British people
British landscapes
British history
The English language
British Celebrities
100

How many nations make up the UK today?

4: the English, the Welsh, the Scotts, the Irish
100

Name at least 1 landscape feature you will NOT find in Britain

Volcano, desert

100

Which is the British flag? 

1)  2)  3)  4)

3

100

Where do people speak English as their first or official language? 

1) in 1-2 countries 2) in 5-6 countries 3) in 10-15 countries 4) in more than 20 countries

(59 countries)

100

Who is this person?

Queen Elizabeth II

200

What is the best quality (of character) the British have, according to people who come to live in Britain

Good manners

200

What is the English word for a Scottish "loch"

Lake (in the picture, it is Loch Lomond in Scotland, the biggest lake in the UK)


200

Who lived in the British Isle 2000 years ago?

Celts


200

Name three languages from which a lot of words came to English

Latin, French, German, old Scandinavian (language of the Vikings)

200

What is the name of this book and film character? 


Sherlock Holmes

300

What do people dislike most (or don't understand it very well) about the British?

Sense of humour

300

Name the lanscape features you can see here: 


Cliffs, ocean (sea)

300

Which part of Great Britain didn't Romans get?

Scotland

300

In the Vikings' times, this city was called Yorvik. What's its modern name?

York 


300

What famous series of books did she write? 


This is KJ Rowling, she wrote books avout Harry Potter:


400

Name at least 3 countries from where people immigrated to Britain in the 20th century

Jamaica, India, Pakistan

400

Name three landscape features you can see on the picture:


Forest, waterfall, rocks, lake, river/stream 

400

Which country invaded England in 1066?

France (Normans)


400

What language do words 'house' and 'field' come from?

Who brought this language to Great Britain?

German. Anglo-Saxons

400

Who is this person?


Mr. Bean (actor Rowan Atkinson)

500

What do people in Britain like to talk about most of all?

About the weather

500

Where are the most famous English moors? (name at least one location)

 

Dartmoor, Yorkshire, Devon

500

Who is the most famous British Queen?

Elizabeth I (1533-1603)


500

When did the modern English start to develop?

(name the century)

the XVI (16-th) century

500

Who are this couple (husband and wife)? 


David & Vicktoria Backham: a football star and an ex-popsinger, now a designer

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