Quiz. The United Kingdom

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The United
Kingdom

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Traditions &
customs
London
The famous
Britons
The Royal
Family
Transport
Symbols

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Traditions &
customs
What item does an Englishman traditionally
take with him when he leaves the house?
a cup of tea
an umbrella
a passport

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customs
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What item does an Englishman traditionally
take with him when he leaves the house?
a cup of tea
an umbrella
a passport

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Traditions &
customs
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What item does an Englishman traditionally
take with him when he leaves the house?
a cup of tea
an umbrella
a passport

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customs
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What item does an Englishman traditionally
take with him when he leaves the house?
a cup of tea
an umbrella
a passport

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Traditions &
customs
What event takes place every day at 11.30 at
Buckingham Palace?
tea with the
Queen
Lord Chancellor’s
visit
change of guard

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customs
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What event takes place every day at 11.30 at
Buckingham Palace?
tea with the
Queen
Lord Chancellor’s
visit
change of guard

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Traditions &
customs
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What event takes place every day at 11.30 at
Buckingham Palace?
tea with the
Queen
Lord Chancellor’s
visit
change of guard

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Traditions &
customs
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What event takes place every day at 11.30 at
Buckingham Palace?
tea with the
Queen
Lord Chancellor’s
visit
change of guard

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Traditions &
customs
What does the Lord Chancellor traditionally
sit on in the House of Lords of the British
Parliament?
a sack of wool
an armchair
a sofa

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customs
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What does the Lord Chancellor traditionally
sit on in the House of Lords of the British
Parliament?
a sack of wool
an armchair
a sofa

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Traditions &
customs
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What does the Lord Chancellor traditionally
sit on in the House of Lords of the British
Parliament?
a sack of wool
an armchair
a sofa

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Traditions &
customs
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What does the Lord Chancellor traditionally
sit on in the House of Lords of the British
Parliament?
a sack of wool
an armchair
a sofa

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Traditions &
customs
What is the most popular place in London
on New Year's Eve?
Buckingham
Palace
Hyde Park
Trafalgar
Square

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customs
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What is the most popular place in London
on New Year's Eve?
Buckingham
Palace
Hyde Park
Trafalgar
Square

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Traditions &
customs
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What is the most popular place in London
on New Year's Eve?
Buckingham
Palace
Hyde Park
Trafalgar
Square

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Traditions &
customs
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What is the most popular place in London
on New Year's Eve?
Buckingham
Palace
Hyde Park
Trafalgar
Square

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Traditions &
customs
What should the first person who comes to
visit traditionally bring to the hosts in the
New Year?
a lump of coal
sweets
presents

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Traditions &
customs
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What should the first person who comes to
visit traditionally bring to the hosts in the
New Year?
a lump of coal
sweets
presents

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Traditions &
customs
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What should the first person who comes to
visit traditionally bring to the hosts in the
New Year?
a lump of coal
sweets
presents

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Traditions &
customs
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What should the first person who comes to
visit traditionally bring to the hosts in the
New Year?
a lump of coal
sweets
presents

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London
Who is the monument to in the center of
Trafalgar Square in London?
Queen Victoria
Horatio Nelson
Winston
Churchill

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London
Who is the monument to in the center of
Trafalgar Square in London?
Queen Victoria
Horatio Nelson
Winston
Churchill

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London
Who is the monument to in the center of
Trafalgar Square in London?
Queen Victoria
Horatio Nelson
Winston
Churchill

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London
Who is the monument to in the center of
Trafalgar Square in London?
Queen Victoria
Horatio Nelson
Winston
Churchill

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London
What is the name of the biggest observation
wheel in London?
London Eye
London Wheel
Big Eye

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London
What is the name of the biggest observation
wheel in London?
London Eye
London Wheel
Big Eye

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London
What is the name of the biggest observation
wheel in London?
London Eye
London Wheel
Big Eye

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London
What is the name of the biggest observation
wheel in London?
London Eye
London Wheel
Big Eye

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London
How many times has London been the
capital of the Olympic Games?
4
5
3

