The History of Great Britain
How many countries is the United Kingdom made up of?
4 (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
Who is the king of Great Britain now?
Charles III
The official currency unit?
Pound Sterling
Official language of the United Kingdom
English language
The national poet of England
William Shakespeare
The official founding year of England
928
The tragic Queen of Scotland?
Mary Stuart
What are the most popular universities in the UK?
Cambridge, Oxford
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
"Iron Lady"
Margaret Thatcher
After whom was England named?
After the Angles
Which queen ascended the throne in 1952?
Elizabeth II
A popular music group in the 1960s
The Beatles
To which group do the Welsh and Gaelic languages belong?
The Celtic group
Books about space, physics, quantum cosmology
Stephen Hawking
What is so memorable about London in 1666?
The Year of the Great Fire
Which Mary was called "Bloody"?
Mary Tudor
At what age do children in the UK usually go to school?
At 5 years old
In how many countries is English official?
In 67 countries.
Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940-1945 and 1951-1955
Winston Churchill
Who sat at the head of the Knights' Round Table?
King Arthur
The first English king
Alfred the Great
On what holiday in Scotland do visitors to a house carry a lump of coal in their hands?
January 1, coal brings good luck
The two main variants of the English language.
British English and American English.
Discoverer of electromagnetic induction
Michael Faraday