St Andrew’s Day is on 17 March
Answer:
B — St Andrew’s Day is on 30 November
Which is the capital city of the UK?
Answer:
D — The capital city of the UK is London, which is in England.
What is the capital of Scotland?
Answer:
C — Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.
A food that is traditionally associated with Wales is ______
Answer:
E
Which one is not a valid UK coin?
Answer:
B — The currency in the UK is the pound sterling (symbol £). There are 100 pence in a pound. The denominations (values) of currency are - coins: 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2; notes: £5, £10, £20, £50.
Lake District is the largest national park of England.
Answer:
A
The Lake District is England’s largest national park
Answer:
A — The Lake District is England’s largest national park
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have a national saint, called a patron saint
Answer:
A — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have a national saint, called a patron saint. Each saint has a special day: 1 March: St David's Day, Wales;17 March: St Patrick's Day, Northern Ireland; 23 April: St George's Day, England; 30 November: St Andrew's Day, Scotland.
Who founded a monastery on the Island of Iona?
Answer:
B — Missionaries from Ireland spread the religion in the north. The most famous of these were St Patrick, who would become the patron saint of Ireland, and St Columba, who founded a monastery on the island of Iona, off the coast of what is now Scotland. St Augustine led missionaries from Rome, who spread Christianity in the south. St Augustine became the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
______ in Scotland is known as the home of golf
Answer:
A
Snowdonia is a national park in Northern Ireland.
Answer:
B — Snowdonia is a national park in North Wales. Its most well-known landmark is Snowdon, which is the highest mountain in Wales.
Which TWO of the following are UK landmarks?
Answer:
C, D — Edinburgh Castle is in Edinburgh, Scotland, and dates back to the Middle Ages. The London Eye is a Ferris wheel on the bank of the River Thames.
The Welsh language, spoken in Wales and is taught in schools and universities, is a completely different language from English
Answer:
B — The English language has many accents and dialects. In Wales, many people speak Welsh – a completely different language from English – and it is taught in schools and universities. In Scotland, Gaelic (again, a different language) is spoken in some parts of the Highlands and Islands, and in Northern Ireland some people speak Irish Gaelic.
St Andrew's Day is the national day of ______
Answer:
B
St Andrew's Day is on the ______
Answer:
C
Which TWO are famous UK landmarks?
Answer:
A, C — Snowdonia is a national park in North Wales. Loch Lomond is in the Trossachs National Park in the west of Scotland.
The Channel Islands are self-governing
Answer:
B — There are also several islands which are closely linked with the UK but are not part of it: the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. These have their own governments and are called ‘Crown dependencies’.
What is the capital of Wales?
Answer:
C — Cardiff is the capital city of Wales
There is a food that is traditionally associated with Scotland is ______
Answer:
E
St David's Day, the national day of ______
Answer:
B
Who is the patron saint of Wales and on which date is his feast day?
Answer:
D
A traditional food in Wales is Ulster fry
Answer:
B — Ulster fry is a traditional food of Northern Ireland
When is St David's day?
Answer:
A — St David's day is on the 1st of March. He is the Patron St of Wales.
Where is Tate Britain and Tate Modern located?
Answer:
A — Works by British and international artists are displayed in galleries across the UK. Some of the most well-known galleries are The National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, the National Museum in Cardiff, and the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
Only Scotland and Northern Ireland have their patron saint’s day as an official holiday
Answer:
A — Only Scotland and Northern Ireland have their patron saint’s day as an official holiday
What to do next
- Try Practice Test 3 in the same chapter.
- Re-read the study notes for What is the UK.
- Sit a full 24-question timed mock test when you are ready.