What Do You Know About My Country?

[Illuminattile]

I did one of these waaaay back, and Pennypacker's thread reminded me of it, so I figured I'd do another. Pennypacker's thread was about Americans, so this is aimed at the Yanks*, but any Johnny Foreigner* can answer. All the questions are things I know the equivalent of in the States. Please don't cheat. Getting questions wrong makes you an idiot*. Cheating makes you a dishonest idiot*.

QUESTIONS:

The President of the United States is George W. Bush, who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?

George W. Bush represents the Republican Party, which party does the current Prime Minister represent?

The official residence and office of the President is The White House, what is the traditional residence and office of the British Prime Minister?

In the last Presidential Election, John Kerry was the primary opposition, who were the primary opposition for the current Prime Minister in the recent general election?

The other major political party in the US is the Democratic Party, who are the other major political parties in the UK?

What countries make up Great Britain?

What countries make up the United Kingdom?

The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries?

The United States is in North America, which continent is the United Kingdom in?

The United States currency is the US dollar, what is the currency of the United Kingdom?

The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom?

The national anthem of the United States is The Star-Spangled Banner, what is the (unofficial but traditional) national anthem of the United Kingdom?

The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War?

The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War?

The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom?

That'll do for now, I might add more later.

*These terms are used affectionately.

 

[Aight Son]

In great britian they call their french fries chips, their cigarettes fags (not sure vise versa), and their currency is weighted in pounds not kilograms.

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[haunted]

The President of the United States is George W. Bush, who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?
Blair and he needs to leave that wife

George W. Bush represents the Republican Party, which party does the current Prime Minister represent?
Labour Party

The other major political party in the US is the Democratic Party, who are the other major political parties in the UK?
Liberal Party and Conservative Party. Some other ones like the Green Party

What countries make up Great Britain?
Endgland/Wales/Northern Ireland/Scottland/bunch of islands

What countries make up the United Kingdom?
Theres a difference?

The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
London

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries?
Scottland- Edinburgh
Wales-Cardif
Northern Ireland-Belfast
England-London

The United States is in North America, which continent is the United Kingdom in?
Europe

The United States currency is the US dollar, what is the currency of the United Kingdom?

Pound

The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom?
Blue backround and a red plus sign.

The national anthem of the United States is The Star-Spangled Banner, what is the (unofficial but traditional) national anthem of the United Kingdom?
God save the Queen?

The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War?
David Lloyd George

The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War?
Churchill

The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom?
Soccer and cricket

I did pretty bad

 

[Emma]

The President of the United States is George W. Bush, who is the current Prime Minister of the UK?
Tony Blair
George W. Bush represents the Republican Party, which party does the current Prime Minister represent?
Labour party
The official residence and office of the President is The White House, what is the traditional residence and office of the British Prime Minister?
10 Downing Street
In the last Presidential Election, John Kerry was the primary opposition, who were the primary opposition for the current Prime Minister in the recent general election?
Michael Howard
The other major political party in the US is the Democratic Party, who are the other major political parties in the UK?
Liberal Democrats, Conservatives
What countries make up Great Britain?
Scotland, England and Wales
What countries make up the United Kingdom?
Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland
The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
London
What is the capital city of each of the individual countries?
England - London
Scotland - Glasgow? never too sure on that one really
Wales - Cardiff
Northern Ireland - Belfast
The United States is in North America, which continent is the United Kingdom in?
Europe
The United States currency is the US dollar, what is the currency of the United Kingdom?
Pounds
The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom?
Union Jack
The national anthem of the United States is The Star-Spangled Banner, what is the (unofficial but traditional) national anthem of the United Kingdom?
God Save The Queen? lol
The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War?
Churchill
The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War?
Erm, crap lol I should know this
The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom?
Rugby, Football

 

[PuffnScruff]

off the top of my head

1. tony blair
2. labour party (didnt he help created this party? or help it out in a big way?)
3. downing street
4.
5. i think there is a concervative party, i really dont understand it, i know there is a house of commons and a parliament. but honest dont know shit about any of it.
6. yorkshire, lancashire, cumberland, durham, cheshire, westmorland, sutherland, perthsure, angus, hell i cant name them all.
7.england, scottland, ireland, north ireland.
8. i hope its london cause ive always thought it was
9. i'll do this one when you tell me the capitol of kentucky, utah, both dakotas, maine, new hampshire, all the new england states, illinois, kansas, and the rest of the states.
10. europe
11. i'm not sure, is it the euro?
12. i know what it looks like but i couldnt tell ya what it represents
13. i forget the songs name, its the one the beatles played on ed sullivan in the 50's right?
14.not sure about ww1 but i could tell ya about ww2
15. oh here is the question, fdr became good friends with sir winston churchill
16.football(soccer), cricket. i think

 

[Emma]

And to think I have a history exam tomorrow on WWI and WWII .. wow I'm so gonna pass!! lol

 

[Illuminattile]

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries?
Scotland - Glasgow? never too sure on that one really

Edinburgh. It was 50-50

The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War?
Churchill
The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War?
Erm, crap lol I should know this

Churchill was WWII, David Lloyd George was WWI.

