BRITAIN QUIZ

1. Great Britain is an island made up of England, Scotland and Wales
2. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales became one state in 1800
3. The leek and daffodil are both plants used to symbolize Wales
4. In 2006, the UK had a population of 60.6 million.
5. The Norman invasion of England in 1066 brought Britain into the mainstream of western European culture.
6. In 1972 the UK joined the European Economic Community
7. Almost 80% of the British live in towns or cities.
8. Traditionally, the north of England was associated with poverty and industry.
9. The ancestors of most Northern Irish Protestants came from lowland Scotland or England.
10. Protests against the metric system reveal a characteristically British suspicion of conformist regulations in general.
11. The size and popularity of the National Trust suggest how important the countryside is to many British people.
12. The Queen, Britain's official head of state, has little real power.
13. The two main political parties are the Conservatives and Labour.
14. Parliament consists of an elected House of Commons and an unelected House of Lords.
15. The 20 or so most senior politicians are called the cabinet.