1. What percentage of the total British population is located in Scotland?

2. Which of the following academy awards is the equivalent of the Oscars in the UK?

3. What is a bank holiday (choose TWO answers)?

4. Which of the following countries does not take part in the Six Nations Championship?

5. Who looks after Edinburgh Castle?

6. Who were the pioneers of the IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) therapy?

7. In the UK, bank holidays of no religious significance are celebrated at the beginning of May, in late FalseMay or early June, and in August:

8. What TWO different types of rugby are practised in the UK?

9. What do William Blake, John Keats and Lord Byron have in common?

10. An additional rented piece of land where people can grow fruit and vegetables is known as:

11. The Laurence Olivier Awards take place annually at different venues in Liverpool:

12. Which TWO pop music groups became popular in the 1960s?

13. Eid ul Adha is the day when Muslims thank Allah for giving them the strength to complete the fast:

14. Which of the following poets wrote poems inspired by Scotland and the traditional stories and songs from the area on the borders of Scotland and England?

15. Which golf ‘Major’ tournament is held outside the United States?

16. Which is the most famous rugby union competition?

17. Which of the following is an ancient festival and has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter?

18. When is the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne celebrated in Northern Ireland?

19. Who is the head of the Church of England?

20. In the UK, owners are responsible for keeping their dog under control and for cleaning up after the animal in public places:

21. Which British writer wrote satirical novels including ‘Brideshead Revisited’?

22. What was the population of the UK in 1851?

23. Which book written by JRR Tolkien was voted the country’s best-loved novel in 2003?

24. What is the note with the highest value in the UK?