Which of these is not an acceptable short name for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Which city is not in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Which is the smallest of the four nations?

Which of the following figures is not associated with Britain?

Which of the four nations' flags is not incorporated in the flag of the UK?

By what name is the UK flag often known?

What proportion of the population of Britain lives in England?

What proportion of the population of Britain answered 'white British' to the ethnic group question in the 2001 census?

What is the largest minority ethnic grouping in Britain?

A surname beginning with 'Mac' or 'Mc' is understood to be ...

In which of the following does a 'Great Britain' team compete?

Historically and culturally speaking, which country may be divided into 'Lowland' and 'Highland'?

Of which country is St. David the patron saint?

What is Stonehenge?

What was Magna Carta?

Where is Hadrian's Wall?

Who won the Civil War in the seventeenth century?

In what part of England is Wessex?

Which of these place names is of partly Roman origin?

Which people settled in large numbers in Britain?

In which century was there a single parliament for the whole of Britain and Ireland?

In which century did England and Scotland first have the same monarch?

In which century did England and Scotland first have the same parliament?

Which century saw the greatest extent of the British empire?

In which century was the last battle to be fought on British soil?

In the middle of the twentieth century, a joke history book was published. It satirized the way history was taught in schools at that time, which typically involved the memorizing of lots of dates. What do you think its title was?

In the 1980s, the BBC compiled a computer video package of very detailed information about every place in Britain. It timed the publication to fall on a particular anniversary. In which year was it published?

In world terms, Britain has summers and cool winters.

Which of these does Britain not have?

If you read in a scene from a novel set in Britain that the temperature was 'in the mid eighties', what is the weather like?

Which is the least densely populated country in Britain?

London is larger than any other city in Britain. About how much larger?

Where in England is Birmingham?

Where in England is Manchester?

What is the largest city in Scotland?

What proportion of the population of London was born outside Britain?

Which of the following cities is not in England?

Generally speaking, which part of Britain gets the most rain in a year?

Which form of alternative energy is most used in Britain?

In world terms, how much rain does London get in a year?

Which of these is nearest to London?

Linguistically, what is Scots most closely related to?

Linguistically, what is Welsh most closely related to?

Which of these is used most often in public life?

What is the British national anthem?

With which country is haggis especially associated?

With which country is Owain Glyndwr associated?

Which group of post World War Two immigrants to Britain is sometimes known 'the Windrush generation'?

From which immigrant community to Britain has bhangra emerged?

In which part of the UK is religion and identity most often linked?

What are surnames with two parts generally called?

What proportion of children are born outside marriage in modern Britain?

How do some people in Britain refer to their long-established sexual partners?

With which part of Britain is the English accent with the highest status associated?

Among British people, which of these personal qualities is generally valued the most?

In passing, casual conversation, British people talk about the weather because ...

If you hear or read of a woman who is 'six-and-a-half foot', how tall is she?

If you hear or read of a man who is 'about twelve stone', how heavy is he?

If a place is 'about half a mile away', how long would it take you to walk there?

Which of the following descriptions is not negative?

Why do the British normally form queues when they are waiting for something?

In what month does the financial year begin in Britain?

By what name are measurements in kilos, litres, and metres known in Britain?

If money and access to friends and family were not a problem, where would most British people prefer to live?

What proportion of British households keep an animal as a pet?

What is a bird table?

In Britain, which two people are least likely to kiss when meeting each other?

If two British strangers get into conversation (for example, on a train), which of these pieces of personal information are they most likely to exchange?

Which traditional 'sport' in Britain was made illegal in 2004?

How do most people in Britain feel about politicians?

Which of these names is not used to refer to the position of Prime Minister?

What is the name of the government department which is responsible for Britain's dealings with the rest of the world?

Which of these does not apply to the British political system?

In which respect is Britain most unusual among twenty-first century states? It does not have:

What is the name of the British secret service?

Where does the British parliament meet?

Which of these political parties has not been in government in the last 50 years?

Which of these political parties is sometimes known as 'the Tories'?

Which of these political parties traditionally draws its support from the working class?

Plaid Cymru is the nationalist party for which part of the UK?

Which of these political parties is usually represented in parliament?

What is the main purpose of the annual conference held by each big party?

What is the name of the arrangement whereby two MPs from opposing parties each agree not to participate in a parliamentary vote?

Who does the monarch normally choose as Prime Minister?

When somebody commits a crime in Britain, who or what, legally speaking, have they committed a crime against?

When parliament agrees on a new law, what must happen before it actually becomes law?

Which of the following is not a royal residence?

What is the name of the money given to the royal family to perform their public duties?

About how many people are normally members of the cabinet in Britain?

How many political parties normally form the government in Britain?

What is the name of the government department that looks after financial matters?

What is the name of the government minister who deals with safety inside Britain?

What is the title of the most senior civil servant in a government department?

What is the name of the Prime Minister's official country residence?

