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British Flag (Union Jack)
The flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland sometimes (to call) the Union Jack. This red, white, and blue flag first (to use) in 1801. The Flag dates from 1 January 1801 with the Act of Union 1800, which (to merge) the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The flag of Wales (not to incorporate) in the design because Wales (to conquere) by Britain in 1536, prior to the 1601 original design of the Union Flag, therefore Wales (to represent) with St. George's cross.
The flag of the UK is a combination of the flags of England (the cross of St. George), Scotland (the cross of St. Andrew), and Ireland (the cross of St. Patrick).
No law (to pass) making the Union Flag the national flag of the United Kingdom: it (to become) one through precedent. Its first recorded recognition as a national flag (to come) in 1908, when it (to state) in Parliament that "the Union Jack should be regarded as the National flag". A more categorical statement (to make) by the Home Secretary, Sir John Gilmour, in 1933 when he (to state) that "the Union Jack is the National Flag". But it is still officially a flag of the monarch, rather than the Union.
Do you remember the colours of the UK flag? This is the British flag printout for you to colour.
Answer the following questions to the text:
1. What is the nickname of the flag of the United Kingdom?
2. When was this flag first used?
3.The flags of what countries are represented in this flag?
4. Why isn’t the flag of Wales included in the design of the national flag?
5. Is the Union Flag officially recognized as a national flag of the United Kingdom?
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