QUIZ

BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH

1. The capital of Northern Ireland is

Dublin Cardiff Belfast

2. The British flag is often called

The Union Jack The Stars and Stripes The Maple Leaf

3. Ben Nevis is A famous footballer A sort of whiskey A mountain

4. The British Prime Minister lives at… 10 Baker Street 10 Downing Street 10 Oxford Street

5. The national currency of the UK is

The euro The dollar The pound

6. The Queen’s surname is Brown Windsor Rowling

7. The most popular sport in Britain is

Ice hockey Baseball Football

8. Britain’s national drink is Tea Coca-Cola Coffee

9. The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from Wales Ireland Scotland

10. The famous British newspaper which is printed on pink paper is

The Times The Guardian The Financial Times

11. The Beatles started their career in London Liverpool Birmingham

12. The kilt is A shirt A skirt A pair of trousers

13. The colour that represents Ireland is Green Red Yellow

14. British football fans Are the most indifferent fans in

the world Are very reserved Have a very bad reputation in

Europe for their behaviour

15. Stonehenge is about 40 years old 400 years old 4000 years old

16. English national game is Golf Cricket Football

17. The British national song is Flower of England Land of My Fathers God Save the Queen

18. Scotland’s national poet is Robert Burns Lewis Carroll Lord Byron

19. The author of ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ is Rudyard Kipling Agatha Christie Arthur Conan Doyle

20. This Queen ruled for the longest period in British history. Queen Victoria Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth II

21. A famous English explorer who discovered Australia is

Francis Drake Captain James Cook Christopher Columbus

22. Great Britain is separated from the continent by…

The Pacific Ocean The Irish Sea The English Channel

23. The symbol of Scotland is…

A Rose A Daffodil A Thistle

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