What phrase is commonly used to denote the Prime Minister, his or her closest advisers, and the cabinet office?

What phrase is commonly used in the British media to denote senior civil servants and other government administrators?

What are Middlesex, Cornwall, and Yorkshire?

In Britain, by what name are local government authorities generally known?

On what is the tax which local government authorities collect based?

What is the smallest unit of local government in Britain?

What is the name of the convention that no member of the government can disagree with any government policy?

Which of these people has not been Prime Minister of the UK?

When British journalists refer to 'MPs', who are they talking about?

By what name is the Palace of Westminster generally known?

Who chairs debates and other proceedings in the House of Commons?

Which pronoun must an MP never use when speaking in Parliament?

What is the name of the daily reports of debates in the Commons?

By what name is a proposal for a new law called when it is debated in Parliament?

When the division bell rings in the Houses of Parliament, what do MPs do?

Who is the religious head of the Church of England?

Of which Christian denomination is the Church of England an example?

Which of the following is the odd one out (different from the others)?

What is the attitude of most people in modern Britain to organized religion?

Which Christian group in Britain often call themselves the Society of Friends?

What is the fastest-growing type of Christianity in Britain?

Which two non-Christian religions have their own state schools in Britain?

What percentage of children in Britain go to public schools?

What percentage of children in Britain go to independent schools?

What proportion of 17-year-olds in England study a foreign language?

What proportion of 20-year-olds in Britain study at university?

Most British children between the ages of five and eleven go to ... schools.

Most British children between the ages of eleven and sixteen go to ... schools.

At which of these places could you not study for A-levels?

What is the typical number of subjects studied at school by students in their second year of A-levels?

What kind of qualification does a student who completes a course of undergraduate university study in Physics normally get?

Which of these schools is the odd one out (different from the others)?

What are the hours of the typical school day in Britain?

Compared to the European average, how long is the school year in Britain?

What is the word used to describe the act of submitting written work as your own when in reality it was written by someone else?

How long do most university students in England take to graduate?

What kind of cooking is involved in traditional national dishes in Britain?

Which of these is sometimes regarded as the modern national dish in Britain?

What kinds of dishes does a 'greasy spoon' most typically serve?

Which kinds of dish on a restaurant menu are most likely to be given English names?

Which of these drinks is most frequently served in a pub?

What would be the reaction of most British people if you said 'I got very drunk last night'?

If a British person mentions 'the local', to what is he or she probably referring?

Before the 1970s, when amateur cricketers were called 'gentlemen', what were professional ones called?

Which of these sports is the most popular in Britain?

In which of these sports are Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Middlesex top-class teams?

In which of these sports are 'test matches' played?

In England, which of these sports was traditionally confined to the middle classes?

In England, at which of these sporting events is crowd trouble a possibility?

Which of these names is not used for people who organize gambling on sports events?

How many times has a British team won the football World Cup?

If a British person thinks that something is unfair or unjust, what might they say?

By what name is the practice of killing birds with guns generally known?

What is the name given to fishing when it is done competitively?

Which of these has been called 'the sport of kings'?

If someone asks 'Who won the 3.30 at Chepstow?', to what sport are they referring?

Which two national teams often compete for 'the Ashes'?

In which city is a famous annual international festival of the performing arts held?

Where is the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company?

Which previously out-of-print Victorian novel sold 500,000 copies after a TV adaptation?

How does the balance of public and private financial support for the arts in Britain compare with the European average?

In general, how much does it cost for admission to museums and galleries in Britain?

In general, with which medium for the arts do the British feel most comfortable?

Which of the following is not generally regarded as part of 'the arts' in Britain?

Which of the following exemplifies the American influence on British music in the popular idiom?

Which of the followingis not a famous auction house for arc collectors?

Where is the annual Royal National Eisteddfod held?

What is Glyndebourne?

Which of the followingis not regardedas part of'fine arts'

What is another word for the arts often used in Britain?

Which book, according to a 2003 BBC poll, is Britain's

About how much paid holiday does the average employee in Britain get each year?

Very roughly, what proportion of Britain's population takes a holiday abroad each year?

Which of these is not a well-known seaside resort town?

Which country is the most popular holiday destination for British tourists?

Which of these is a common greeting to another person around  Christmas  time?

Which of these is a common greeting to another person on the anniversaryof their birth?

What is the common name in Britain for public holidays?

"The Troubles" were an ethno-nationalist conflict in which part of the UK?

The traditional costume which Scottish men used to wear is.....

In Britain, a party is normally said to have "won" an election if it's.....

Justin Welby is the member of House of Lords and the 105th....of Canterbury in the UK

Angles and Saxon were two tribes invaded and settle in England in the.....period

The president is famous for the Emancipation Proclamation

Benjamin Franklin's face can be seen on the....bill

The Liberty Bell is displayed in Philadelphia which is the largest city of.....

The US.....may propose an amendment if two-thirds of both houses vote for it.