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1 Jeopardy Game

2 10 Geography 20 30 40 50 Famous People SymbolsCitiesHolidays

3 The geographical name of the isles on which the UK is situated.

4 The British Isles

5 The channel which separates Great Britain from Europe.

6 The English Channel or La Manche

7 The most famous lake in Scotland where a strange creature lives.

8 Loch Ness

9 A cat in the box

10 Listen to the music. What musical instrument is it?

11 A Scottish Bagpipe

12 The poetic name of Ireland in which its lush greenery is reflected.

13 The Emerald Island

14 The head of the state. She doesn’t rule the country but plays an important part in the life of the nation.

15 Queen Elizabeth II

16 “The father of English prose”. The book about Robison Crusoe made him famous.

17 Daniel Defoe

18 The most famous English comic actor and film producer.

19 Charlie Chaplin

20 The great English scientist. He discovered the law of gravitation.

21 Isaac Newton

22 The great English scientist, his theory of evolution opened a new period in the science.

23 Charles Darwin

24 The number of crosses on the flag of Great Britain

25 Three crosses St. George’s Cross St. Andrew’s Cross St. Patrick’s Cross

26 The floral symbol of Scotland

27 The purple thistle

28 Ireland’s Patron Saint

29 St. Patrick

30 The national personification of Great Britain similar to the American “Uncle Sam”

31 John Bull

32 On the coat-of-arms of the UK you can see a lion and a unicorn. What do they symbolize?

33 The Lion is the symbol of power and royalty, the Unicorn symbolizes purity.

34 The capital of Great Britain

35 London

36 Two cities where the oldest universities are located.

37 Oxford and Cambridge

38 The city where the most prestigious tennis tournament takes place.

39 Wimbledon

40 The capital of Wales

41 Cardiff

42 The birthplace of great William Shakespeare

43 Stratford-upon-Avon

44 The most popular holiday which symbolizes the birth of Jesus Christ.

45 Christmas

46 The most common symbol of Halloween

47 Jack-o-lantern (a pumpkin)

48 The old song written by Robert Burns. People sing it at the end of the year at midnight.

49 Auld Lang Syne

50 This holiday is celebrated on March 17 th. Shamrock leaves and leprechauns are the symbols of this day.

51 St. Patrick’s Day

52 This holiday is celebrated on November 5 th. People mark this day by burning a dummy made of straw and old clothes on a bonfire.

53 Guy Fawkes Day


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