Why is the Westminster Palace clock called ‘Big Ben’? After Sir Benjamin Hall, a large man who was the chief commissioner in 1859.
In the 16 th century King Henry VIII hunted wild animals in this park. Hyde Park
The second oldest university in the UK is in … Cambridge.
What islands did the British recapture from Argentina in 1982? The Falkland Islands.....
What theatre did Shakespeare write most of his plays for? The Globe Theatre.
What group is responsible for the so-called “pop revolution” in the West? The Beatles.
What was Benjamin Britten? A composer.
What were the letters of the Anglo-Saxons called? “Runes”.
Where is the Poets’ Corner ? In Westminster Abbey.
Where does Royal Shakespeare Company perform? At Stratford-on-Avon.
What is the oldest public school in England? Eton.
Who set up the first English printing-press in Westminster? William Caxton.
What is the largest museum in G.B.? The British Museum.
What book did Herbert Wells choose to send to Leo Tolstoy? The War of the Worlds”.
What are the principal characters of Bernard Shaw’s play “Pygmalion? Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins.
Who is considered the national poet of Scotland? Robert Burns.
Who is the main hero of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”? Mowgli.
Who is called by the British people “Our National Bard”, “The Bard of Avon”? William Shakespeare.
What is the masterpiece of William Makepeace Thackeray? “Vanity Fair”.
Who was the greatest satirist of the age of Enlightenment? Jonathan Swift
What is the first of Shakespeare’s great tragedies? “Romeo and Juliet”.
Who is the first English humanist of the Renaissance? Thomas More.
Who is the most popular hero of the English ballads? Robin Hood.
What war lasted from 1337 to 1453? The Hundred Years’ War.
What was the first record or register of all land-holdings called? The Domesday Book.
What king was put on trial, found guilty and executed? Charles I.
What is the 1605 conspiracy to blow up Parliament at the opening session called? The Gunpowder Plot.
Who made himself Head of State, as Lord Protector? Oliver Cromwell.
Where were Napoleon’s imperial dreams crushed by the English under Wellington? At Waterloo..
Who made himself the Head of the Church of England? Henry VIII.
How long did Queen Victoria reign? Sixty-four years.
Where was the battle fought in which the Normans won? Near the town of Hastings.