1. What countries are situated on the British Isles? What are their capitals?
2. Name patron saints of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
3. Name the plant symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
4. Name the animal symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
5. The country was called the United Kingdom of Great  Britain and Northern Ireland in _____ (year)
6. What colour is Ireland associated with?
7. What is the historical name of Northern Ireland?
8. What is Cymru?
9. Be ready to differentiate between the flags of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. What is Union Jack?
10. Do the United Kingdom and Great Britain mean the same?
11. What British citizen does not have a British passport?
12. The 3 main political parties of the UK are …
13. The Parliament consists of the House of _____ and the House of _______
14. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?
15. Who is the head of the Church of England?
16. Listen to the national anthem of the UK. What is its name?
17. The Monarch of the UK __________
(A) rules and governs.
(B) reigns but does not rule.
(C) reigns and rules.
(D) rules but does not reign.
18. The British monarchs are crowned in __________
19. What bird is the national bird of the UK? Find it among the pictures
20. On reaching 100 years old, a British citizen can receive …
21. How many birthdays does the Queen have?
22. In the days of the British Empire the areas under the British rule were shown on world maps in what colour?
23. Do Englishmen bring coal to Newcastle?
24. What is the difference between Loch Ness and Loch Lomond?
25. What sea is east of Great Britain?
26. In what direction is the Irish Sea from Great Britain?
27. Point to the body of water which is west of Ireland. What do we call it?
28. What water body separates the British Isles from the Continent?
29. What country is west of England?
30. Why do the English call the strait between Great Britain and the mainland the "Strait of Dover" and the French call it "Pas-de-Calais" (international term)?
31. What are the names of the waters washing the coasts of the British Isles?
32. What are the most important rivers in Great Britain?
33. In what direction are the British Isles from the mainland?
34. Which river is the longest in Britain?
35. Find the Thames. Rivers always flow towards the sea. In what direction does the Thames flow?
36. The Severn flows into the Bristol Channel, doesn't it?
37. What is the largest lake in England?
38. What mountain ranges are found in Scotland?
39. Find Edinburgh and Glasgow on the map. In what geographical part of Scotland are they situated?
40. Where are the Cheviot Hills?
41. What separates England from Scotland?
42. Where is Hadrian’s Wall? Who built it, when and why?
43. What is known as the “backbone” of England? Show it on the map.
44. What are the names of the chief mountain ranges on the island of Great Britain?
45. Where are the Cumbrian and the Cambrian mountains situated? What is the main difference between the Cumbrians and the Cambrians? Show them on the map
46. Which university city is known as the “city of dreaming spires”? Why? Ho called it so? Find it among the pictures
47. Where are the Midlands? What counties does this region include?
48. Which Midlands city is known for its association with Robin Hood and Sherwood Forest?
49. What is the name the river Thames goes by as it flows through Oxford? Find it among the pictures
50. In what part of England is Stonehenge? Find it among the pictures