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London
How many times has London been the
capital of the Olympic Games?
4
5
3

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London
How many times has London been the
capital of the Olympic Games?
4
5
3

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London
How many times has London been the
capital of the Olympic Games?
4
5
3

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London
What is the most democratic place in Hyde
Park in London?
The Marble
Arch
Speakers’
Corner
Apsley House

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London
What is the most democratic place in Hyde
Park in London?
The Marble
Arch
Speakers’
Corner
Apsley House

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London
What is the most democratic place in Hyde
Park in London?
The Marble
Arch
Speakers’
Corner
Apsley House

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London
What is the most democratic place in Hyde
Park in London?
The Marble
Arch
Speakers’
Corner
Apsley House

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London
What are the famous guards of The Tower
of London called?
Beefeaters
The Guards
Knights

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London
What are the famous guards of The Tower
of London called?
Beefeaters
The Guards
Knights

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London
What are the famous guards of The Tower
of London called?
Beefeaters
The Guards
Knights

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London
What are the famous guards of The Tower
of London called?
Beefeaters
The Guards
Knights

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The famous
Britons
According to a BBC poll conducted in 2002,
this lady was ranked 3rd in the list of the
hundred greatest Britons in history.
Queen
Elizabeth I
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Queen Victoria

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The famous
Britons
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According to a BBC poll conducted in 2002,
this lady was ranked 3rd in the list of the
hundred greatest Britons in history.
Queen
Elizabeth I
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Queen Victoria

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The famous
Britons
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According to a BBC poll conducted in 2002,
this lady was ranked 3rd in the list of the
hundred greatest Britons in history.
Queen
Elizabeth I
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Queen Victoria

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The famous
Britons
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According to a BBC poll conducted in 2002,
this lady was ranked 3rd in the list of the
hundred greatest Britons in history.
Queen
Elizabeth I
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Queen Victoria

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The famous
Britons
This lady was the first and only female
Prime Minister of Great Britain. She was
called the “Iron Lady".
Kate Middleton
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Margaret
Thatcher

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The famous
Britons
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This lady was the first and only female
Prime Minister of Great Britain. She was
called the “Iron Lady".
Kate Middleton
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Margaret
Thatcher

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The famous
Britons
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This lady was the first and only female
Prime Minister of Great Britain. She was
called the “Iron Lady".
Kate Middleton
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Margaret
Thatcher

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The famous
Britons
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This lady was the first and only female
Prime Minister of Great Britain. She was
called the “Iron Lady".
Kate Middleton
Diana, Princess
of Wales
Margaret
Thatcher

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The famous
Britons
What is the hometown of The Beatles rock
band?
Liverpool
Birmingham
Stratford-uponAvon

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The famous
Britons
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What is the hometown of The Beatles rock
band?
Liverpool
Birmingham
Stratford-uponAvon

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The famous
Britons
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What is the hometown of The Beatles rock
band?
Liverpool
Birmingham
Stratford-uponAvon

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The famous
Britons
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What is the hometown of The Beatles rock
band?
Liverpool
Birmingham
Stratford-uponAvon

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The famous
Britons
This statesman and politician was twice
elected Prime Minister of Great Britain and
is the winner of the Nobel Prize in
Literature.
William
Shakespeare
Richard Burton
Winston
Churchill

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The famous
Britons
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This statesman and politician was twice
elected Prime Minister of Great Britain and
is the winner of the Nobel Prize in
Literature.
William
Shakespeare
Richard Burton
Winston
Churchill

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The famous
Britons
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This statesman and politician was twice
elected Prime Minister of Great Britain and
is the winner of the Nobel Prize in
Literature.
William
Shakespeare
Richard Burton
Winston
Churchill

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The famous
Britons
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This statesman and politician was twice
elected Prime Minister of Great Britain and
is the winner of the Nobel Prize in
Literature.
William
Shakespeare
Richard Burton
Winston
Churchill

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The famous
Britons
This British queen has been on the throne for
63 years and seven months. Her reign was
the time of the greatest prosperity of the
British Empire.
Elizabeth I
Victoria
Anne

