英语知识答题-英国常识

UNITEDKINGDOM

QUIZWhichtwocountriesdoestheChannelTunnellinkup?a)EnglandandScotlandb)EnglandandIrelandc)EnglandandFranced)EnglandandBelgiumc)EnglandandFranceTheEnglishChannelWhichisthebirthplaceof

TheBeatles?a)Londonb)Liverpoolc)Oxfordd)BristolB)LIVERPOOLLiverpoolWhichofthesecountriesisthenearestcontinentalneighbourto

GreatBritain?a)Germanyb)Denmarkc)Franced)PortugalC)FRANCEFranceWheredoestheChangingoftheGuardtakeplace?a)10DowningStreetb)HolyroodPalacec)BuckimghamPalaced)ClarenceHouseC)BUCKIMGHAMPALACEBuckimghamPalaceWhereisafamousmonstersupposedtolive?a)TheLakeDistrictb)LochNessc)TheRiverThamesd)TheIrishSeaB)LOCHNESSLochNessHowmanytheatresarethere

inLondon?a)Between50and100b)Between150and200c)Over200d)Between100and150D)BETWEEN100AND150TheatresinLondonWhichuniversitytownprovidedthelocationforHarryPotter’s

HogwartsHall?a)Bathb)Cambridgec)Oxfordd)BristolC)OXFORDOxfordWhatisthecapitalofWales?a)Swanseab)Belfastc)Londond)CardiffD)CARDIFFCardiffWhatisScotland’slargestcity?a)Edinburghb)Glasgowc)Invernessd)DundeeB)GLASGOWGlasgowWhereisthemaintennistournamentintheUKheld?a)OldTraffordb)Wimbledonc)Lordsd)StamfordBridgeB)WIMBLEDONWimbledonWhichofthefollowingairportsisnotsituatedaroundLondon?a)Stanstedb)Gatwickc)Heathrowd)FarnboroughD)FARNBOROUGHFarnboroughWhichfamouswriterwasborninStratford-upon-Avon?a)AgathaChristieb)WilliamShakespearec)CharlesDickensd)JaneAustenB)WILLIAMSHAKESPEAREWilliamShakespeareWhichareasoftheUnitedKingdomhavethemostrainfall?a)NorthandEastb)NorthandWestc)SouthandEastd)SouthandWestB)NORTHANDWESTUKRainfall–North&WestHowmanycountriesmakeuptheUnitedKingdom?a)Twob)Threec)Fourd)FiveC)FOUR(ENGLAND,WALES,SCOTLANDANDNORTHERNIRELAND)TheUnitedKigdomWhichisthecurrency

intheUK?a)ThePenceb)TheLibrac)ThePoundd)TheDollarC)THEPOUNDThePoundWhatisthenameoftheofficialLondonresidenceofQueenElizabethII?a)WindsorCastleb)ClarenceHousec)TheTowerofLondond)BuckinghamPalaceD)BUCKINGHAMPALACEBuckinghamPalaceWhatisthenameoftheriverthatflowsthroughLondon?a)TheSeineb)TheLochNessc)TheThamesd)TheLiffeyC)THETHAMESTheThamesWhatisthenameoftheBritishNationalAnthem?a)TheStar-SpangledBannerb)RuleBritanniac)GodSavetheQueend)TheStarsandStripesC)GODSAVETHEQUEENGodSavetheQueenWhendidWilliamShakespearelive?a)Inthe14thand15thcenturiesb)Inthe17thand18thcenturiesc)Inthe18thand19thcenturiesd)Inthe16thand17thcenturiesD)INTHE16THAND17THCENTURIESInthe16thand17thcenturiesWhichmonarchhadthelongestreigninBritishhistory?a)KingHenryVIIIb)QueenVictoriac)QueenElizabethIId)KingCharlesIIC)QUEENELISABETHII(64YEARS)QueenElisabethIIWhatistheBritishFlagcommonlyknownas?a)StGeorge'sCrossb)TheWhite,RedandBluec)TheUnionJackd)TheCommonFlagC)THEUNIONJACKTheUnionJackWhoisthefirstwomanwhohasservedasBritishPrimeMinister?a)MaryRobinsonb)HillaryClintonc)VivienWestwoodd)MargaretThatcherD)MARGARETTHATCHER(1979-1990)MargaretThatcherHowistheassociationofcountrieswhichareformercoloniesoftheUKcalled?a)TheLeagueofNationsb)TheCommonNationsc)TheCommonwealthd)TheBritishUnionC)THECOMMONWEALTHTheCommonwealthWhichEnglishsportiscurrentlypopularmainlyinthemembersoftheCommonwealth?a)Footballb)Baseballc)Cricketd)HandballC)CRICKETCricketWhatisthemaintheatredistrictinLondoncommonlyknownas?a)

