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The United Kingdom: Countries, Capitals and Flags

50 pytań o czterech krajach Zjednoczonego Królestwa – stolice, flagi, patroni, symbole narodowe i podstawy historii unii.

50 pytań · maks. 50 pkt

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  1. Which of the four countries of the United Kingdom has Cardiff as its capital? (1 pkt)

    • A. Scotland
    • B. Wales
    • C. England
    • D. Northern Ireland

  2. Which saint is the patron saint of Scotland, whose cross (a white diagonal cross on blue) appears on the Scottish flag? (1 pkt)

    • A. Saint George
    • B. Saint Patrick
    • C. Saint Andrew
    • D. Saint David

  3. Which national flower is a symbol of Scotland? (1 pkt)

    • A. Shamrock
    • B. Daffodil
    • C. Thistle
    • D. Rose

  4. The Welsh flag, known as Y Ddraig Goch, features a red dragon on a green and white background. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  5. Edinburgh is the capital of Northern Ireland. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  6. The Union Flag (Union Jack) combines the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  7. Arrange these UK cities from NORTH to SOUTH. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Bristol
    • B. Manchester
    • C. Glasgow
    • D. Aberdeen

  8. Match each country of the UK with its capital city. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. England
    2. Scotland
    3. Wales
    4. Northern Ireland
    • A. Edinburgh
    • B. Cardiff
    • C. Belfast
    • D. London

  9. Which two national flags are combined with the Cross of Saint Patrick to make the Union Flag? (1 pkt)

    • A. England and Scotland
    • B. Scotland and Northern Ireland
    • C. Wales and Scotland
    • D. England and Wales

  10. Which of these cities lies on the River Lagan and is the capital of Northern Ireland? (1 pkt)

    • A. Belfast
    • B. Newry
    • C. Derry/Londonderry
    • D. Armagh

  11. The national flag of Scotland, the Saltire, shows a white diagonal cross on a blue background. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  12. Cardiff became the capital city of Wales in 1955. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  13. The thistle is the national floral emblem of Wales. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  14. Match each national symbol with the country it represents. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Thistle
    2. Red dragon
    3. Tudor rose
    4. Shamrock
    • A. England
    • B. Wales
    • C. Northern Ireland
    • D. Scotland

  15. Which flower is the national emblem of Wales, together with the leek? (1 pkt)

    • A. Shamrock
    • B. Daffodil
    • C. Thistle
    • D. Rose

  16. Which stretch of water separates Northern Ireland from Great Britain? (1 pkt)

    • A. The North Channel
    • B. The Bristol Channel
    • C. The Solent
    • D. The English Channel

  17. The Union Flag includes the red saltire of Saint Patrick. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  18. Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  19. The red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) appears on the flag of Northern Ireland. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  20. Match each UK country with its capital city. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. England
    2. Scotland
    3. Wales
    4. Northern Ireland
    • A. Edinburgh
    • B. Cardiff
    • C. London
    • D. Belfast

  21. Match each UK country with its national flower or plant emblem. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. England
    2. Scotland
    3. Wales
    4. Northern Ireland
    • A. Leek
    • B. Thistle
    • C. Tudor rose
    • D. Shamrock

  22. Which flag is combined with the Cross of St George and the Cross of St Andrew to form the Union Flag? (1 pkt)

    • A. The Cross of St David
    • B. The Cross of St Patrick
    • C. The Red Dragon of Wales
    • D. The Red Hand of Ulster

  23. The Welsh national flag, Y Ddraig Goch, shows a red dragon on a green and white background. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  24. Which city is the capital of England and also of the whole United Kingdom? (1 pkt)

    • A. Manchester
    • B. Birmingham
    • C. London
    • D. Westminster

  25. Which colour is the saltire (diagonal cross) on the flag of Saint Patrick used in the Union Flag? (1 pkt)

    • A. Blue
    • B. Green
    • C. White
    • D. Red

  26. Which of these cities is the capital of Scotland and lies on the Firth of Forth? (1 pkt)

    • A. Glasgow
    • B. Edinburgh
    • C. Aberdeen
    • D. Dundee

  27. The Cross of Saint George, a red cross on a white background, is the flag of England. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  28. The flag of Wales is the only national flag of the UK countries that does not include a cross. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  29. The shamrock is the national emblem of England. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  30. Match each UK city with the country it is in. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Swansea
    2. Glasgow
    3. Leeds
    4. Derry/Londonderry
    • A. Northern Ireland
    • B. Wales
    • C. England
    • D. Scotland