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The famous
Britons
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This British queen has been on the throne for
63 years and seven months. Her reign was
the time of the greatest prosperity of the
British Empire.
Elizabeth I
Victoria
Anne

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The famous
Britons
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This British queen has been on the throne for
63 years and seven months. Her reign was
the time of the greatest prosperity of the
British Empire.
Elizabeth I
Victoria
Anne

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The famous
Britons
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This British queen has been on the throne for
63 years and seven months. Her reign was
the time of the greatest prosperity of the
British Empire.
Elizabeth I
Victoria
Anne

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The Royal
Family
How many children does Queen Elizabeth II
have?
4
3
2

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The Royal
Family
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How many children does Queen Elizabeth II
have?
4
3
2

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The Royal
Family
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How many children does Queen Elizabeth II
have?
4
3
2

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The Royal
Family
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How many children does Queen Elizabeth II
have?
4
3
2

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The Royal
Family
Where was the wedding of Prince Charles
and Princess Diana?
at Buckingham
palace
at St. Paul's
Cathedral
Westminster
Abbey

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The Royal
Family
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Where was the wedding of Prince Charles
and Princess Diana?
at Buckingham
palace
at St. Paul's
Cathedral
Westminster
Abbey

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The Royal
Family
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Where was the wedding of Prince Charles
and Princess Diana?
at Buckingham
palace
at St. Paul's
Cathedral
Westminster
Abbey

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The Royal
Family
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Where was the wedding of Prince Charles
and Princess Diana?
at Buckingham
palace
at St. Paul's
Cathedral
Westminster
Abbey

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The Royal
Family
Where are the royal regalia and jewels kept
in London?
Buckingham
palace
Westminster
Abbey
Tower of
London

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The Royal
Family
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Where are the royal regalia and jewels kept
in London?
Buckingham
palace
Westminster
Abbey
Tower of
London

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The Royal
Family
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Where are the royal regalia and jewels kept
in London?
Buckingham
palace
Westminster
Abbey
Tower of
London

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The Royal
Family
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Where are the royal regalia and jewels kept
in London?
Buckingham
palace
Westminster
Abbey
Tower of
London

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The Royal
Family
It is the only place in London that the Queen
cannot enter.
The House of
Commons
Westminster
Abbey
The House of
Lords

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The Royal
Family
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It is the only place in London that the Queen
cannot enter.
The House of
Commons
Westminster
Abbey
The House of
Lords

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The Royal
Family
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It is the only place in London that the Queen
cannot enter.
The House of
Commons
Westminster
Abbey
The House of
Lords

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The Royal
Family
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It is the only place in London that the Queen
cannot enter.
The House of
Commons
Westminster
Abbey
The House of
Lords

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The Royal
Family
What palace do Prince William, his wife
Kate Middleton and their children live in?
Buckingham
palace
Kensington
palace
Windsor castle

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The Royal
Family
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What palace do Prince William, his wife
Kate Middleton and their children live in?
Buckingham
palace
Kensington
palace
Windsor castle

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The Royal
Family
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What palace do Prince William, his wife
Kate Middleton and their children live in?
Buckingham
palace
Kensington
palace
Windsor castle

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The Royal
Family
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What palace do Prince William, his wife
Kate Middleton and their children live in?
Buckingham
palace
Kensington
palace
Windsor castle

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Transport
What color is a taxi in London?
Red
Black
Yellow

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Transport
What color is a taxi in London?
Red
Black
Yellow

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Transport
What color is a taxi in London?
Red
Black
Yellow

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Transport
What color is a taxi in London?
Red
Black
Yellow

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Transport
What kind of transport first appeared in the
world in London in 1863?
Trams
Trains
Underground

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Transport
What kind of transport first appeared in the
world in London in 1863?
Trams
Trains
Underground

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Transport
What kind of transport first appeared in the
world in London in 1863?
Trams
Trains
Underground

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Transport
What kind of transport first appeared in the
world in London in 1863?
Trams
Trains
Underground

