Life In the UK

1. Who appoints “Life peers”?

2. Who mapped the coast of Australia?

3. Who was Queen Elizabeth II married to?

4. What Palace was a cast-iron and plate-glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851?

5. Who was the first woman Prime Minister?

6. Which operas were written by Gilbert and Sullivan?

7. What percentage of the UK population is Sikh?

8. What did the first farmers build in Britain?

9. When did the first Christian communities appear in Britain?

10. Which of these venues is located in Scotland?

11. What is the National Anthem of the UK?

12. Who was one of the founders of England’s naval tradition?

13. What is the judiciary responsible for?

14. What language did the Iron Age people speak?

15. Which charity works to preserve important buildings?

16. Who became Prime Minister during WWII?

17. When were the women given the right to vote at the same age as men?

18. When did people learn how to make bronze?

19. Who is responsible for subjects such as education, health and defence?

20. Roast beef is a traditional food of which country?

21. What did Henry VII do?

22. Which style of architecture became popular in the 19th century?

23. Which flag has a white cross on a blue background?

24. What was the population of the UK in 1901?