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100

The shortest and oldest word in English.

What is “I”?

100

Brits drink about 100 million cups every day!

What is "TEA"?

100

England's national animal.

What is "a lion"?

100

England's Bordering Countries. 

What are Wales and Scotland?

200

An English greeting that originates from the Old English phrase “God be with you”.

What is "Goodbye”?

200

A small adhesive label placed on mail to prove the sender has prepaid for delivery, and the invention originated in the United Kingdom.

What is "a STAMP"?

200

Scotland's national animal.

What is "the Unicorn"?

200

London was the first city in the world to open an underground railway, with its first section opening in 1863.

What is "the Underground", or "Tube"?

300

The oldest English word still in use today, meaning a smaller city.

What is “town”?

300

A famous female character in the UK who would have turned 100 years this year but died in 2022 and - by the way - never held a passport. 

Who / What was the Queen? 

(Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth) 

300

A small, heavy dot (.) used in writing to mark the end of a complete declarative sentence or to denote an abbreviation. In the US it is called a "period".

What is a "full stop"?

300

The official London home of the current King or Queen of the United Kingdom. It is a place of work as well as a family home, and also a very popular tourist attraction.

What is "Buckingham Palace"?

400

More English words begin with this one letter in the alphabet than any other letter.

What is the letter “s”?

400

The longest river in England.

What is "the Thames"?

400

Mostly red double-decker vehicle — operated under Transport for London (TfL)—are a core part of the city's identity. They provide an affordable, highly accessible, and widespread way to navigate the city, connecting millions of commuters daily.

What are the "London busses"?

400

A famous prehistoric megalithic monument located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, supposedly older than the Pyramids.

What is Stonehenge?

500

The shortest grammatically correct sentence in English.

What is “Go!”?

500

England's national dish.

What is "Chicken Tikka Masala"?

500

The National Flag of the United Kingdom features a blue background with the centered red cross edged in white. This is superimposed on the diagonal white cross on the blue background; which is again further superimposed on the diagonal x-shaped red saltire.

What is "the Union Jack"?

500

The nickname for the massive, 13.7-ton great bell inside the iconic clock tower at the north end of the Houses of Parliament in London, England.

What is "Big Ben"?