Britisch History
Give the name of three former British colonies.
Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, India...
Translate into German:
Inevitably it started to rain just as we’d set
up the picnic in the park.
Unvermeidlich fing es zu regnen an, als wir gerade das Picknick im Park vorbereiteten.
The UK is the name of the state. GB is the name of the large island.
Give the year in which the British referendum on Brexit took place.
It was on the 23 June 2016.
Give the name of the head of the UK.
It is the Queen.
Name the year in which the Scottish referendum took place.
It was in 2014
Translate into German:
She ignited the fire with a match.
Sie entzündete das Feuer mit einem Streichholz.
Give the name of 5 members of the British family.
The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, William, Kate, George, Charlotte, Harry, Meghan...
Give the name of the PM who was in charge when the referendum tool place.
It was David Cameron.
Give two duties of the Queen.
appoint and dismiss Prime Minister, other minister
summon, prorogue and dissolve Parliament
make war and peace
power to appoint bishops and archbishops of the Church of England
command the armed forces of the United Kingdom
ratify treaties
issue passports
Give the year in which the Commonwealth was founded.
It was founded in 1931.
Translate into English: Es gab eine große Ablehnung zwischen den beiden Fußballteams.
There was a lot of hostility between the two
football teams.
Give the name of two famous British football clubs.
Liverpool; Manchester United; Manchester City; Aresenal...
When is the UK supposed to the leave the UK (at them moment).
On the 12 April 2019.
What is a MP?
Give the name of 3 former British Kings or Queens.
Geroge I -V; William I - IV; Victoria; Elizabeth I, Anne
Translate into English:
Du musst deine Pflichten gegenüber deiner Familie erfüllen, bevor du deine Zeit mit deinen Freunden verbringst.
You need to fulfil your duties to your
family before you spend all your time with
friends.
What is "haggis"?
It is the Scottish national dish. It is a kind of pudding made of the heart, liver and lungs of sheep.
Name three reasons that lead to Brexit.
the great recession, terrorism, cultural pride..
Explain the function of the House of Lords.
No real power. They can only delay a bill.
Give the name of two peoples that invaded the British Isles
the Romans, the Normans, the Vikings, the Danish
Define the term hypocrisy.
It is when someone pretends do thing/do/be something but does not really do or mean it.
Give the name of 5 famous British people of the last century.
Monty Python, David Beckham, Hugh Grant, Margaret Thatcher, Winston Chruchill...
Irish border problem, problems with Scotland, money to pay...
They meet in the palace of Westminster, pass laws, are elected for 5 years, each member represents an electoral district,