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culture British isles quiz
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1
Gretna Green is a village in Scotland. On what day of the year is it a very busy place?
17 March
14 February
31 October
30 November
2
Which book is
not
by Charles Dickens?
A Tale of Two Cities
Middlemarch
Oliver Twist
Hard Times
3
What is, apart from Hadrian's wall, another Roman wall in Great Britain?
Antonine's Wall
Vitellius' Wall
Florian's Wall
Maxentius' Wall
4
Some people on the Honours List are given the MBE title. What does 'MBE' stand for?
Marvellous British Entrepreneur
Member of the British Empire
Mighty British Elf
5
Which of these British cities does
not
exist?
Barrow-in-Furness
Bournemouth upon Hythe
Weston super Mare
Hucknall under Huthwaite
6
Choose the right answer: this song is by...
The Police
Sting
U2
Genesis
7
The Emerald Isle is a way to refer to Ireland. Which of the following words is another one?
Cambria
Erin
Britannia
Caledonia
8
Which breed is this?
Yorkshire Terrier
Irish Terrier
Scottish Terrier
Welsh Terrier
9
Complete this line from The Canterbury Tales' prologue: "And with a...thus will I first begin."
And with a knight thus will I first begin.
And with a nun thus will I first begin.
And with a song thus will I first begin.
And with a king thus will I first begin.
10
A technique in British humour is telling a joke with no emotions, dry. What's it called again?
Pun
Banter
Innuendo
Deadpan
11
What is the national bird of the United Kingdom?
Whooper swan
Common kestrel
Barn swallow
European robin
12
The nations of Britain have crosses in their flags except for Wales: it has the Dragon of...
Glyndwr
St. Andrew
Cadwallader
St. David
13
What is 'heckling'?
a term used when a dog is sent ahead during fox-hunting
interrupting and jeering at a speaker in parliament
fishing for herring
a term used for spotting trains
14
How many kilos is "ten stone seven"?
97 kg
87 kg
57 kg
67 kg
15
What is the name of this Australian animal?
Quokka
wombat
Kookaburra
Tasmanian devil
