Basic facts
What the UK mean and how many countries does it have?
The United Kingdom has four countries in western Europe - England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
What is the UK surrounded by?
Water.
(the North Sea to the east, the Antlantic ocean to the north and west, with the English Channel to the south)
What is the largest and most populous part of the UK?
England
What is the most populous city in the UK? And how many people live there?
London, with nearly nine million people.
Name at least two groups of invaders of the British Isles.
Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans
What animal is on one of the flags of the UK countries and which country is it?
Wales and it is a dragon.
Who is the English Channel interesting for?
Expert swimmers.
(they want to swim across the English Channel)
What does the terrain of the north and west in the UK look like? What was it shapes by? (Examples?)
High ground with mountain ridges, separated by deep valleys shaped by glaciers. (Scottish Highlands, Cumbrian Mountains)
Where is Big Ben (standing 315 feet tall) located?
London
North end of the Palace of Westminster, (where both Houses of Parliament meet).
When did the Romans invade Britain?
or
How long did they rule there for?
34 AD
400years
What is the full oficial name of the UK?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
How many people live in all the countries of the UK?
over 65 million people
What is another word for a lake used in Scotland?
loch
What is the man made circle of huge standing stones called?
Stonehenge
When did the Welsh Noble Henry Tuder claim the throne and became Henry VII?
What relative was he to Queen Elizabeth I.?
in 1485
He was her grandfather.
What is Great Britain exactly?
The name of the biggest island
(it includes the countries of England, Scotland and Wales)
How long is the English Channel?
350miles
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
What is the area of about 40 000 interlocking Basalt columns which were a product of an ancient volcanic eruption called? And where is it situated?
Giant's Causeway can be found in Northern Ireland.
Whenwas the Bitish Empire the most powerful nation in the world?
From 1800 to the 20th century.
How many square miles does the UK cover?
it covers 93,628 square miles.
How wide is the English Channel?
Anywhere between 21 to 150 miles.
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
What is the capital of Ireland?
Belfast
Dublin
What century does the Edinburgh castle date back to?
13th century
When did Queen Elizabeth II die?
How old was she?
How many years was she a queen for?
8th September 2022
96
She was crowned on 6th February 1952.