Culture
Big Ben refers to:
a) the clock b) the tower
c) the bell
the bell
The United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of ........ constituent countries:
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
4 coutries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom's population is over:
a) 38 million b) 45 million c) 66 million
over 66 million (The United Kingdom's 2019 population is 66.96 million)
London was the first city in the world to have:
a) an observation wheel
b) an undergound
c) an airport
an undergound - "the Tube"
The Head of State of the UK is:
a) the Prime Minister, Theresa May
b) Queen Elizabeth II
c) the Parliament
Queen Elizabeth II
William Shakespeare did NOT write:
a) Romeo and Juliet
b) Gulliver's Travels
c) Macbeth
Gulliver's Travels
The highest mountain in the UK is:
a) Ben Nevis b) Snowdon c) Mount McKinley
Ben Nevis in Scotland - 1,345 metres
There are over .... languages spoken in England
a) 30 b) 100 c) 300
300 languages
"The Golden Age", the Renaissance period of relative peace, power and prosperity, was the time when England was ruled by:
a) Elizabeth I b) William the Conqueror c) Victoria
Elizabeth I
The official house of the British monarch is:
a) Buckingham Palace
b) Windsor Castle
c) Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
British holiday, celebrated on November 5, commemorating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605:
a) Boxing Day b) Hallowe'en c) Guy Fawkes' Day
Guy Fawkes' Day
London is separated by the River:
a) Avon b) Thames c) Severn
the River Thames
....... of Londoners weren't born in the UK
a) 5% b) 25% c) 40%
25%
The UK became a member state of the European Union in:
a) 2004 b) 1973 c) 2014
1973
The House of Commons and The House of Lords are the British:
a) parliament
b) church
c) the Queen's official residences in London
The Parliament