What did the Russian king sell to the USA in 1867?
Alaska
100
National Anthem of the UK: ...
"God save the Queen"
200
Leek or daffodil are a symbol of ... because...
Wales, because the soldiers put them on their helmets during the war to recognize each other and they won the war.
200
Natural wonders in the USA:
- ...
- ...
- Grand Canyon
- Niagara Falls
200
War of the Roses: who & what colour
Lancaster - red rose
Yorkshire - white rose
200
the Boston ... Party.
What happened in 1773 AD?
the Boston Tea Party.
The Americans (13 British colonies) refused to pay taxes to the British Monarch and they threw boxes with tea from the ships into the water in Boston Port.
200
What did they forget to bring for the first President's (George Washington's) inauguration?
the Bible
300
Thistle is the symbol of ... because ...
Scotland, because a Viking stepped on the thistle and shouted during the attack in the early morning waking all the Scottish soldiers up.
300
The Capital Cities for:
Scotland -
Northern Ireland -
Wales -
England -
Scotland - Edinburgh
Northern Ireland - Belfast
Wales - Cardiff
England - London
300
What did the Romans bring to Britain? What did they do?
- christianity
- roads
- sights of important cities
300
Why did the Civil War start in the US and how did it end?
- because of the slavery; the southern states wanted to keep their slaves, especially when going to the new land in the West;
- the Union (the northern states) won. The slavery was abolished.
300
What are the two Houses of the British Parliament?
Which one is upper or lower?
the House of Lords (the upper house)
the House of Commons (the lower house)
400
What are the symbols of the USA?
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- the Bald Eagle
- the Statue of Liberty
- the Liberty Bell
- Uncle Sam
400
Can you remember at least 6 states starting with letters M or K?
Why & when was the French taught & spoken in English schools?
It happened after William the Conqueror had conquered England.
William was from Normandy; he and his soldiers spoke French. They made people in England study French.
400
Who discovered America? (name them all!)
- tribes from Asia
- ...
- ...
- ...
- tribes from Asia
- the Vikings
- Christopher Columbus
- European Colonization: Britain, Spain, Portugal, Russian people etc.
400
What is the supreme legal document in the US?
the U.S.Constitution
500
The Union Jack.
Can you draw and explain the flags that merged into it?
English flag: red cross on the white background;
Scottish flag: white diagonal cross on the blue background;
Northern Ireland: red diagonal cross on the white background.
500
What countries do you mean when you say:
- Great Britain
- the UK
- Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales.
- the UK: England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland.
500
Who invaded England?
- the Iberians.
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- ...
- (the Iberians)
- the Celts
- the Romans
- the Anglo-Saxons & Jutes
- the Vikings
- the Normans
500
What is the UN, what countries sit there and why was it established?
- the United Nations: France, Britain, the USA, China, Russia
- nobody wanted the WWIII after the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki in Japan.
500
The UK:
Who runs the country? Who's the head of it?
What are the functions of the Queen?
by the law: the Queen is the Head of the Country;
in the reality: the Prime Minister has the real power; the Queen has almost no power at all.
the Queen:
- represents the country
- is the personal embodiment of the government