A brief history of the United Kingdom
Watch the video and answer the questions
The British Iles are
- 30 000 miles from the USA.
- 300 000 miles from the USA.
- 21 miles from France.
Modern British state goes back to
- Ten sixty-six
- Ten twenty-six
- Ten thirty-six
Who were "the axis of evil"?
- The Romans
- The Vikings
- The Normans
Who was their chief?
- William of Normandy
- William the Bachelor
- William the Conqueror
The Welsh got onto the union in
- the 16th century
- the 17th century
- the 18th century
The Scots got stuck permanently with the British in
- the 16th century
- the 17th century
- the 18th century
The south part of Ireland left the union in
- 1922
- 1932
- 1942
the Irish are symbolised by
- A bowler hat
- A t- shirt with a dragon
- A pint of Guinness
The British are symbolised by
- A kilt
- A bowler hat
- A pint of beer
Britain became a parlementary democracy in
- 1215
- 1315
- 1415
Magna Carta is
- An old man
- An old woman
- An old charter
The landowners are given the right to
- marry
- vote
- celebrate the king
Some of the middle class people are given the right to vote in
- 1632
- 1732
- 1832
The Magna carta gives more power to
- the king
- People who own land
- the queen
In 1929 women got the right to
- demonstrate
- vote
- to walk in the streets
In the British democracy ,there are
- 2 houses
- 3 houses
- no house
The parliament is composed of
- the house of Lords
- the house of Commons
- the house of the Queen
the people elected in the house of Commons are called
- PM
- MP
- MC
The number one politician is called
- PM
- MP
- PC
Who was the leader of Great Britain during World War II
- Margaret Thatcher?
- Winston Churchill?
- Tony Blair?
Margaret Thatcher won elections in
- 1979
- 1983
- 1987
She is fomous in Britain for
- Reducing the government.
- Reducing the role of the government in people's life
- Reducing people's life.
Her nickname is
- the iron lady
- Wonderwoman
- Superwoman
Tony Blair made England enter
- the Afghan war
- the Iraq war
- the Iran war
Tony Blair was known in Britain as
- British Bulldog
- Nessy
- Bush's poodle