Traditions
This is the most famous hot drink in England. People often drink it with milk and sugar.
What is Tea?
This is the official home of the King or Queen in London.
What is Buckingham Palace?
This is the money that people use to buy things in England.
What is the Pound?
He is the current King of the United Kingdom. He became king after his mother died in 2022.
Who is King Charles III?
This is a very popular fast food in England. It is a piece of hot fried fish served with fried potatoes.
What is Fish and Chips?
Every November 5th, people watch fireworks because a man named Guy Fawkes tried to destroy this building in 1605.
What is the Houses of Parliament?
This is the name of the famous big bell inside the clock tower in London.
What is Big Ben?
In British slang, if someone says they are going to the "loo," they mean this room.
What is the Bathroom / Toilet?
This famous English writer lived in the 16th century. He wrote very famous plays like Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
English people often eat this sweet food in the afternoon with tea. It is a small round bread, and people put jam and cream on it.
What is a Scone?
On Sundays, many English families eat a big meal with meat, potatoes, vegetables, and this baked bread made from eggs, flour, and milk.
What is a Yorkshire pudding?
This very old place in the countryside has a circle of giant stones. Nobody knows exactly how people moved them there.
What is Stonehenge?
This is the capital city of England and the biggest city in the UK.
What is London?
She was the Queen of the UK for 70 years, from 1952 until 2022. People loved her brightly colored outfits and her corgi dogs.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This is a traditional British meal time at 4:00 PM. People sit down to drink tea and eat small sandwiches and sweet scones.
What is Afternoon Tea?
In May, people go to a big hill in Gloucestershire. They run down the hill to catch a round piece of this food.
What is Cheese?
This old castle next to the River Thames is where the King keeps his expensive crowns and jewels.
What is the Tower of London?
This popular traditional meal is fried fish served with thick-cut fried potatoes.
What is Fish and Chips?
This English scientist was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell on his head. This helped him understand gravity
Who is Isaac Newton?
This is a short morning break at 11:00 AM. English people stop working to drink tea or coffee and eat a biscuit.
What is Elevenses?
This is a very old English dance. Dancers wear white clothes, dance in a line, and hold sticks or handkerchiefs.
What is Morris dancing?
This beautiful place in the north of England has many big mountains and clean lakes.
What is the Lake District?
This famous story character lived in Sherwood Forest, wore green clothes, and took money from rich people to give to poor people.
Who is Robin Hood?
This famous British author wrote the seven Harry Potter fantasy books about a young wizard.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
This large bird is the most popular meat for a traditional British Christmas dinner. People roast it in the oven.
What is a Turkey?