?

	Pay is too low			The last holder of the title died, and it wasn't on top of our priority list to fill it again

	No one wanted the job

Question 3:

Which famous person from England's history has not been the Warden of the Cinque Ports?

Question 4:

If a whale should, for instance, happen up the Thames river and splash about in London until it dies, what would the warden have to say about that?

	Whales are of no concern to the Warden of the Cinque Ports			They would roll up their sleeves and get to work

	The Warden would be sad, but that's someone else's concern