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SYMBOLS OF THE UK & THE USA

Monuments, buildings

Question: A statue of a woman on Liberty Island, in New York Harbour, given to the US by France in 1884 to celebrate the American and French Revolutions. The woman holding up a torch represents freedom.
Answer: Statue of Liberty

Question: A group of very large, tall stones arranged in circles stand in S England. They were put there in prehistoric times (about 2500–1500 BC), perhaps as a religious sign or perhaps as a way to study the sun, moon, and stars. They are believed to have been used for religious ceremonies by Druids.
Answer: Stonehenge

Question: A tall column in Trafalgar Square, London, built in honour of Admiral Nelson, with a statue of him.
Answer: Nelson's column

Question: The highest building in New York City.
Answer: One World Trade Center

Question: A building in New York City which was for many years the tallest in the world.
Answer: Empire State Building

Buildings, monuments

Question: An ancient fortress in the City of London, formerly a place where the king and queen lived, and a prison for important people. It is now a museum, and the place where the Crown Jewels are kept. It is ceremonially guarded by the Yeomen of the Guard or Beefeaters.
Answer: Tower of London

Question: The official Washington, D.C. home of the President of the United States.
Answer: White House

Question: A very large gothic church in Westminster, London. Almost all English kings and queens since William I have been crowned in that church and many famous people are buried there.
Answer: Westminster Abbey

Question: The bell in the clock tower of the British Houses of Parliament.
Answer: Big Ben

Question: A private house or small hotel that provides) a place to sleep for the night and breakfast the next morning for a fixed price.
Answer: B & B

Places

Question: The capital of Scotland, in the east of the country on the River Forth.
Answer: Edinburgh

Question: A mountain face in South Dakota which has been carved into the faces of four US presidents: Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and T. Roosevelt.
Answer: Rushmore Mount (Mount Rushmore National Memorial)

Question: A stone wall built across the N of England by order of the Roman ruler Hadrian between 122 AD and 128 AD to defend the N border of Roman Britain.
Answer: Hadrian's Wall

Question: A borough in SE London, on the River Thames. The original British Royal Observatory is there, and the 0° MERIDIAN (an imaginary line dividing east from west) passes through the grounds of the Observatory.
Answer: Greenwich

Question: New York City’s most famous avenue known for expensive shops, hotels, jewelers and museums.
Answer: Fifth Avenue

Plants, animals

Question: The emblems of Wales.
Answer: Daffodil and leek

Question: The emblem of Scotland.
Answer: Thistle

Question: The emblem of Ireland (Northern Ireland).
Answer: Shamrock

Question: The emblem of England.
Answer: Rose

Question: The name given to a very large animal, supposed to live in Loch Ness (a large, very deep lake in N Scotland), which people say does not look like any other animal alive today.
Answer: Loch Ness Monster (Nessie)

Food

Question: This is England's traditional take-away food.
Answer: Fish and chips

Question: The most popular drink in England.
Answer: Tea

Question: A typical Scottish food, made from the heart and other organs of a sheep boiled inside a skin made from the sheep's stomach.
Answer: Haggis

Question: A sweet dish traditionally served on Christmas Day (December 25) as part of the Christmas dinner.
Answer: Christmas pudding

Question: A baked mixture of flour, milk, and egg, usually served with or before beef especially as part of a Sunday dinner.
Answer: Yorkshire pudding