UK history
What item of clothing was named after its Scottish inventor?
a) Sweater
b) Mackintosh
c) Jeans
b) Mackintosh
How many times has Prince Charles been married?
a) once
b) twice
c) three times
b) twice
Which famous Dickens character asked if he/she could have some more?
a) Charles
b) Oliver
c) Annie
b) Oliver (Twist)
Which university was founded first?
a) Cambridge
b) Oxford
c) Leeds
b) Oxford (1096).
When did England win the FIFA World Cup?
a) 1946
b) 1966
c) 2000
b) 1966
How long have cars/ lorries in the UK driven on the left side?
a) since Medieval times
b) since 1900
c) since Jesus´ death
a) since Medieval times
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
a) 6
b) 5
c) 3
a) 6
Which Knight of the Round Table fell in love with King Arthur´s wife, Guinevere?
a) Lancelot
b) Galahad
c) Percival
a) Lancelot
Which British bank was the first in Britain to have an ATM?
a) Barclays
b) NatWest
c) TSB
a) Barclays
Which football team has won the most Premiership titles?
a) Manchester United
b) Manchester City
c) Chelsea
a) Manchester United
Who were the first to invade Britain?
a) The Romans
b) The Vikings
c) The Egyptians
a) The Romans
How old was the Queen Mother (of Queen Elizabeth) when she died?
a) 94
b) 100
c) 102
c) 102
What was J. K. Rowling´s job before she became a famous Harry Potter writer?
a) a teacher
b) a lawyer
c) a shop assistant
a) a teacher
On which day was Sir Isaac Newton born?
a) New Year´s day
b) Christmas day
c) April Fool´s day
b) Christmas day
How old are children that start school in Britain?
a) 4 years old
b) 6 years old
c) 7 yeard old
a) 4 years old
How many world wars did Great Britain start?
a) 1
b) 2
c) none
c) none
Which palace has never been a royal residence?
a) Buckingham Palace
b) Windsor Castle
c) Blenheim Palace
c) Blenheim Palace
Where did Shakespeare die?
a) Bristol
b) Stratford-upon-Avon
c) Ashton under Lyne
b) Stratford-upon-Avon
How long has the BBC been the UK´s national broadcaster?
a) since 1936
b) since 1941
c) since 1922
c) since 1922
What address does the Prime Minister of Great Britain live at?
a) 10 Downing Street
b) 5th Avenue
c) Oxford Street
a) 10 Downing Street
What was the capital of England before London?
a) Manchester
b) Winchester
c) York
b) Winchester
How often does the Queen/ King meet the Prime Minister?
a) once a week
b) twice a week
c) once a month
a) once a week
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote lots of:
a) comedies
b) detective stories
c) horror stories
b) detective stories
What British music group has the highest sales to date?
a) Pink Floyd
b) Queen
c) The Beatles
c) The Beatles
In which year was the United Kingdom formed?
a) 1707
b) 1837
c) 1759
a) 1707