Comments on: Lunchtime Quiz: Knight, right? http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525 Feel Smart Again Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Yuseff http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525/comment-page-1#comment-92364 Yuseff Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:20:02 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525#comment-92364 I agree. There are several British orders that the queen gives. But you have to be a British citizen (and swear an oath to the crown) to be officially a knight or a dame. Also, I got the Robert Mugabe of Nigeria question wrong because I knew that Mugabe had been knighted (Nigeria is a former British commonwealth) but I forgot that he was stripped of the title. I agree. There are several British orders that the queen gives. But you have to be a British citizen (and swear an oath to the crown) to be officially a knight or a dame.

Also, I got the Robert Mugabe of Nigeria question wrong because I knew that Mugabe had been knighted (Nigeria is a former British commonwealth) but I forgot that he was stripped of the title.

]]> By: maliu http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525/comment-page-1#comment-84113 maliu Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:16:17 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525#comment-84113 could someone please tell me why these people where knighted? could someone please tell me why these people where knighted?

]]> By: adam http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525/comment-page-1#comment-84100 adam Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:48:17 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525#comment-84100 @bzzyb I totally agree with you, and got half of them wrong because they weren't British nationals. I too, would love to see a m_f post on the topic of knighthood! @bzzyb I totally agree with you, and got half of them wrong because they weren’t British nationals. I too, would love to see a m_f post on the topic of knighthood!

]]> By: bzzyb http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525/comment-page-1#comment-83967 bzzyb Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:35:06 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525#comment-83967 I was under the impression that people who are not British could not be knighted. There is a designation, but they were not tecnically knighted and could not be called "Sir". Good subject for a MentalFloss post! I was under the impression that people who are not British could not be knighted. There is a designation, but they were not tecnically knighted and could not be called “Sir”. Good subject for a MentalFloss post!

]]> By: beth http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525/comment-page-1#comment-83954 beth Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:57:32 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/16525#comment-83954 I know my knights! (but not my days! ;-) ) I know my knights! (but not my days! ;-) )

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