Life in the UK Test · What Is the UK?
What Is the UK?
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- What does the name 'Cymru' mean in Welsh?
- The Union Flag combines the crosses of which three patron saints?
- Which four nations make up the United Kingdom?
- What are the colours of the Welsh flag?
- Which is the longest river in the UK?
- Which festival marks the Scottish new year?
- Which of these languages is NOT traditionally spoken in the UK?
- What does 'Great Britain' refer to?
- Which of these is the traditional name for the land area of Northern Ireland?
- Which is the highest mountain in Wales?
- Which statement about the Union Flag is correct?
- On which date is St Andrew's Day celebrated?
- What is the monarch's official residence in Scotland, in Edinburgh?
- What is the capital city of Wales?
- How many nations in the UK have their own devolved legislature?
- Which is the second-highest of these four peaks: Ben Nevis, Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Slieve Donard?
- On which date is St George's Day celebrated?
- Which is the largest lake in the UK, found in Northern Ireland?
- What is the traditional emblem of Northern Ireland?
- What is the name of the home of the Northern Ireland Assembly?
- Which year did the present Union Flag design take its current form, after the union with Ireland?
- Which body of water lies between England and France?
- Which official language is used alongside English in the Welsh Senedd?
- Which of these peaks is the third highest of the four national high points?
- Which of these is NOT a county in Northern Ireland?
- Which parts of the UK together make up Great Britain?
- Which is the highest mountain in England?
- Which of these is a UK overseas territory rather than a Crown Dependency?
- Which landmark is a World Heritage Site in Wiltshire?
- Which Welsh poet wrote 'Under Milk Wood'?
- Which cathedral city is the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury?
- Which of these is a Crown Dependency and not part of the UK?
- Burns Night is held on which date to remember the poet Robert Burns?
- Which UK nation has the largest population?
- What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?
- In which UK city would you find the Royal Mile?
- Where does the UK Parliament sit?
- What does the Channel Tunnel connect?
- The Isle of Man has its own parliament. What is it called?
- Which patron saint's day falls between St Patrick's Day and St Andrew's Day?
- Which plant is the national emblem of Scotland?
- Which nation has its own legal system separate from England and Wales?
- Which patron saint's day falls latest in the calendar year?
- With which country does the United Kingdom share its only land border?
- What is the approximate population of the UK, as given in the handbook?
- Where is the Giant's Causeway?
- Which is the patron saint of Wales?
- What is the capital city of the Republic of Ireland?
- Which flower is the emblem of England?
- Which poet is celebrated on Burns Night?
- Which of these runs through London?
- How many days after St David's Day does St Patrick's Day fall in March?
- Which flower is the national emblem of Wales (along with the leek)?
- What is the capital city of Scotland?
- What is Stormont?
- In which part of the UK is Welsh most widely spoken?
- The King's official residence in London is called what?
- What are the Channel Islands, and what is their relationship with the UK?
- The handbook says the term 'British Isles' includes which of these?
- Which city has the Tower of London?
- What does the Eisteddfod celebrate?
- In which city is the Scottish Parliament located?
- What is the highest mountain in the UK?
- Which sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland?
- Why does the Welsh dragon not appear on the Union Flag?