British Isles QuizzesThe place we call home.
George Mikes famously said, "When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles, - but never England."
* Individual countries are England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
* Ireland comprises Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland (Eire).
* The UK (United Kingdom) is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
* Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland.
* The British Isles is Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand surrounding smaller islands.