Geography
History
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Tourism
100

Name the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.

England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

100

Name a famous English Queen.

Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth II ...

100

Name a famous British band or group.

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, Blur, Pink Floyd, Coldplay, The Spice Girls, Arctic Monkeys, The Cure... so many!

100

Name a famous place in London.

e.g. Big Ben

200
Which countries in the United Kingdom are called 'Britain'?
England, Wales, Scotland (Not Northern Ireland)
200

Which wars did the UK fight in during the 20th Century?

World War I and World War II

200

Name a famous British singer.

David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Elton John, Rita Ora, Ed Sheeran...

200

Name a famous place outside of London.

Manchester, Birmingham, Cambridge, Oxford, Liverpool... many!

300
Which country does The U.K. share a land border with?
The Republic of Ireland
300

When did the British Empire end?

In 1997, when Hong Kong (former Overseas Territory and colony of the UK) was transferred to China.

300

Name a famous British TV show.

Doctor Who, Sherlock, Downton Abbey, The Crown, Game of Thrones, Black Mirror...

300

Name the most famous British aeroplane company.

British Airways

400

Which one is the biggest: England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland?

England

400

Which modern day countries where once part of the British Empire?

USA (then called New England), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica, and many small islands all over the world.

400

Name a film about the UK (or the British).

Dunkirk, Braveheart, The King's Speech, Slumdog Millionaire, Notting Hill...

400

Name a place tourists would visit.

e.g. Greenwhich, Shakespear's Globe Theatre, Buckingham Palance...

500

Which one is the smallest: England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland?

Northern Ireland (then Wales)

500

Name a famous person from British history.

Charles Darwin, Margaret Thatcher, King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth II, William Shakespeare... and many more

500

Name a famous book written by a British author.

A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens), Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling), Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen), 1984 (George Orwell)...

500

What is the most useful aspect of the Royal Family?

They bring a lot of tourists to the U.K.