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THE BRITISH ISLES

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRITISH ISLES, GREAT BRITAIN AND ENGLAND?

(a)  

2.

WHAT IS THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND?

(a)  

3.

THE BRITISH ISLES ARE FORMED BY:

a)

ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES

b)

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND

c)

THE U.K. AND IRELAND

4.

THE CELTS CAME FROM IRELAND

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

THE ANGLES AND THE SAXONS WERE OF GERMAN ORIGIN

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

THE NORMANS STARTED THE CONQUEST OF BRITAIN IN 1666

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

OLD ENGLISH DEVELOPED FROM A (a)   LANGUAGE

8.

AFTER 1066 OLD ENGLISH WAS USED BY THE (a)  

9.

WHICH LANGUAGE WAS SPOKEN BY THE CLERGY BETWEEN THE 13TH AND 14TH CENTURY?

(a)  

10.

ENGLISH IS A MEMBER OF THE GERMANIC FAMILY OF LANGUAGES

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT EPIC POEM WRITTEN IN OLD ENGLISH?

(a)  

12.

WHAT'S THE LANGUAGE USED BY SHAKESPEARE?

(a)  

13.

What is the highest mountain in Great Britain?

(a)  

14.

The River Severn is the longest river in Britain at 354 km, but which is the second longest?

(a)  

15.

What is the capital city of Scotland?

(a)  

16.

Which mountain range is often described as the ‘backbone of England’?

(a)  

17.

What is the Giant's Causeway?

(a)  

18.

Can you drive through the Channel Tunnel?

a)

YES

b)

NO

19.

Name the seas surrounding the British Isles.

(a)  

20.

Which country accounts for just over half of the total square miles of the United Kingdom?

(a)  

21.

Which British country is divided roughly into two areas, and has nearly 800 islands?

a)

ENGLAND

b)

SCOTLAND

c)

WALES

d)

NORTHERN IRELAND

22.

What is the United kingdom’s largest lake?

(a)  

23.

Which group of people invaded Britain in 1066?

(a)  

24.

Name the painters we spoke about in class.

(a)  

25.

WALES LIES IN THE NORTH OF BRITAIN

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

MOST OF WALES IS OCCUPIED BY FLATLAND

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

27.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE PARLIAMENT IN WALES?

(a)  

28.

WHAT'S THE SECOND NAME FOR NORTHERN IRELAND?

(a)  

29.

The area around Manchester, Liverpool ans Sheffield, during the 19th century, was the birthplace of the

(a)