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Britain's Heritage Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Great Britain is part of the United Kingdom, which consists of the following countries:

a)

England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

b)

England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

c)

England, Wales, and Scotland.

d)

Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

2.

The United Kingdom's most notable religious buildings and the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English and, later, British monarchs is:

a)

Paul's Cathedral.

b)

Westminster Abbey.

c)

Canterbury Cathedral.

d)

All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church.

3.

Where are the two Houses of Parliament of the United Kingdom: the House of Commons and the House of Lords, situated in?

a)

The Palace of Westminster.

b)

The Buckingham Palace.

c)

The Windsor Castle.

d)

The Palace of Versailles.

4.

What is the name of Shakespeare's most famous theatre situated in London?

a)

The Rose Theatre.

b)

The Swan Theatre.

c)

The Curtain Theatre.

d)

The Globe Theatre.

5.

What were Shakespeare's historical plays about?

a)

English kings and royalty.

b)

Ancient kings and royalty.

c)

Magicians and witches.

d)

Romantic couples.

6.

Where is the Bodleian Library?

a)

In London.

b)

In Birmingham.

c)

In Oxford.

d)

In Bath.

7.

When the Divinity School was built in the 15th century in Oxford, the most important subject taught at the university was theology. What is theology?

a)

The study of nature and pagan spiritualism.

b)

The study of ancient mythology and gods.

c)

The study of the Universe and its divine nature.

d)

The study of the nature of God and religious beliefs.

8.

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument, which is situated in:

a)

Yorkshire, England.

b)

Wiltshire, England.

c)

Berkshire, England

d)

Hampshire, England.

9.

TRUE or FALSE? Loch Ness is known as the home of the Loch Ness Monster (also known as "Nessie"), a cryptid, reputedly a large unknown animal.

a)

True.

b)

False.

10.

Loch Ness is situated in:

a)

England.

b)

Scotland.

c)

Wales.

d)

Norther Ireland.

11.

TRUE of FALSE? In the history of the United Kingdom, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign. Historians have characterised the mid-Victorian era (1850–1870) as Britain's "Golden Years".

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Victoria Memorial is a monument to Queen Victoria, located in front of ____________ Palace:

a)

Windsor

b)

Buckingham

c)

St. James's

d)

Kensington

13.

Prince of Wales is a title granted to the hair of the British throne. The current Prince of Wales is:

a)

Prince Philip.

b)

Prince Henry.

c)

Prince William.

d)

Prince Charles.

14.

What's the name of the former defensive fortification built to keep the Celtic highlanders away from the Roman province of Britannia?

a)

Ceasar's Wall

b)

Celtic Wall

c)

Hadrian's Wall

d)

Chinese Wall

15.

Which of these are NOT Shakespeare's plays?

a)

Falstaff's Wedding

b)

Hamlet

c)

Macbeth

d)

Doctor Faustus

e)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

16.

Piccadilly Circus got its name from the type of collar that was popular in Elizabethan times.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The gothic vaulted ceiling of the Divinity School was used as Hogwarts Infirmary in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

One of the most important artifacts displayed at the British Museum that enabled the decoding of the Egyptian hieroglyphics is known as the...

a)

Rose's Stone

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Rosaline's Stone

d)

Roxane Stone

19.

Which story was inspired by the gothic ornaments on the Oxford University facades?

a)

Peter Pan

b)

Harry Potter

c)

Alice in Wonderland

d)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

20.

The official residence of the royal family used to belong to the Duke of Buckingham before it was bought by Queen Victoria.

a)

True

b)

False