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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 · Wariant A

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

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

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

  3. 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. England
    • B. Ireland
    • C. Scotland
    • D. Wales

  4. 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. Irish Free State becomes a republic outside the UK
    • C. Partition of Ireland
    • D. Act of Union with Ireland

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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. London
    • B. Belfast
    • C. Edinburgh
    • D. Cardiff

  9. 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. Tudor rose
    • B. Leek
    • C. Thistle
    • D. Shamrock

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

  15. 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 Taff
    • B. Firth of Forth
    • C. River Thames
    • D. River Lagan

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

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

  22. 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

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

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

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

  28. 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. 1707
    • B. 1921
    • C. 1801
    • D. 1603

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

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

    • True
    • False

  42. 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. Scotland
    • D. England

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

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

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

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

  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. Ireland
    • D. Scotland

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

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

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

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

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

    • True
    • False

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

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