UK symbols
What is the floral symbol of England?
Rose.
What is the capital of the whole UK?
London.
What is the highest mountain in the UK?
Ben Nevis.
Who is the king/queen of the UK now?
Charles III.
When did Charles Dickens live (century)?
In the 19th century.
What is the floral symbol of Ireland?
Shamrock.
What is the capital of England?
London.
Whar is the area of the UK (rounded to thousands km2)?
244 000 km2 (243 610 km2).
Who is the longest ruling monarch of the UK?
Elisabeth II.
What was Dickens' first job?
He worked in a factory.
What is the floral symbol of Scotland?
Thistle.
What is the capital of Scotland?
Edinburgh.
What river flows through London?
The Thames.
When did William Shakespeare die?
1616.
When was Dickens's "Christmas Carol" first published? (A) 1812 B) 1843 C) 1870)
B) 1843
What are the floral symbols of Wales?
Daffodil and leek.
What is the capital of Northern Ireland?
Belfast.
How many times is the UK population bigger than the population of the Czech Republic? (rounded)
Six times.
Who is the British scientist famous for the thepry of gravity?
Isaac Newton.
What is the full name of the main character of Dickens's "Christmas Carol"?
Ebenezer Scrooge.
What floral symbols can you see on a one-pound coin?
Rose, thistle, daffodil, leek, and shamrock.
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff.
What is the longest river of the UK?
The Severn.
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of WWII?
Winston Churchil.
When did Charles Dickens die?
1870.