1. Answer the following quiz questions about Britain.
There is only one correct answer to each question.
1. Which of these is the monarch of the UK now?
a) Charles I b) Elizabeth I c) Victoria I d) Elizabeth II
2. Which of these was the first newspaper in Britain?
a) the Sun b) the Times c) the Guardian d) the Daily Mirror
3. What is celebrated in London on the 5th of November?
a) Halloween b) Pancake Day c) Remembrance Day d) Guy Fawkes Night
4. How many countries make up the United Kingdom?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
5. Which of these has never been the Prime Minister of the UK?
a) M. Thatcher b) T. Blair c) W. Churchill d) F. D. Roosevelt
6. How many wives did Henry VIII have?
a) 1 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
7. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
a) euro b) dollar c) pound d) mark
8. Which of these is a British university?
a) Yale b) Cambridge c) Stanford d) Harvard
9. What is the official residence of the monarch of the UK in London?
a) Westminster Abbey b) the Tower c) Buckingham Palace d) Downing Street 10
10.Which of these is the patron saint of Ireland?
a) David b) Patrick c) Andrew d) George
11.What is the second most populated city in the UK?
a) Manchester b) Liverpool c) Edinburgh d) Birmingham
12.Is Union Jack the nickname of:
a) the UK monarch b) the UK c) the flag of the UK d) a British person?
13.Was England once a part of the Roman Empire?
a) yes b) no
14.Has Britain ever been a republic?
a) yes b) no
15.Is the United Kingdom a member of the European Union?
a) yes b) no