• How many sovereign states occupy the British Isles ?
a. Five
b. One
c. Two
d. Four
• Great Britan is
a. The largest island in the world
b. The fifth largest island in the world
c. The eighth latgest island in the world
d. The fourteenth
• What is the name of the Queen’s official London Residence ?
a. Westminster Abbey
b. Whitehall
c. Buckingham Palace
d. The Tower of London
• Which is the traditional place od coronation for British monarchs ?
a. The Houses od Parliament
b. Westminster Abbey
c. Buckingham Palace
d. Whitehall
• What is the population of the UK ?
a. Around 43 million
b. Around 49 million
c. Around 59 million
d. Around 82 million
• What is the national anthem of the United Kingdom ?
a. God Save the Queen
b. The Londonderry Air
c. Land of Our Fathers
d. Dieu et mom droit
• Which group of languages does English belong to ?
a. The East Germanic languages
b. The West Germanic languages
c. The North Germanic languages
d. The Low Fanconian languages
• Which country has the largest English- speaking population ?
a. Australia
b. Canada
c. The United States
d. The United Kingdom
• English is the official language in
a. 53 countries
b. 58 countries
c. 48 countries
d. 63 countries
• When do weekly meetings of the Cabinet take place ?
a. Every Tuesday
b. Every Thursday
c. Every Monday
d. Every Saturday
• When was Queen Elizabeth II born ?
a. 1922
b. 1924
c. 1926
d. 1929
• How many grandchildren does Queen Elizabeth II have ?
a. 8
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
• What is main religion in Great Britain ?
a. Buddhism
b. Hinduism
c. Christianity
d. Islam
• When was Britain first invaded by the Romans ?
a. 55 BC
b. 44 BC
c. 35 BC
d. 24 BC
• When did the Battle of Hastings take place ?
a. 1035
b. 1044
c. 1058
d. 1066
• What did the Normans introduce to England
a. Feudalism
b. Slavery
c. Matriarchy
d. Christianity
• When did Margaret Thatcher become Prime Minister ?
a. 1974
b. 1977
c. 1979
d. 1983
• Who wrote The Canterbury Tales ?
a. Caedmon
b. The Pearl Poet
c. Geoffrey Chaucer
d. William Langland
• What is the name of the oldest football club in England ?
a. Sheffield FC
b. Nottingham Forest
c. Manchester United
d. The Druids
• Where were the Beatles formed ?
a. In Liverpool
b. In London
c. In Manchester
d. In Brighton
• When was the Globe theatre built ?
a. 1564
b. 1589
c. 1599
d. 1604
• Where was Joseph Conrad born ?
a. In England
b. In USA
c. In Poland
d. In France
• What is the name of the evil character from The Lord of the Rings ?
a. Smaug
b. Gandalf
c. Sauron
d. Beren
• When did J. K. Rowling publish her first Harry Potter book ?
a. 1995
b. 1997
c. 1998
d. 1999