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WorksheetsHow did tea become part of British identity
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Who was Robert Fortune?
a Scottish botanist
an English spy
a Chinese tea consultant
an Irish actor
Who wrote an essay on how to prepare the perfect cuppa?
Samuel Pepys
Robert Fortune
George Orwell
Queen Victoria
How many cups of tea are drunk every day in England?
165 million
1.65 billion
165 thousand
16.5 million
High tea is a..........tradition?
middle class
upper class
working class
Who introduced afternoon tea in England
Lady Grantham
The Countess of Bedford
Queen Victoria
Jane Austen
At what time is 'afternoon tea' traditionally taken in England?
3 p.m
4 p.m
5 p.m
6 p.m
Who declared "tea is more important than bullets"
Gandhi
Boris Johnson
Winston Churchill
George Orwell
The tea bag is an ........... invention
Irish
Indian
English
American
In the 1600s which company imported tea to Britain?
The British West Indies Company
The British East India Company
The English East Chinese Company
The English Silk Road Company
Where is tea originally from?
India
China
Japan
Sri Lanka
What idiom means "to comfort people from distress"
More tea, vicar?
It's not my cup of tea
Tea and sympathy
For all the tea in China
In northern England, tea refers to...
an evening meal
a fight
a tea party
a breakfast
Tea was first introduced in England in ...
the 15th century
the 16th century
the 17th century
the 18th century
Which was a British colony
France
Sweden
China
India
What did the Chinese Empire accept in exchange for tea?
silver
coffee
opium
presents
After which war did Hong Kong become a British colony?
WWI
WWII
The Sino Japanese War
The Opium War
When did Britain officially transfer its sovereignty over Hong Kong to China
1987
1887
1997
2007
According to tea drinking etiquette, one must .... its tea
gulp down
sip
chug
slurp
what's NOT a word for a cup of tea?
a cuppa
a hot pot
a char
a brew
Robert Fortune managed to remain unnoticed by the Chinese because he
was wearing a disguise
was travelling by night
was speaking fluent mandarin
had a Chinese mother
What is "low tea"?
a full (hot) meal served with tea
an afternoon refreshment of sandwiches and cakes served with tea
A full English breakfast
a tea party for the lower classes
The upper classes tend to drink their tea:
with sugar
with no sugar
weak
strong
When should you use the phrase : "more tea, vicar?"
When someone gets into an embarrassing situation, to change the subject
When you invite a vicar for tea
When you want to make fun of your friends
When someone is really thirsty
How could the working class afford tea in the 18th century?
They had to work harder to pay for their tea
It was already very cheap
Tea smugglers brought cheaper tea from China
Swedish tea was cheaper
What policy put an end to smuggling?
protectionism
they were all put to jail
duties and tariffs
free trade
It's as good as a chocolate teapot means...
it's light
it's yummy
it's useless
it's ridiculous
