Can you name the answers for these 10 questions about each of the United Kingdom's constituent countries? by diving

Can you name the answers for these 10 questions about each of the United Kingdom's constituent countries?

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The United Kingdom was created with the Union of Scotland and England to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain; Data from a variety of sources including Fifa.com and the 2001 British Census
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England
Capital of constituent country
Second largest urban area
Year of entry into union
Patron Saint
Flag of England background colour
Flag of England cross colour
Bordering UK country to the West
Bordering UK country to the North
Highest peak in England
Largest island entirely in England
Last FIFA World Cup participated in

Northern Ireland
Capital of constituent country
Second largest urban area
Year of Entry into union
Patron Saint of all-Ireland
St Patrick's Flag & Ulster Banner background colour
St Patrick's Flag & Ulster Banner cross colour
Bordering country
Highest peak in Northern Ireland
Largest lake in the British Isles
Strait between it and Scotland
Last FIFA World Cup participated in

Scotland
Capital of constituent country
Largest urban area
Year of Entry into union
Patron Saint
Flag of Scotland background colour
Flag of Scotland cross colour
Bordering UK country
Highest peak in Scotland
Northern island group in Northeast
Southern island group in Northeast
Last FIFA World Cup participated in

Wales
Capital of constituent country
Second largest urban area
Year of Entry into union
Patron Saint
Flag of Wales dragon colour
Flag of Wales upper colour
Flag of Wales lower colour
Bordering UK country
Highest peak in Wales
Largest island entirely in Wales
Last FIFA World Cup participated in

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Fact Quiz: UK Countries

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	carlosaurus:	Jan 4th, 2011 at 10:34 GMT		1 point
	Does this not count? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Rhuddlan

	diving:	Jan 4th, 2011 at 17:26 GMT		1 point
	Although that can be argued, the "United Kingdom" really doesn't describe the situation between Wales and England under the Statute of Rhuddlan because one was conquered by the other and continued to be subordinate to the other; as the directions say, this quiz considers the Acts of Union between Scotland and England (which included Wales) as the beginning of what is recognized as the United Kingdom because it was created through acts in both participating parliaments and both countries maintained equal status in the union (at least officially)

	davebesag:	Jan 5th, 2011 at 01:31 GMT		13 points
	Ynys Mon should also be accepted for the Welsh island.

	diving:	Jan 5th, 2011 at 01:51 GMT		6 points
	You're right, I added it to the list of acceptable answers Let me know if any other answers (or questions) should be added

	diving:	Jan 6th, 2011 at 06:48 GMT		1 point
	I also made a quiz of the flags of the UK and its territories here: http://www.sporcle.com/games/diving/uk_flags and a quiz about the four countries on a map and their capitals here: http://www.sporcle.com/games/diving/uk_countries_and_capitals

	Gimboid:	Jan 27th, 2011 at 08:43 GMT		0 points
	Why did you ask about three of the countries' flags but ask about the flag of St Patrick when it came to Northern Ireland? St Patrick's flag is relevant to the whole island of Ireland and doesn't uniquely identify Northern Ireland. The flag of Northern Ireland does though.

	diving:	Jan 27th, 2011 at 18:56 GMT		2 points
	Gimboid - my reasoning was that St Patrick's Cross represents Northern Ireland (and previously Ireland) on the Union Flag and because the Northern Ireland government no longer has an official flag (since they stopped using the Ulster Banner in 1972), it instead uses the Union Flag (which includes St Patrick's Cross) for official functions

	Fish1987:	Apr 4th, 2011 at 18:12 GMT		0 points
	Perhaps be a little more specific for the world cup question somehow? I didn't know if you were looking for a year or a sport.

	diving:	Apr 4th, 2011 at 20:09 GMT		2 points
	Fish1987 - fair point, I changed the question to 'FIFA World Cup', hopefully that's clearer

	megascarp:	Apr 21st, 2011 at 09:45 GMT		-2 points
	great quiz but i wished it had accepted just scarfell and just neagh

	SpeziFish:	Apr 21st, 2011 at 10:31 GMT		1 point
	"Wales: Year of Entry into union" accepts also 1974. Why?

