Questions about the history of Great Britain - keys
1
Hadrian’s Wall is in the … of England.
north
2
… were the early people of Scotland.
The Picts
3
William Wallace fought against …
The English
4
The nickname of William Wallace was …
Braveheart
5
In … Scotland became a part of England.
1707
6
When did Scotland get its own Parliament again?
1997
7
The Queen of England’s name was …
Elizabeth I
8
… is also called the Emerald Isle.
Ireland
9
The national Irish instrument is …
violin
10
The fastest dance in Ireland is …
jig
11
The plant with three green leaves is called …
shamrock
12
The national color of Ireland is …
green
13
Irish people celebrate … on March 17th.
St Patrick’s day
14
Irish people like this animal - …
horse
15
… chose the shamrock as a symbol of his religion.
St Patrick
16
When did Ireland become part of Great Britain?
1800
17
What Christian Church do most people follow in the North of Ireland?
Protestants
18
What Christian Church do most people follow in the South of Ireland?
Catholic
19
When was the Great Irish Potato Famine?
The 1840s
20
The Irish political party
Sinn Fein
21
The name of the country in the south of Ireland
The Irish Republic
22
When did South Ireland become independent?
1948
23
… was the king when the Wars of the roses started.
Henry VI
24
The Lancaster flag had a … rose.
red
25
The York flag had a … rose.
white
26
The wars of the Roses started in …
1422
27
The wars of the Roses lasted for …
63 years
28
… became Henry VII
Henry Tudor
29
Why did the Wars of the Roses finish?
Henry from the Lancaster family married Elizabeth of York
30
The name of the Irish terrorist group
The IRA
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Answer the questions about the history of Great Britain (Variant 1) **
1
Hadrian’s Wall is in the … of England.
2
… were the early people of Scotland.
3
William Wallace fought against …
4
The nickname of William Wallace was …
5
In … Scotland became a part of England.
6
When did Scotland get its own Parliament again?
7
The Queen of England’s name was …
8
… is also called the Emerald Isle.
9
The national Irish instrument is …
10
The fastest dance in Ireland is …
11
The plant with three green leaves is called …
12
The national color of Ireland is …
13
Irish people celebrate … on March 17th.
14
Irish people like this animal - …
15
… chose the shamrock as a symbol of his religion.
16
When did Ireland become part of Great Britain?
17
What Christian Church do most people follow in the North of Ireland?
18
What Christian Church do most people follow in the South of Ireland?
19
When was the Great Irish Potato Famine?
20
The Irish political party
21
The name of the country in the south of Ireland
22
When did South Ireland become independent?
23
… was the king when the Wars of the roses started.
24
The Lancaster flag had a … rose.
25
The York flag had a … rose.
26
The wars of the Roses started in …
27
The wars of the Roses lasted for …
28
… became Henry VII
29
Why did the Wars of the Roses finish?
30
The name of the Irish terrorist group
Answer the questions about the history of Great Britain (Variant 2) *
1
Hadrian’s Wall is in the … of England.
north
south
west
2
… were the early people of Scotland.
The Scots
Catholics
The Picts
3
William Wallace fought against …
The Scots
The English
The Irish
4
The nickname of William Wallace was…
Braveheart
Brave lion
Scotheart
5
In … Scotland became a part of England.
1700
1707
2000
6
When did Scotland get its own Parliament again?
2014
1708
1997
7
The Queen of England’s name was …
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
Mary
8
… is also called the Emerald Isle.
England
Scotland
Ireland
9
The national Irish instrument is …
violin
flute
guitar
10
The fastest dance in Ireland is …
waltz
jig
polka
11
The plant with three green leaves is called …
rose
daffodil
shamrock
12
The national color of Ireland is …
red
green
blue
13
Irish people celebrate … on March 17th.
St Patrick’s day
St Andrew’s Day
St Ireland Day
14
Irish people like this animal - …
dog
cat
horse
15
… chose the shamrock as a symbol of his religion.
Elizabeth II
St Patrick
Prince Charles
16
When did Ireland become part of Great Britain?
1800
1900
2000
17
What Christian Church do most people follow in the North of Ireland?
Catholic
Protestants
Gypsy
18
What Christian Church do most people follow in the South of Ireland?
Catholic
Protestants
Gypsy
19
When was the Great Irish Potato Famine?
The 1890s
The 1940s
The 1840s
20
The Irish political party
Fein Sinn
Sinn Fein
The IPP
21
The name of the country in the south of Ireland
Ireland
South Ireland
The Irish Republic
22
When did South Ireland become independent?
1948
1984
2000
23
… was the king when the Wars of the roses started.
Henry V
Henry VI
Henry VII
24
The Lancaster flag had a … rose.
red
white
blue
25
The York flag had a … rose.
red
white
blue
26
The wars of the Roses started in …
1812
1422
1905
27
The wars of the Roses lasted for …
63 years
50 years
100 years
28
… became Henry VII
William Wallace
Lord Warwick
Henry Tudor
29
Why did the Wars of the Roses finish?
Henry from the Lancaster family married Elizabeth of York
Henry killed Richard
Henry VI became the king of England
30
The name of the Irish terrorist group
The ITER
The ITG
The IRA
