Quiz
1) Historically the territory of Great Britain is divided into …….. two parts three parts four parts The right answer: 1. Into four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland back
2) Where was William Shakespeare born? in London in Bristol in Stratford-on-Avon The right answer: in Stratford-on-Avon back
4) Which of these writers dreamt of becoming a pirate? 1. Jack London 2. Mark Twain 3.Walter Scott The right answer: Jack London back
It is the name of an insect – «сверчок» 5) Cricket is a famous English sport game, isn’t it? And do you know another meaning of this word? It is the name of ….. an insect an animal a bird The right answer: It is the name of an insect – «сверчок» back
6) What book is this? It is a story about a boy who didn’t want to become grown up. He could fly and had a lot of adventures. Christopher Robin Peter Pen The Gingerbread Boy The right answer: 2. Peter Pen back
7) What book is it? This is a story about a girl who wanted to visit one of her relatives but she had many problems on her way. At last a hunter helped her and her relative. Little Mermaid Sleeping Beauty Little Red Riding Hood The right answer: 3. Little Red Riding Hood back
8) What monument is there in the middle of the Trafalgar Square? The Statue of William the Conqueror The Queen Victoria Memorial The Statue of Admiral Nelson The right answer: The Statue of Admiral Nelson back
9) When did the Great Fire of London take place? In 666 In 999 In 1666 The right answer: In 1666 back
10) What holiday do Welsh people celebrate on the first of March? 1. St. David’s Day 2. St. Patrick’ Day 3. St. Paul’s Day The right answer: St. David’s Day back
11)What book is this? It is a story about three brothers. They wanted to build three houses in the wood. But the wolf destroyed two of them. Three Little Kittens Three Bears Three Little Pigs The right answer: 3. Three Little Pigs back
12)What weather is very usual in Great Britain? rainy sunny snowy The right answer: a) rainy back
14) What is the oldest British monument? Stonehenge The Tower of London Big Ben The right answer: Stonehenge back
15) What holiday do English people celebrate on the 26th of December? Christmas Day Christmas Eve Boxing Day The right answer: Boxing Day back
18) What pies do English people have for Christmas dinner? Choco pies Cabbage pies Mince pies The right answer: Mince pies back
19) What is the name of this sport game? Polo Rugby Cricket The right answer: Polo back
21) What street did Sherlock Holmes live in? High Street Fleet Street Baker Street The right answer: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. back
22) What bird do English people call a Christmas bird? Sparrow (воробей) Robin (малиновка) Cuckoo ( кукушка) The right answer: Robin back
The Museum of Natural History 23) What museum is this?: The British Museum The Museum of London The Museum of Natural History The right answer: The British Museum back
27) Flag of what part of the UK is it? Scotland Northern Ireland England The right answer: England back
Robert Louis Stevenson Agatha Christie James Fenimore Cooper 28) Who is the author of the book “Treasure Island” («Остров сокровищ)? Robert Louis Stevenson Agatha Christie James Fenimore Cooper The right answer: Robert Louis Stevenson back
29) What holiday do English people celebrate on the 5th of November? Thanksgiving Day Father’s Day Guy Fawkes’ Day The right answer: Guy Fawkes’ Day back
31) What does the word “cookies” mean in British English? biscuits cakes pies The right answer: biscuits back
33) Branch of what plant do English people often put on the Christmas pudding? Holly (остролист) Mistletoe (омела) Fir tree (ёлка) The right answer: Holly back
34) What is the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh London Belfast The right answer: Edinburgh back
35) What can we see in the Madam Tussaud’s Museum? Wax figures of famous people Clothes of old fashion Pictures of ancient painters The right answer: Wax figures of famous people back
36) Who is the official Head of Great Britain? The Queen The King The President The right answer: The Queen back
37) Who is the author of the book “The Prince and the Pauper”? Charles Dickens Jack London Mark Twain The right answer: Mark Twain back
38) What is the favourite topic to discuss in the UK? children personal life of film stars weather The right answer: The weather back
39) Where is the famous lake Loch Ness situated? In Wales In Scotland In England The right answer: In Scotland back
40) When was Britain first mentioned in the written history? 1. about 350BC 2. in 43 AD 3. in 78 AD The right answer: about 350 BC back
The Natural History Museum The Houses of Parliament Windsor Castle 41) What building is this? The Natural History Museum The Houses of Parliament Windsor Castle The right answer: The Houses of Parliament back
43) What should you do if you want to meet a witch at Hallowe’en? to put a pumpkin on the window sill to put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards to make a broomstick for a witch The right answer: to put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards back
44) What part of Britain couldn’t the Romans conquer? England Wales Scotland The right answer: Scotland back
47) Where was William the Conqueror (the King of England) from? from England from France from Rome The right answer: from France back
48) What is the name of the oldest university in the UK? Oxford Cambridge Harvard The right answer: Oxford (1168) back
49) What is it “the Union Jack”? the traditional English song the flag in the USA the flag of the United Kingdom The right answer: the flag of the United Kingdom back
The Houses of Parliament 50) What building is this? Westminster Abbey The Tower of London The Houses of Parliament The right answer: Westminster Abbey back
51) Where does the British Prime Minister live? In Downing Street In Baker Street In Whitehall The right answer: Downing Street, 10 back
53)Where is the National Shakespeare Theatre? in London in Manchester in Stratford-upon-Avon The right answer: In Stratford-upon-Avon back