Introduction To British Culture
Karteikarten für den Intro to British Culture Test
Karteikarten für den Intro to British Culture Test
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| Flashcards | 108 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | English |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 21.01.2025 / 24.01.2025 |
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What nations make up Great Britain?
What's the currency in the UK called?
pound sterling
What nations make up the UK?
What is the largest city of the british isles?
What is the Capitol of the UK?
London
What is the cpitol of England?
London
What is the capitol of Wales?
Cardiff
What is the capitol of Scottland?
Edinburgh
What is the capitol of Ireland?
Dublin
What s the capitol of Northern Ireland?
Belfast
what is the Act of Union 1707?
- political union of England and Scottland
What is the Act of Union 1801?
- abolished the irish parliment
Explain the Immigration Act of 1961.
- this law added more exceptions to immigration restriction by national quotas by categorizing international adoption as a form of family reunification.
What is the Welsh language Act 1993?
An Act to establish a Board having the function of promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language, to provide for the preparation by public bodies of schemes giving effect to the principle that in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice in Wales the English and Welsh language should be treated on a basis of equality, to make further provision relating to the Welsh language, to repeal certain spent enactments relating to Wales and for connected purposes.
Who are the British?
The British - a mixture of people from conquest and immigration. A people with a multitude of identities, coexisting, multilayed - identify themselves by their region, city, religion and class.
All citizens, regardless of which part of the UK they come from, have British passports.
The total population of the UK is... million.
68.35
Where does the maority of the UK population live?
What is England's population? in million
56.5
What is Wales' population? in million
3.1
What is Ireland's population? in million?
5.3
What is Scottland's population? in million
5.4
What is Northern Ireland's population?
1.9
What is the UK's seconds largest city?
Where does the bulk of Scottland's population live?
the Central Belt (area between Glasgow and Edinburgh)
What is Irelands currency?
Euro
The maority of people in Wales live in the
When was the medieval period?
1066 - 1485
When did William the Conqueror rule?
1066 - 1087
When did William the Conquerer live?
1028 - 1087
When did Henry VIII live?
1491 - 1547
When did Henry VIII rule?
1509 - 1547
What was Henry VIII known for?
- married six times
- executed two of his wives
- established the Church of England because he wanted to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragon after she had "only" borne him a dauther and no sons
When did Queen Elizabeth I live?
1533 - 1603
When did Queen Elizabeth I rule?
1558 - 1603
What religion whas Queen Elizabeth I?
She was a Protestant, but kept Catholic symbols (such as the crucifix), and downplayed the role of sermons in defiance of a key Protestant belief.
When did queen Victoria rule?
1837 - 1901
When did Queen Victoria live?
1819 - 1901
Who was Brunel?
- 1806 - 1859
- he was an engineer who designed
- the Great Western Railway,
- the Clifton Suspension Bridge,
- the Box Tunnel (the longest tunnel in the world at the time)
- London Paddington Station
Who was Florence Nightingale?
- 1820 - 1910
- founder of modern nursing
- named "Lady with Lamp" during her work at Scutari, where she would walk among the beds at night, checking the wounded men holding a light in her hand
