WorksheetsWelcome to the UK for my sweethearts
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The largest country in the UK is
a)
England
b)
Scotland
c)
Wales
d)
Ireland
2.
This isle is the biggest one in England and it's a great place to find dinosaur fossils.
a)
The Isle of Wight
b)
The Isle of Sheppey
3.
The gap between England and France is
a)
50 km long.
b)
34 km long.
c)
60 km long.
4.
The tallest building in Europe called the Shard is in
a)
Glasgow.
b)
Cardiff.
c)
London.
d)
Dublin.
5.
Big Ben is the name of
a)
the bell inside the tower.
b)
the clock on the tower.
6.
Guess the country: its population is 53 million, its patron saint is St George, its national flower is a rose.
a)
Northern Ireland
b)
Wales
c)
Scotland
d)
England
7.
Guess the country: its population is 3 million, its patron saint is St David, its national flower is a daffodil.
a)
Scotland
b)
England
c)
Wales
d)
Northern Ireland
8.
There is a village in Wales called Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
a)
Yes
b)
No
9.
Guess the country: its population is over 5 million, its patron saint is St Andrew, its national animal is a unicorn.
a)
England
b)
Wales
c)
Scotland
d)
Northern Ireland
10.
Guess the country: it's a part of the UK, its population is 1.8 million, its patron saint is St Patrick, its national flower is a shamrock.
a)
Northern Ireland
b)
Ireland
c)
Wales
d)
Scotland
11.
The London Underground, or the Tube is the oldest railway network in the world.
a)
Yes
b)
No
12.
The House of Parliament is home to the UK Government.
a)
No
b)
Yes
13.
The Snowdonia National Park is home to Mount Snowdon, the higest peak in this country. The largest lake and highest waterfall are there, too. Where is it?
a)
In Scotland.
b)
In England.
c)
In Wales.
d)
In Ireland.
14.
There are more castles in every square mile of Wales than any other place in europe. Prince Chales was crowned Prince of Wales in 1969 in
a)
Caernarfon Castle.
b)
Convy Castle.
15.
This country is in the north of the UK. It's split into the Highlands ath the top, and the Lowlands at the bottom.
a)
Ireland
b)
Wales
c)
England
d)
Scotland
16.
A very strong animal with lots of hair to keep it warm in the winds and the rains of the Scottish Highlands is called
a)
the Highland cow.
b)
the Scottish cow.
c)
the cute cow.
17.
This country is the home of golf. There are about 578 golf courses there. The most famous is St Andrews Links.
a)
Wales
b)
England
c)
Scotland
d)
Northern Ireland
18.
He is the national poet of Scotland. Every 25th January, Scottish people celebrate his Night. His poem 'Auld Lang syne' is sung all around the world at midnight on Hogmanay, or New Year's Eve.
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Robert Burns
c)
William Wordsworth
d)
Charles Dickens
19.
Bagpipes, the most famous traditional instruments of Scotland, were once used to scare away the enemies.
a)
Yes
b)
No
20.
Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK, one of the biggest bird sites innorth-west Europe is in
a)
England.
b)
The Republic of Ireland.
c)
Northern Ireland.
d)
Scotland.
21.
The RMS Titanic was biuld in the port in
a)
Belfast.
b)
Dublin.
22.
This river starts in the Welsh mountains, then crosses over into England and eventually ends up in the Atlantic Ocean.
a)
The River Thames
b)
The River Tay
c)
The River Severn
d)
The River Bann
23.
At 1,344 meters, it's the highest mountain the UK. Its name means 'mountain with its head in the clouds'. It's located in the Scottish Highlands.
a)
Slieve Donard
b)
Scaffel Pike
c)
Mount Snowdon
d)
Ben Nevis
24.
Giant's Causeway consists of 40,000 rock columns leading out into the sea. There is a famous legend that says that the columns are the remains of a pathway built by a giant called Finn MacCool. Where is it?
a)
In Northern Ireland.
b)
In England.
25.
Irish fry (bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, beans, tomatoes plus soda farls and potato bread) is a traditional fried breakfast eaten in...
a)
England.
b)
Northern Ireland.
26.
Welsh Rarebit is eaten for lunch and it's
a)
melted Welsh cheese and mustard on top of toasted bread.
b)
rabbit stew.
27.
Dundee Cake is a traditional fruit cake served at tea time in
a)
Wales.
b)
England.
c)
Scotland.
28.
Bangers and mash is a dish eaten for dinner in ... It consists of sausages, mashed potato and gravy.
a)
England
b)
Scotland
c)
Wales
d)
Ireland
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