Culture
How is the 26th of December called in the UK?
Boxing Day
What's a nickname for police officers in the UK?
Bobbies
Who was the first Queen Regnant of England?
Mary I (Tudor, 1553-58)
Who did Queen Victoria marry?
Prince Albert (of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha)
What is the traditional instrument of Scotland?
bagpipes
What is celebrated on the 5th of November?
Bonfire Night (The anniversary of Gunpowder Plot)
Who was the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom?
Elizabeth II
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-upon-Avon
How was the unfinished poem by Coleridge, written after an opium-induced dream, called?
KUBLA KHAN
What is the nickname of the British flag?
Union Jack
Which Nobel Prize was Winston Churchill awarded?
Literature
What is the name of the ship on which the Pilgrim Fathers set sail?
Mayflower
Where did the battle of 1066 take place?
Hastings
Who wrote the Preface to the Lyrical Ballads?
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
What does GP stand for?
General Practitioner
According to tradition, what is the main ingredient of the Shepherd’s pie?
lamb
Who was the first English Prime Minister?
Sir Robert Walpole
Shylock is one of the main characters of which play?
The Merchant of Venice
What is Blake’s original technique called?
Relief etching
Explain the expression “slippery slope”.
A bad situation or habit that, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse
Who is the patron saint of England?
St George
Name the 7 main ingredients of a Full English Breakfast.
bacon, sausage, eggs, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes, and mushrooms
Which Romantic poet supported the Greek liberation from the Ottoman Empire?
Lord Byron
When was the single volume of “Songs of Innocence and experience” published?
1794
What does “to have a chip on your shoulder” mean?
To hold a grudge, to be resentful