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British Culture Quiz

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  • What is the name of the street where the British Prime Minister lives?
    Sesame Street
    Baker Street
    Downing Street
  • What is the capital city of Wales?
    Edinburgh
    Cardiff
    Belfast
  • In which British city was the Titanic built?
    London (in England)
    Edinburgh (in Scotland)
    Belfast (in Northern Ireland)
  • What do Scottish people call lakes?
    lochs
    ponds
    puddles
  • Brits apparently drink over 100 million cups of what drink every day?
    Tea
  • Where does the Queen live?
    Buckingham Palace
  • Which Scottish inventor created the telephone in 1876?
    Alexander Graham Bell
  • Excluding all native languages and dialects, what is the most spoken language in the UK?
    Arabic
    Polish
    French
  • What is the name of the river which runs through London?
    the Thames
  • What is the national animal of England?
    a lion
    an eagle
    a wolf
    a snake
  • Which English author wrote the famous festive story, A Christmas Carol?
    JK Rowling
    Charles Dickens
    Jane Austen
  • The Queen does not need a passport to travel overseas. True or False?
    True - The Royal Family website explains: "As a British passport is issued in the name of Her Majesty, it is unnecessary for The Queen to possess one."
  • The Lion and the Unicorn appear on the Royal Coat-of-Arms. The lion represents England, what does the unicorn represent?
    Scotland
  • What is the name of the British author who wrote the Harry Potter saga?
    JK Rowling
  • What is the national instrument of Scotland?
    the bagpipes
  • The TV series Game of Thrones was predominantly filmed in which British nation?
    Northern Ireland
  • What is the national flower of Wales?
    the sunflower
    the rose
    the daffodil
  • At what age can you legally learn to drive in Britain?
    17
  • In which city was the first organised municipal fire brigade in the world established?
    Edinburgh