People
Famous Rastafarian poet who refused an OBE and campaigned against racism
Benjamin Zephaniah
Country that is home to the cultural festival called an Eisteddfod
Wales
Forced eviction of inhabitants of Scotland from the mid-to-late 18th century. People replaced by sheep
The Highland Clearances
Round signs on the wall indicating objects of cultural significance
Blue plaques
The 3 Rs
Reading, writing, and arithmetic
National poet of Scotland who penned Auld Lang Syne
Robert 'Rabbie' Burns
The largest county in the UK with a specific acccent (closely influenced by the Vikings)
Yorkshire
English explorer/pirate who circumnavigated the globe from 1577 to 1580
Sir Francis Drake
A magazine sold by homeless people. They can keep half of the profits.
The Big Issue
People from Birmingham are known as _________
Brummies
'The Lady of the Lamp' who founded modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
BBC R4 broadcast of weather reports for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. Featured in novels, songs, etc.
The Shipping Forecast
National warrior hero of Wales
Owain Glyndwr
A traditional Scottish dance gathering (folk dancing)
a céilidh
What do they stand for?
The NHS
A GP
National Health Service
General Practitioner
Famous king who had six wives and broke away from the Catholic Church
Henry VIII
Complete the expression. Culture can be _______brow (opera) or ________brow (football)
highbrow / lowbrow
The last time the British Isles were invaded (unintentionally)
The Battle of Hastings (1066)
1215 Charter signed by King John "Lackland". Basis for modern English law and human rights (fair trial, same laws for King)
Magna Carta
Someone born in the East end of London within the sound of the bells of Bow Church is known as a ______ (clue: rhyming slang)
Cockney
First newsreader on the BBC with a regional accent
Wilfred Pickles
Boarding schools like Eton, Winchester, Rugby are referred to in Britain as ______.
Public schools
Report on the welfare state – founder of the concept of the NHS
William Beveridge
What are these? Whose concept? 1. pardon, 2. toilet, 3. serviette, 4.dinner/tea 5. settee, 6. lounge, 7. sweet
Kate Fox's Seven Deadly Sins
A person with a ______ displays fortitude and stoicism in the face of adversity, or exercises great self-restraint in the expression of emotion.
Stiff Upper Lip