What is the UK?

Question 1

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer 1

A) TRUE

Question 2

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) The UK is governed by the parliament sitting in Westminster.

B) The UK is governed by the parliament sitting in Edinburgh.

Answer 2

A) The UK is governed by the parliament sitting in Westminster.

Question 3

Which of the following is a Crown dependency?

A) England

B) Northern Ireland

C) Channel Islands

D) Scotland

Answer 3

C) Channel Islands

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have parliaments or assemblies of their own.

B) Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland do not have parliaments or assemblies of their own.

Answer 4

A) Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have parliaments or assemblies of their own.

Question 5

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? St Helena is a Crown dependency.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer 5

B) FALSE

Question 6

Which TWO of the following are British overseas territories?

A) Canada and Malaysia

B) Falklands Islands and St Helena

C) Falkland Islands and Malaysia

D) Canada and St Helena

Answer 6

B) Falklands Islands and St Helena

Question 7

Which TWO of the following are part of the UK?

A) Ireland and Canada

B) Canada and England

C) England and Northern Ireland

D) Ireland and England

Answer 7

C) England and Northern Ireland

Question 8

Which of the following is part of the UK?

A) The Channel Islands

B) Northern Ireland

C) The Isle of Man

D) The Falkland Islands

Answer 8

B) Northern Ireland

Question 9

Which of the following is a British overseas territory?

Answer 9

C) Falkland Islands

Question 10

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

B) The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Answer 10

B) The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Question 11

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Ireland is part of the UK.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer 11

B) FALSE

Question 12

Where is the UK parliament based?

A) Holyrood

B) Senedd

C) Stormont

D) Westminster

Answer 12

D) Westminster

Question 13

Which TWO of the following are part of the UK?

A) St Helena and Scotland

B) Wales and Scotland

C) Channel Islands and Wales

D) Wales and St Helena

Answer 13

B) Wales and Scotland

Question 14

Which countries make up ‘Great Britain’?

A) Just England

B) England, Scotland and Wales

C) England and Scotland

D) England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Answer 14

B) England, Scotland and Wales

Question 15

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The Channel Islands are a part of the UK.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer 15

B) FALSE

Question 16

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? The Channel Islands have their own governments.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer 16

A) TRUE

Question 17

Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? ‘Great Britain’ refers only to England, Scotland and Wales.

A) TRUE

B) FALSE

Answer 17

A) TRUE

Question 18

Which of the following is a British overseas territory?

A) Northern Ireland

B) Falkland Islands

C) France

D) USA

Answer 18

B) Falkland Islands

Question 19

Which of the following statements is correct?

A) The official name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

B) The official name of the UK is Great Britain.

Answer 19

A) The official name of the UK is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.