The UK & England | True or False? | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Cheese rolling is a British sport

Yes, cheese rolling is a British tradition and sport, specifically held annually at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire

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The Queen or the King of England writes all the laws.

False. Laws are created by Parliament, which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The monarch’s role is ceremonial and symbolic.

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England has a law that requires everyone to wear their flag’s colours on Sundays.

False!

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The highest mountain in the UK is lower than the highest mountain in Ukraine.

Yes, the highest mountain in the UK is Ben Nevis - 1,345 meters. The highest mountain in Ukraine is Hoverla - 2,061 meters

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The Union Jack is the name of the England flag.

False... It is the name of the UK flag.

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The Tower of London was originally built as a giant greenhouse to grow exotic plants for Queen Elizabeth I.

False: It was a fortress and prison, not a greenhouse.

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England’s official language used to be French

Yes, for almost 300 years, from 1066 to 1362, the official language of England wasn’t English, it was French | faux pas, déjà vu, and bon appétit

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Once, a flock of birds landed on Big Ben’s minute hand and set the clock back by 5 minutes

Yes, It happened in August 1949, but the clock staff corrected the error within a few hours

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There is a symbol that looks like the ukrainian letter “ї” in English.

Yes! This symbol is called “diaeresis” and it exists in a word “naïve”, for example.

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Indian dish is England's national dish

Yes, Chicken Tikka Masala is England's national dish

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The Queen didn't have a passport

Yes, she does not need a British passport. Despite that, during her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II has visited over 100 countries

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English people invented a sport "Tea Wrestling", where players fight to keep their teacups from spilling during a match

False 🍵

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England’s national animal is a unicorn.

False! But the unicorn is the national animal of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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