British Background Knowledge Test Flashcards
What happens at 4:00 every day in England?
Tea time
Who is the Present day King of England?
King Charles
Where do English people go to drink ale and argue politics or talk buisness?
Pubs
What famous college filmed scenes from Harry Potter?
Oxford University
What U.S. state is England the size of?
Alabama
What type of land is England?
An island
What is England’s relationship with America?
An ally
How many countries is the United Kingdom made of?
4
What are the 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
What is the capital of both the UK and England?
London
What is the major river in England?
The Thames River
What body of water separates England and France
The English Channel
What type of government is the UK?
Constitutional monarch
Who makes most of the political decisions for the UK?
The prime minister
Who is the current prime minister?
Rishi Sunak
How many houses does UK’s parliament have?
2
What are the names of the houses of the UK’s parliament?
The House of Lords and The House of Commons
What is the unit of money in the UK?
Pounds
What is the type of church in England unlike the rest of Europe which is mostly catholic?
Anglican
who is the head of the Anglican church like the Pope is the head of the Catholic church?
The Archbishop of Canterbury
What are the most famous schools in the UK that Harvard was patterened after?
Oxford and Cambridge University
what is Great Britain’s flag called?
The Union Jack
What was the place where spies and traitors were tortured, beheaded, or imprisoned that was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 to protect the city of London? Tourists go here to see the collection of guns, armor, and the Crown Jewels.
The Tower of London
What animal can be seen on the grounds of the Tower of London and what is the legend about them?
Ravens. They clip their wings to prevent them from flying away because the legend is: if they do, both the raven and the tower would fall.
What is the 1000 ton drawbridge with gothic style towers that is near the Tower of London?
Tower Bridge
What is the 13 1/2 ton bell on the clock tower that is often seen in pictures of the Houses of Parliament?
Big Ben
What is the church founded in 1065 by Edward the Confessor where coronations of kings and queens and is the burial place for them? This is also where Princess Diana’s funeral was held
Westminster Abbey
What is the place where 3300 famous poets and writers are either buried or have a memorial and is located at Westminster Abbey?
Poet’s Corner
What is the offical residence of the British Prime Minister?
10 Downing Street
What is the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world about 100 miles outside of London, which covers 1/2 a mile in length, that serves as a royal residence for the King today, and was built by William the Conqueror? The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also took place here
Windsor Castle
Where did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married?
St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle
What is so fascinating about Queen Mary’s Doll House at Windsor castle?
It and everything in it is exactly 12 to 1 in scale and if you were 6 inches tall, you could actually live in it because it is all fully functional
What is the London residence of the King where the Changing of the Guard takes place and the royal family makes formal appearances on important occasions on the balcony?
Buckingham Palace
What color is the road leading up to Buckingham Palace and what happens when the King is there
The road is red for royalty and a flag will be flying when the King is at the palace
What is a famous church that contains monuments to famous heroes and statesmen and where Charles and Diana’s wedding was held?
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Where is a famous tennis tournament held that stops when the King arrives until he is seated, and that offers strawberries and champagne as concessions?
Wimbledon
What is Shakespeare’s birthplace?
Stratford
Where is the “mother church” located?
Canterbury
What is the oldest site in England which is a rock formation that was probably used for religious purposes or a calendar, but still remains a mystery of what it was actually used for?
Stonehenge
