LONDON
The UK
RIDDLES
vocabulary
HOLIDAYS
100
The name of the river in London is …
1) Amazon River
2) the Thames
3) Mississippi River
4) Yellow River
2) the Thames
100
What is the UK?
The United Kingdom
100
What has no head, no arms, no legs, and still has a tongue?
a shoe
100
speakers
100
It is a winter holiday when people buy presents and cards. They send presents and cards to their friends. Children hang the stockings on their beds and fireplaces.
Christmas
200
What can you see in the middle of Trafalgar Square?
1) Big Ben
2) Louvre Museum
3) Tower of Pisa
4) The statue of Nelson
4) The statue of Nelson
200
What is the capital of England?
London
200
Which month has 28 days?
They all have 28 days
200
an onion
200
It is an autumn holiday when people make jack-o-lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have parties and dress as witches and ghosts.
Halloween
300
When was the great fire of London?
1) 1666
2) 1900
3) 2000
4) 1510
1) in 1666
300
The flag of the UK is known as ….
the Union Jack
300
I have cities but no houses; forests but no trees, rivers but without water. What am I?
a map
300
a paw
300
It is holiday when people buy or make cards and send them to people they love. They should not write their names on the cards. Persons who get them must guess who sent them.
St. Valentine's Day
400
Where are the tombs of many kings and queens and other famous people?
1) Buckingham Palace
2) The London Eye
3) The Shard
4) Westminster Abbey
4) Westminster Abbey
400
What is Great Britain?
an island
400
There are six of us in every family, but only four in a town. What are we?
Letters
400
a prawn
400
It is a spring holiday when people go to the church and cook dinner for the whole family. They dye eggs and present their relatives and friends with them.
Easter
500
Which countries make up the United Kingdom?
1) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
2) England, Scotland, Wales and USA
3) England, Scotland, America
4) England, America
1) England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
500
Who is the head of England?
A queen or a king
500
On what day of the year do children talk the least?
on the 22nd of December because it’s the shortest day of the year
500
a whale
500
What holiday is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November?
Thanksgiving day