England
What is the emblem of England?
a. the Queen
b. the rose
c. the bulldog
d. the thistle
b. the rose because it has always been linked to England since the Wars of the Roses
(c. the bulldog)
Great Britain refers to
a. England + Ireland + Scotland
b. England + Wales + Scotland
c. England + Scotland + Wales + Northern Ireland
b. England + Wales + Scotland
Who is the current queen/king of the UK?
Charles III
The patron saint of Scotland is:
a. St. George
b. St. David
c. St. Andrew
d. St. Patrick
c. St. Andrew
Who is the patron saint of Wales?
a. St. George
b. St. Elizabeth
c. St. David
d. St. Charles
c. St. David
a. St. Patrick
b. St. Andrew
c. St. David
d. St. George
d. St. George
Which countries make up the United Kingdom?
Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland) + Northern Ireland
The UK is :
a. a parliamentary monarchy
b. a republic
c. a constitutional monarchy
a parliamentary monarchy or constitutional monarchy
True or false: Scotland doesn't have its own parliament, it is the parliament in London that takes all the decisions
False
What is the emblem of Wales?
a. fish and chips
b. the leek
c. the daffodild. the dragon
b. the leek
c. the daffodil
d. the dragon
How many people live in England?
a. 56.5 million people
b. 5.5 million people
c. 3.1 million people
d. 1.9 million people
a. 56.5 million people
Who is the author of the anthem GOD SAVE THE QUEEN/KING:
a. Pink Floyd
b. Shakespearec. William Blake
d. The author is unknown
d. The author is unknown
True or false: The king/queen cannot vote
True: he/she must be politically impartial
What is the emblem of Scotland:
a. the thistle
b. the shamrock
c. the leek
d. there is no emblem
a. the thistle because it is said to have helped the Scots in battle
True or false: There are a lot of beaches in Wales but no mountains.
False
True or false: French was the official language in England between 1066 and 1362, which is why there are many French words and expressions in English.
True
What is the life expectancy in the UK?
a. 30 years for males and 40 years for females
b. 79 years for both males and females
c. 79 years for males and 82.9 years for females
d. 82.9 years for males and 79 years for femalesc. 79 years for males and 82.9 years for females
True or false: George VI (father of Queen Elizabeth II) was never supposed to become the king
True: His elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII after their father died in 1936, but Edward abdicated later that year to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson
What is haggis?
a. a sport played in Scotland
b. a type of Scottish music
c. a typical dish
c. a typical dish: a type of sausage made from parts of a sheep
What is the name of the highest mountain in Wales:
a. Mount Mc Kinley
b. Snowdon
c. Ben Nevis
d. Mont Blanc
b. Snowdon (1,085 m)
What are the most populated cities in England?
a. London - Manchester - Leeds
b. London - Leeds - Manchester
c. London - Birmingham - Leeds
d. London - Birmingham - Manchester
d. London - Birmingham - Manchester
What is the unemployment rate in the UK?
a. 3.3%
a. 4.3%
b. 5.3%
c. 6.3%
B. 4.3%
How much money did the taxpayers pay for the royal family last year?
a. £6.3m
b. £36.3m
c £86.3m
d. £106.3m
c £86.3m
Which sport was invented in Scotland in the Middle Ages?
a. football
b. cricket
c. rugby
d. golf
d. golf
True or false: Wales is known for bog snorkelling competition (bog snorkelling is similar to swimming in extremely dirty water)
True