50 from the UK!

1. When did the United Kingdom become a unified state?

2. What is the Welsh name for Wales?

3. In 1534 Henry 8th made himself head of what?

4. What is the Roman name for Scotland?

5. Who was the first Labour Prime Minister

6. What year was the Good Friday Agreement signed?

7. What referendum took place in 2016?

8. Following a bloody civil war between the British and Irish, the Irish Free State (later Eire) came into being in this year.

9. Who was married to Queen Victoria?

10. Who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

11. Guy Fawkes is famous for trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament, on 05/11/1605. Who led the conspirators?

12. Who was on the throne when America declared its independence?

13. Which monarch was tried for treason and beheaded?

14. Which county is the geographic centre of the UK?

15. When was Channel 4 founded?

16. In football (soccer), who contests the Old Firm derby in Scotland?

17. When was the Premier League in English football founded?

18. What was the population of Northern Ireland in 2021?

19. When was Cardiff recognised as the capital of Wales?

20. Did you know that Mount Everest was named after a Welshman? Who was he?

21. What is he national sport of Wales?

22. The patron saint of Ireland is Saint David. Where was he born?

23. Wales has two national emblems. The leek and the?

24. What is the national flower of Scotland?

25. What musical instrument has been monopolised by the Scots but is thought to have been invented in the middle east or Greece?

26. What is the national animal of Scotland

27. Who was Robert the Bruce better known as?

28. Scotland is home a famous monster! Where does this monster live?

29. What are the Highland Games famous for?

30. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK but which mountain is the second tallest?

31. What UK city had the world's first fire brigade

32. Where was the RMS Titanic built?

33. In Northern Ireland, many Irish names begin with “Mac”. What does this translate too?

34. What is the the largest freshwater lake in Northern Ireland?.

35. This was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986.

36. This famous footballer was born in Belfast and played for Manchester United

37. The current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was adopted in?

38. The British flag is more popularly known as?

39. Which of the following is NOT part of the Channel Islands

40. London was the first city in the world to have an underground railway. It is commonly known as?

41. How many times has London hosted the Olympics

42. What is the longest river in the UK?

43. Which town occupies the most easterly point?

44. What is the UK's smallest city?

45. Hadrian's Wall in north England is a Roman masterpiece. How many miles long is it?

46. How many number one hits did the Beatles have?

47. The Ghost Research Foundation has determined that with 500 recorded cases of ghostly encounters, this city is the most haunted city in England

48. Probably built around 3000 B.C. , this group of stones have stood on England’s Salisbury Plain for more than 5,000 years and is older than the famous Great Pyramids of Egypt.

49. In 1215, who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

50. What was established in 1948 and is an institution so beloved by the British