Chapter 1

Question 1

What are the two main islands?

Answer 1

Great Britain and Ireland.

Question 2

How are the two main islands called together?

Answer 2

There is no agreement

Question 3

Which are the two states?

Answer 3

The Republic of Ireland and Fhe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland

Question 4

Where does “Great” come form?

Answer 4

From the distinction of this land from the smaller are of Brittany in France.

Question 5

Capital of England

Answer 5

London

Question 6

Capital of Scotland

Answer 6

Edinburgh

Question 7

Capital of Wales

Answer 7

Cardiff

Question 8

Capital of Nothern Ireland

Answer 8

Belfast

Question 9

Which are the four nations?

Answer 9

England, Wales, Nothern Ireland, and Scotland

Question 10

When was the unification completed?

Answer 10

In 1800

Question 11

What is Albion?

Answer 11

A word used by poets to refer to Scotland or to Great Britain as a whole. Romans associated Grest Britain with the latin word ‘albus’ (white).

Question 12

Why did the Romans associate GB with albus?

Answer 12

Because of the white chalk cliffs around Dover. They where the first thing seen when arriving from continental Europe.

Question 13

What’s Britannia?

Answer 13

The name that the Romans gave to their southern British province. Also used for the female embodiment of Britain

Question 14

Briton

Answer 14

Word used in official contexts to talk about a citizen of the UK.

Question 15

Erin

Answer 15

Poetic name of Ireland

Question 16

The Emerald Isle

Answer 16

Another way to refer to Ireland because of its countryside

Question 17

Roman names for Scotland, Wales and Ireland

Answer 17

Caledonia, Cambria, Hibernia

Question 18

John Bull

Answer 18

Fictional character who is supposed to embody the englishness and the traditional values

Question 19

Flag of England

Answer 19

St George Cross

Question 20

Plant of England

Answer 20

Rose

Question 21

Colour of England

Answer 21

White

Question 22

Patron Saint of England

Answer 22

St George

Question 23

Saint Day of England

Answer 23

23 April

Question 24

Flag of Wales

Answer 24

Red dragon/ Dragon of Cadwallader

Question 25

Plant of Wales

Answer 25

Leek/ daffodil

Question 26

Colour of wales

Answer 26

Red

Question 27

Patron Sain of Wales

Answer 27

St David

Question 28

Saint Day of Wales

Answer 28

1 March

Question 29

Flag of Scotland

Answer 29

St Andrews Cross- Lion Bampant

Question 30

Plant of Scotland

Answer 30

Thistle

Question 31

Colour of Scotland

Answer 31

Blue

Question 32

Patron Saint of Scotland

Answer 32

St Andrews

Question 33

Saints day of Scotland

Answer 33

30 November

Question 34

Flag of Ireland

Answer 34

St Patricks Cross

Question 35

Plant of Ireland

Answer 35

Shamrock

Question 36

Colour of Ireland

Answer 36

Green

Question 37

Patron Saint of Ireland

Answer 37

St Patrick

Question 38

Saint Day of Ireland

Answer 38

March 17

Question 39

Origin of Mc or Mac

Answer 39

Scottish or Irish

Question 40

Origin of O as in O’Brien

Answer 40

Irish

Question 41

Origin of Evans, Jones, Price, Williams

Answer 41

Welsh

Question 42

Most common surname in England and Scotland

Answer 42

Smith

Question 43

Scottish version of John

Answer 43

Ian

Question 44

Irish version of John

Answer 44

Sean

Question 45

What is a Kilt?

Answer 45

A skirt with tartan pattern worn by man in Scotland (it is not normally used)

Question 46

Irish stereotype

Answer 46

Great talkers

Question 47

Scottish stereotype

Answer 47

Careful with money

Question 48

Welsh stereotype

Answer 48

They have singing abilities

Question 49

Uk population by 2006

Answer 49

60.6 million

Question 50

England population by 2006

Answer 50

50.8 million

Question 51

Population of Scotland in 2006

Answer 51

5.1 million

Question 52

Welsh population by 2006

Answer 52

3.0 million

Question 53

Nothern Ireland population in 2006

Answer 53

1.7 million