Interesting Facts about the U.K.

 

U.K. flag

 

the food

 

DID YOU KNOW THAT…

1. The English drink the most tea in the world.
2. In Scotland, it is against the law to get drunk and possess a cow.
3. The conventional long form of the United Kingdom is United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain includes England, Scotland
and Wales.
4. Many people use just the abbreviation UK.
5. The conventional short form is the United Kingdom (U.K.).
6. Almost 75% of the land in the UK is taken for farming.

7.The United Kingdom happens to be the first industrialized country in the
World.
8. Polo, Football (soccer) and Rugby were introduced to the world by the UK.
9. The British invented the world’s earliest railways.
10. The Buckingham Palace has its own police station.
11. The largest Royal home is the Windsor castle.
12. Big Ben refers to the bell and not the clock.
13. There are 28 world heritage sites in the UK and 4 in London. These include
The west minister palace, The tower of London, Maritime Greenwich, Kew
Botanical gardens. These interesting facts about United Kingdom Architecture
are are really exciting.

14. In all of Western Europe, Angel tube station has the longest escalator.
15. About 409 escalators are there in the subways.
16. London was the first place to have an underground subway system.
17. The tube route from Leicester Square to Covent Garden can be covered
quicker on foot. However this seems to be the most popular route tourists take.
18. The Beatles originally called themselves the Blackjacks and then the
Quarrymen.
19. There is no portrait of William Shakespeare painted, when he was alive.
20To make a billion dollars from writing books has been achieved by JK
Rowling.
21. According to history, the London Bridge had indeed fallen down according to
the old rhyme, when the Saxons had torn it down using ropes and boats.
22. The Thames has over 200 bridges and tunnels along its course.

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Traditional UK breakfast

Christmas Quiz

  Christmas Quiz                  
1 What two items do people usually place on top of their Christmas tree:
a) A flower, b) A star, c) A present, d) An angel?
2 Which man delivers presents across the world on Christmas Eve:
a) Jesus, b) Santa, c) Scrooge?
3 What is Boxing day also known as:
a) St Martin’s Day, b) St Joseph’s Day, c) St Stephen’s Day?

 

4 Which reindeer had a very shiny red nose:
a) Rudolph, b) Dasher, c) Prancer?
5 In the song ‘Jingle Bells’, what was it fun to ride in:
a) A car, b) A sleigh, c) A van
6 Which vegetable do people leave by the fireplace on Christmas Eve for Santa’s Reindeer:
a) Carrot, b) Beetroot, c) Onion?
7 What was the name of Jesus’ father:
a) James, b) Peter, c) Joseph?
8 Where was Jesus born:
a) Bethlehem, b) Athens, c) Cairo?

 

9 In the story of ‘A Christmas Carol’, what is Scrooge’s first name:
a) Charles, b) Ebenezer, c)John?
10 What type of pie do people traditionally eat at Christmas time:
a) Cherry pie, b) Apple pie, c) Mince pie?