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 : The Anglo-Saxons were __________ (A) Celtic inhabitants. (B) Germanic tribes. (C) Roman invaders. (D) Scandinavian vikings.
Last Answer : (B) Germanic tribes.
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 : The Normans conquered England in __________ (A) 55 B.C. (B) 43 A.D. (C) 410 A.D. (D) 1066.
Last Answer : (D) 1066.
Description : What Germanic tribes who invaded much of England later united and became known as?
Last Answer : Anglo-Saxons
Description : Which of the following differs from the rest? (A) “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” (B) “Don Juan” (C) “The Age of Bronze” (D) “Song to the Men of England”
Last Answer : D (D is written by P.B. Shelley; the rest – by G.G. Byron.)
Description : What separates England from Scotland? (A) The Cheviots (B) The Pennines (C) The Thames (D) The Severn
Last Answer : (A) The Cheviots
Description : What is known as the “backbone” of England? (A) The Highlands (B) The Cheviot Hills (C) The Southern Uplands (D) The Pennine Chain
Last Answer : (D) The Pennine Chain
Description : England consists of __________ (A) 9 districts. (B) 9 states. (C) 9 counties. (D) 9 regions.
Last Answer : (D) 9 regions.
Description : England and Scotland were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain in __________ (A) 1301. (B) 1536. (C) 1660. (D) 1707.
Last Answer : (D) 1707.
Description : Which part of the UK is not represented in the Union Jack? (A) Scotland (B) Wales (C) England (D) Northern Ireland
Last Answer : (B) Wales
Description : St. Patrick is the patron of __________ (A) England. (B) Scotland. (C) Ireland. (D) Wales.
Last Answer : (C) Ireland.
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 : Great Britain includes __________ (A) England, Scotland, Wales. (B) England and Scotland. (C) England and Wales. (D) England and Ireland.
Last Answer : (A) England, Scotland, Wales.
Description : The United Kingdom consists of __________ (A) England, Scotland, Wales. (B) Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (C) England and Scotland. (D) Great Britain and the Irish Republic.
Last Answer : (B) Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Description : Is King Fritz I from Attack on Titan historical related to the early Germanic tribes during Roman times?
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Llyn-Din means __________ (A) a lonely port. (B) a white land. (C) a foggy place. (D) a picturesque settlement.
Last Answer : (A) a lonely port.
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 : 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 : Which of the following is different from the rest? (A) “The Forsyte Saga” (B) “A Modern Comedy” (C) “End of the Chapter” (D) “The Man of Property”
Last Answer : D (A, B, C are trilogies by J. Galsworthy; D is the first novel of the trilogy “The Forsyte Saga”.)
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 : Which of the following dramatists wrote in the style of the Theatre of the Absurd? (A) G.B. Shaw (B) Sean O’Casey (C) T.S. Eliot (D) Samuel Beckett
Last Answer : (D) Samuel Beckett
Description : Which of the following authors is an Irish writer? (A) Oscar Wilde (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) William Golding (D) Walter Scott
Last Answer : (A) Oscar Wilde
Description : __________ is a Scottish writer. (A) Archibald Cronin (B) Jonathan Swift (C) Bram Stoker (D) Joseph Conrad
Last Answer : (A) Archibald Cronin
Description : Which of the following writers did not belong to the Angry Young Men? (A) John Braine (B) Kinsley Amis (C) John Wain (D) John Osborne
Last Answer : (A) John Braine
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 : 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 : Which of the following names is not appropriate for the list? (A) James Maxwell (B) Henry Cavendish (C) Charles Darwin (D) Thomas Moore
Last Answer : D (D is a poet; the rest are scientists.)
Description : Which of the names is different from the rest? (A) Christopher Wren (B) Joshua Reynolds (C) Thomas Gainsborough (D) John Constable
Last Answer : A (A is an architect; the rest are painters.)
Description : Which of the names differs from the rest? (A) Walter Scott (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) Robert Stevenson (D) George Bernard Shaw
Last Answer : D (D is an Irish dramatist; the rest are Scottish writers.)
Description : Which name is inappropriate for the list? (A) Jonathan Swift (B) Oscar Wilde (C) Benjamin Britten (D) Daniel Defoe
Last Answer : C (C is a composer; the rest are writers.)
Description : Which of the names does not fit the list? (A) William Blake (B) William Wordsworth (C) William Shakespeare (D) William Byrd
Last Answer : (D) William Byrd
Description : Who were King Arthur’s companions? (A) Merry men (B) The Knights of the Round Table (C) Legendary heroes (D) Common warriors
Last Answer : (B) The Knights of the Round Table
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Which prefix is used in Scottish family names? (A) O’… (B) Mac… (C) Gil… (D) Fitz…
Last Answer : (B) Mac…
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 : Which sport is not originated in the UK? (A) Football (B) Tennis (C) Golf (D) Horse racing
Last Answer : (D) Horse racing
Description : How many universities and colleges are there in Great Britain? (A) total 10 (B) total 100 (C) total 1000 (D) not known
Last Answer : (B) total 100
Description : What is the student quarter in London? (A) Westminster (B) The City (C) Bloomsbury (D) Latin Quarter
Last Answer : (C) Bloomsbury
Description : Which name does not fit the list? (A) Eton (B) Harrow (C) Rugby (D) Sussex
Last Answer : (D) Sussex
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.