Social Studies I

BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ

Look at the map of Europe.Which countries would you identify as non continental

in the North Atlantic Ocean?

Look at the pictures and identify

What do you call this region? The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

How many countries make it up?4

Which are they?

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland Which are the capital cities?

England LondonScotland EdinburghWales Cardiff

Northern Ireland Belfast

R - A

What do you call this country ?

The United States of America

How many states make up the USA?

50

What is the name of its capital city?

Washington, DC

Which is the largest city on the east coast?

New York

Which is the largest city on the west coast?

Los Angeles

B

What is this?

The flag of the United Kingdom

What is its informal name?

The Union Jack

C

But each country has its own flag

England Scotland

Wales Northern Ireland

C - R

Other National SymbolsOther National Symbols

R

Rose - England Shamrock – Northern Ireland

Thistle - Scotland Daffodil - Wales

What is this?

The flag of the United States of America

What is its informal name? The Stars and Stripes or Old Glory

How many stars does it have? 50 The 50 states

How many stripes does it have? 13 The 13 colonies that declared their independence from England in 1776.

B - A

Who lives / works here?

10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister

The White House, the official residence of the American President.

Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the Monarch of the UK. At present, Queen Elizabeth II

C

Westminster Palace, site of Parliament, the legislative power of the UK.

The Capitol, site of Congress, the legislative power of the USA.

C

The Pentagon, site of the CIA.

New Scotland Yard.

C

Who is this?

John Bull

What does he stand for?

A personification of Great Britain as a nation.

Who is this?

Uncle Sam

What does he stand for?

UUncle SSam

The US government.

B

Who are they?

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, first Catholic American President.

Margaret Thatcher, first female British Prime Minister.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

George Washington, leader of the War or Independence and first American President.

Winston Churchill, twice Prime Minister.

Abraham Lincoln, first American President to be assassinated.

Who are they? Part II

David Beckham Jennifer Lopez

Elizabeth II Prince WilliamBarak Obama

Arnold Schwarzenegger

The trooping of the colour - 2011

How many of these questions can you answer?

1. Who are “The Fab 4”?

2. Who was the Californian gold prospector who created the first jeans?

3. What is “The Big Apple”?

4. What is “The Square Mile”?

5. Which are the two most prestigious British universities?

6. Which are the two most prestigious American universities?

THE BEATLES

LEVI STRAUSS

NEW YORK

LONDON

OXFORD and CAMBRIDGE

HARVARD and YALE

Who are you listening to if you are listening to these songs?

Wanna be

Like a virgin

Can’t buy me love

I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

Bohemian Rhapsody

Blowing in the wind

Anarchy

Oops! I did it again

The sounds of silence

Beat it

The Spice Girls

Madonna

The Beatles U2

Queen

Bob Dylan

The Sex Pistols Britney Spears Simon and Garfunkel

Michael Jackson R