QUIZ 1

I/ Fill in the blanks

1/ The national flag of the United Kingdom is called……………………………………

2/ The name of the present King of Britain is …………………………………………..

3/ The UK consists of four nations: ………………………………………, ………………………

………………………., …………………………………and ……………………………………..

4/ The highest mountain in Britain is…………………………found in ……………………….

5/ People in the East End speak English with their own accent called………………..

II/ Decide whether each of the following sentences is true or false

1/ The climate in Britain is fairly temperate and predictable.

2/ The male garment in Scotland is called skirts.

3/ All the people in Britain belong to Germanic tribes.

4/ The King has the most power and she rules the country in his own way.

5/ London is the most important cosmopolitan city in the UK with a diverse

culture.

III/ Answer the following questions:

1/ What are the three roles of the British monarch?

2/ Why is it said that the future royal style would be less grand and less distant?