History
Which Celtic queen led a revolt against the Roman occupation of Britain?
Boudicca (or Boadicea)
Wales has two official languages: English and what other language?
Welsh
Which author, famous for the Harry Potter series, was a single mother living in Edinburgh when she wrote the first book?
J.K. Rowling
Which Saxon king successfully held out against the Vikings, made a treaty with them to create the Danelaw, and is known for promoting learning?
Alfred the Great
What is the capital city of Scotland?
Edinburgh
What is the name of the antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming?
Penicillin
What was the name of the defensive wall built by the Romans across northern Britain to keep out raiders from the north?
Hadrian's Wall
What is the official political name of the country that comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or the UK)
Which British film director, known as the "Master of Suspense," directed Psycho and Vertigo?
Alfred Hitchcock
What was the name of the detailed survey of land and property in England, commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086?
The Domesday Book
What is the national sport of Wales?
Rugby
Who is considered the founder of modern nursing, earning the nickname "The Lady with the Lamp" during the Crimean War?
Florence Nightingale
The Anglo-Saxon King's Council, which had the right to choose kings and agree on laws, was known as the what?
The Witan
The two self-governing islands linked to the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, are known as what?
Crown Dependencies
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a renowned engineer who designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge and which pioneering transatlantic steamship?
The SS Great Britain