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100
True or False?
In the 16th century, you had to pay an extra tax is you had a beard.
True!
100
Who are these people?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
100
Which ginger singer song writer wrote 'Shape of You' and 'Perfect'?
Ed Sheeran
100
How many countries make up the UK?
*Double points if you can name them all!*
4 - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
100
What is the name of the national television company?
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
200
When did we vote in a referendum on our membership to the European Union?
2016
200
Who is this man? 
Boris Johnson
200
Which city was the band 'The Beatles' from?
Liverpool
200
What colours are on the Scottish flag?
Blue and White
200
What English city is this?
Oxford
300
What is this called?
Stonehenge
300
Who is this ?
(*double points if you can name some of their work)
William Shakespeare
300
What girl band had members nicknamed Sporty, Posh, Ginger, Baby and Scary?
Spice Girls
300
Which country is the dark green one?
Wales
300
What are the two main political parties in the UK called?
The Conservative Party and The Labour Party
400
For how long was French the official language of the UK?
a.15 minutes
b.42 months
c. 296 years
296 years!
From 1066 to 1382 after the Norman Conquest. French was spoken by the nobility and ruling classes with English being spoken by the lower and working classes.
400
Queen Elizabeth will celebrate her platinum julibee this year which means she has reigned for how many years?
a. 60 years
b. 70 years
c. 80 years
70 years
400
What multi award winning band is this? 
Little Mix
400
What percentage of the UK's population is monolingual?
a. 55%
b. 75%
c. 95%
95%
(it's 35% in Switzerland)
400
In which city did JK Rowling write the Harry Potter series?
Edinburgh
500
How many female prime minsters has the UK had?
(*double points if you can name them!*)
2
Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May
(out of 55 in total since 1721)
500
How did Princess Diana die?
In a car accident in Paris in August 1997.
500
Name one British singer or band that found fame on The X factor TV programme. 
One Direction, Little Mix, Olly Murs, JLS, Stacey Soloman, James Arthur, Rylan Clark, Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke
500
If people talk about 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, what are they referring to?
A 30-year long civil war between those who wanted the Island of Ireland to be one country (Republic and Northern Ireland) and those who wanted Northern Ireland to be part of the UK.
(Derry Girls)
500
How many free museums are there in London?
(points if you get it within 5 either way!)
170