Broadwayb)TheWestEndc)PetticoatLaned)NottingHillB)THEWESTENDTheWestEndWhatarethenamesofthetwolargestpoliticalpartiesintheUK?a)TheRepublicanandtheDemocraticPartiesb)TheConservativeandtheLiberalDemocraticPartiesc)TheLabourandtheLiberalDemocraticPartiesd)TheConservativeandtheLabourPartiesD)THECONSERVATIVEANDTHELABOURPARTIESTheConservativeandtheLabourPartiesWhoisthemonarchoftheUK?a)QueenElisabethIb)QueenVictoriaIIc)QueenElisabethIId)QueenElisabethIIIC)QUEENELISABETHIIQueenElisabethIIWhatisthecapitalcityofNorthernIreland?a)Dublinb)Belfastc)Cardiffd)GalwayB)BELFASTBelfastWhichisthesymbolofEngland?a)Aneagleb)Aredrosec)Ashamrockd)AlionB)AREDROSEAredroseWhoisthepatronsaintofEngland?a)SaintGeorgeb)SaintDavidc)SaintJohnd)SaintPatrickA)SAINTGEORGESaintGeorgeWhoisthepatronsaintofIreland?a)SaintPaulb)SaintDavidc)SaintJohnd)SaintPatrickD)SAINTPATRICKSaintPatrickWhichisthecapitalcityofScotland?a)Glasgowb)Dundeec)Edinburghd)DoverC)EDINBURGHEdinburghHowmuchisapintinmetricmeasurement?a)Aboutalitreb)Aboutalitreandahalfc)Abouthalfalitred)AbouttwolitresC)ABOUTHALFALITRE(0.57LITRES)Apint=0.57litresWhichistheoldestuniversityinGreatBritain?a)CambridgeUniversityb)EtonCollegec)OxfordUniversityd)TrinityCollegeC)OXFORDUNIVERSITYOxfordUniversityWhichistheofficialresidenceoftheBritishPrimeMinister?a)10OxfordStreetb)15BakerStreetc)10PrimeStreetd)10DowningStreetD)10DOWNINGSTREET10DowningStreetWhatisakilt?a)AtypeoftraditionalEnglishfoodb)AScottishemblemc)AtraditionalWelshsongd)AtraditionalScottishskirtD)ATRADITIONALSCOTTISHSKIRTAkiltWhatisabagpipe?a)AtraditionalEnglishcakeb)AtraditionalScottishbagforkeepingcigarettesandpipesinc)Atypeofmusicalinstrumentd)AnobjectwhichisusedforsmokingtobaccoC)ATYPEOFMUSICALINSTRUMENTAbagpipeWhatisaquid?a)AtraditionalBritishdrinkb)AcolloquialtermforaBritishpoundc)AtraditionalEnglishdishd)AtraditionalScottishsongB)ACOLLOQUIALTERMFORABRITISHPOUNDAquidWhatisHogmanay?a)ChristmasEveinScotlandb)NewYear’sEveinScotlandc)ChristmasEveinWalesd)NewYear’sEveinNorthernIrelandB)NEWYEAR’SEVEINSCOTLANDHogmanayWhenisBoxingDay?a)The24thofDecemberb)The25thofDecemberc)The26thofDecemberd)The6thofJanuaryC)THE26THOFDECEMBERBoxingDay–26thDecemberWhenisGuyFawkesNight?a)The1stofNovemberb)The5thofNovemberc)The1stofMayd)The24thofJuneB)THE5THOFNOVEMBERGuyFawkesNight–

