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36 Cards in this Set
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Great Britain is sometimes refered to as ---
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England
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Country top 1/3 of Great Britain --
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Scotland
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Also part of Great Britain –
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Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
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Capital of GB --
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London
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Capital of Scotland –
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Edinberg
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Capital and biggest city in Wales --
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Cardiff
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Capital and biggest city in Northern Ireland –
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Belfast
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GB is what type of government --
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constitutional monarcy
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- Prime Minister , member of Conservative Party--–
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David Cameron
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1st of 2 branches of government over 600 members –
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House of commons
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2nd Branch of Government -- 1200 members—
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House of Lords
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Elected by party that holds the majority of the seats in the house of commons – can stay up to 5 years --
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Election of prime minister
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conservative party of GB --
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Tories
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liberal party of GB --
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Labor
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Longest serving monarch in GB --
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Queen Elizabeth the 2nd
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Who will be in Charge if QE2 dies or steps down –
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Prince Charles will become King
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Supreme legislative body in GB --
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Parliament
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- Castle originally built by William the conqueror. Today one royal residence—
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Windsor Castle
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London home and primary residence of the British monarch. –
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Buckingham Palace
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stones weighed up to 49 tons 30 ft – still unsure how stones put on top other stones --
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Stonehenge –
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Public service entertainment company. Largest broadcast corporation in world. –
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BBC (British Broadcasting Company)
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- College 2 of the oldest universties in world. 13th century. Difficult to get into --
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Cambridge/oxford.
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Phrase meaning that empire is so extensive that one part is always in daylight --
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Sun never sets quote
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- most famous sports stadium in Europe if not the world. --
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Wembley Stadium-
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Grass Court tennis tournament part of the grand slam played in England—
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Wimbeldon
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Queen from 1937 for almost 60 years, Took thrown when her 3 brothers died
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-- Queen Victoria.
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Gun powder treason day (caught guarding explosives below house of Lords --
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Guy Fawkes
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- Most famous insurance company in world. 1774 est to insure boats bulding. Famous for insuring random items. Body parts 2. --
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Loyds of London.
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- built in 597. oldest building England. Becket (archbishop) killed in church. Last church crusader visited before leaving England to go to the middle east --
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Caterbury Cathedral –
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is a large, deep, freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands known for having a famous monster --
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Loch Ness
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