KS1 British Isles | Culture, Religion and Language

Geography Quiz - British Isles - Culture (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at the cultures, religions and languages of the British Isles. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

Lots of people live in the British Isles. Most people were born here. Some people were born in other countries of the world. Some people are religious and others are not. Nearly everyone speaks English, but some people speak other languages as well. Most people live in towns and cities, but some people live in the countryside. This quiz is all about the people and cultures of the British Isles.

Which language is spoken by nearly everyone in Great Britain and Ireland?

[ ]	English
[ ]	French
[ ]	Spanish
[ ]	Chinese

As well as English, what other language is spoken in Wales?

[ ]	Russian
[ ]	Arabic
[ ]	Welsh
[ ]	Swedish

What is the biggest religion in both Great Britain and Ireland?

[ ]	Hinduism
[ ]	Christianity
[ ]	Judaism
[ ]	Islam

Some people in Great Britain and Ireland are Muslims. What religion do they follow?

[ ]	Hinduism
[ ]	Islam
[ ]	Buddhism
[ ]	Christianity

Which religion worships in a building called a synagogue?

[ ]	Judaism
[ ]	Christianity
[ ]	Islam
[ ]	Hinduism

Some people in Great Britain and Ireland have come from Eastern Europe. Which one of these is a country in eastern Europe?

[ ]	France
[ ]	Spain
[ ]	China
[ ]	Poland

Some families in Great Britain and Ireland originally came from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Which continent are these three countries in?

[ ]	North America
[ ]	South America
[ ]	Africa
[ ]	Asia

Some families in the British Isles came originally from the Caribbean Islands. Which one of these is a Caribbean island?

[ ]	Jamaica
[ ]	Isle of Man
[ ]	Cyprus
[ ]	Shetland

The Gupta family follow the Hindu religion. Which country did the Gupta family originally come from?

[ ]	France
[ ]	Russia
[ ]	India
[ ]	China

10.

Which one of these is a type of English spoken in Scotland?

[ ]	Welsh
[ ]	Gaelic
[ ]	Scots
[ ]	French

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Geography Quiz - British Isles - Culture (Answers)

Which language is spoken by nearly everyone in Great Britain and Ireland?

[x]	English
[ ]	French
[ ]	Spanish
[ ]	Chinese

People have different accents or dialects, but nearly everyone speaks English

As well as English, what other language is spoken in Wales?

[ ]	Russian
[ ]	Arabic
[x]	Welsh
[ ]	Swedish

Welsh is the oldest language still spoken in Great Britain

What is the biggest religion in both Great Britain and Ireland?

[ ]	Hinduism
[x]	Christianity
[ ]	Judaism
[ ]	Islam

There are different types of Christian Churches, such as Church of England, Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic, and Methodist

Some people in Great Britain and Ireland are Muslims. What religion do they follow?

[ ]	Hinduism
[x]	Islam
[ ]	Buddhism
[ ]	Christianity

Muslims worship in buildings called mosques

Which religion worships in a building called a synagogue?

[x]	Judaism
[ ]	Christianity
[ ]	Islam
[ ]	Hinduism

Judaism is a name for the Jewish religion

Some people in Great Britain and Ireland have come from Eastern Europe. Which one of these is a country in eastern Europe?

[ ]	France
[ ]	Spain
[ ]	China
[x]	Poland

People from Poland speak the Polish language

Some families in Great Britain and Ireland originally came from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Which continent are these three countries in?

[ ]	North America
[ ]	South America
[ ]	Africa
[x]	Asia

Can you find Pakistan, India and Bangladesh on a map of the world?

Some families in the British Isles came originally from the Caribbean Islands. Which one of these is a Caribbean island?

[x]	Jamaica
[ ]	Isle of Man
[ ]	Cyprus
[ ]	Shetland

There are lots of islands in the Caribbean. Can you find Jamaica in the Caribbean Sea?

The Gupta family follow the Hindu religion. Which country did the Gupta family originally come from?

[ ]	France
[ ]	Russia
[x]	India
[ ]	China

Hinduism is one of the main religions in India

10.

Which one of these is a type of English spoken in Scotland?

[ ]	Welsh
[ ]	Gaelic
[x]	Scots
[ ]	French

There are lots of types of English spoken around the British Isles