The UK Quiz

1. What is the population of the United 1. What is the population of the United Kingdom?Kingdom?

c) Over 60 million

2. Who normally lives at the following 2. Who normally lives at the following places?places?

a) Buckingham Palace b) 10 Downing Street

Her Majesty, the Queen The Prime Minister

The Queen The Prime Minister

Elizabeth II James Cameron

3. London is the capital of England. 3. London is the capital of England. What are the capitals ofWhat are the capitals of::

a) Scotland EDINBURGH

b) Wales CARDIFF

c) Northern Ireland BELFAST

4. Match up the following places with 4. Match up the following places with what they are famous for:what they are famous for:

a) Baker Street

b) St Andrew’s

c) Ascot

d) Wimbledon

e) Loch Ness

f) Llangollen

g) Wembley Stadium

h) Cambridge

-Where Sherlock Holmes lived

-Golf

-Horse racing

-Tennis

-A sea monster

-An international music festival

-Famous football ground

-Old university town

5. Name the two main political parties 5. Name the two main political parties in the UK.in the UK.

a) Labour Party b) Conservative Party

c) BIRMINGHAM

6. London is the largest city in the UK. 6. London is the largest city in the UK. Which of the following is the second Which of the following is the second largest?largest?

“The Heart of England”, famous for its industries and canals

7. In which town was William Shakespeare 7. In which town was William Shakespeare born?born?

b) Stratford-upon-Avon

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616)

Shakespeare is the world’s greatest writer of DRAMA

He wrote TRAGEDIES (Hamlet, Othello, Romeo and Juliet)and COMEDIES (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

8. At what age in Britain can you legally do the 8. At what age in Britain can you legally do the following things?following things?

a)Learn to drive

b)Vote

c)Leave school

d)Buy/drink alcohol

e)Get married (with parent’s permission)

- -17

-18

-16

-18

-16

9. Do British policemen normally carry guns?9. Do British policemen normally carry guns?

No, they do not!

10. Match up the following colloquial words 10. Match up the following colloquial words with more usual ones.with more usual ones.

a)A quid

b)A fag

c) A cuppa

d)A loo

e)A telly

f) Plonk

g)A kip

h)A brolly

£ 1

a cigarette

a cup of tea

a toilet

a television set

cheap wine

a (short) sleep

an umbrella

11. Name two British daily newspapers.11. Name two British daily newspapers.

Tabloids: Sensationalist news, huge headlines, informal style

12. Look at the map. Mark the places A-12. Look at the map. Mark the places A-J. J. A. Ben Nevis

B. Glasgow

C. Belfast

D. Wales

E. Cardiff

F. Birmingham

G. River Thames

H. London

I. Oxford

J. Isle of Wight

Now, add up your points!