50 Sentences - Fill in the blanks - English Week

Question 1

The capital of Scotland is ____________.

Accepted Answer

Edinburgh

Question 2

St. Patrick is the Patron Saint of __________________.

Accepted Answer

Northern Ireland

Question 3

The capital of Wales is ___________.

Accepted Answer

Cardiff

Question 4

Francis Drake lived in the _______ century and was famous for _________________.

Accepted Answer

16th / Circumnavigating the globe

Question 5

The largest airport in London is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

Heathrow

Question 6

English equivalent for Polish term 'Sejm' is __________________.

Accepted Answer

Parliament

Question 7

____________ was the first British Prime Minister to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Accepted Answer

Winston Churchill

Question 8

I'm broke means ________________.

Accepted Answer

I have no money

Question 9

William the Conqueror won the battle of ________________ in _______.

Accepted Answer

Hastings / 1066

Question 10

This year's Nobel Prize for Literature was given to writer ____________.

Accepted Answer

Kazuro Ishiguro

Question 11

Elizabeth's II last name was _______________________.

Accepted Answer

Mountbatten-Windsor

Question 12

GMT stands for ___________________.

Accepted Answer

Greenwich Mean Time

Question 13

Kooh-i-Noor is the name of a famous _____________.

Accepted Answer

Diamond

Question 14

BBC stands for _________________________.

Accepted Answer

British Broadcasting Corporation

Question 15

Richard the Lionheart lived in the ________ century.

Accepted Answer

12th

Question 16

The Flag of England presents the red cross of St. ____________ on the white background.

Accepted Answer

George

Question 17

____________________ was called the Iron Lady.

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher

Question 18

________________ was a detective and lived in Baker Street.

Accepted Answer

Sherlock Holmes

Question 19

The Bronte sisters names were _______,________ and _________.

Accepted Answer

Charlotte, Anne and Emily

Question 20

Joseph Condrad was __________________________.

Accepted Answer

Polish-born British novelist

Question 21

J.R.R. stands for _______________________, the author of the Lord of the Rings.

Accepted Answer

John Ronald Reuel

Question 22

St. Paul's Cathedral in London was designed by __________________.

Accepted Answer

Christopher Wren

Question 23

CIA stands for __________________________.

Accepted Answer

Central Intelligence Agency

Question 24

Another name for the pound sterling is ______________.

Accepted Answer

Quid

Question 25

BST stands for ______________________.

Accepted Answer

British Summer Time

Question 26

The National Scottish instrument is called _____________.

Accepted Answer

Bagpipes

Question 27

Another name for the British flag is the _____________.

Accepted Answer

Union Jack

Question 28

St. Andrew is the Patron Saint of _____________.

Accepted Answer

Scotland

Question 29

Big Ben is the name of the London's ______________.

Accepted Answer

Clock Tower (officially known as the Elizabeth Tower)

Question 30

Another name for the American flag is ________________.

Accepted Answer

Stars and Stripes

Question 31

__________________ was called the Swan of Avon.

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

Question 32

Sir _____________________ was a famous British director, called the master of suspense.

Accepted Answer

Alfred Hitchcock

Question 33

The Tower of London is now a _____________. It is guarded by the _____________ and it houses the Crown ______________.

Accepted Answer

Historic site / Yeoman Warders / Jewels

Question 34

On the November 5th the English celebrate __________ and make bonfires.

Accepted Answer

Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Day)

Question 35

King Arthur's sword was called ____________.

Accepted Answer

Excalibur

Question 36

Florance Nightingale was a _________________.

Accepted Answer

Nurse

Question 37

___________________ was a famous detective in Agatha Christie's novel.

Accepted Answer

Hercule Poirot

Question 38

Eggheads are ______________________.

Accepted Answer

Team of intelligent people in TV Quiz Show

Question 39

HRH stands for ______________.

Accepted Answer

His/Her Royal Highness

Question 40

James Cook discovered ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Australia (among other places)

Question 41

The British National anthem starts: _______________.

Accepted Answer

God Save our gracious King

Question 42

This year's Nobel Peace prize was given to _________________.

Accepted Answer

Antonio Guterres

Question 43

William the Conqueror came from _____________.

Accepted Answer

Normandy

Question 44

Mac means _____________.

Accepted Answer

Son of

Question 45

_______________________ is the oldest university in England.

Accepted Answer

University of Oxford

Question 46

Ale is a kind of ___________.

Accepted Answer

Beer

Question 47

The Ivy League universities are in _________________.

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 48

The name of the current King of England is ___________.

Accepted Answer

Charles III

Question 49

The British Prime Minister lives at ______________ in London.

Accepted Answer

10 Downing Street

Question 50

Another name for the American dollar is ___________.

Accepted Answer

Buck

50 Sentences - Fill in the blanks - English Week

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50 Sentences - Fill in the blanks - English Week

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