The Big English Quiz

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What is the capital of the U.S.A.

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Washington D.C.
4. Boston

Which famous building in London is this?

1. London Eye
2. The Tower of London
3. The church of England
4. Buckingham Palace

Which countries are in The United Kingdom?

1. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland
2. England, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales
3. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales
4. England, Republic of Ireland, Wales

GREAT BRITAIN

UNITED KINGDOM

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the United Kingdom

Great Britain

England

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What is the Uk short for?

Which countries make up Great Britain?

Which country is part of the UK but

not part of Great Britain?

What are the capital cities of the

countries that make up the UK?

Which countries make up the British

Isles?

Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and

Belfast.

Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom, The Channel Islands, The Isle of Man and the

Republic of Ireland.

United Kingdom

) Wales, Scotland and England.

London Baby! 

London Eye/ Millennium Wheel

Big Ben

(Queen Elisabeth Tower)

Buckingham Palace

Double Decker Bus

Who is the president of the U.S.A?

1. Donald Trump
2. Barack Obama
3. Joe Biden
4. Kamala Harris

Barack Obama served as the 44th President of the United States (2009-2017). His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–21).

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.

Kamala Harris, 49th vice president of the United States (2021– ) in the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden. She was the first woman and the first African American to hold the post.

English money is called...

1. Euro
2. Dollars
3. Pounds
4. Pence

What do the Scots call this?

1. skirt
2. fold
3. tartan
4. kilt

What is this called in London?

1. Underground
2. Metro
3. Subway
4. The Tube

Even though it is called the Underground about half of it is above the ground. The "Tube" is a slang name for the London Underground, because the tunnels for some of the lines are round tubes running through the ground. The Underground serves 270 stations and over 408 km of track.

The London Tube Map

What is the national sport of England?

1. Football
2. Rugby
3. Cricket
4. Tennis

What is New York also called?

1. The Big Potato
2. The Big Pear
3. The Big Apple
4. The Big Carrot

How do Australians celebrate Christmas?

1. Playing in the snow
2. On the beach with a BBQ
3. With a picknick in the park
4. By skiing down the mountains

The British drink 165 million cups of tea every day.

1. True
2. False

Fish and chips were served in newspapers until the 80s.

1. True
2. False

What is this?

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones.

Archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was constructed from around 3000 BC to 2000 BC.

The first postage stamp was invented in the UK in 1840.

1. True
2. False

Ireland has a famous monster.

1. True
2. False

The Loch Ness Monster affectionately known as Nessie, is a creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.

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