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Question		Answer
Welsh language start learning		not connected with English, a lot of L letters
Flag is called start learning		the Red Dragon of Prince Cadwalader used by Henry VII at the battle of Bosworth
colours of Tudor dynasty of Welsh descent start learning		white and green
flag is officially recognised as the Welsh national since start learning		1959
population start learning		over 3 mln
capital start learning		Cardiff - 300 000 people
languages start learning		Welsh and English
patron saint start learning		St David (1 march - his day)
national plants start learning		leek daffodil
popular names start learning		Jones, Davies, Thomas, Evans and starting with LL: LLoyd, LLewelyn
nickname for welsh peron: start learning		TAFFY
religion start learning		protestantism + methodism
national sport start learning		rugby union
national poet start learning		dylan thomas
costume: start learning		peasant from 18th century, welsh hat
stereotype is that Welsh like start learning		singing!
welsh is obligatory at school until start learning		16 years old and it's used it TV
the largest island in the Irish Sea is start learning		Anglessey
3 national parks are start learning		Snowdonia, Brecon Beacon, Pembrokeshire Coast
cardiff is situated where? start learning		in the south
Cardiff, places: start learning		Cardiff Bay, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff National Musem, Cardiff Millenium Centre, Cardiff Civic Centre, Cardiff Rock Cafe, Cardiff Main Street
Welsh Nation Assembly (Parliament) was designed by whom and when it was opened? start learning		by Richard Rogers, opened on 1st March 2006
Largely montainous Wales has the highest peak start learning		Snowdon
the nation of ... origin start learning		celtic
today economy based on start learning		tourism
in the past(18,19th c.) it was industrial nation and the economy was based on start learning		steel and coal
it possesses many castles and town walls because of start learning		Edward I's conquest in 13th century
welsh spoken by how much population? start learning		2o%
leek is start learning		conhinen
daffodil is start learning		conhinen Bedr
Dylan Thomas poetry: start learning		Death and Entrances 1946 In country Sleep 1951 A portait of the Artist as a Young Dog 1940 Under Milk Wood 1954
festival of Welsh culture, 'the meeting of wise people' is called start learning		Eisteddfod festival
early tribes there were start learning		Iberian and Celts
70 AD start learning		Roman in Wales
569 start learning		st David, christianity
1276 start learning		Edward's I invasion
1284 start learning		Edward II born at Caernarfon
1536-1542 start learning		Acts of Union
1969 start learning		Prince Charles created Prince of Wales (investiture) - official recognition of the title
1979 start learning		first devolution referendum NO
1997 start learning		last devolution referendum YES
1999 start learning		National Assembly
the most important castle in Wales is start learning		Caernarfon
Welsh descent start learning		Katherina Zeta-Johnes Anthony Hopkins Bonnie Tyler Richard Burton Tom Johnes
Prime Minister is start learning		David Lloyd George
the heir to the throne start learning		is the eldest son
the motto in german start learning		'ich dien' - i serve
2/3 population live in start learning		the South
the Welsh name of the country is start learning		CYMRU
new branches of industry: start learning		electronics, chemicals, food production

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