- 1. What is the capital of Wales?
A) Cardiff
B) London
C) Dublin
D) Edinburgh
- 2. Which flower is the national emblem of Wales?
A) Lily
B) Tulip
C) Daffodil
D) Rose
- 3. Which Welsh poet wrote the famous play 'Under Milk Wood'?
A) Sylvia Plath
B) Robert Burns
C) Dylan Thomas
D) William Wordsworth
- 4. Which famous medieval Welsh castle is located in Conwy?
A) Warwick Castle
B) Edinburgh Castle
C) Windsor Castle
D) Conwy Castle
- 5. Who is the patron saint of Wales?
A) Saint Patrick
B) Saint David
C) Saint George
D) Saint Andrew
- 6. What is the Welsh word for 'castle'?
A) Fortress
B) Manor
C) Palace
D) Castell
- 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 Waste Land
B) The Book of Taliesin
C) The Canterbury Tales
D) Beowulf
- 9. Which sport is often considered the national sport of Wales?
A) Football
B) Tennis
C) Cricket
D) Rugby
- 10. Who became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, including Wales?
A) Angela Merkel
B) Theresa May
C) Margaret Thatcher
D) Jacinda Ardern
- 11. What popular storytelling event originated in Wales and features a competition to tell the most entertaining and humorous story?
A) TED Talks
B) Folk Festival
C) Comic-Con
D) Eisteddfod
- 12. Which national park in Wales is known for its rugged mountainous terrain and glacial landforms?
A) Snowdonia National Park
B) Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
C) Brecon Beacons National Park
D) Peak District National Park
- 13. In Welsh folklore, what mythical creature is said to live in lakes and is associated with legends of King Arthur?
A) Afanc
B) Unicorn
C) Griffin
D) Banshee
- 14. Which Welsh actor starred as King Arthur in the 1967 film 'Camelot'?
A) Ioan Gruffudd
B) Anthony Hopkins
C) Richard Harris
D) Michael Sheen
- 15. Who composed the famous 9-episode suite 'Enigma Variations', which includes a variation dedicated to a Welsh friend named Alice Stuart-Wortley?
A) Benjamin Britten
B) Ralph Vaughan Williams
C) Edward Elgar
D) Gustav Holst
- 16. Which Welsh actor portrayed the character Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
A) Christian Bale
B) Michael Sheen
C) Ioan Gruffudd
D) Anthony Hopkins
- 17. Which Welsh city hosted the 2010 National Eisteddfod of Wales?
A) Bangor
B) Cardiff
C) Carmarthen
D) Ebbw Vale
- 18. What famous Welsh poet wrote the collection 'Songs of Innocence and Experience'?
A) R.S. Thomas
B) William Blake
C) Gillian Clarke
D) Dylan Thomas
- 19. Which Welsh rock band recorded the hit song 'Dakota' in 2005?
A) Stereophonics
B) Feeder
C) Manic Street Preachers
D) Lostprophets
- 20. Which Welsh author wrote the children's novel 'The Snow Spider'?
A) Philip Pullman
B) Terry Jones
C) Roald Dahl
D) Jenny Nimmo
- 21. How many counties are there in Wales?
A) 22
B) 5
C) 15
D) 10
- 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 is the traditional Welsh dish made with slices of bread layered with cheese sauce and sometimes leeks?
A) Bara Brith
B) Laverbread
C) Cawl Cennin
D) Welsh Rarebit
- 24. Which mythical creature is associated with Wales?
A) Centaur
B) Griffin
C) Dragon
D) Phoenix
- 25. What is the name of the famous Welsh male voice choir formed in 1888?
A) Morriston Orpheus Choir
B) Only Men Aloud
C) The Treorchy Male Choir
D) The Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir
- 26. What is the name of the narrow-gauge heritage railway that runs from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales?
A) Ffestiniog Railway
B) Snowdon Mountain Railway
C) Vale of Rheidol Railway
D) Brecon Mountain Railway
- 27. Which river runs through Cardiff, the capital city of Wales?
A) River Severn
B) River Taff
C) River Dee
D) River Wye
- 28. What is the name of the limestone cave system in South Wales that has the largest underground lake in Europe?
A) Cheddar Gorge
B) Blue John Cavern
C) Dan-yr-Ogof
D) Ye Olde Royal Oak Caves
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