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What is the most common reason for migration to the UK today?

Word-related (to find work)

Name three of the top five nationalities of migrants in the UK today.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria, China, South Africa

What are the main ingredients in Toad in the hole?

Sausages and batter

Name at least two of the heavy events typically held at the Scottish Highland Games.

Caber toss, Hammer throw, Stone put, Weight for height, Weight for distance, Sheaf toss

Anagram (famous Scottish dish): GISHGA

Haggis

What grain is essential in the making of whiskey?

Barley

What city in England is associated with the scouse accent?

Liverpool

Was Margaret Thatcher positive or negative towards the British Empire and its actions?

Positive, saying it brought peace, law and dramatic development to a quarter of the globe

Which of these has traditionally been seen as a lower-class sport? GOLF, FOOTBALL, POLO, HUNTING, RUGBY

Football

Arrange these in historical order from first to last: Anglo-Saxon invasion, Norman invasion, Roman invasion, The British Empire

Roman invasion - Anglo-Saxon invasion - Norman invasion - The British Empire

In which English town is the annual tradition of Royal Shrovetide Football held?

Ashbourne, Derbyshire

What does it mean to have a "stiff upper lip"?

To not show your feelings when you are upset

What famous quote was and is still used to describe the size of the British Empire at its peak? (Hint: The empire spanned pretty much all around the globe at this point)

The sun never set(s) on the British Empire

When was the slogan "Keep Calm and Carry On" first used?

During World War 2

Who wrote the spoken word poem "Mathematics" in 2015?

Hollie McNish

Name all five classes in Britain's class society

Lower - Working - Middle - Upper - Elite/Aristocracy

What do we see in this picture?

The Queen's Guard in front of Buckingham Palace

What city in England is associated with the Brummie accent?

Birmingham

What English city is marked on this map?

Newcastle

Who is this man and what does he do?

Boris Johnson - The Prime Minister of the UK

Which class does the following excerpt describe: "Basic low level unskilled or semi-skilled workers"

Working class

What city in England is associated with the geordie accent?

Newcastle

The slang term "toffs" is used to refer to members of what social class in Britain?

Upper class

The British Empire hit its peak in what year? (When was it at its largest?)

1922