Geography
How many countries make up the UK? Name them.
4
England, Wales, Scotland, the Northern Ireland
What's one of the most typical English meals?
Fish and Chips
(or English breakfast)
Who were the first and second longest reigning monarchs in the history of the UK/England?
Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria
Where is the oldest university in the UK?
Oxford.
What is the population of the United Kingdom?
67 million
The name of the national anthem is...
God Save the King
What is the name of the longest river in Great Britain?
The River Severn
What is the typical London bus called?
Double decker
Who fought in the Wars of the Roses for the English throne?
Lancasters and Yorks
Liverpool
What is the british currency?
Pound sterling
How is the flag of the UK called?
The Union Jack
What's the name of the largest lake in Scotland by area? And which lake is the largest by volume?
(2 different lakes)
Loch Lomond (area)
Loch Ness (volume)
How many red stripes are on the flag of the UK?
4
Who was the King before Queen Elizabeth II?
George VI
What is the capital to the Northern Ireland?
Belfast
What's the name of the British prime minister (January 2023)?
Rishi Sunak
How is the British Parliament divided?
The House of Lords
The House of Commons
What is the highest point of the UK and what's its elevation (+-50 metres)?
Ben Nevis, 1343 m
How many cups of tea do the British consume every day?
100 million.
How many wives did Henry VIII have? (name them)
6
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr
The largest city in Scotland by population is?
Glasgow
What is a favorite snack at Wimbledon?
Strawberries and cream.
Over 27 tonnes of strawberries and 7,000 litres of cream are consumed as part of the event’s famous dish.
What is the national flower?
Red and white rose (Tudor Rose).
What are the regional and minority languages of the UK? (name at least two)
Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, British Sign Language
What is the biggest shopping chain in the UK?
Tesco.
What year did the Great Fire of London happen?
1666
From which English city is the English Channel the narrowest?
Dover
Name at least five authors from the UK.
Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer, George Orwell, Daniel Defoe, Agatha Christie, J. K. Rowling, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, Virginia Woolf, Thomas Hardy, A. C. Doyle, G. G. Byron, etc.
Name five famous UK actors or actresses.
Helena Bonham Carter, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Ian McKellen, Tom Hiddleston, Henry Cavill, Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Tom Holland, Keira Knightley, Emma Watson etc.