📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society
What is special about Windsor Castle?
Correct answer: It is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world
A It is the newest castle
✓ It is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world
C It is the smallest castle
D It is in Scotland
💡 Explanation
Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world.
Key facts to remember
- Tower of London — built by William the Conqueror, Crown Jewels
- Big Ben — great bell in Elizabeth Tower at Houses of Parliament
- Buckingham Palace — official London residence of monarch
- Stonehenge — prehistoric monument, ~5,000 years old
- Windsor Castle — oldest and largest occupied castle
- Eden Project in Cornwall; Lake District
- Angel of the North — sculpture by Antony Gormley in Gateshead
Why this is the answer
From the official Life in the UK study material — 4.7.1 Historic sites in England:
England has many famous historic sites. The Tower of London was built by William the Conqueror and has been a royal palace, prison, and home of the Crown Jewels. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell in the Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament. Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the monarch. Stonehenge in Wiltshire is a prehistoric monument dating back about 5,000 years.
Other famous English landmarks include Windsor Castle (the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world), the Eden Project in Cornwall, the Lake District, and the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge. The Angel of the North, a large steel sculpture by Antony Gormley, is in Gateshead, north-east England.
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