- 1. What is the capital of Wales?
A) London
B) Dublin
C) Edinburgh
D) Cardiff
- 2. Which flower is the national emblem of Wales?
A) Daffodil
B) Lily
C) Rose
D) Tulip
- 3. Which Welsh poet wrote the famous play 'Under Milk Wood'?
A) Dylan Thomas
B) William Wordsworth
C) Sylvia Plath
D) Robert Burns
- 4. Which famous medieval Welsh castle is located in Conwy?
A) Windsor Castle
B) Edinburgh Castle
C) Conwy Castle
D) Warwick Castle
- 5. Who is the patron saint of Wales?
A) Saint Patrick
B) Saint George
C) Saint Andrew
D) Saint David
- 6. What is the Welsh word for 'castle'?
A) Palace
B) Castell
C) Fortress
D) Manor
- 7. Which singer from Wales recorded the hit 'It's Not Unusual' in 1965?
A) Charlotte Church
B) Shirley Bassey
C) Bonnie Tyler
D) Tom Jones
- 8. What is the name of the long Welsh poem attributed to the legendary bard Taliesin?
A) The Canterbury Tales
B) The Book of Taliesin
C) Beowulf
D) The Waste Land
- 9. Which sport is often considered the national sport of Wales?
A) Cricket
B) Tennis
C) Football
D) Rugby
- 10. Who became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, including Wales?
A) Jacinda Ardern
B) Angela Merkel
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Theresa May
- 11. What popular storytelling event originated in Wales and features a competition to tell the most entertaining and humorous story?
A) Folk Festival
B) Comic-Con
C) Eisteddfod
D) TED Talks
- 12. Which Welsh rock band recorded the hit song 'Dakota' in 2005?
A) Manic Street Preachers
B) Feeder
C) Stereophonics
D) Lostprophets
- 13. How many counties are there in Wales?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 22
D) 5
- 14. Which Welsh author wrote the children's novel 'The Snow Spider'?
A) Philip Pullman
B) Jenny Nimmo
C) Terry Jones
D) Roald Dahl
- 15. In Welsh folklore, what mythical creature is said to live in lakes and is associated with legends of King Arthur?
A) Griffin
B) Banshee
C) Afanc
D) Unicorn
- 16. Which river runs through Cardiff, the capital city of Wales?
A) River Severn
B) River Wye
C) River Taff
D) River Dee
- 17. Which Welsh city hosted the 2010 National Eisteddfod of Wales?
A) Ebbw Vale
B) Carmarthen
C) Cardiff
D) Bangor
- 18. Which national park in Wales is known for its rugged mountainous terrain and glacial landforms?
A) Peak District National Park
B) Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
C) Snowdonia National Park
D) Brecon Beacons National Park
- 19. Which Welsh actor portrayed the character Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Michael Sheen
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Ioan Gruffudd
D) Christian Bale
- 20. What is the traditional Welsh dish made with slices of bread layered with cheese sauce and sometimes leeks?
A) Cawl Cennin
B) Welsh Rarebit
C) Bara Brith
D) Laverbread
- 21. What is the name of the narrow-gauge heritage railway that runs from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales?
A) Brecon Mountain Railway
B) Snowdon Mountain Railway
C) Vale of Rheidol Railway
D) Ffestiniog Railway
- 22. Who was the first Prince of Wales and was later known as the 'Last Prince of Wales'?
A) Llywelyn the Great
B) Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
C) Owain Glyndŵr
D) Rhys ap Tewdwr
- 23. What famous Welsh poet wrote the collection 'Songs of Innocence and Experience'?
A) Gillian Clarke
B) William Blake
C) Dylan Thomas
D) R.S. Thomas
- 24. What is the name of the limestone cave system in South Wales that has the largest underground lake in Europe?
A) Cheddar Gorge
B) Dan-yr-Ogof
C) Blue John Cavern
D) Ye Olde Royal Oak Caves
- 25. Which mythical creature is associated with Wales?
A) Griffin
B) Dragon
C) Centaur
D) Phoenix
- 26. Who composed the famous 9-episode suite 'Enigma Variations', which includes a variation dedicated to a Welsh friend named Alice Stuart-Wortley?
A) Ralph Vaughan Williams
B) Gustav Holst
C) Edward Elgar
D) Benjamin Britten
- 27. What is the name of the famous Welsh male voice choir formed in 1888?
A) The Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir
B) Morriston Orpheus Choir
C) The Treorchy Male Choir
D) Only Men Aloud
- 28. Which Welsh actor starred as King Arthur in the 1967 film 'Camelot'?
A) Ioan Gruffudd
B) Michael Sheen
C) Richard Harris
D) Anthony Hopkins
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