	PatrickH:	Apr 21st, 2011 at 22:14 GMT		1 point
	You could add patron saints and their dates.

	diving:	Apr 21st, 2011 at 22:23 GMT		4 points
	SpeziFish - this seems less clear than when I was writing the quiz, but my reasoning was from a legal standpoint: from the union until 1967 Wales was considered a part of England for legal purposes (the Wales and Berwick Act explicitly defined 'England' as including Wales from a legal standpoint). It could be argued that the 1707 union created a kingdom with only 2 parts: England & Scotland and that Wales did not become a distinct entity within the United Kingdom until the Welsh Language Act repealed the definition of England as including Wales in 1967 (which is an alternate answer). The English/Welsh border was still ambiguous until the Local Government Act came into force in 1974 and resolved issues like Monmouthshire, legally formalizing Wales and its borders within the UK. Thank you if you've followed me to this point, that was my (rather circuitous) reasoning for including that year: it could be argued it was a year that Wales was formally made a distinct & defined entity under UK law.

	diving:	Apr 21st, 2011 at 22:38 GMT		1 point
	PatrickH - I added the patron saints (but not their dates), is the question correct on Saint Patrick being the patron saint of all-Ireland and therefore Northern Ireland, or are the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland each specifically associated with Saint Patrick?

	BiloxiSean:	Apr 22nd, 2011 at 01:26 GMT		4 points
	Poor Ryan Giggs, great club success, never been to the World Cup. I wonder if Bale can make one.

	comeonshaymen:	May 13th, 2011 at 07:03 GMT		1 point
	I typed in Scafell Pike as a joke, seen as though i live quite near it, and guess what, it was there. WOO HOO, SCAFELL PIKE!! Damn you, Shetlands. Would've got it all if you didnt exist

	quizmasterchris:	Nov 15th, 2011 at 17:26 GMT		-4 points
	"the Welsh Language Act repealed the definition of England as including Wales in 1967..." Only for future matters; Wales is still constitutionally part of England regarding any Acts passed before 1967 and for anything that flows from those. This is in fact why Wales is still part of the UK, which is the only actual country involved. Had Wales been declared outright not part of England it would have therefore become independent.

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	jackjim:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 16:10 GMT		4 points
	For the World Cup just went through all the World Cups until I got them

	kromclovinfasho:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 17:02 GMT		2 points
	Accept "Caerdydd" for Cardiff

	Cheeselord:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 20:06 GMT		4 points
	Hate to be picky, but I don't think you should really accept 'Scafell' for Scafell Pike, as there is another hill just next to Scafell Pike called 'Sca Fell' which is about 15 metres shorter.

	Hannahmarie2806:	Jan 28th, 2013 at 21:50 GMT		2 points
	Is the North Channel different to the North Sea? I'm curious, seeing as I entered North Sea. Nice to see a quiz that isn't about the USA for a change :) (I don't mean that in a bad way, it's just that it's kinda disheartening to see so many quizzes that need you to know about American stuff, and then you score badly when you don't).

	diving:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 02:34 GMT		2 points
	Hannahmarie2806 - The North Channel links the Irish Sea & northern Atlantic Ocean, while the North Sea is on the other side (East) of Great Britain, similarly named water bodies, but not connected. kromclovinfasho & Cheeselord - Thanks for the suggestions, both have been amended.

	shakescene:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 11:02 GMT		2 points
	How about 1535 for Wales? I still wouldn't have got it (I tried 1539 and 1540), but that's when the Principality was assimilated into England and Wales.

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	TheCleverone:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 15:47 GMT		7 points
	@Erod - because football is a massive part of British culture, and the national sport in the UK as a whole, and in England and Scotland individually (Wales is rugby and Northern Ireland gaelic football, I think), but is still a massive part of culture in Wales and Northern Ireland too. It also allows for some interesting trivia knowledge, as well, which is what this site is all about. After all, you could argue that there is no need to include the years that the countries are admitted to the union, because no-one would get it, but it is inclded just the same.

	TheCleverone:	Jan 29th, 2013 at 15:49 GMT		2 points
	Whew, sorry for that rant everyone. But incidentally, who got red for the English flag and not white?

	Erod:	Feb 5th, 2013 at 12:18 GMT		2 points
	@TheCleverone - fair enough!