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 : 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 : Canada is made up of __________ (A) states and districts. (B) counties and regions. (C) provinces and territories. (D) districts and provinces.
Last Answer : (C) provinces and territories.
Description : Australia consists of __________ (A) six states and two mainland territories. (B) fifty states and a district. (C) ten provinces and three territories. (D) six counties and six regions.
Last Answer : (A) six states and two mainland territories.
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 : The Normans conquered England in __________ (A) 55 B.C. (B) 43 A.D. (C) 410 A.D. (D) 1066.
Last Answer : (D) 1066.
Description : St. Patrick is the patron of __________ (A) England. (B) Scotland. (C) Ireland. (D) Wales.
Last Answer : (C) Ireland.
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 : 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 : Who gave England its name “Angle land”? (A) The Celts (B) The Germanic tribes (C) The Romans (D) The Normans
Last Answer : (B) The Germanic tribes
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 : Who is the patron of England? (A) St. Patrick (B) St. George (C) St. Andrew (D) St. David
Last Answer : (B) St. George
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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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).
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 country was called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in __________ (A) 1707. (B) 1801. (C) 1922. (D) 1931.
Last Answer : (C) 1922.
Description : The British Parliament has had two houses since __________ (A) 1215. (B) 1265. (C) 1301. (D) 1536.
Last Answer : (B) 1265.
Description : The Anglo-Saxons were __________ (A) Celtic inhabitants. (B) Germanic tribes. (C) Roman invaders. (D) Scandinavian vikings.
Last Answer : (B) Germanic tribes.
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 : 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 : In the UK, parliamentary elections are held __________ (A) once in three years. (B) once in four years. (C) once in five years. (D) once in six years.
Last Answer : (C) once in five years.
Description : The first woman prime minister in Britain was __________ (A) Margaret Drabbe. (B) Elizabeth II. (C) Margaret Thatcher. (D) Charlotte Brontѐ.
Last Answer : (C) Margaret Thatcher.
Description : The British monarchs are crowned in __________ (A) Westminster Abbey. (B) St. Paul’s Cathedral. (C) the Tower. (D) Buckingham Palace.
Last Answer : (A) Westminster Abbey.
Description : The Monarch of the UK __________ (A) rules and governs. (B) reigns but does not rule. (C) reigns and rules. (D) rules but does not reign.
Last Answer : (B) reigns but does not rule.
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 : 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