  31. Which of these is the largest of the four countries of the United Kingdom by area? (1 pkt)

    • A. Wales
    • B. Scotland
    • C. Northern Ireland
    • D. England

  32. In which year did the Act of Union join the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain? (1 pkt)

    • A. 1801
    • B. 1536
    • C. 1603
    • D. 1707

  33. Which colour is the background of the Cross of Saint George, the flag of England? (1 pkt)

    • A. Red
    • B. Blue
    • C. Green
    • D. White

  34. The Union Flag does not contain any element of the Welsh flag, because Wales is not represented by a separate cross in it. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  35. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  36. The Cross of Saint Andrew on the Scottish flag is red on a white background. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  37. Arrange these events in chronological order, from the EARLIEST to the LATEST. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Act of Union between England and Scotland
    • B. Partition of Ireland
    • C. Irish Free State becomes a republic outside the UK
    • D. Act of Union with Ireland

  38. Match each UK capital with the river or firth on which it lies. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Edinburgh
    2. Belfast
    3. Cardiff
    4. London
    • A. River Thames
    • B. Firth of Forth
    • C. River Lagan
    • D. River Taff

  39. Match each patron saint with the country. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Saint George
    2. Saint Andrew
    3. Saint David
    4. Saint Patrick
    • A. Ireland
    • B. Scotland
    • C. Wales
    • D. England

  40. Which of these cities is the seat of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) and also the capital of Scotland? (1 pkt)

    • A. Glasgow
    • B. Dundee
    • C. Edinburgh
    • D. Aberdeen

  41. Which of these is the official name of the sovereign state that includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? (1 pkt)

    • A. The British Isles and Northern Ireland
    • B. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • C. The Kingdom of England and Great Britain
    • D. The United Kingdom of England and Ireland

  42. Which island contains England, Scotland and Wales? (1 pkt)

    • A. Great Britain
    • B. Anglesey
    • C. The Isle of Man
    • D. Ireland

  43. Which country shares a land border with Northern Ireland? (1 pkt)

    • A. Scotland
    • B. France
    • C. The Republic of Ireland
    • D. Wales

  44. The Cross of Saint Andrew on the Union Flag represents Scotland. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  45. Belfast is the capital of Wales. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  46. The Cross of Saint George, the flag of England, is a red cross on a white background. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  47. Match each patron saint with the country he is associated with. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Saint George
    2. Saint Andrew
    3. Saint David
    4. Saint Patrick
    • A. Wales
    • B. England
    • C. Scotland
    • D. Ireland

  48. In which year did the Acts of Union 1800 join Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, leading to the addition of the Cross of Saint Patrick to the Union Flag in 1801? (1 pkt)

    • A. 1603
    • B. 1921
    • C. 1801
    • D. 1707

  49. The Cross of Saint Patrick on the Union Flag is a red diagonal cross on a white background. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  50. Which of these cities is the capital of Wales and lies at the mouth of the River Taff? (1 pkt)

    • A. Swansea
    • B. Cardiff
    • C. Wrexham
    • D. Newport

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Klucz odpowiedzi — The United Kingdom: Countries, Capitals and Flags

  1. B — Wales
  2. C — Saint Andrew
  3. C — Thistle
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. D → C → B → A — Aberdeen → Glasgow → Manchester → Bristol
  8. 1–D, 2–A, 3–B, 4–C — England — London; Scotland — Edinburgh; Wales — Cardiff; Northern Ireland — Belfast
  9. A — England and Scotland
  10. A — Belfast
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 1–D, 2–B, 3–A, 4–C — Thistle — Scotland; Red dragon — Wales; Tudor rose — England; Shamrock — Northern Ireland
  15. B — Daffodil
  16. A — The North Channel
  17. True
  18. True
  19. False
  20. 1–C, 2–A, 3–B, 4–D — England — London; Scotland — Edinburgh; Wales — Cardiff; Northern Ireland — Belfast
  21. 1–C, 2–B, 3–A, 4–D — England — Tudor rose; Scotland — Thistle; Wales — Leek; Northern Ireland — Shamrock
  22. B — The Cross of St Patrick
  23. True
  24. C — London
  25. D — Red
  26. B — Edinburgh
  27. True
  28. True
  29. False
  30. 1–B, 2–D, 3–C, 4–A — Swansea — Wales; Glasgow — Scotland; Leeds — England; Derry/Londonderry — Northern Ireland
  31. D — England
  32. D — 1707
  33. D — White
  34. True
  35. True
  36. False
  37. A → D → B → C — Act of Union between England and Scotland → Act of Union with Ireland → Partition of Ireland → Irish Free State becomes a republic outside the UK
  38. 1–B, 2–C, 3–D, 4–A — Edinburgh — Firth of Forth; Belfast — River Lagan; Cardiff — River Taff; London — River Thames
  39. 1–D, 2–B, 3–C, 4–A — Saint George — England; Saint Andrew — Scotland; Saint David — Wales; Saint Patrick — Ireland
  40. C — Edinburgh
  41. B — The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  42. A — Great Britain
  43. C — The Republic of Ireland
  44. True
  45. False
  46. True
  47. 1–B, 2–C, 3–A, 4–D — Saint George — England; Saint Andrew — Scotland; Saint David — Wales; Saint Patrick — Ireland
  48. C — 1801
  49. True
  50. B — Cardiff