The UK. Quiz

1. The UK

Quiz

2. Contents: choose a question

category\
level
Easy: 1
score
Normal: 2
scores
Difficult: 5
scores
Hardcore:
10 scores
A tour of
the UK
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Famous
people
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
The Royal
Family
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Question 12
London
sights
Question 13
Question 14
Question 15
Question 16

3. Question 1 Easy: 1 score

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Choose a photo of the UK’s capital city
c)
d)
a)
b)

4. Question 2 Normal: 2 scores

Find 2 of the most famous and the oldest universities in the world
which are situated in the UK
a) Bologna University
b) Cambridge
c) London School of Economics
d) Princeton
e) Yale
f) Oxford
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5. Question 3 Difficult: 5 scores

Which national park is called ‘the Land of Wordsworth’?
a) Peak District
b) Snowdonia
c) Cairngorms National Park
d) Lake District
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6. Question 4 Hardcore: 10 scores

Where is this magnificent railway viaduct situated (you can see it in
Harry Potter movies)
a) In England
b) In Scotland
c) In Wales
d) In Northern Ireland
Glenfinnan Viaduct
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7. Question 5 Easy: 1 score

One of the people below wasn’t a
member ofthe Beatles. Which one?
a) John Lennon
b) Paul McCartney
c) George Harrison
d) Elvis Presley
e) Ringo Starr
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8. Question 6 Normal: 2 scores

He was the Prime Minister of the
UK during the WW2
a) Winston Churchill
b) Tony Blair
c) Sir Robert Walpole
d) David Lloyd George
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9. Question 7 Difficult: 5 scores

Which battle did Admiral Nelson win?
a) The Battle of Hastings
b) The Battle of Waterloo
c) The Battle of Stalingrad
d) The Battle of Trafalgar
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10. Question 8 Hardcore: 10 scores

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c) Oscar Wilde
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Who of these writers wasn’t born in the UK?
b) Geoffrey Chaucer
a) Jack London
d) Roald Dahl

11. Question 9 Easy: 1 score

Who is the reigning monarch of the UK now?
a) Elizabeth I
b) Elizabeth II
c) King Arthur
d) Prince Charles
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12. Question 10 Normal: 2 scores

How did people call Princess Diana?
a) Princes Di
b) Lady Di
c) Her Majesty the Queen
d) Duchess Diana
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13. Question 11 Difficult: 5 scores

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Find a photo of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II
c)
b)
d)
a)

14. Question 12 Hardcore: 10 scores

What dog breed are the queen’s dogs?
a) Pekingese
b) The Scottish Deerhound
c) Corgi
d) Foxterrier
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15. Question 13 Easy: 1 score

This is one of the most famous London
landmarks. It was designed by Augustus
Pugin and built in 1859. It is a clock
tower 96 meters high
a) Houses of Parliament
b) Westminster Abbey
c) Buckingham Palace
d) Big Ben
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16. Question 14 Normal: 2 scores

Which river flows through London?
a) The Severn
b) The Thames
c) The Tyne
d) The Avon
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17. Question 15 Difficult: 5 scores

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William the Conqueror built it in 1078
d) St. Paul’s
Cathedral
b) The White Tower
a) Westminster Abbey
c) Sterling Castle

18. Question 16 Hardcore: 10 scores

This is a very popular tourist’s attraction
in London. You can find wax sculptures of
famous people there
a) The Tate Gallery
b) The British Museum
c) Madame Tussauds
d) National Portrait Gallery
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19. Well done!