The UK
What is the favourite British drink?
Tea
Who lasted longer in 2022?
A) A lettuce from Tesco.
B) A UK Prime Minister.
A) A lettuce.
What does 'touch wood' mean?
A) Good luck
B) Bad luck
A) Good Luck
What is the name of the famous serial killer who was active in London between 1888 and 1891?
Jack the Ripper
What is the capital of Wales?
A) Cardiff
B) Barry
C) Swansea
A) Cardiff
Which of these is not a British pudding?
A) Bread and butter pudding
B) Trifle
C) Bakewell Tart
D) Crepes
D) Crepes
When do British people eat lunch? A) 12 - 2 pm B) 2 - 4 pm C) 4 - 6 pm
A) 12 - 2 pm
British people salute magpies (a type of bird) when they see one of them alone to avoid bad luck. True or false?
True.
In 1888 George Lusk, a member of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee received a letter from the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. The letter also included a very creepy object. What object did the killer include?
A) A knife
B) A human head
C) Half of a human kidney
C) Half of a human kidney
This is what the letter said:
'From hell.
Mr Lusk,
Sor
I send you half the Kidne I took from one women prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif[e] that took it out if you only wate a whil[e] longer
signed
Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk'
What is the UK national anthem?
God Save the King.
Name 5 ingredients of a traditional English breakfast.
Eggs, bacon, baked beans, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, black pudding, hashbrowns, toast.
Which flower is associated with England?
A) A thistle
B) A rose
C) A shamrock
D) A daffodil
B) A rose.
What percentage of UK households experiencing poverty had to use a food bank over the last few years?
A) 1%
B) 6%
C) 3%
B) 6%
1.5 million households, 6% of all UK households, were supported by food banks.
Which is the oldest surviving university in the English-speaking world?
A) Cambridge University.
B) Oxford University.
B) Oxford University.
What type of food does the UK spend £4.7 BILLION on a year?
A) Chocolate
B) Ready meals
C) Tea
B) Ready meals
It is unlucky to walk under a ladder. True or False?
True
In 2020 the UK began the process of leaving the European Union (Brexit).
In 2016 an election showed that 48.11% of people wanted to remain in the EU and 51.89% wanted to leave the EU.
As of 2022, what is the percentage of people who agree with Brexit?
A) 45%
B) 32%
C) 55%
B) 32%
According to a poll, one in five who voted for Brexit now think it was the wrong decision.
Where was Shakespeare born?
A) Glasgow (Scotland)
B) Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
C) Birmingham (England)
B) Stratford-upon-Avon (England)
When it comes to breakfast, what are 'soldiers'?
What does the 'BBC' stand for?
British Broadcasting Company.
It is lucky to open an umbrella indoors.
False
What year were all women allowed to vote in the UK?
A) 1928
B) 1910
C) 1950
A) 1928