Playing with letters
Culture
History
Politics
The UK
100
Which letter is a vegetable?
P
100
Which of William Shakespeare's plays contains the famous line "to be or not to be"?
Hamlet
100
When is the American Independence Day celebrated?
4th of July
100
Who is known as the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
100
How many years has Queen Elizabeth II been the monarch?
60
200
Which letter is a form of the verb BE?
R
200
There are two famous bears in English children's literature. Who are they?
Pooh, Paddington
200
How many houses are there in the British Parliament?
2 (House of Commons, House of Lords)
200
Who lives in 10 Downing Street?
The prime minister of the UK
200
Which countries does the UK consist of?
Northern Ireland, England, Wales, Scotland
300
Which letter is always waiting in line?
Q
300
Who is the composer of musicals "The Phantom of the Opera", "Love Never Dies", "Cats", "Evita" and "Jesus Christ Superstar"?
Andrew Lloyd Webber
300
What was the name of the explorer who gave the continent of America its name?
Amerigo Vespucci
300
The current prime minister of the UK is...
David Cameron
300
What are the national emblems of the UK?
England - rose; Scotland - thistle, Scottish Bluebell; Wales - leek, daffodil; Northern Ireland - shamrock
400
Which three-syllable word contains 26 letters?
Alphabet
400
Which Estonian ballet dancers have danced in the English National Ballet?
Age Oks, Toomas Edur
400
How was the war for the English throne between the York and Lancaster families called?
Thw War of Roses
400
What do the abbreviations MP and PM stand for?
member of parliament, prime minister
400
The title of the national anthem of the UK is....
God save the Queen
500
Which letters make you clever?
Y's
500
The Academy Awars or Oscars as we know them are given to the best films. How are the awards for the worst films called?
The Golden Raspberry, Razzie
500
Who is the king who besides his six marriages, is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church?
Henry VIII
500
He has been named the Greatest Briton of all time, and he is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States. Who is he?
Winston Churchill
500
In many countries English is the dominant language, but does not have official status, for example Australia, the UK and the US. Name 5 countries where English is one of the official languages?
Bahamas, Canada, India, Kenya, Ireland, Malta, Pakistan, Singapore, Nigeria, New Zealand, Liberia, Cameroon...