The United Kingdom and Ireland

England

The UK

The royal family

Scotland

Wales

100

What is the emblem of England?

a. the Queen

b. the rose

c. the bulldog

d. the thistle

b. the rose because it has always been linked to England since the Wars of the Roses

(c. the bulldog)

100

Great Britain refers to

a. England + Ireland + Scotland

b. England + Wales + Scotland

c. England + Scotland + Wales + Northern Ireland

b. England + Wales + Scotland

100

Who is the current queen/king of the UK?

Charles III

100

The patron saint of Scotland is:

a. St. George

b. St. David

c. St. Andrew

d. St. Patrick

c. St. Andrew

100

Who is the patron saint of Wales?

a. St. George

b. St. Elizabeth

c. St. David

d. St. Charles

c. St. David

200

Who is England's patron saint?

a. St. Patrick

b. St. Andrew

c. St. David

d. St. George

200

Which countries make up the United Kingdom?

Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland) + Northern Ireland

200

The UK is :

a. a parliamentary monarchy

b. a republic

c. a constitutional monarchy

a parliamentary monarchy or constitutional monarchy

200

True or false: Scotland doesn't have its own parliament, it is the parliament in London that takes all the decisions

False

200

What is the emblem of Wales?

a. fish and chips

b. the leek

c. the daffodil

d. the dragon

b. the leek

c. the daffodil

d. the dragon

300

How many people live in England?

a. 56.5 million people

b. 5.5 million people

c. 3.1 million people

d. 1.9 million people

a. 56.5 million people

300

Who is the author of the anthem GOD SAVE THE QUEEN/KING:

a. Pink Floyd

b. Shakespeare

c. William Blake

d. The author is unknown

300

True or false: The king/queen cannot vote

True: he/she must be politically impartial

300

What is the emblem of Scotland:

a. the thistle

b. the shamrock

c. the leek

d. there is no emblem

a. the thistle because it is said to have helped the Scots in battle

300

True or false: There are a lot of beaches in Wales but no mountains.

False

400

True or false: French was the official language in England between 1066 and 1362, which is why there are many French words and expressions in English.

True

400

What is the life expectancy in the UK?

a. 30 years for males and 40 years for females

b. 79 years for both males and females

c. 79 years for males and 82.9 years for females

d. 82.9 years for males and 79 years for females

c. 79 years for males and 82.9 years for females

400

True or false: George VI (father of Queen Elizabeth II) was never supposed to become the king

True: His elder brother ascended the throne as Edward VIII after their father died in 1936, but Edward abdicated later that year to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson

400

What is haggis?

a. a sport played in Scotland

b. a type of Scottish music

c. a typical dish

c. a typical dish: a type of sausage made from parts of a sheep

400

What is the name of the highest mountain in Wales:

a. Mount Mc Kinley

b. Snowdon

c. Ben Nevis

d. Mont Blanc

b. Snowdon (1,085 m)

500

What are the most populated cities in England?

a. London - Manchester - Leeds

b. London - Leeds - Manchester

c. London - Birmingham - Leeds

d. London - Birmingham - Manchester

500

What is the unemployment rate in the UK?

a. 3.3%

a. 4.3%

b. 5.3%

c. 6.3%

B. 4.3%

500

How much money did the taxpayers pay for the royal family last year?

a. £6.3m

b. £36.3m

c £86.3m

d. £106.3m

c £86.3m

500

Which sport was invented in Scotland in the Middle Ages?

a. football

b. cricket

c. rugby

d. golf

500

True or false: Wales is known for bog snorkelling competition (bog snorkelling is similar to swimming in extremely dirty water)

True