England and the British Isles

​ (a)   was the greatest writer of the Elizabethan Age.

​ (b)   wrote the book Pilgrim's Paradise.

• Shakespeare
• John Bunyan
• John Cabot

______ was the first Englishman to sail around the world.

• Captain Cook

• Oliver Cromwell

• Sir Francis Drake

• George Whitefield

England's principal river is the ​ (a)   River.

The longest river in the British Isles is the​ (b)   River.

• Thames
• Shannon

​ (a)   was the first to translate the Bible in English.

​ (b)   produced the first printed version of the English Bible.

• John Wycliffe
• Miles Coverdale
• William Tyndale

​ (a)   is known as the Emerald Isle.

​ (b)   is the largest country on the island of Great Britain.

• Ireland

• England

• Scotland

• Wales

The ______ are often called the "backbone of England" because they run down the center of northern England.

• White Cliffs of Dover

• Pennine Mountains

• Chunnel

Match each person to the correct description.

• Christopher Wren

• Believed in the theory of Evolution

• Charles Darwin

• Architect who helped rebuild London

• Robert Raikes

• Leader of the Roundheads

• Oliver Cromwell

• Father of the Sunday School Movement

• James Watt

• Perfected the steam engine

__________ discovered Australia.

• Captain Cook

• George Whitefield

• John Cabot

• Queen Elizabeth

The first explorer to reach North America in modern times was _________.

• Christopher Wren

• John Bunyan

• Winston Churchill

• John Cabot

​ (a)   was the founder of nursing.

​ (b)   helped England get the Protestant work ethic.

​ (c)   's fleet defeated the Spanish Armada.

• Florence Nightingale
• Margaret Thatcher
• Queen Elizabeth
• Captain Cook