A Modern, Thriving Society

Question 1

Where is the UK located?

Answer 1

North west of Europe

Question 2

What is the longest distance on the mainland in the UK

Answer 2

From John O’Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land’s End in the south-west corner of England
It is about 870 miles (approximately1,400 kilometres)

Question 3

What is the capital city of Northern Ireland

Answer 3

Belfast

Question 4

What is the capital city of Scotland

Answer 4

Edinburgh

Question 5

What are the denominations of currency in the UK for coins

Answer 5

There are 8 different types of coins
1p, 2p, 5p
10p, 20p, 50p
£1 and £2

Question 6

What are the denominations of currency in the UK in notes

Answer 6

There are 4 types of notes
£5, £10, £20, £50

Question 7

Which two countries in the UK have a currency different from the pound Sterling?

Answer 7

Northern Ireland and Scotland

Question 8

What percentage of the UK population is made up by England

Answer 8

around 84%

Question 9

What percentage of the UK population is made up by Wales

Answer 9

around 5%

Question 10

What percentage of the UK population is made up by Scotland

Answer 10

just over 8%

Question 11

What percentage of the UK population is made up by Northern Ireland

Answer 11

less than 3%

Question 12

What are the languages spoken in each of the 4 countries that make up the UK

Answer 12

The official language is English
Welsh is also spoken in Wales
Gaelic in Scotland
and in Northern Ireland some speak Irish Gaelic

Question 13

What religion is historically associated with the UK

Answer 13

Christianity

Question 14

What religious buildings can be seen in the UK

Answer 14

Christian churches
Islamic mosques
Hindu temples
Jewish synagogues
Sikh gurdwaras

Question 15

What percentage of the UK population have identified themselves as Christian

Answer 15

70% in the 2009 Citizenship Survey
46.2% in the 2021 Citizenship Survey

Question 16

What is the Church of England

Answer 16

a.k.a the Anglican Church in other countries and the Episcopal Church in Scotland and the USA
Its spiritual leader is the Archbishop of Canterbury and the monarch (the head of the Church of England) has the right to select who will be in this position as well as those who will be in other senior positions but it is usually the Prime Minister and a committee appointed by the Church who decides

Question 17

What is the national Church of Scotland

Answer 17

the Church of Scotland:
A Presbyterian Church governed by ministers and elders
The chairperson of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the Moderator who is appointed for one year only and often speaks on behalf of the Church

Question 18

What are the patron saints’ days of the 4 countries in the UK

Answer 18

England 23 April St George
Northern Ireland 17 March St Patrick
Wales 1 March St David
Scotland 30 December St Andrew

Question 19

Which two countries have their patron saint’s day as an official holiday

Answer 19

Scotland
Northern Ireland

Question 20

What are the public holidays associated with Easter

Answer 20

Good Friday (which is either in March or April) and the following Monday after Easter Sunday

Question 21

What is Lent

Answer 21

Celebrated 40 days before Easter when people typically give something up
The day before it starts (Ash Wednesday) is called Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day

Question 22

When is Easter Sunday

Answer 22

Sunday following the first full moon after 20 March

Question 23

Diwali (a.k.a the Festival of Lights)

Answer 23

Celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs, famously in Leicester, for the triumph of good over evil and the gaining of knowledge
It normally falls in October or November and lasts for 5 days