Description : Which of the following is the royal residence? (A) Westminster Palace (B) Buckingham Palace (C) The Tower (D) Whitehall
Last Answer : (B) Buckingham Palace
Description : Who was the first king to be crowned in Westminster Abbey? (A) King Arthur (B) King Alfred (C) Henry VIII (D) William the Conqueror
Last Answer : (D) William the Conqueror
Description : Its headquarters are in __________ (A) Westminster Palace. (B) Buckingham Palace. (C) Marlborough House. (D) Windsor Castle.
Last Answer : (C) Marlborough House.
Description : What is the noble title of the British monarch’s eldest son? (A) The Prince Royal (B) The Duke of York (C) The Duke of Edinburgh (D) The Prince of Wales
Last Answer : (D) The Prince of Wales
Description : Which king of England was crowned in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day, 1066?
Last Answer : William I
Description : What is the student quarter in London? (A) Westminster (B) The City (C) Bloomsbury (D) Latin Quarter
Last Answer : (C) Bloomsbury
Description : Which part of London is the heart of its business and commercial life? (A) The City (B) The East End (C) The West End (D) Westminster
Last Answer : (A) The City
Description : Who was the first British sovereign to make regular use of Buckingham Palace when in residence in London?
Last Answer : Queen Victoria
Description : The Speakers’ Corner is in __________ (A) Kensington Gardens. (B) St. James’s Park. (C) Hyde Park. (D) the House of Commons.
Last Answer : (C) Hyde Park.
Description : On St. David’s Day, Welshmen wore __________ (A) a rose or a daffodil. (B) a shamrock or a leek. (C) a leek or a daffodil. (D) a thistle or a rose.
Last Answer : (C) a leek or a daffodil.
Description : St. Patrick is the patron of __________ (A) England. (B) Scotland. (C) Ireland. (D) Wales.
Last Answer : (C) Ireland.
Description : George Berkeley, Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith were __________ (A) British philosophers. (B) British inventors. (C) British composers. (D) British painters.
Last Answer : (A) British philosophers.
Description : Guy Fawkes is __________ (A) a famous historian. (B) a national hero of Britain. (C) an English poet. (D) the man who wanted to set fire to the British Parliament.
Last Answer : (D) the man who wanted to set fire to the British Parliament.
Description : The British Empire stopped existing in __________ (A) the 1920s. (B) the 1930s. (C) the 1940s. (D) the 1950s.
Last Answer : (C) the 1940s.
Description : The British Parliament has had two houses since __________ (A) 1215. (B) 1265. (C) 1301. (D) 1536.
Last Answer : (B) 1265.
Description : Julius Caesar came from Rome to the British Isles in __________ (A) 55 B.C. (B) 43 B.C. (C) 43 A.D. (D) 55 A.D.
Last Answer : (A) 55 B.C.
Description : Which of the following holidays is not a bank holiday in the UK? (A) Christmas Day (B) St. Patrick’s Day (C) Easter Monday (D) Boxing Day
Last Answer : (B) St. Patrick’s Day
Description : Who is the patron of England? (A) St. Patrick (B) St. George (C) St. Andrew (D) St. David
Last Answer : (B) St. George
Description : What did scotish students take from westminster abbey on Christmas day 1950?
Last Answer : Stone of Scone
Description : What is the most ridiculous thing you can do to a Buckingham Palace guard to which they still wouldn't be able to display a reaction?
Last Answer : Moon them?
Description : What kind of noun is Buckingham Palace?
Last Answer : The noun 'Buckingham Palace' is a singular, compound, concrete, proper noun; the name of a specific place.A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.
Description : Was Lord Buck the Lord Buckingham palace named after gay?
Last Answer : Nope !... John Sheffield (The 1st Duke of Buckingham) was married three times and had four sons in total (one of which was illegitimate).
Description : How far is Windsor castle from Buckingham palace?
Last Answer : Google Earth cites the shortest route as 25.1 miles - with anestimated driving time of 51 minutes.
Description : How long has Queen Elizabeth lived in buckingham palace?
