UK CULTURE rev

Trivia

100

How is British flag named informally

Union Jack

200

Name at least 2 sports that originated in Great Britain?

cricket, tennis, football, polo

300

What is the capital city of the Northern Ireland

Belfast

400

Politically correct word for people of Great Britain?

Britons

500

Put the following cities in order from north to south. Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds

Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham

Government/The Majestics

100

What is the surname of the British Royal Family?

Windsor

200

Where is the home of the Prime Minister?

10, Downing street, London

300

What is officially celebrated on the 2nd Saturday of June each year?

The Queen Elizabeth II's birthday

400

What is the full name of the youngest British monarch born this summer?

George Alexander Louis

500

What are 3 parts of British Parliament ?

House of Commons, the House of the Lords, and the Queen

Music/Film/Literature

100

Name a famous and very popular British chef?

Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay

200

What is the name of the famous british music group which is spelled almost the same as the insects?

The Beatles

300

Name at least 3 famous English writers....

Oscar Wilde, W. Shakespeare, CH.Dickens, J.Austen, C.S.Lewis, Bronte Sisters, J.R.R.Tolkien, J.K.Rowling ...

400

Which British actors played the main role in 007 movies - at least 4?

Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan, Timothy Dalton, Roger Moore, Sean Connery,

500

What is the title and how many parts has the famous novel of a British author C.S.Lewis?

Narnia - 7

UK sites

100

Really huge wheel that can be found in London. This ferris wheel has 32 egg-shaped capsules which can accommodate 25 people. What is its name?

London Eye

200

The name for a spiritual place made of stone of blocks

Stonehenge

300

Which 2 countries of UK does Hadrian wall separate?

England and Scotland

400

This is where the Crown Jewels are housed. William the Conqueror built this structure, and the place has become famous for many executions and imprisonments.

Tower of London

500

What is the name of the famous Shakespeare theatre in shape of a circle?

Globe Theatre

Customs/Traditions

100

Does Britain have a National Day?

No

200

What is the Scotland's most symbolic music instrument?

Bag pipes

300

What other leisure activities British are fond of besides drinking tea and going to the pub?

Play games (darts, snooker, football etc)  Do the quizzes

400

What is the most famous national costume in Britain (not English)?

Scottish kilt with tartan pattern (škótska sukňa s červeno-farebným kockovým motívom)

500

What flowers are UK's national flowers (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)? Name at least three.

England - rose, Wales - daffodil (narcis), Scotland - thistle (bodliak), Northern Ireland - Shamrock (trojlistok)