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| Four regions of the United Kingdom | Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales |
| Capital of the U.K | London |
| Capital of the Republic of Ireland | Dublin |
| During WWI and WWII the U.K fought against what nation | Germany |
| What is a strike | workers stop jobs until demands are met |
| What is the term for money workers make per hour | wages |
| A community where monks live is called what | monastery |
| People who live on the island of Great Britain are called what? | Britons |
| What percentage of those in the Rep. of Ireland are Catholic? | 95% |
| What is a scone? | a traditional small biscuit eaten in the British Isles |
| In the 1700s goods were made in factories by machines due to what? | Industrial Revolution |
| Northern Ireland is owned by what country? | United Kingdom |
| Which branch of Christianity is practiced by 75% in Northern Ireland? | Protestant |
| Singing poets are called what? | Bards |
| What are cottage industries? | Manufactured goods made in people's homes |
| What saying did Britons use to refer to their ownership of colonies all over the world? | "The sun never sets on the British Empire" |
| Name 2 cities that are large industrial centers (excluding London)? | Birmingham and Manchester |
| Winston Churchill held what possition during WWII? | Prime Minister of the U.K. |
| Scotland was the birth place of what? | the kilt |
| Who is Englands greatest writer and poet? | William Shakespeare |
| List the seven continents | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Antartica |
| List the four oceans | Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic |
| Name the author who created Sherlock Holmes | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Who took Christianity to Ireland | Patrick |
| What is the population of the U.K.? | 61 million |
| What new invention allowed the British to mass produce clothing? | power loom |
| What phrase defined when hand-made goods were made in people's homes? | cottage industry |
| What raw material is found beneath the North Sea close to the Shetland Islands? | oil |
| 75% of people in the U.K. live in cities, also known as what? | urban areas |
| What is the name of the river running through central Ireland? | Shannon |
| An organization of workers who are in the same industry with similar jobs is called what? | trade union |
| What is the name of the current Queen of the U.K. | Elizabeth |
| What river runs through the region of England in the U.K.? | Thames |
| Who stole from the rich and gave money to the poor? | Robin Hood |
| Name the sea between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain? | Irish Sea |
| What is the capital of Ireland? | Dublin |
| The pattern of the Scottish kilts represents what? | the clan |
| Name the word that refers to money paid to workers per hour of service | wages |
| What is the current U.K. political party that leads the country and serves the working class? | Labour |
| Name the leader of England in the 1500s who created the Anglican Church of England? | Henry the 8th |
| Monasteries are associated with who? | monks |
| The steam engine that powered ships and engines during the Industrial Revolution was created by who? | James Watt |
| Who is the author of A Tale of Two Cities? | Charles Dickens |
| Name four new weapons used in World War I | tank, planes, machine gun, poison gas |
