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English-speaking countries QUIZ

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the official name of the UK?

a)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain

b)

Great Britain

c)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2.

What parts does the UK consist of?

a)

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

b)

England, Scotland, Wales

c)

England, Wales, Northern Ireland

3.

What is the capital of Scotland?

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

4.

What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

5.

What is the symbol of England?

a)

The thistle

b)

The daffodil

c)

The red rose

6.

The population of Great Britain is

a)

20 million people

b)

68 million people

c)

140 million people

7.

What is the name of the flag of the UK?

a)

United Jack

b)

Union Jack

c)

Union John

8.

What is the capital of Wales?

a)

Belfast

b)

Edinburgh

c)

Cardiff

9.

What is the longest river in Britain?

a)

The Tay

b)

The Thames

c)

The Severn

10.

What is the symbol of Scotland?

a)

The thistle

b)

The daffodil

c)

The red rose

11.

... is in London.

a)

Trafalgar Square

b)

Times Square

c)

Sky Tower

12.

What flag is this?

a)

Wales

b)

Scotland

c)

Northern Ireland

13.

Which country has three capital cities?

a)

South Africa

b)

Australia

c)

Ireland

14.

What is it?

a)

Rolling Stones

b)

The Rocks

c)

Stonehenge

15.

At what age children in the UK go to secondary school?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

16.

A row of identical houses that are joined together:

a)

a bungalow

b)

a detached house

c)

a terraced house

17.

DOESN’T actually come from England:

a)

Fish and chips

b)

Haggis

c)

Apple pie

18.

They have more serious news and fewer pictures:

a)

Tabloids

b)

Broadsheets

c)

Magazines

19.

London Underground started in:

a)

1774

b)

1936

c)

1863

20.

Guy Fawkes’ Night is celebrated on:

a)

the 14th February

b)

the 5th November

c)

the 31st October

21.

What is the “Big Apple”?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Washington DC

c)

New York

22.

The Great Barrier Reef, which can be seen from space, is in:

a)

New Zealand

b)

Australia

c)

India

23.

The capital of New Zealand is ...

a)

Canberra

b)

Wellington

c)

Ottawa

24.

Who made the first map of New Zealand?

a)

James Cook

b)

Abel Tasman

c)

the Maoris

25.

The capital city of Canada is:

a)

Montreal

b)

Toronto

c)

Ottawa

26.

What is the largest English speaking country by population?

a)

Australia

b)

Canada

c)

the USA