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The British monarchs are crowned in

a. St Paul's Cathedral

b. The Tower

c. Westminster Abbey

d. Buckingham Palace

Westminster Abbey

100

St Patrick is the patron saint of ...

Ireland

100

What misfortune fell upon London in 1666?

The Great Fire

100

The head of the Commonwealth Nations is ...

the British Monarch

100

The United Kingdom consists of ...

Great Britain and Northern Ireland

200

The Speakers' Corner is in ...

a. Kensington Gardens       b. St James's Park

c. Hyde Park                     d. The House of Commons

c. Hyde Park

200

Which sport is Wimbledon associated with?

Tennis

200

The country which got its independence from the British Crown first was ...

The USA

200

Who is the head of the state in the UK?

The Monarch

200

Great Britain includes the following countries: ...

England, Scotland and Wales

300

Where is the official residence of the British Prime Minister?

At 10 Downing Street

300

Who is the patron saint of England?

St George

300

Which country was called 'The Jewel in the Crown'?

India

300

Who is the head of the government in the UK?

The Prime Minister

300

How many independent countries are there on the British Isles?

a. 1                             b. 2

c. 4                             d. 5

b. 2

400

What monument stands in the center of Trafalgar Square?

a. The Monument to Queen Victoria

b. Churchill's Monument

c. Nelson's Column

d. The statue of Eros

c. Nelson's Column

400

Which sport is not originated in the UK?

a. Football                          b. Tennis

c. Golf                                d. Horse racing

d. Horse racing

400

Under the reign of which British monarch did Britain become a great sea power and start its colonial policy?

Queen Elizabeth I

400

Who elects the members of the House of Commons?

a. The Monarch                 b. The Prime Minister

c. Electors                        d. The House of Lords

c. Electors

400

Which is Scotland's biggest city?

Glasgow

500

Madame Tussaud's is a .... in London.

wax museum

500

Which of the following is not holidays is not a bank holiday in the UK?

a. St Patrick's Day       b. Christmas Day

c. Boxing Day             d. Easter Monday

a. St Patrick's Day

500

Guy Fawkes is

a. a famous historian

b. a national hero of Britain

c. a man who organized a plot against the King

d. an English poet

c.

500

The Monarch of the UK

a. rules and governs

b. reigns and rules

c. rules but does not reign

d. reigns but does not rule

d. reigns but does not rule

500

Which part of the UK is not represented in the Union Jack?

Wales