British Life & People Flashcards
What are Pantomimes based on?
Fairy Stories
What did Glibert and Sullivan write?
Many COMIC operas
What is the most popular sport in the UK?
Football
Who were Lancelot “Capability” Brown and Gertrude Jekyll?
Famous garden designers
Who was voted the greatest Briton of all time and in what year?
Winston Churchill in 2002
Where is the famous sailing event held?
Crowes on the Isle of Wight
Which aware celebrates British Theatre?
Lawrence Olivier Awards
What did Sir William Golding, Seamus Heaney and Harold Pinter have in common?
They all won the nobel prize for Literature
What is the Giant’s Causeway?
A famous landmark in Northern Ireland
Who was Thomas Hardy?
A famous British Author who wrote Far from the Madding Crowd
What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel famous for?
Designing and building BRIDGES (and railways, tunnels and ships)
What were George and Robert Stephenson pioneers of?
Railway Engines
Who was Sir Francis Drake?
A famous Elizabethan sailor who took part in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, and also successfully sailed around the world.
What is the national flower of Wales?
The daffodil
What is an ulster fry?
Traditional food of Northern Ireland (like an English Breakfast)
