This KS3 Citizenship quiz takes a look at the UK. The UK is a short way of writing The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. People often incorrectly call the UK Great Britain. You can find out why it is a mistake in one of the questions of this quiz. But in the end, it doesn't really matter, everyone knows what you mean.
The first modern humans arrived in Britain about 14,000 BC, as the last Ice Age was ending. About 7,500 years ago, the rising sea level caused by the ice melting created the English Channel and the North Sea. Scientists have estimated that about eighty percent of your DNA came from the European people stranded in Britain when it became surrounded by the sea. The other twenty percent comes from successful invasions by Celts, Picts, Vikings, Anglo Saxons, Romans and French.
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The settlers mixed with the local populations already living in the UK and so some of your genes come from these other nationalities as well.
Between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, Britain established an empire of colonies and territories overseas. During the nineteenth century, the British Empire was the most powerful force in the world and by the time the First World War started, almost a quarter of the people in the world was ruled by Britain. For the territories under British rule, life was not always easy. There was a thriving slave trade (abolished in 1807) and frequent wars. Any rebellions were brutally suppressed by British troops. After the Second World War, human rights became a major global issue and gradually, the territories occupied and ruled by the British were given back to local governments. The end of the British Empire is usually seen as being in 1997, when Hong Kong was given back to China.
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What does UK stand for? |
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Ultra Kind |
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Union Knights |
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United Kingdom |
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Unlimited Klans |
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How many countries make up the UK? |
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What is the capital of Scotland? |
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Aberdeen |
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Dundee |
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Edinburgh |
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Glasgow |
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What is the flag of the UK known as? |
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Union Jack |
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Union John |
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Union Mac |
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Union Nick |
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What is the approximate population of the UK? |
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10 million |
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35 million |
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67 million |
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90 million |
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What is the area of the UK? |
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122,333 square kilometres |
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244,755 square kilometres |
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580,333 square kilometres |
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784,784 square kilometres |
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What does the word 'kingdom' mean? |
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A country surrounded by water |
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A country with more than 50 million inhabitants |
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A country, state or territory ruled by a king or queen |
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A territory incorporating more than one country |
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What does the word 'empire' mean in the sense of the British Empire? |
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A country with an emperor |
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A group of countries under a single supreme authority |
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A territory worth over £100 billion |
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An area constantly at war |
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At its height in 1922, the British Empire covered approximately how much of the Earth's total land area? |
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One third |
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One quarter |
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One half |
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Two thirds |
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10.
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In which year did Southern Ireland become independent? |
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1916 |
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1918 |
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1920 |
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1922 |
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1.
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What does UK stand for? |
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[ ] |
Ultra Kind |
[ ] |
Union Knights |
[x] |
United Kingdom |
[ ] |
Unlimited Klans |
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2.
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How many countries make up the UK? |
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3.
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What is the capital of Scotland? |
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Aberdeen |
[ ] |
Dundee |
[x] |
Edinburgh |
[ ] |
Glasgow |
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4.
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What is the flag of the UK known as? |
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[x] |
Union Jack |
[ ] |
Union John |
[ ] |
Union Mac |
[ ] |
Union Nick |
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5.
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What is the approximate population of the UK? |
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[ ] |
10 million |
[ ] |
35 million |
[x] |
67 million |
[ ] |
90 million |
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6.
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What is the area of the UK? |
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[ ] |
122,333 square kilometres |
[x] |
244,755 square kilometres |
[ ] |
580,333 square kilometres |
[ ] |
784,784 square kilometres |
|
|
7.
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What does the word 'kingdom' mean? |
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[ ] |
A country surrounded by water |
[ ] |
A country with more than 50 million inhabitants |
[x] |
A country, state or territory ruled by a king or queen |
[ ] |
A territory incorporating more than one country |
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|
8.
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What does the word 'empire' mean in the sense of the British Empire? |
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[ ] |
A country with an emperor |
[x] |
A group of countries under a single supreme authority |
[ ] |
A territory worth over £100 billion |
[ ] |
An area constantly at war |
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9.
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At its height in 1922, the British Empire covered approximately how much of the Earth's total land area? |
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[ ] |
One third |
[x] |
One quarter |
[ ] |
One half |
[ ] |
Two thirds |
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10.
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In which year did Southern Ireland become independent? |
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1916 |
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1918 |
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1920 |
[x] |
1922 |
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