Facts and Figures
The official name of the country
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What's the largest island of the British Isles?
Britain
Name two cities in Southern England.
e.g. Oxford, Cambridge
What is the traditional Celtic language of Wales called?
Welsh
Which Act united the Kingdom of England with the Kingdom of Scotland?
The Act of Union (1707)
Who is the Head of State?
The Sovereign (Queen Elizabeth II.)
What's the second largest island of The British Isles?
Ireland
Name two cities in Northern England.
e.g. Leeds, Manchester
What is the traditional Celtic language of Scotland called?
Gaelic
Which part of the United Kingdom became independent in 1922?
The Republic of Ireland.
Who's the Head of Government?
The Prime Minister (Boris Johnson)
What are England, Scotland and Wales called together?
Great Britain
Name two cities in Scotland.
e.g. Edinburgh, Glasgow
Who pushed the Celtic peoples out of the territory of modern-day England?
Anglo-Saxons
England and Scotland united after the death of ....
Elizabeth I.
Where are laws made?
Houses of Parliament
What do the British call the rest of Europe?
The Continent.
Name two cities in Northern Ireland.
e.g. Belfast, Londonderry
Which two countries organized themselves into unified monarchies on The British Isles first?
England and Scotland
The Norman Conquest took place in ...
1066.
What's the Form of Government?
constitutional monarchy
What is the highest mountain in Britain?
Ben Nevis in Scotland.
Name two cities in Wales.
e.g. Cardiff, Swansea
Which country has no common borders with any of the others?
Northern Ireland
In which century did Wales become part of the Kingdom of England?
13th.