Britain Quiz

After the end of the last ice age there was an increase in sea levels and modern day Britain split away from Europe. This was only ... years ago.

• 80

• 800

• 8000

• 800000

How many colleges are there in Cambridge?

• 10

• 31

• 52

• 73

The white cliffs of Dover are world famous, but only two hours away, in south-east England, there is another series of white chalk cliffs. This scenery is also breathtakingly beautiful. They are called ....

• the Seven Dwarfs

• the Seven Seagulls

• the Seven Seas

• the Seven Sisters

Maybe London's most famous landmark is Big Ben. The nickname originally only referred to the .... .

• bell

• clock

• tower

• stairs

.... has served as the official London residence of the British queens and kings since 1837.

• Westminster Palace

• Windsor Castle

• Kensington Palace

• Buckingham Palace

At first .... was a fishing village and did not become popular until about 1800 when King George IV decided to build a house there - the Royal Pavilion. Then it became a very fashionable seaside resort.

• Brighton

• Canterbury

• Cambridge

• Leeds

Londos is famous for its .... doubledecker buses and .... taxis.

• black - orange

• red - black

• yellow - brown

• purple - blue

When the Queen/King is in the Buckingham Palace, the flag called the Royal Standard is flown. When .... is flying above the Palace, that means that the monarch is not at home.

• the Union Jack, the British flag

• the Welsh flag

• the Scottish flag

• the Irish flag

The Channel Tunnel (or the Chunnel) is a 50 km underwater railway tunnel that connects the island of Great Britain and the European mainland. At its lowest point, it is more than .... metres below sea level!

• 15

• 50

• 100

• 500

The University of Cambridge is one of the oldest universities in the world. It was founded in ....

• 1209

• 1390

• 1290

• 1309