The Britain Quiz. 1. What is the largest island of the British Isles? a) Ireland b) Isle of Man c) Great Britain 2. What is the longest river in Britain? a) the Clyde b) the Severn c) the Thames 3. Who is the official head ...

The Britain Quiz. 1. What is the largest island of the British Isles? a) Ireland b) Isle of Man c) Great Britain 2. What is the longest river in Britain? a) the Clyde b) the Severn c) the Thames 3. Who is the official head of the UK? a) the President b) the House of Parliament c) the Queen 4. What place is the official home of the Queen? a) the Tower b) Buckingham Palace c) St. Paul’s Cathedral 5. What street do many British government offices stand in? a) Whitehall b) Piccadilly Circus c) Fleet Street 6. What is the name of the poet who was called “The Father of the English Poetry”? a) W. Shakespeare b) George G. Byron c) Geoffrey Chaucer 7. What holiday is celebrated in Britain on the 25th of December? a) St. Valentine’s Day b) Mother’s Day c) Christmas 8. When was the Great Plague? a) 1665 b) 1666 c) 1863 9. What is the name of the flag if England? a) St. Andrew’s Cross b) St. Patrick’s Cross c) St. George’s Cross 10. What is the symbol of England? a) a thistle b) a yellow daffodil c) a red rose 11. The British Prime Minister lives at …. a) 12, Whitehall b) 10, Downing Street c) 15, Oxford Street 12. The Great Fire of London broke out in … a) 1066 b) 1766 c) 1666 13. Sir Christopher Wren built … a) Buckingham Palace b)Westminster Abbey c) St. Paul’s Cathedral 14. The National Gallery is in …. a) Piccadilly Circus b) Parliament Square c) Trafalgar Square 15. The Union Jack is … a) the flag of the UK b) the flag of Scotland c) the flag of Wales