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Cool facts about English-speaking countries

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The UK is made up of ____ countries.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which of the following sports was not invented in Britain?

a)

Rugby

b)

Cricket

c)

Basketball

d)

Golf

3.

How many cups of tea do British people drink daily?

a)

7.5 million

b)

45 million

c)

93 million

d)

165 million

4.

Which of the following have not invaded Britain?

a)

The Romans

b)

The Iroquois

c)

The Vikings

d)

The Normans

5.

How many rooms does Buckingham palace have?

a)

775

b)

438

c)

1114

d)

247

6.

London Underground, “The Tube”, opened in

a)

1815

b)

1863

c)

1901

d)

1910

7.

The popular sandwich was invented _____.

a)

The Earl of Sandwich

b)

The Count of Oxford

c)

The Marquess of Salisbury

d)

The Queen of England

8.

What do Gareth Bale and Roald Dahl have in common?

a)

Both play(ed) golf.

b)

Both of them were born in the 21st Century.

c)

Their passion for literature.

d)

They got married twice.

9.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a small town in Wales. True or False?

a)

true

b)

false

10.

How many people in Scotland have red hair?

a)

About 1%

b)

About 6%

c)

About 13%

d)

About 27%

11.

This traditional Scottish dish is made from sheep’s heart, lungs and liver, plus spices.

a)

Haggis

b)

Cullen skink

c)

Poutine

d)

Porridge

12.

Which famous Scottish actor appeared in the same TV show as your English teacher?

a)

Robert Carlyle

b)

James McAvoy

c)

Sean Connery

d)

Ewan McGregor

13.

The Titanic was built in _____.

a)

London

b)

Liverpool

c)

Manchester

d)

Belfast

14.

The Republic of Ireland covers _____ of the island of Ireland.

a)

5/6

b)

4/5

c)

3/4

d)

2/3

15.

Dia dhuit! means _____ in Irish Gaelic.

a)

Bye!

b)

Hello!

c)

Idiot!

d)

Leave me alone!

16.

Where do people celebrate St Patrick’s by dyeing a river green?

a)

Dublin

b)

Chicago

c)

New York

d)

Belfast

17.

How many states are there in the USA?

a)

48

b)

49

c)

50

d)

51

18.

American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in _____.

a)

1967

b)

1968

c)

1969

d)

1970

19.

Which bird is the national symbol of the USA?

a)

The turkey

b)

The falcon

c)

The chicken

d)

The bald eagle

20.

Washington is a state located on the _____ coast.

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

21.

The White House has a movie theater. The first movie Donald Trump watched there was _____.

a)

Citizen Kane

b)

Finding Dory

c)

The man who shot Liberty Valance

d)

Toy Story

22.

New York is _____.

a)

A city

b)

a city and a state

c)

a city, a state and a country

d)

a city, a state, a country and a lake

23.

One sequoia in Redwoods State Park is _____ years old.

a)

600

b)

900

c)

1300

d)

3200

24.

Texas is known as _____.

a)

the Lone Star State

b)

the Big State

c)

the Greatest state

d)

the Cowboy State

25.

Most people in Canada speak _____.

a)

English

b)

French

c)

English and French

d)

English, French and another language

26.

Which animal is an official emblem of Canada?

a)

The moose

b)

The seal

c)

The beaver

d)

The grizzly bear

27.

The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____ coast of Australia.

a)

South-west

b)

North-east

c)

North-west

d)

South-east

28.

This huge, famous rock, named _____, is sacred to the Australian Aborigines.

a)

Uluru

b)

Kakadu

c)

Whitehaven

d)

Outback

29.

New Zealand is made up of _____ main islands, plus lots of smaller ones.

a)

four

b)

two

c)

three

d)

five

30.

The All Blacks are New Zealand’s rugby team. They perform a _____ before each game.

a)

hula

b)

kora

c)

haka

d)

bora