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How posh are you? Take our quiz

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Do you know what a cummerbund looks like? Can you handle a punt? Is your nickname Binky? Chances are you're a little bit posh. Find out exactly how posh with our quiz...

Posh Britain: will they always lord it over us?
The seven rules of being posh
Modern Toss on posh Britain
Laura Wade on Posh and The Riot Club
How to talk posh: video and glossary
  1. 1.What do you call the people you get drunk with?
  2. 2.Do you have a degree in history of art?
  3. 3. Do you think it’s unfair to make fun of posh people?
  4. 4.What’s this item of clothing called?Portrait of a young man standing
  5. 5.If you have to go to a white tie event, do you need to rent or borrow an outfit?
  6. 6.Have you ever been punting?
  7. 7.Do you know anyone who knows anyone from the cast of Made in Chelsea?Made in Chelsea.
  8. 8.Have you ever bought anything at Jack Wills?
  9. 9.Was one of your childhood pets a horse or a pony?
  10. 10.What's this item of clothing called?Gilet
  11. 11.Have you ever paid to become a Friend of an art gallery or theatre?
  12. 12.Do you know how to play croquet?
  13. 13.Have you ever been to the Royal Ascot?Ascot
  14. 14.Do you own a shooting stick, Hermès headscarf or a boot jack?
  15. 15.Do you ever drop Latin phrases into casual conversation?
  16. 16.Have you ever been to Glyndebourne opera festival?Glyndebourne
  17. 17.Do any of your friends have a name from the list?
  18. 18.Do three or more of your friends have a name from the list?
  19. 19.Is your name on the list?
  20. 20.What’s this item of clothing called?Cravat
  21. 21.Does your family make money from EU farming subsidies?
  22. 22.Do you know what The Wall Game is?
  23. 23.Are any of your family listed in Who’s Who?
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  • Posh Britain: will they always lord it over us?

  • Laura Wade: ‘It’s the last time they can let their hair down’

  • The seven rules of being posh

  • How to talk posh: a rarely marvlous glossary

  • Modern Toss on posh Britain – in pictures

  • The secrets of the posh accent – video

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