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Transport
What transport did the three friends and the
dog from Jerome Jerome's book travel on?
Boat
Bicycle
Car

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Transport
What transport did the three friends and the
dog from Jerome Jerome's book travel on?
Boat
Bicycle
Car

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Transport
What transport did the three friends and the
dog from Jerome Jerome's book travel on?
Boat
Bicycle
Car

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Transport
What transport did the three friends and the
dog from Jerome Jerome's book travel on?
Boat
Bicycle
Car

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Transport
What do Londoners call their Underground?
London Eye
Subway
The tube

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Transport
What do Londoners call their Underground?
London Eye
Subway
The tube

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Transport
What do Londoners call their Underground?
London Eye
Subway
The tube

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Transport
What do Londoners call their Underground?
London Eye
Subway
The tube

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Transport
What is the name of the largest airport in
the UK?
Gatwick Airport
Heathrow Airport
London Stansted
Airport

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Transport
What is the name of the largest airport in
the UK?
Gatwick Airport
Heathrow Airport
London Stansted
Airport

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Transport
What is the name of the largest airport in
the UK?
Gatwick Airport
Heathrow Airport
London Stansted
Airport

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Transport
What is the name of the largest airport in
the UK?
Gatwick Airport
Heathrow Airport
London Stansted
Airport

103.

Symbols
Each part of the United Kingdom has a
symbol – a plant. What is the floral symbol
of England?
The Red Rose
The Thistle
The Daffodil

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Symbols
Each part of the United Kingdom has a
symbol – a plant. What is the floral symbol
of England?
The Red Rose
The Thistle
The Daffodil

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Symbols
Each part of the United Kingdom has a
symbol – a plant. What is the floral symbol
of England?
The Red Rose
The Thistle
The Daffodil

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Symbols
Each part of the United Kingdom has a
symbol – a plant. What is the floral symbol
of England?
The Red Rose
The Thistle
The Daffodil

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Symbols
The black ravens that live in the Tower
represent the prosperity of Britain. How
many ravens should live in the Tower,
according to legend?
9
12
6

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Symbols
The black ravens that live in the Tower
represent the prosperity of Britain. How
many ravens should live in the Tower,
according to legend?
9
12
6

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Symbols
The black ravens that live in the Tower
represent the prosperity of Britain. How
many ravens should live in the Tower,
according to legend?
9
12
6

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Symbols
The black ravens that live in the Tower
represent the prosperity of Britain. How
many ravens should live in the Tower,
according to legend?
9
12
6

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Symbols
What river is London situated on?
The Severn
The Thames
The Clyde

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Symbols
What river is London situated on?
The Severn
The Thames
The Clyde

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Symbols
What river is London situated on?
The Severn
The Thames
The Clyde

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Symbols
What river is London situated on?
The Severn
The Thames
The Clyde

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Symbols
What musical instrument is depicted on the
coat of arms of Northern Ireland?
A harp
A bagpipe
A drum

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Symbols
What musical instrument is depicted on the
coat of arms of Northern Ireland?
A harp
A bagpipe
A drum

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Symbols
What musical instrument is depicted on the
coat of arms of Northern Ireland?
A harp
A bagpipe
A drum

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Symbols
What musical instrument is depicted on the
coat of arms of Northern Ireland?
A harp
A bagpipe
A drum

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Symbols
What does the motto on the coat of arms of
the United Kingdom “Dieu et mon droit"
mean?
“God and the
law”
“The order and
the law”
“God and my
right”

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Symbols
What does the motto on the coat of arms of
the United Kingdom “Dieu et mon droit"
mean?
“God and the
law”
“The order and
the law”
“God and my
right”

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Symbols
What does the motto on the coat of arms of
the United Kingdom “Dieu et mon droit"
mean?
“God and the
law”
“The order and
the law”
“God and my
right”

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Symbols
What does the motto on the coat of arms of
the United Kingdom “Dieu et mon droit"
mean?
“God and the
law”
“The order and
the law”
“God and my
right”