SPORTS
- The UK hosted the olympics 3 times
- The oldest Tennis tournament is Wimbledon
- Royal Ascot is a horse racing event
- Golf is a Scottish sport
ARTS AND CULTURE
- The prom is an eight week festival of orchestral music
- Music festivals of importance are Glatonsbury and the Isle of Wight Festival
- Theatreland is the home of many theatres in London found in London’s West End
- Pantomime productions are theatre shows of fairytales told during Christmas time
- The fringe festival is an arts festival that takes place in Edinburgh
- The turner prize is is a contemporary art award
FILM & TV
- Hitchock and Scott were two of the most famou film directors
- The UK is known for animation productions such as Wallace & Gromit
- James bond and Harry Potter are the highest grossing films in UK
- A TV license is free for anyone over 75 and blind people get 50% off discount
MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS
- Betting shops allow anyone over 18
- National lottery allow anyone over 16
- Mopeds can be driven by anyone aged over 16
- Motorcycles can be driven by anyone aged over 17
BRITISH CONSTITUTION
- God save the queen is the national anthem
- The British Constitution is unwritten
- The constitution is a set of laws and conventions of a country
- The Diamond jubilee (50 Years since Elizabeth II was crowned Queen) was celebrated
in 2012
- Queen elizabeth II married to Prince Philip of Edinburgh and they had a son: Prince
Charles of Wales
- A Parliamentary Democracy is the system of government in the UK. The Parliament is
made up of the House of Commons and House of Lords
- House of Commons → Made up of Members of Parliament (MPs)
- MPs’ and the Prime Minister are elected in the general election every five years
- House of lords → Its members are known as peers and they are not democratically
elected. Since 1999, hereditary peers have lost their right to attend automatically. Prime
minister nominates peers and monarch appoints them
- The UK hosted the olympics 3 times
- The oldest Tennis tournament is Wimbledon
- Royal Ascot is a horse racing event
- Golf is a Scottish sport
ARTS AND CULTURE
- The prom is an eight week festival of orchestral music
- Music festivals of importance are Glatonsbury and the Isle of Wight Festival
- Theatreland is the home of many theatres in London found in London’s West End
- Pantomime productions are theatre shows of fairytales told during Christmas time
- The fringe festival is an arts festival that takes place in Edinburgh
- The turner prize is is a contemporary art award
FILM & TV
- Hitchock and Scott were two of the most famou film directors
- The UK is known for animation productions such as Wallace & Gromit
- James bond and Harry Potter are the highest grossing films in UK
- A TV license is free for anyone over 75 and blind people get 50% off discount
MINIMUM AGE RESTRICTIONS
- Betting shops allow anyone over 18
- National lottery allow anyone over 16
- Mopeds can be driven by anyone aged over 16
- Motorcycles can be driven by anyone aged over 17
BRITISH CONSTITUTION
- God save the queen is the national anthem
- The British Constitution is unwritten
- The constitution is a set of laws and conventions of a country
- The Diamond jubilee (50 Years since Elizabeth II was crowned Queen) was celebrated
in 2012
- Queen elizabeth II married to Prince Philip of Edinburgh and they had a son: Prince
Charles of Wales
- A Parliamentary Democracy is the system of government in the UK. The Parliament is
made up of the House of Commons and House of Lords
- House of Commons → Made up of Members of Parliament (MPs)
- MPs’ and the Prime Minister are elected in the general election every five years
- House of lords → Its members are known as peers and they are not democratically
elected. Since 1999, hereditary peers have lost their right to attend automatically. Prime
minister nominates peers and monarch appoints them
