Society and traditions
Festivals, sport, science, literature and the arts.
- What are the four patron saints' days of the UK nations?
- What is celebrated on 5 November (Bonfire Night)?
- What is Remembrance Sunday?
- What do people in the UK traditionally do on Boxing Day?
- Which festival marks the Scottish New Year?
- What is the national dish often associated with Scotland?
- What is the name of the national festival of music and poetry in Wales?
- Which sport is played at Wimbledon?
- Which sport is associated with Lord's and the Ashes?
- Which famous 'Test' is played between the UK nations in rugby every year?
- Which British scientist developed the theory of gravity?
- Which British scientist is famous for the theory of evolution?
- Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
- Who invented the World Wide Web?
- Who wrote 'Oliver Twist' and 'A Christmas Carol'?
- Who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'?
- Which British artist painted 'The Fighting Temeraire' and many landscapes?
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