1. Where is the UK situated? - On the British Isles 25.
The lady is believed to have ridden naked through the
2. What is the oldest part of London? - The City
3. What river is the British capital situated on?
on the Thames
4. What is the capital of
Scotland – Edinburgh; Wales – Cardiff
Northern Ireland - Belfast
5. What is the symbol of
England - The red rose; Scotland - The thistle
Wales - The daffodil; Northern Ireland -The red hand and
the shamrock
What is Edinburgh famous for? for its monuments
6. What is Wales called - “Land of Song”
7. When do British people celebrate Christmas?
On the 25th of December
8. In 55BC Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of
Britain. It was unsuccessful and for nearly ______
years Britain remained separate from the Roman
Empire 100
9. Match the flower symbols with the parts of the UK
Wales – daffodil; Northern Ireland - shamrock
England – the red rose; Scotland - thistle
10. How many counties are there in Northern Ireland - 6
11. Great Britain is a …group of islands
12. The Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland is wrongly called the
Union Jack
13. Who is John Bull? the national icon of Great
Britain,
14. The main island of Great Britain has an area of …
about 250 km2.
15. Great Britain doesn’t include …
a) the Isle of Man and the Isles of Scilly,
b) the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands,
c) the Isle of Man and the Hebrides,
d) the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
16. The Ireland regained independence in the …
1920s,
17. The United Kingdom monarch also reigns in 15
countries that are known as…Commonwealth
Realms
18. How many members does House of Commons
compose? 659.
19. Another name of the Church of England is…
“Lords of God”
20. How many airports are in London? 6.
21. Tower Bridge is …
a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, over
the River Thames.
22. Westminster Abbey is …
a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster
23. Nelson’s Column is …
a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London
24. Buckingham Palace is …the official London
residence and principal workplace of the British
monarch
streets of Coventry in 1057. Who was this lady?
Lady Godiva,
26. Complete the sentence: The Statue of …locates by
London’s Westminster Bridge. Boudicca.
27. Complete the sentence: … is a popular global racquet
sport played by two (singles) or four players
(doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow
rubber ball.Squash.
28. Snooker is …a billiards-based game played on a
large baize-covered table
29. Who is often called the “Bard of Avon”?
W. Shakespeare,
30. Where in Britain can you find Loch Ness? Scotland
31. What is the highest mountain in Britain? Ben Nevis
32. In which part of Britain can you find the Snowdonia
National Park? Wales
33. Which island lies between England and Ireland? The
Isle of Ma
34. Which part of Britain is not in the flag of the UK?
Wales
35. In which part of the UK is Dartmoor? England
36. In which part of the UK is the Lake District?
England
37. The Official London residence of the Queen and the
largest “working” royal palace in the world is:
Buckingham Palace
38. The Queen Elizabeth I was the fifth but not the last
monarch of the Tudor dynasty. false
39. Choose the period of Elizabeth I reign: 1533-1603
40. When did Civil War break out ? 1642
41. The highest of the Industrial Revolution period of
great social, economic, and technological change in
the United Kingdom is …
(?)The Era of Freedom
42. Who was the first monarch to use the title Empress of
India? Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria)
43. Find the person and who he/she was:
Elizabeth I - The Queen of England and Ireland
(1558-until her death)
Victoria - Empress of India
Margaret Thatcher - Prime minister, Conservative
Party leader
Oliver Cromwell - The Lord Protector and Head of
State
44. When was Christianity in Britain adopted?
5-6th century
45. The National Assembly for Wales was established in:
1998
46. Newport, Cardiff, Swansea are the largest cities of…
Wales
47. The beginning of undivided Saxon rule in England:
(?) 829
48. To combine the date and the event:
1066 - The battle of Hastings
1660 - The restoration of monarchy
1839-1902 - Victorian Era
 1533-1603 - Elizabethan Era 67. The Archbishop of Canterbury chooses him/her
49. Adult citizens of the UK, and citizens of the The PM chooses him/her
Commonwealth and the Irish Republic who are 68. The London Eye is situated on the southern bank of
resident in the UK, can vote in all public elections the River ______Thames
a) True 69. Henry VIII was most famous for
b) False (Choose any 2 answers)
50. You must treat everyone equally, regardless of sex, a) breaking away from the Church of Rome
race, age, religion, disability, class or sexual b) bringing peace in the UK
orientation True c) marrying six times
51. How many members does a jury have in Scotland? d) his great skills of art
15 e) writing poems for the nation
52. To be able to vote in a parliamentary, local or 70. The First World War ended on the eleventh hour, of
European election, you must register and your name the eleventh day, of the eleventh month in 1918
must be on the electoral register True
True 71. People cannot apply to join the civil service through
53. King Henry VIII's daughter Mary was a devout an application process, like other jobs in the UK
Catholic and persecuted Protestants, which is why a) True
she became known as b) False
Bloody Mary
54. It is an offence not to have an MOT certificate if your
vehicle is more than
______ year(s) old three
55. How frequently are MPs elected?
Every 5 years (or earlier if there is an election)
56. The Grand National is a Horse Race
a) True
b) False
57. If you are resident in the UK, your car or motor cycle
must be registered at the Driver and Vehicle
Licensing Agency (DVLA)
Yes, this is correct
58. The UK was one of the first countries to sign the
European Convention in 1950
59. When was the first Union flag created?
1606
60. There will be a fresh election, called a by-election, in
his or her constituency if an MP
(Choose any 2 answers)
b) dies d) resigns
61. What must you buy if you have a device that can be
used for watching or recording TV programmes?
A TV licence
62. Small claims can also be issued online through
Money Claims Online
Yes, it can be issued from
www.moneyclaim.gov.uk
63. The English Parliament developed naturally out of
the daily political needs of the English King and his
government, particularly when the King
was the heir apparent
64. The House of Lords is normally more ______ of the
government than the
House of Commons powerful
65. What kind of bird do people usually eat on Christmas
Day? Turkey
66. The Speaker is chosen by other MPs in a secret ballot
False