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I.GENERAL FACTS

1. What is the capital of Wales?
a. Aberdeen
b. Swansea
c. Cardiff
d. Leicester

2. What is the population of Wales?
a. three million
b. five million
c. seven million
d. ten million

3. Approximately what percentage of the people of Wales speak Welsh?
a. 30
b. 15
c. 19
d. 38

4. Which of the following is the title of the Welsh National Anthem?
a. Ar Hyd Y Nos ( All Through The Night )
b. Calon Lan ( A Pure Heart )
c. Terynasoedd Y Ddaear ( Ye Kingdom And Nations )
d. Hen Wlad fy Nhadau ( Land of My Fathers )

5. Wales main religions are _________________ . ( two answers )
a. Anglicanism
b. Catholicism
c. Methodism
d. Presbyterianism


II. FAMOUS PEOPLE

6. What's the name of the famous actor who received
an Academy Reward as Best Actor for his performance
in 'The Silence of the Lambs'? ( He graduated from the
Welsh College of Music and Drama)
______________________________________________________
7. What's the name of the famous actress of Welsh descent
married to Michael Douglas?
______________________________________________________
8. Which Welsh singer made a come-back with songs
including 'Sex Bomb'?
___________________________________________________
9. What's the name of the famous Welsh poet born
in Swansea on October 27, 1914?
___________________________________________________
10.What's the name of the famous Welsh actor ( his real
name was Richard Walter Jenkins, Jr. married to Elizabeth Taylor twice.
___________________________________________________


III. FAMOUS CITIES/TOWNS

11. What is the least populated city in Wales ( and in the UK ) ?
a. Newport
b. Wrexham
c. Aberystwyth
d. St.Davids

12. Cardiff is Europe's youngest capital city. In which year did it
become a capital?
a. 1935
b. 1955
c. 1980
d. 1990

13. The Celtic Manor Resort on the outskirts of Newport
will stage the prestigious Ryder Cup (golf tournaments) ,
but in which year?
a. 2007
b. 2008
c. 2010
d. 2014

14. Which town in Wales was given city status in 2002?
a. Newport
b. Wrexham
c. Aberystwyth
d. St.Davids

15. Which Welsh town is 'Wales' Golden Coastal City'?
a. Wrexham
b. Swansea
c. Newport
d. Caerphilly

IV. HISTORY

16. In 1301 Edward I gave his son the title of Prince
of Wales. T / F

17. In 1485 Henry Tudor of Welsh descent , won the
battle of Bosworth and became the first Welsh King of
England (King Henry VII). This marked the end of the
War of Roses and established the Welsh lineage
to the English throne. T / F

18. In 1536 Wales was United with England. T / F

19. Henry VIII passed the Act of Union that stated
that the Welsh language should be 'utterly extirpated'. T / F

20. In 1589 the Bible was first published in Welsh.
This is considered by some as one of the most important
events in helping to continue the Welsh language. T / F



V. GEOGRAPHY

21. What is the longest river in Wales?
a. Severn
b. Rheidol
c. Conwy
d. Teifi

22. Where does the longest river in Wales originate?
a. Mount Plynlimon
b. Mount Snowdon
c. Cader Idris
d. Black Mountains

23. Newport stands on a river said to have the second
highest tidal rise and fall in the world. What is
the name of the river?
a. Towy
b. Severn
c. Taff
d. Usk

24. What is the largest natural lake in Wales?
a. Llyn Dywarchen
b. Llyn Clywedog
c. Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)
d. Lake Vyrnwy

25. Which mountainous region in Wales includes
the highest peak in all of Wales?
a. Black Mountains
b. Brecon Beacons
c. Snowdonia
d. Cambrian Mountains


VI. BONUS QUESTIONS

26. What is the Welsh emblem on the flag?
______________________________________________
27. What vegetable is a national symbol of Wales?
______________________________________________
28. What is the national flower of Wales?
______________________________________________
29. Who is the patron saint of Wales?
______________________________________________
30. What is the nickname given to a Welshman?
______________________________________________




ANSWERS

I. GENERAL FACTS

1. c
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. a, c

II. FAMOUS PEOPLE

6. Sir Anthony Hopkins
7. Catherine Zeta-Jones
8. Tom Jones
9. Dylan Marlais Thomas
10.Richard Burton

III. FAMOUS CITIES / TOWNS

11. d
12. b
13. c
14. a
15. b

IV. HISTORY

16. T
17. T
18. T
19. T
20. F ( in 1588)

V. GEOGRAPHY

21. a
22. a
23. d
24. c
25. c

V. BONUS QUESTIONS

26. The Red Dragon
27. Leek
28. Daffodil
29. Saint David
30. Taffy


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