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WorksheetsCool facts about English-speaking countries
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
The UK is made up of ____ countries.
1
2
3
4
Which of the following sports was not invented in Britain?
Rugby
Cricket
Basketball
Golf
How many cups of tea do British people drink daily?
7.5 million
45 million
93 million
165 million
Which of the following have not invaded Britain?
The Romans
The Iroquois
The Vikings
The Normans
How many rooms does Buckingham palace have?
775
438
1114
247
London Underground, “The Tube”, opened in
1815
1863
1901
1910
The popular sandwich was invented _____.
The Earl of Sandwich
The Count of Oxford
The Marquess of Salisbury
The Queen of England
What do Gareth Bale and Roald Dahl have in common?
Both play(ed) golf.
Both of them were born in the 21st Century.
Their passion for literature.
They got married twice.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a small town in Wales. True or False?
true
false
How many people in Scotland have red hair?
About 1%
About 6%
About 13%
About 27%
This traditional Scottish dish is made from sheep’s heart, lungs and liver, plus spices.
Haggis
Cullen skink
Poutine
Porridge
Which famous Scottish actor appeared in the same TV show as your English teacher?
Robert Carlyle
James McAvoy
Sean Connery
Ewan McGregor
The Titanic was built in _____.
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Belfast
The Republic of Ireland covers _____ of the island of Ireland.
5/6
4/5
3/4
2/3
Dia dhuit! means _____ in Irish Gaelic.
Bye!
Hello!
Idiot!
Leave me alone!
Where do people celebrate St Patrick’s by dyeing a river green?
Dublin
Chicago
New York
Belfast
How many states are there in the USA?
48
49
50
51
American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in _____.
1967
1968
1969
1970
Which bird is the national symbol of the USA?
The turkey
The falcon
The chicken
The bald eagle
Washington is a state located on the _____ coast.
north
south
east
west
The White House has a movie theater. The first movie Donald Trump watched there was _____.
Citizen Kane
Finding Dory
The man who shot Liberty Valance
Toy Story
New York is _____.
A city
a city and a state
a city, a state and a country
a city, a state, a country and a lake
One sequoia in Redwoods State Park is _____ years old.
600
900
1300
3200
Texas is known as _____.
the Lone Star State
the Big State
the Greatest state
the Cowboy State
Most people in Canada speak _____.
English
French
English and French
English, French and another language
Which animal is an official emblem of Canada?
The moose
The seal
The beaver
The grizzly bear
The Great Barrier Reef is off the _____ coast of Australia.
South-west
North-east
North-west
South-east
This huge, famous rock, named _____, is sacred to the Australian Aborigines.
Uluru
Kakadu
Whitehaven
Outback
New Zealand is made up of _____ main islands, plus lots of smaller ones.
four
two
three
five
The All Blacks are New Zealand’s rugby team. They perform a _____ before each game.
hula
kora
haka
bora