Last Answer : Queen Elizabeth ll has lived in Buckingham Palace since she was a child in the 1930's. This is not, however, a full time residence as she also spends time at Windsor Castle, and at her estates, Sandringham House in Norfolk and Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Description : How many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace? a. 376 b. 602 c. 851
Last Answer : B. 602
Description : Who came to the British Isles after the Romans had left Britain? (A) The Normans (B) The Anglo-Saxons (C) The Britons (D) The Danes
Last Answer : (B) The Anglo-Saxons
Description : Who were the most ancient inhabitants on the British Isles? (A) The Romans (B) The Celts (C) The Anglo-Saxons (D) The Normans
Last Answer : (B) The Celts
Description : How many independent countries are there on the British Isles? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Last Answer : (B) 2
Description : Joan Rowling wrote __________ books about Harry Potter. (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
Last Answer : (C) 7
Description : __________ wrote, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” (A) George Orwell (B) Alan Sillitoe (C) Dylan Thomas (D) Oscar Wilde
Last Answer : (A) George Orwell
Description : __________ is a Scottish writer. (A) Archibald Cronin (B) Jonathan Swift (C) Bram Stoker (D) Joseph Conrad
Last Answer : (A) Archibald Cronin
Description : __________ is not a Lake Poet. (A) Samuel Coleridge (B) William Wordsworth (C) Thomas Moore (D) Robert Southey
Last Answer : (C) Thomas Moore
Description : __________ is considered “the father of the English poetry”. (A) Robert Burns (B) George Gordon Byron (C) Percy Bysshe Shelley (D) Geoffrey Chaucer
Last Answer : (D) Geoffrey Chaucer
Description : Englishmen eat their dinner at __________ (A) 12 a.m. (B) 2 p.m. (C) 6 p.m. (D) 8 p.m
Last Answer : (C) 6 p.m.
Description : Madame Tussaud’s is __________ in London. (A) a circus (B) a theatre (C) a museum (D) an art gallery
Last Answer : (C) a museum
Description : The limerick is named after __________ (A) the person who invented it. (B) the pub where it was first introduced. (C) the town in which it was created. (D) the genre it belongs to.
Last Answer : (C) the town in which it was created.
Description : The kilt is __________ (A) an English hat. (B) a Scottish skirt. (C) an Irish coat. (D) a kind of Welsh trousers.
Last Answer : (B) a Scottish skirt.
Description : Cockney is __________ (A) bookish English. (B) plain English. (C) spoken English. (D) illiterate English.
Last Answer : (D) illiterate English.
Description : The nickname of the Liberal Party is __________ (A) the Whigs. (B) the Tories. (C) the Elephants. (D) the Liberals.
Last Answer : (A) the Whigs.
Description : Wimbledon is associated with __________ (A) horse racing. (B) soccer. (C) tennis. (D) cricket.
Last Answer : (C) tennis.
Description : Common Entrance is associated with __________ (A) a primary school. (B) a secondary school. (C) a public school. (D) all of the above.
Last Answer : (C) a public school.
Description : The public school is __________ (A) a comprehensive school for bright children in which the tuition is free. (B) a specialized school for talented children in which the tuition fee is quite low. (C) a ... children in which the tuition fee is very high. (D) a common boarding school for all children.
Last Answer : (C) a private school for privileged children in which the tuition fee is very high.
Description : Eisteddfod is the festival of __________ culture. (A) Welsh (B) Scottish (C) Irish (D) English
Last Answer : (A) Welsh
Description : The Tate Gallery is named after __________ (A) the city it is in. (B) the street it is in. (C) its founder. (D) its sponsor.
Last Answer : (C) its founder.
Description : Greater London is __________ (A) a part of London. (B) the official name of the city. (C) the counties around London. (D) the city and the areas around it.
Last Answer : (D) the city and the areas around it.
Description : On the Welsh flag, we can see __________ (A) three crosses. (B) a lion. (C) a dragon. (D) a daffodil.
Last Answer : (C) a dragon.
Description : Loch Ness is __________ (A) a person. (B) a lake. (C) a valley. (D) a river.
Last Answer : (B) a lake.
Description : England consists of __________ (A) 9 districts. (B) 9 states. (C) 9 counties. (D) 9 regions.
Last Answer : (D) 9 regions.
Description : Trafalgar is __________ (A) a cape. (B) a town. (C) a square. (D) a bay.
Last Answer : (A) a cape.
Description : The 6 th of June 1944 is called __________ (A) V-Day (Victory Day). (B) D-Day (an important day). (C) L-Day (Labour Day). (D) C-Day (Constitution Day).
Last Answer : (B) D-Day (an important day).