Half of Britons remember Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy emerging wet-shirted from a lake, even though it never happened

Most Britons see verticality-based dating preferences as acceptable, but men and women split when it comes to weight

While 66% of Scots have experienced difficulty using Scottish banknotes in the rest of the UK, just 25% would support their abolition

Younger Britons are far more comfortable talking about money than their elders

Joined-up handwriting is less common among younger Britons

Nearly half of North Easterners have a very strong attachment to their region, though this is true of just 11% of East Midlanders

Three quarters of Britons say no

More ethnic minority Britons prefer the term “ethnic minorities”, and also “BAME”

While most Britons think efforts to help disabled people gain fair and equal access to work have not gone far enough, there is more division when it comes to ethnic minorities and LGBT people

87% of British Catholics say Pope Francis did a good job, while being more likely to see the church as too conservative than too liberal

The generations are most split on swearing and slow walking

57% of Britons say they swear at least most days, and young Britons are now more likely to have a positive than negative view of swearing

In which rooms do Britons endorse fabric flooring, and what do they themselves have?

Women, and older women in particular, disapprove of visible female nipples

Women taking their spouse’s surnames remains the most popular option for choosing married names, but alternatives are most popular among younger women

Would you want to fly like an eagle, have the strength of twenty men, or run faster than the speed of sound? We asked the public to tell us the superpower they would want

Younger Britons are the most likely to use Americanisms

Public mostly see zoos as playing a positive role in animal welfare and conservation, but 51% would like to phase out the keeping of large animals in captivity

There is more variation for Britain’s grans than its grandads

Young women are the most likely to say so – but the majority see it as neither good nor bad