 
GREAT BRITAIN QUIZ 
 
     
ROUND 1 
COUNTRIES, CAPITALS, FLAGS 
     
Match the names of the countries with their capitals and flags 
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England 
Scotland 
Wales 
Northern Ireland 
Edinburg 
Belfast 
London 
Cardiff 
     
Match the names of the countries with their capitals and flags 
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Wales 
England 
Scotland 
Northern 
Ireland 
Edinburg 
London 
Belfast 
Cardiff 
     
 
ROUND 2 
Symbols 
 
     
Match the countries to their 
 national symbols 
England 
Scotland 
Northern Ireland 
Wales 
     
Match the countries to their 
 national symbols 
Northern Ireland 
England 
Wales 
Scotland 
     
 
ROUND 3 
What? Where? When? 
 
     
1. Who is the national hero of Britain, the defender of the poor?    
     
What is the London home of the Queen? 
     
2. What is the London home of the Queen? 
     
     
3. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain?    
     
     
4. How is the London underground often called?   
     
     
5. Who lives at 10 Downing Street in London? 
     
British Prime Minister 
     
6. The museum at Baker Street in London is devoted to this person.   
     
     
7. What English writer was born on Stradford-upon-Avon?   
     
     
8. The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from …   
     
Scotland 
     
1. What city stands on the river Thames? 
     
     
2. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall.   
     
Ravens 
     
3. The Princess Diana was the wife of …?   
     
Prince Charles 
     
4. In what city did the Beatles start their career?   
     
     
5. What can you see at Madam Tussaud’s Museum?   
     
Wax figures of famous people 
     
6. What animal is pictured on the national flag of Wales?   
     
A dragon 
     
7. In this country the national clothes are the skirts. What country is it?   
     
     
8. Where are the British kings and queens crowned?   
     
Westminster Abbey 
     
Round 4 
Name the famous places of interest 
     
     
Tower Bridge 
     
     
Big Ben and the Houses of  Parliament 
     
 
     
Westminster Abbey 
 
     
     
St.Paul’s Cathedral 
     
     
The Tower of London 
     
     
London Eye 
     
     
Buckinghem Palace 
     
     
The British Museum 
     
     
Stonehenge 
     
 
     
Admiral Nelson’s monument 
 
     
Round 5 
Famous British People 
 
     
Match the names of the famous people with their achievements and descriptions 
1. Isaac Newton 
a. a famous painter 
2. Alexander Bell 
b. wrote “Robinson Crusoe” 
3. William Turner 
c. created Sherlock Holmes 
4. Jonathan Swift 
d. “The iron lady” 
5. Alexander Fleming 
e. opened penicillin 
6. Conan Doyle 
7. Lewis Carol 
f. Wrote “Alice in Wonderland” 
g. invented a telephone 
8. Margaret Thatcher 
h. a well-known Scottish poet 
9. Rudyard Kipling 
i. the legendary group “Beatles” 
10. Robert Burns 
j. the author of “The Jungle Book (Mowgli)” 
11. William Shakespeare 
k. wrote “The Adventures of Gulliver” 
12. Daniel Defoe 
l. The most famous English writer, the author of “Romeo and Juliet” 
13. John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr 
m. opened the law of universal gravitation 
     
Match the names of the famous people with their achievements and descriptions 
1. Isaac Newton 
m. opened the law of universal gravitation 
2. Alexander Bell 
 
g. invented a telephone 
3. William Turner 
 
a. a famous painter 
4. Jonathan Swift 
5. Alexander Fleming 
k. wrote “The Adventures of Gulliver” 
 
e. opened penicillin 
6. Conan Doyle 
c. created Sherlock Holmes 
7. Lewis Carol 
 
f. Wrote “Alice in Wonderland” 
8. Margaret Thatcher 
9. Rudyard Kipling 
 
d. “The iron lady” 
 
j. the author of “The Jungle Book (Mowgli)” 
10. Robert Burns 
 
h. a well-known Scottish poet 
11. William Shakespeare 
 
l. The most famous English writer, the author of “Romeo and Juliet” 
12. Daniel Defoe 
 
b. wrote “Robinson Crusoe” 
13. John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr 
 
i. the legendary group “Beatles” 
 
     
Round 6 
PROVERBS 
 
     
 
- East or West - home is best 
- All's well that ends well 
- Don’t carry your coals to Newcastle 
- Rome was not built in a day 
- A friend in need is a friend indeed 
- A cat in gloves catches no mice 
- There is no smoke without fire 
- Every thing is good in its season 
 
ROUND 7 
HOLIDAYS 
     
True or false? 
- In Britain Christmas is celebrated on the 25-st of December. 
-  On the 31-st of October the British celebrate Easter. 
- “ Jack-o’-Lantern” is made from melon. 
- The British play jokes and tricks on the 1-st of May. 
- Mother’s Day is celebrated in May. 
- Eggs and chocolate rabbits are the symbol of Easter. 
 
     
True or false? 
- In Britain Christmas is celebrated on the 25-st of December. True 
-  On the 31-st of October the British celebrate Easter. False 
- “ Jack-o’-Lantern” is made from melon. False 
- The British play jokes and tricks on the 1-st of May. False  
- Mother’s Day is celebrated in May. True 
- Eggs and chocolate rabbits are the symbols of Easter. True 
 
     
 
ROUND 8 
Solve the crossword, 
find the key word 
     
Solve the crossword and find the key to complete the sentence- 
The British royal coat-of-arms shows a lion and a … 
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- What is the traditional Christmas dish in Britain? 
- “ Winnie-the-Pooh” was written by Alan … 
- What is the name of the British Queen? 
- The name of the famous British politician was Winston … 
- What is the oldest university in Britain? 
- St. Valentine’s Day is observed in … (month) 
- What was the political nickname of Margaret Thatcher? … Lady? 
 
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- What is the traditional Christmas dish in Britain? 
- “ Winnie-the-Pooh” was written by Alan … 
- What is the name of the British Queen? 
- The name of the famous British politician was Winston … 
- What is the oldest university in Britain? 
- St. Valentine’s Day is observed in … (month) 
- What was the political nickname of Margaret Thatcher? … Lady? 
 
A lion and a unicorn 
    