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  • The British traditionally celebrate 5th November by burning a dummy. What holiday is that?
    Guy Fawkes night
  • Which area is known as the Garden of England?
    Kent
  • What is the established church?
    The Church of England or the Anglican Church
  • Which language did English develop from? What language group does it belong to?
    English developed from Anglo-Saxon and is a Germanic language
  • Who is the current monarch?
    Charles III
  • Name three of London's most interesting museums
    The Victoria and Albert, Science Museum and the Natural History Museum
  • Whose statue stands on top of a column in the middle of Trafalgar Square?
    Admiral Lord Nelson's
  • Describe the flag of GB
    It consists of 3 crosses, each one representing the crosses of saint patrons of England, Scotland and Ireland.
  • Which is the official residence of the monarch?
    Buckingham Palace
  • What do you know about the British Parliament?
    Parliament consists of two chambers known as the House of Commons and the House of Lords
  • Who was the first monarch to unite the lands that later formed the UK?
    Henry Tudor, King Henry VII of England
  • What type of state is the UK?
    The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy
  • The United Kingdom is divided into administrative areas known as ...
    'counties'
  • What is Canterbury famous for?
    It is the religious capital of England because its cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury who is head of the Church of England
  • Who usually becomes the Prime Minister?
    The party which wins the majority of seats forms the Government and its leader usually becomes Prime Minister
  • Where does the Parliament sit?
    Westminster
  • Which name is given to the area of central London north from The Mall to Oxford Street?
    The West End
  • What political parties in the UK do you know?
    Conservative, labour, liberal