British country names explained

What does the word 'England' originally mean?

• Land of the Kings

• Land of the Brave

• Land of the Angles

• Land of the Saxons

From which area did the Angles originate?

• Modern-day France

• Modern-day Italy

• Modern-day Germany and Denmark

• Modern-day Norway

What is the Irish Gaelic name for England and what does it mean?

• Lloegr, meaning Land of the Angles

• Sasana, meaning Land of the Saxons

• Cymru, meaning Land of the Comrades

• Albion, meaning Land of the White

What does the Old English word for the Welsh mean?

• Slave or foreigner

• Warrior

• Mountain people

• Friend

What is the Welsh language name for Wales?

• Sasana

• Lloegr

• Cymru

• Albion

What is the origin of the name 'Britain'?

• From the Roman name Britannia

• From the Celtic word for 'painted people'

• From the Viking name for 'island of the brave'

• From the Anglo-Saxon word for 'great land'

What does 'Great Britain' refer to?

• The excellence of the land

• The size of the island in relation to Brittany

• The great empire it once was

• The great battles fought on its land

What is the Roman name for the inhabitants of Ireland?

• Scotus

• Gauls

• Anglii

• Picti

What does the name 'Albion' possibly refer to?

• The painted people

• The Roman empire

• The white cliffs of England's southern coast

• The land of the Angles

What is the origin of the name 'Isle of Man'?

• From the Viking name for 'middle land'

• From the name of a Celtic sea god

• From the Old English word for 'mankind'

• From the Roman name for 'isolated land'