United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

I. History of England

1. What is Stonehenge'? (one of the most famous prehistoric places in the world).

2. When did Caesar come from Rome to Isles? (55 B.S.).

3. Who came to the British Isles after the Romans had left Britain? (Anglo-Saxons).

4. Under what king did the Knights of the Round Table gather together? (Arthur, legendary Celtic warrior).

5. What great historical event happened in 1066? (The Norman conquest of England under William I the Conqueror; battle of Hastings).

6. Which were the two houses involved in the civil the Wars of the Roses in medieval England from 1455 to 1487? (Struggle for the English throne between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII).

7. Which king had 6 wives? Henry VIII (1491 –1547).

8. What disaster did the whole England suffer from in 1665–1666? (Great Plague in England was a disease that killed an estimated 100,000 people, 20% of London's population).

9. In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from Plymouth, England to North America. What was their ship called? (Mayflower).

10. What is the British Commonwealth? ( It is a voluntary association of more than 40 independent states that have been or still are ruled by Britain. Independent states are "full members of the Commonwealth". Among these states are Barbados, Australia, Kenya, Nigeria, India, Singapore, New Zealand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Cyprus, etc).

II. The main things about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1. What is the symbol of the United Kingdom? (Britannia).

2. What does the word “Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain mean? (white). 

3. What is the name of the British national flag? (the Union Jack). 

4. What is the national anthem of Great Britain? (“God save the King”).

5. What two animals can we see on British royal coat of arms? (the lion and the unicorn). 

6. What is the emblem of Scotland? (a thistle). 

7. What is the emblem of Wales? (The leek is also a national emblem of Wales. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales).

8. What is the emblem of England? (The national flower of England is the rose).

9. What is the emblem of Ireland? (The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock).

10. Who is the patron saint of Wales? (St David is Wales's patron saint).

11. Who is the patron saint of Northern Ireland? (St Patrick is Ireland's patron Saint).

12. Who is the patron saint of England? (St George is England's patron saint).

13. Who is the patron saint of Scotland ? (St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland).

14. What kingdom of the United Kingdom has the depiction of a dragon on its flag? (Wales).

15. Which part of Britain is not in the flag of the UK? (Wales).

16. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom? (Protestantism).

17. What city is a religious capital in England (Canterbury).