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Britain Quiz time

1. What is the official name of this country? a) Britain b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain c) England

2. What is the population of this country? a) 56, 878, 000 b) 300, 000 c) 100, 000

3. Which sea separates England from Ireland? a) The North Sea b) The Atlantic Ocean c) The Irish Sea

4. How many countries make up Great Britain? a) Four b) Three c) Five

5. What is the national flag of the UK? 1 6 2 5 3 4

6. The Union Jack is… a) b) c) d) The The flag of of the UK Scotland Wales England

7. What is the capital of the UK? a) London b) Belfast c) Glasgow

8. A fictional character who is supposed to personify Englishness is… a) John Bull b) Guy Fawkes c) Robin Hood

9. What is the climate in Britain like? a) Tropical b) Changeable c) Arctic

10. Money in the UK is… a) Dollars b) Pounds c) Euro

11. On the reverse side of many British coins you can see… a) King Henry VIII b) Queen Elizabeth I c) Britannia

12. The Patron saint of Northern Ireland is… a) St. George b) St. Andrew c) St. Patrick

13. What’s the busiest London airport? a) Heathrow b) Gatwick c) Stansted

14. What’s the most popular kind of food? a) Chinese b) British c) Indian

15. Which is the biggest city (after London)? a) Edinburgh b) Manchester c) Birmingham

16. Where’s the highest mountain? a) England b) Scotland c) Wales

17. Which part of Britain is the sunniest? a) South West b) South East c) North East

18. Which is the most popular tourist town (after London)? a) Cambridge b) Edinburgh c) Oxford

19. What is the most popular free time activity? a) Watching TV b) Gardening c) Reading

20. What is the most popular sport? a) Fishing b) Darts c) Football

21. Which is the oldest university? a) Cambridge b) Oxford c) London

22. What is the most common religion? (in the UK) a) Protestantism b) Roman Catholicism c) Islam

23. What nationality are the people of Northern Ireland? a) English b) Irish c) British

24. In which country is the Lake District? a) Scotland b) England c) Wales

25. The British Prime Minister lives at… a) b) c) d) 12 Whitehall 10 Downing Street 7 Russel Street 15 Oxford Street

26. Oliver Cromwell lived _____and was an____ a)1599 -1658, b)1700 -1760, c)1700 -1760, d)1599 -1659, English general and politician English general and philosopher British general and politician

27. Scotland was joined to England in… a) b) c) d) 1707 1282 1822 1600

28. The Cabinet of Ministers is… a) Elected by the Parliamentary party and appointed by the Queen b) Formed and appointed by the Queen herself c) Formed by Prime Minister appointed by the Queen d) Appointed by the Prime Minister

29. Queen Victoria is a British Queen who ruled from a) b) c) d) 1837 -1907 1770 -1834 1800 -1890 1600 -1680

30. 650 Members of the House of Commons are elected every …. . years. a) b) c) d) 2 3 4 5

31. The head of State in Britain is… a) b) c) d) The The Prime Minister President speaker Queen

32. There are many farmlands in Britain, especially in the … of the country. a) b) c) d) North South West East

33. Whitehall is… a) A street leading from Trafalgar Square to the House of Parliament b) A big hall in the centre of London c) A white palace near Trafalgar Square d) The palace where the Queen lived in summer

34. The Great Fire of London broke out in… a) b) c) d) 1066 1766 1106 1666

35. Sir Christopher Wren built… a) b) c) d) Buckingham Palace The Tower of London Trafalgar Square St. Paul’s Cathedral

36. Great Britain is separated from the continent by… a) b) c) d) The The Pacific Ocean Irish Sea Bristol Channel English Channel

37. Admiral Nelson is an England admiral who became famous for … a) Winning a number of sea battles against the French n the 1790 s b) Winning a number of battles against the Italians un the 1800 s c) His speech in the Parliament d) Losing the sea battles

38. Big Ben is… a) A palace b) A bell c) A square

39. The Queen lives in… a) The Tower of London b) Buckingham Palace c) Windsor Palace

40. Speaker’s Corner is in… a) Hyde Park b) Green Park c) Regent’s Park

41. The oldest London park is… a) St. James’s Park b) Green Park c) Regent’s Park

42. The famous waxworks museum is… a) Ermitage b) Madam Tussaud’s museum c) The British museum

43. Joseph Turner is … a) A writer b) A scientist c) An artist

44. The author of the poem “My Heart’s In The Highlands” is… a) Daniel Defoe b) William Shakespare c) Robert Burns

45. This is … a) Westminster Abbey b) The Houses of Parliament c) The Bloody Tower

46. When is Halloween celebrated? a) December 25 th b) February 14 th c) October 31 th

47. In Britain, if a black cat crosses your path it’s considered… a) Good luck b) A sing of bad weather to come c) Bad luck

48. In Scotland, what vegetable was traditionally carved into a jack-o’-lantern? a) A watermelon b) A turnip c) A pumpkin

49. Christmas hymns are called… a) Carols b) La-la-bye c) Folk songs

50. People build wood fires this day… a) May Day b) Guy Fawkes Day c) Swan Upping