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Great Britain & Scandinavia

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The goal of this organization is to unify and strengthen the economies of European countries.

a)

Commonwealth of Nations

b)

European Union

c)

Parliament

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

2.

They are the ancestors of modern Scandinavians.

a)

Wales

b)

Celts

c)

Vikings

d)

Gaelic

3.

This is Norway's national sport

a)

Skiing

b)

Sagas

c)

Hockey

d)

Gaelic Football

4.

This is the lawmaking body of the United Kingdom

a)

Commonwealth of Nations

b)

European Union

c)

Parliament

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

5.

These writings are Iceland's most famous works of literature.

a)

Celts

b)

Gaelic

c)

Wales

d)

Sagas

6.

This land area connects Denmark to the European mainland.

a)

British Empire

b)

British Isles

c)

Jutland Peninsula

d)

English Channel

7.

These large masses of frozen ice cover much of Iceland

a)

Permafrost

b)

Glaciers

c)

Icebergs

d)

Icicles

8.

This organization was set up by former British colonies

a)

Commonwealth of Nations

b)

European Union

c)

Parliament

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

9.

These people were among the earliest to arrive in the British Isles.

a)

Celts

b)

Gaelic

c)

Wales

d)

Anglo-Saxons

10.

It was the world's largest overseas empire in the mid-1800s

a)

British Empire

b)

British Isles

c)

Commonwealth of Nations

d)

Wales

11.

This great change in manufacturing goods began in the United Kingdom in the 1800s

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Great migration

d)

Interchangeable parts

12.

People who share the same language and culture

a)

Ethnic group

b)

Gaelic

c)

Sagas

d)

Ancestors

13.

One of the official languages of Ireland

a)

Scottish

b)

Gaelic

c)

British

d)

Welsh

14.

What country joined with England and Scotland to form the United Kingdom

a)

Ireland

b)

Iceland

c)

Wales

d)

Northern Ireland

15.

Two minerals found beneath the North Sea

a)

oil and natural gas

b)

oil and coal

c)

gold and silver

d)

natural gas and peat

16.

The islands that form the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland

a)

Commonwealth of Nations

b)

British Isles

c)

Great Britain

d)

England

17.

What religion is practiced by most of the people of Ireland?

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Prtoestantism

c)

Lutheran Protestantism

d)

Eastern Orthodox Christianity

18.

In 1998 British and Irish officials agreed to work to settle peacefully the future of

a)

Scotland

b)

Wales

c)

Southern Ireland

d)

Northern Ireland

19.

Lochs are found along the highland coasts of

a)

Ireland

b)

England

c)

Scotland

d)

Wales

20.

Denmark includes land on the Jutland Peninsula and

a)

Iceland

b)

hundreds of islands near Jutland

c)

island near the Arctic Circle

d)

mainland Scandinavia

21.

Denmark also rules the island of

a)

Scandinavia

b)

Greenland

c)

Iceland

d)

Ireland

22.

Its green meadows and tree covered hills gained Ireland the nickname

a)

Emerald Isle

b)

British Isle

c)

Emerald City

d)

Kelley Green

23.

Shakespeare, Burns, Dickens and the Bronte's are among the United Kingdom's most famous

a)

artists

b)

government leaders

c)

royalty

d)

writers

24.

From AD 400 to the 1000s, Anglo-Saxons settled in

a)

Norway

b)

Sweden

c)

England

d)

Iceland

25.

Norway and Sweden are countries on the

a)

Jutland Peninsula

b)

Atlantic Coast

c)

Scandinavian Peninsula

d)

north coast of Europe

26.

The religion practiced by most people in Scandinavia is

a)

Roman Catholicism

b)

Anglican Protestantism

c)

Lutheran Protestantism

d)

Islam

27.

Iceland's government established the world's first

a)

oil drilling

b)

legislature

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

independent country

28.

The ethnic group in Finland who live a nomadic way of life are they

a)

Vikings

b)

Celts

c)

Danes

d)

Sami

29.

Why does the United Kingdom have a milder climate as compared to other countries at the same latitude?

a)

a warm water surface current that flows along CA coast

b)

the warm North Atlantic Current flows along the UK coast

c)

a cold water surface current that flows to the British Isles

d)

mountains block the cold north winds

30.

What was one reason Irish people immigrated to America?

a)

they wanted a vacation

b)

there was a potato famine

c)

they didn't like Ireland

d)

They were forced to by the government

31.

A system of government in which a monarch shares power with an organized government.

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

Constitutional monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Parliament

32.

On what type of land is peat usually found? (Select all that apply)

a)

swamp

b)

bog

c)

marsh

d)

tropical forest

33.

A system where the government protects the health and well-being of its people in such matters as social security, health and education, housing, and working conditions.

a)

Socialism

b)

Welfare State

c)

Communism

d)

Democracy

34.

What is the capital of Sweden?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Oslo

c)

Stockholm

d)

Reykjavik

e)

Helsinki

35.

What is the capital of Finland?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Oslo

c)

Stockholm

d)

Reykjavik

e)

Helsinki

36.

What is the capital of Norway?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Oslo

c)

Stockholm

d)

Reykjavik

e)

Helsinki

37.

What is the capital of Denmark?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Oslo

c)

Stockholm

d)

Reykjavik

e)

Helsinki

38.

What is the capital of Iceland?

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Oslo

c)

Stockholm

d)

Reykjavik

e)

Helsinki

39.

What is the capital of Ireland?

a)

London

b)

Oslo

c)

Dublin

d)

Copenhagen

e)

Helsinki

40.

What is the capital of United Kingdom?

a)

London

b)

Oslo

c)

Dublin

d)

Copenhagen

e)

Helsinki

41.

What is at location 1 on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

e)

North Sea

42.

What is at location 3 on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

e)

North Sea

43.

What is at location 9 on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

e)

North Sea

44.

What is at location 12 on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

e)

North Sea

45.

What is at location 7 on the map?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Baltic Sea

d)

English Channel

e)

North Sea

46.

What is at location 2 on the map?

a)

Iceland

b)

Ireland

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Sweden

47.

What is at location 11 on the map?

a)

Iceland

b)

Ireland

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Sweden

48.

What is at location 10 on the map?

a)

Iceland

b)

Ireland

c)

Northern Ireland

d)

United Kingdom

e)

Sweden

49.

What is at location 8 on the map?

a)

Iceland

b)

Ireland

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

e)

Sweden

50.

What is at location 4 on the map?

a)

Norway

b)

Iceland

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

e)

Sweden

51.

What is at location 5 on the map?

a)

Norway

b)

Iceland

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

e)

Sweden

52.

What is at location 6 on the map?

a)

Norway

b)

Iceland

c)

Denmark

d)

Finland

e)

Sweden

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