What countries make up Great Britain?
Endgland/Wales/Northern Ireland/Scottland/bunch of islands

What countries make up the United Kingdom?
Theres a difference?

Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland, essentially the island itself. The United Kingdom is the above three plus Northern Island. Nobody cares about all the little islands.

The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom?
Blue backround and a red plus sign.

You missed out a few features:

A blue background with a white cross and white saltire (diagonal cross, from the Scottish flag) with a red cross (St. George's cross) and red saltire (St. Patrick's Cross) overlaid.

The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom?
Soccer and cricket

Football is easily the most popular, rugby and cricket were the other two I had in mind. Cricket is really a summer sport, rugby a winter sport.

2. labour party (didnt he help created this party? or help it out in a big way?)

He didn't create it, but he's the longest-reigning Labour Prime Minister, and the first to lead the party to three consecutive terms.

4. Michael Howard (Conservatives) and Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrats)

6. yorkshire, lancashire, cumberland, durham, cheshire, westmorland, sutherland, perthsure, angus, hell i cant name them all.

lol, those are counties, not countries.

9. i'll do this one when you tell me the capitol of kentucky, utah, both dakotas, maine, new hampshire, all the new england states, illinois, kansas, and the rest of the states.

I'll do that one when you tell me the capital of all the counties (we have more counties than you have States)

11. i'm not sure, is it the euro?

No, the pound. We don't want none of that foreign muck.

13. i forget the songs name, its the one the beatles played on ed sullivan in the 50's right?

I dunno, is it? God Save The Queen (or King, originally and when the monarch is male).

In great britian they call their french fries chips, their cigarettes fags (not sure vise versa), and their currency is weighted in pounds not kilograms.

as

Fries differ from chips, and 'cigarettes' is probably as if not more common that 'fags'.

Oh, and we're 'metric' as well.

 

[μακαφελι]

QUESTIONS:

The President of the United States is George W. Bush, who is the current Prime Minister of the UK? Tony Blair

George W. Bush represents the Republican Party, which party does the current Prime Minister represent? Can't remember

The official residence and office of the President is The White House, what is the traditional residence and office of the British Prime Minister?

In the last Presidential Election, John Kerry was the primary opposition, who were the primary opposition for the current Prime Minister in the recent general election?

The other major political party in the US is the Democratic Party, who are the other major political parties in the UK?

What countries make up Great Britain? England, Scotland and Wales

What countries make up the United Kingdom? Above and Northern Ireland (and Isle of Man?)

The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., What is the capital city of the United Kingdom? London

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries? Edinburgh, London, Dublin (or is that in the south??)

The United States is in North America, which continent is the United Kingdom in? Europe

The United States currency is the US dollar, what is the currency of the United Kingdom? Pound

The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom? Union Jack

The national anthem of the United States is The Star-Spangled Banner, what is the (unofficial but traditional) national anthem of the United Kingdom? God Save The Queen

The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War?

The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War? Winston Churchill

The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom? Football (soccer) and cricket

That'll do for now, I might add more later.

 

[Missy "C"]

ok, I'll try to answer everything without cheating!

QUESTIONS:

The President of the United States is George W. Bush, who is the current Prime Minister of the UK? Tony Blair

George W. Bush represents the Republican Party, which party does the current Prime Minister represent? Labour Party

The official residence and office of the President is The White House, what is the traditional residence and office of the British Prime Minister? -

In the last Presidential Election, John Kerry was the primary opposition, who were the primary opposition for the current Prime Minister in the recent general election? -

The other major political party in the US is the Democratic Party, who are the other major political parties in the UK? Conservative Party, Liberal Democrats

What countries make up Great Britain? England, Scotland, Wales

What countries make up the United Kingdom? England, Scotland, Wales Northen Ireland

The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., What is the capital city of the United Kingdom? London

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries?
England: London
Wales: Cardiff
Scotland: Edinburgh
Northen Ireland: Belfast

The United States is in North America, which continent is the United Kingdom in? Europe

The United States currency is the US dollar, what is the currency of the United Kingdom? Pound

The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom? The Union Jack (it represents the union of England's, Scotland's, and Northen Ireland's flags, or at least I was told that at school)

The national anthem of the United States is The Star-Spangled Banner, what is the (unofficial but traditional) national anthem of the United Kingdom? -

The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War? -

The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War? -

The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom? Football
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[Illuminattile]

What countries make up the United Kingdom? Above and Northern Ireland (and Isle of Man?)

