1. ENGLISH CULTURE

2. FLAGS

3. The Union Jack The term Union Flag refers to the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland also known as the Union Jack The current design dates from the union of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.

4. What are Britain´s national emblems? Which country do they represent?

5. NATIONAL SYMBOLS

6. Countries and Symbols England Red Rose Wales Leeks Scotland Thistle Northern Ireland Shamrock

7. THE ROYAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIPRELATIONSHIP

8. BIG RED BUS

9. DOUBLE- DECKER A double-decker is a bus that has two levels for passengers, one deck above the other. These double-decker buses are popular in some European cities and in some parts of Asia, usually in former British colonies.

10. What is this ?

11. BIG BEN The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock –tower itself, but to the Great Bell housed within the clock tower. This bell weighs 13 tonnes, equivalent to 5 adult elephants. What everybody goes to visit is not the Big Ben, that of course, it is there but people cannot see; What people really see is the Houses of Parliament

12. Benjamin Hall (1802-1867) He became MP in 1832 and oversaw the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament, including the installation of the 13.8-tonne hour bell, “Big Ben”, in the clock tower. He was a tall man and many attribute its name to him, but this is questionable

13. HOW MANY STATES ARE THERE IN THE USA?

14. Fifty States and a Federal district

15. Who said the famous sentence “I have a dream”?

16. Below is part of the famous speech by Martin Luther King “ I have a dream” I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream.It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream …

17. What is the top basketball team in the NBA right now?

18. What are the two main political parties in the USA?

19. Political candidates Do you know them?

20. Who´s the richest person in England?

21. What do they have in common? Shakespeare // M. de Cervantes

22. What sports were invented in UK? Fencing basketball baseball soccer Horse-riding karate hockey cricket Rugby cycling surfing golf