Facts about the UK

A swift half refers to a quick half-pint of beer at a pub. The local is a common British term for one's neighborhood pub.

Nando's is a restaurant chain internationally famous for its flame-grilled peri-peri chicken.

Blowing your own trumpet is the correct idiom for boasting or praising one's own achievements.

Colossus, the first electronic digital programmable computer, was indeed developed at Bletchley Park in the UK during WWII and kept secret for decades.

The Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London historically housed various exotic animals gifted to monarchs, including a polar bear given to Henry III (often confused with Henry VIII in trivia, but the options provided point to the historical fact of the polar bear).

The Dead Sea is located in the Middle East, between Jordan, Israel, and the West Bank, not near the UK.

The RMS Titanic was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

The unicorn has been a Scottish heraldic symbol since the 12th century. It is traditionally depicted with a gold chain around its body.

William Shakespeare is widely credited with writing 37 plays in the First Folio and subsequent canon. This is a standard academic consensus.

In Liverpool and other parts of the UK, 'bevvie' is common slang for a beverage, usually an alcoholic drink.

The UK Tea & Infusions Association estimates that approximately 165 million cups of tea are consumed in the UK every day.

In 2012, a couple in Manchester invited the Queen to their wedding as a joke, and she actually attended, which made national news.

This is a common urban myth. There is no law in the UK that allows pregnant women to urinate in public, though it is often cited as a 'fact' in trivia books.

Recent surveys, such as those by the Youth Religion and Spirituality project, have shown high levels of non-belief among British teenagers, with figures often cited around 67%.

London has hosted the Summer Olympics three times: 1908, 1948, and 2012.

Due to the UK's diverse population and history of immigration, over 300 languages are spoken in London alone, and the figure is similar for the UK as a whole.

The Channel Tunnel (Eurotunnel) connects Folkestone, Kent, in the UK with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, in France.

While the Great Fire of London destroyed most of the city, the officially recorded death toll was remarkably low, often cited as fewer than 10 people.

This is a common trivia fact referring to the British Crown's historical land holdings across the Commonwealth, though it is often misinterpreted as personal ownership by the Queen.

The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack.

The Shard in London stands at approximately 310 meters (1,016 feet). Among the options provided, 350m is the closest approximation.

The United Kingdom is a sovereign state composed of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Other options include cities or incorrect geographical entities.