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WorksheetsBritish Culture Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
What makes up the United Kingdom?
Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Wales, England and Scotland
Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Which title do many British women use to avoid indicating whether or not they are married?
Miss
Mrs
Ms
One of these UK regional dishes is Scottish. Which one?
Haggis
Colcannon
Laverbread
What do the British celebrate on Bonfire night on 5 November?
The failure of Guy Fawkes to blow up the king and Houses of Parliament
The end of the Great Fire of London
The formation of the United Kingdom
Which of the following nationalities has the largest number of UK residents?
Polish
Indian
Irish
After English (and Welsh in Wales), which language is the most commonly spoken mother tongue in the UK?
Punjabi
Polish
French
Scotland's capital city is...
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Which of the following was not invented in the UK?
Marmite
Chicken tikka masala
Peanut butter
How often is a general election held in the UK?
Every four years, on the last Thursday in May
Every five years or sooner if the Prime Minister decides
Every five years, on the first Thursday in May
Which of the following is considered poor etiquette in the UK?
Arriving for dinner at someone's house 15 minutes late
Eating lunch at your desk
Arriving at someone's house to say 'hello' uninvited
Which English football club has won the most Premier League titles?
Liverpool FC
Manchester United
Arsenal FC
You have just joined a new job. Your manager sends everyone in the team an email asking for opinions about a big decision that needs to be made, how should you respond?
Respond saying what you think as your manager is genuinely interested in your opinion
Respond saying that you know your manager will make the right decision
Assume that the email isn’t for you as you are new to the team
You are in a meeting with your British team and the debate starts to get quite heated between two team members who start to raise their voices in anger. What do you do?
Ask them to continue the conversation after the meeting
Tell them who you think is right
Make a joke to break the tension
You bump into a business acquaintance who says ‘we should meet for a coffee soon’. What does this mean?
They will probably contact you the following day to arrange to meet for a coffee
It’s unlikely that they will be in touch to arrange a coffee
They will definitely contact you soon to arrange a time and place to meet in the near future
How should you address senior managers in a British organisation?
Sir/Madam only
Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms and their surname
By their first name
It is Friday night and you are feeling very tired after your first week in your new job in the UK. Your colleagues invite you to the pub, how do you respond?
Say yes and decide that this is an opportunity to get to know your colleagues on a more personal level
Apologise and promise you will join them another time
Say no as you suspect they are just being polite
Your manager asks ‘do you have a second?’ when you are in the middle of something important. How should you respond?
Tell them that you are busy
Ask if you could come back to them later when you have finished what you are working on
Understand this as something important and say ‘yes, of course’
When meeting a British business partner for the first time, what should you talk about?
Don't initiate any conversation but let your partner take the lead
Ask if they have any children, and if so, ask to see photos
Make ‘small talk’ about trivial things such as the weather or your journey to the meeting
What is the national flower of Wales?
Daffodil
Thistle
Rose
You have been invited for dinner at a colleague’s house at 7 pm. What time should you arrive?
Just a few minutes before 7 pm
Around 7.15 pm
7 pm on the dot
Who of the following is the current British Monarch?
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Mary I