Contrary to popular belief, the Isle of Man isn't part of the UK. We tend to look after it, though. It's only little.

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries? Edinburgh, London, Dublin (or is that in the south??)

Dublin is the capital of the Republic of Ireland, Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.[/QUOTE]

 

[PuffnScruff]

Quote:
Originally Posted by PuffnScruff
4. Michael Howard (Conservatives) and Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrats)


i didnt say that...

i was just joking about the last few question. felt like being a smart ass

haha, nevermind, i see you filled in the blanks for me. thanks.

its not that wouldnt want to learn more about your country, its just that my life just as yours, is probably full of so much crap that knowing these things really doesnt matter at this right now

 

[AmerikazMost]

i can honestly say i knew all but three...theres no point in answering 'em all after all the other posts

 

[.cloud.]

I skipped straight to the bottom of the thread so I wouldn't see any answers.


The President of the United States is George W. Bush, who is the current Prime Minister of the UK? Blair.

George W. Bush represents the Republican Party, which party does the current Prime Minister represent?

The official residence and office of the President is The White House, what is the traditional residence and office of the British Prime Minister?

In the last Presidential Election, John Kerry was the primary opposition, who were the primary opposition for the current Prime Minister in the recent general election?

The other major political party in the US is the Democratic Party, who are the other major political parties in the UK?

What countries make up Great Britain?

What countries make up the United Kingdom?

The capital of the United States is Washington D.C., What is the capital city of the United Kingdom? London.

What is the capital city of each of the individual countries?

The United States is in North America, which continent is the United Kingdom in? Eng...land? fuck if i know.

The United States currency is the US dollar, what is the currency of the United Kingdom? pound right?

The flag of the United States is the Stars and Stripes, or Old Glory, what is the flag of the United Kingdom?

The national anthem of the United States is The Star-Spangled Banner, what is the (unofficial but traditional) national anthem of the United Kingdom?

The US President during the First World War was Woodrow Wilson, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the First World War?

The US Presidents during the Second World War were Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman, who was/were the Prime Minister(s) during the Second World War?

The most popular sports in the United States are American Football and baseball, what are the most popular sports in the United Kingdom? Footy & Rugby aye?



This is all cobbled together from years of posting at EWB...Illuminattile knows what i'm talking about!

 

[LyricalDisguise]

England aint a continent my friend..
Let's do Holland next

 

[.cloud.]

Well, it was worth a gamble I guess

 

[LyricalDisguise]

England is a country

 

[CalcuoCuchicheo]

Shouldn't we refer to our currency as pound sterling? I always thought the sterling part was important to help - foreigners mainly - distinguish between the currency & the weight - even though they are invariably linked.

Emma, Churchill in the Great War?!! Yep, you're failing.

Scotland's capital is Edinburgh despite many feeling that Glasgow is the true representation of the country.

And Illuminatille, seeing as you declined to mention it along with the other names - through laziness, memory lapse or for whatever reason - the Scottish flag you refer to as being represented in the Union Jack is the St. Andrews. We also use the Lion Rampant - the yellow one lol.

The other islands that makes up the UK are the Channel Islands & the Isle of Man.

And besides God Save The Queen not bing official, you'll find quite a sizeable slice of Scotland who are adverse to singing it - discarded verse or not.

 

[Emma]

I was saved todayin my exam, I got the second paper which was on Suffrage, which I'm good at
I'm fucked next year tho lol :thumb:

 

[Zero Cool]

1) Tony Blair

2) Labour Party

3) 10 Downing Street

4) Michael Howard

5) Conservatives, Lib Dems

6) Scotland, England and Wales

7) Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland

8) London

9) England - London
Scotland - Edinburugh
Wales - Cardiff
Northern Ireland - Belfast

10) Europe

11) Pound Sterling

12) Union Jack

13) God Save The Queen

14) Lloyd George

15) Winston Churchill & Clement Atlee

16)Football, Cricket

 

[Illuminattile]

Cloudy, you suck so bad.
Zero Cool, stop showing off.

England aint a continent my friend..
Let's do Holland next

Holland:

No idea who the national leader is, but he's probably a liberal.
The capital is bound to be Amsterdam.
It's in Europe.
Currency is the Euro, I hope.
Football is probably the most popular sport.

That's all I know about Holland.