United Kingdom

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1. The United Kingdom is made up of...

A.   ?    England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland.

B. :-)  England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

C.   ?    England, Scotland and Wales.

D.   ?    England, Scotland, Wales and France.

2. The full name of the United Kingdom is...

A. :-)  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

B.   ?    United Kingdom of Northern Britain and Great Ireland.

C.   ?    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Southern Ireland.

D.   ?    United Kingdom of Northern Britain and Southern Ireland.

3. What is the population of the United Kingdom?

A. :-)  About sixty million people.

B.   ?    About sixteen million people.

C.   ?    About six hundred people.

D.   ?    About six people.

4. Cornish is spoken in...

A.   ?    Wales

B. :-)  Cornwall

C.   ?    London
 D.   ?    Scotland

5. What is the name of the national anthem?

A.   ?    God Blame the Queen

B. X  God Save the Prince

C. :-)  God Save the Queen

D.   ?    God Save the United Kingdom

6. Wales was taken over by England in the...

A.   ?    eighteenth century.

B.   ?    sixteenth century.

C.   ?    fourteenth century.

D. :-)  thirteenth century.

7. When was the Irish Free State created?

A. :-)  1922

B.   ?    1976

C.   ?    1943

D.   ?    1921

8. In World War II Britain was bombed by...

A.   ?    Spain.

B.   ?    Portugal.

C. :-)  Germany.

D.   ?    the United States of America.

9. When did Elizabeth II become Queen?

A.   ?    1972

B. :-)  1952

C.   ?    1962

D.   ?    1942

10. The capital city of the United Kingdom is...

LONDON

11. What is the name of the river that flows through London?

A.   ?    Severn

B.   ?    Trent

C. :-)  Thames

D.   ?    Tweed

12. Who is the current Prime Minister?

A.   ?    Winston Churchill

B. :-)  Gordon Brown

C.   ?    Tony Blair

D.   ?    Margaret Thatcher

13. The United Kingdom is a(n) ...

A.   ?    Dictatorship

B.   ?    Anarchy

C.   ?    Absolute Monarchy
 D. :-)  Constitutional Monarchy

14. Gordon Brown is the leader of the...

A.   ?    Conservative Party

B. :-)  Labour Party

C.   ?    Liberal Democrats

D.   ?    Democratic Unionist Party

15. The United Kingdom is a member of the...

A.   ?    European Union

B.   ?    NATO

C.   ?    World Trade Organization

D. :-)  All of the above

16. Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?

A.   ?    Jane Austen

B. :-)  William Shakespeare

C.   ?    Dylan Thomas

D.   ?    H. G. Wells

17. Who wrote the Sherlock Holmes detective novels?

A.   ?    Charles Dickens

B.   ?    William Shakespeare

C. :-)  Arthur Conan Doyle

D.   ?    J. R. R. Tolkien
18. Where was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Born?

A.   ?    London

B.   ?    Cardiff

C. :-)  Edinburgh

D.   ?    Liverpool

19. In the United Kingdom, cars drive on the ________ hand side of the road.

LEFT

20. What is the largest airport in the United Kingdom?

A. :-)  London Heathrow Airport

B.   ?    London Gatwick Airport

C.   ?    Manchester Airport

D.   ?    Glasgow Airport