5thNovemberWhatdoBritishpeoplewearonaparticulardayinNovemberinmemoryofthepeoplewhodiedinthetwoworldwars?a)Asmallcrossb)Anartificialpoppyc)Ablackshirtd)AblackribbonB)ANARTIFICIALPOPPYPoppyDayWhoisthecurrentPrimeMinisteroftheUK?a)GordonBrown(LabourParty)b)TheresaMay(ConservativeParty)c)NickClegg(LiberalDemocrats)d)DavidCameron(ConservativeParty)B)THERESAMAY(CONSERVATIVEPARTY)TheresaMayWhatisgravy?a)AtraditionalScottishcakeb)AtraditionalEnglishdrinkc)AtraditionalWelshdishd)Asaucemadefromthejuicesthatcomefrommeatwhenitcooks.D)ASAUCEMADEFROMTHEJUICESTHATCOMEFROMMEATWHENITCOOKS.GravyWhatiscustard?a)AtraditionalEnglishcakeb)Asweetyellowsaucethatitiseatenwithfruitandpuddingsc)AtypicalScottishpuddingd)AtraditionalWelshcostumeB)ASWEETYELLOWSAUCETHATITISEATENWITHFRUITANDPUDDINGSCustardWhatislager?a)AtypicalBritishcakeb)Atypeoflightbeerc)AScotchwhiskyd)AWelshdrinkB)ATYPEOFLIGHTBEERLagerWhatdoBritishpeopletraditionallyeatonShroveTuesday?a)Fishandchipsb)Pancakesc)ApplePied)VegetablesB)PANCAKESPancakesWhatisalollipoplady/man?a)Apersonwhosellshome-madesweetsinthestreetb)Apersonwhoraisesmoneyforbuyinglollipopstopoorchildrenc)Apersonwhostopsthetrafficandhelpschildrencrossthestreetd)ApersonwhoworksinasweetshopC)APERSONWHOSTOPSTHETRAFFICANDHELPSCHILDRENCROSSTHESTREETAlollipoplady/manWhatisthenameoftheforestwhereRobinHoodusedtolive?a)SherwoodForestb)NottinghamForestc)YorkshireForestd)DunmoreWoodsA)SHERWOODFORESTSherwoodForestWhatisEdinburghRock?a)Atypeofmusicb)AplaceinScotlandc)Arockfestivald)AtraditionalScottishsweetD)ATRADITIONALSCOTTISHSWEETEdinburghRockWhatarethemainingredientsofShepherd'spie?a)Chickenandmashedpotatob)Mincelambandmashedpotatoc)Fishandmashedpotatod)CheeseandmashedpotatoB)MINCELAMBANDMASHEDPOTATOShepherd'spieWhatdotheEnglishusuallyputintheirtea?a)Warmmilkb)Hotmilkc)Creamd)ColdmilkD)COLDMILKTeawithmilkWhatismincemeat?a)Amixtureofnuts,driedfruit,beeffat,spicesandbrandyb)Sausagemeatc)Akindofsandwichd)MeatthathasbeenfinelymincedA)AMIXTUREOFNUTS,DRIEDFRUIT,BEEFFAT,SPICESANDBRANDYMincemeatWhatisadouble-decker?a)Ataxib)Abusc)Aboatd)AtramwayB)ABUSAdouble-deckerbusWhatisStonehenge?a)Acastleb)Apalacec)Astadiumd)AprehistoricmonumentD)APREHISTORICMONUMENTStonehengeWhichroadisfamousfor

TheBeatlesinLondon?a)King’sRoadb)PortobelloRoadc)CharingCrossRoadd)AbbeyRoadD)ABBEYROADAbbeyRoadWherewastheEnglishrockbandOasisformed?a)InLondonb)InGlasgowc)InManchesterd)InLiverpoolC)INMANCHESTEROasisWhatisahaggis?a)AtypicalWelshcakeb)Atypeoffishc)AlargeScottishsausagemadefrommincedsheep’smeatd)AtypicalEnglishdishconsistingofmeatandvegetablesC)ALARGESCOTTISHSAUSAGEMADEFROMMINCEDSHEEP’SMEATHaggisWhenarehotcrossbuns

ofteneaten?a)OnNewYear’sEveb)OnShroveTuesdayc)OnGoodFridayd)OnChristmasEveC)ONGOODFRIDAYHotcrossbunsWhenisAprilFool’sDay?a)The1stofAprilb)The5thofAprilc)ThefirstSundayofAprild)ThelastSundayofAprilA)THE1STOFAPRILAprilFool’sDayWhatdoesatraditional

SundayRoastconsistof?a)Roastturkeyandpotatoesb)Bacon,roastpotatoesandvegetablesc)Roastbeef,vegetablesandYorkshirepuddingsd)RoastturkeyandmashedpotatoesC)ROASTBEEF,VEGETABLESANDYORKSHIREPUDDINGSSundayRoastWhatistartan?a)AtypicalWelshsongb)AtypicalEnglishcakec)AclothtraditionallyassociatedwithScotlandd)AtypicalmusicalinstrumentC)ACLOTHTRADITIONALLYASSOCIATEDWITHSCOTLANDTartanWhichofthese