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Britain Quiz time

1. What is the official name of this country?a) Britainb) The United Kingdom of Great Britainc) England

2.What is the population of this country?a) 56,878,000b) 300,000,000c) 100,000,000

3.Which sea separates England from Ireland?a) The North Seab) The Atlantic Oceanc) The Irish Sea

4.How many countries make up Great Britain?a) Fourb) Threec) Five

5.What is the national flag of the UK?123456

6.The Union Jack isa) The flag of the UKb) The flag of Scotlandc) The flag of Walesd) The flag of England

7.What is the capital of the UK?a) Londonb) Belfastc) Glasgow

8.A fictional character who is supposed to personify Englishness is

a) John Bullb) Guy Fawkesc) Robin Hood

9.What is the climate in Britain like?a) Tropicalb) Changeablec) Arctic

10.Money in the UK isa) Dollarsb) Poundsc) Euro

11.On the reverse side of many British coins you can see a) King Henry VIIIb) Queen Elizabeth Ic) Britannia

12.The Patron saint of Northern Ireland isa) St. Georgeb) St. Andrewc) St. Patrick

13.Whats the busiest London airport?a) Heathrowb) Gatwickc) Stansted

14.Whats the most popular kind of food?a) Chineseb) Britishc) Indian

15.Which is the biggest city (after London)?a) Edinburghb) Manchesterc) Birmingham

16.Wheres the highest mountain?a) Englandb) Scotlandc) Wales

17.Which part of Britain is the sunniest? a) South Westb) South Eastc) North East

18.Which is the most popular tourist town (after London)?a) Cambridgeb) Edinburghc) Oxford

19.What is the most popular free time activity?

a) Watching TVb) Gardeningc) Reading

20.What is the most popular sport?a) Fishingb) Dartsc) Football

21.Which is the oldest university?a) Cambridgeb) Oxfordc) London

22.What is the most common religion? (in the UK)a) Protestantismb) Roman Catholicismc) Islam

23.What nationality are the people of Northern Ireland?a) Englishb) Irishc) British

24.In which country is the Lake District?a) Scotlandb) Englandc) Wales

25.The British Prime Minister lives ata) 12 Whitehallb) 10 Downing Streetc) 7 Russel Streetd) 15 Oxford Street

26.Oliver Cromwell lived _____and was an____a)1599-1658, English general and politicianb)1700-1760, English general and philosopherc)1700-1760, British general and politiciand)1599-1659, British general and politician

27.Scotland was joined to England ina) 1707b) 1282c) 1822d) 1600

28.The Cabinet of Ministers is

a) Elected by the Parliamentary party and appointed by the Queenb) Formed and appointed by the Queen herselfc) Formed by Prime Minister appointed by the Queend) Appointed by the Prime Minister

29.Queen Victoria is a British Queen who ruled froma) 1837-1907b) 1770-1834c) 1800-1890d) 1600-1680

30.650 Members of the House of Commons are elected every .. years.a) 2b) 3c) 4d) 5

31.The head of State in Britain isa) The Prime Ministerb) The Presidentc) The speakerd) The Queen

32.There are many farmlands in Britain, especially in the of the country.a) Northb) Southc) Westd) East

33.Whitehall isa) A street leading from Trafalgar Square to the House of Parliamentb) A big hall in the centre of Londonc) A white palace near Trafalgar Square d) The palace where the Queen lived in summer

34.The Great Fire of London broke out ina) 1066b) 1766c) 1106d) 1666

35.Sir Christopher Wren builta) Buckingham Palaceb) The Tower of Londonc) Trafalgar Squared) St. Pauls Cathedral

36.Great Britain is separated from the continent bya) The Pacific Oceanb) The Irish Seac) The Bristol Channeld) The English Channel

37.Admiral Nelson is an England admiral who became famous for a) Winning a number of sea battles against the French n the 1790s b) Winning a number of battles against the Italians un the 1800sc) His speech in the Parliamentd) Losing the sea battles

38.Big Ben isa) A palaceb) A bellc) A square

39.The Queen lives ina) The Tower of Londonb) Buckingham Palacec) Windsor Palace

40.Speakers Corner is ina) Hyde Parkb) Green Parkc) Regents Park

41.The oldest London park isa) St. Jamess Parkb) Green Parkc) Regents Park

42.The famous waxworks museum is a) Ermitage b) Madam Tussauds museum c) The British museum

43.Joseph Turner is a) A writerb) A scientistc) An artist

44.The author of the poem My Hearts In The Highlands isa) Daniel Defoeb) William Shakesparec) Robert Burns

45.This is a) Westminster Abbeyb) The Houses of Parliamentc) The Bloody Tower

46.When is Halloween celebrated?a) December 25thb) February 14thc) October 31th

47.In Britain, if a black cat crosses your path its considereda) Good luckb) A sing of bad weather to comec) Bad luck

48.In Scotland, what vegetable was traditionally carved into a jack-o-lantern?a) A watermelonb) A turnipc) A pumpkin

49.Christmas hymns are calleda) Carolsb) La-la-bye c) Folk songs

50.People build wood fires this daya) May Dayb) Guy Fawkes Dayc) Swan Upping

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