QUIZ: «BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH» Министерство образования Московской области Государственное образовательное учреждение Среднего профессионального образования Зарайский педагогический колледж им. В.В.Виноградова Московской области QUIZ: «BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH» Prepared: studentka 3 "A" course Madifurova Polina Zaraysk 2015 year

1. The capital of Northern Island is______. a) Dublin b) Cardiff c) Belfast

2. The British flag is often called_______. a) the Union Jack b) the Stars and Stripes c) the Maple Leaf

3. The highest mountain in the UK is________. a) Ben Nevis b) Mont Blanc c) Mount McKinley

4. The famous British newspaper which is printed on pink paper is______. a) The Times b) The Guardian c) The Financial Times

5. The kilt is______. a) a shirt b) a skirt c) a pair of trousers

6. The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from________. a) Wales b) Ireland c) Scotland

7. Stonehenge is about _______ years old. c) 4000

8. British kings and queens are crowned at ______________. a) Westminster Abbey b) St Paul’s Cathedral c) Buckingham Palace

9. Madam Tussaud’s is a museum of __________________. a) wax figures b) western paintings c) ancient coins

10. Nelson’s Column is situated in _____________. a) Downing Street b) Piccadilly Circus c) Trafalgar Square

11. The London Underground is often called __________. a) the box b) the channel c) the tube

12. The Tower of London was started by __________. a) Julius Caesar b) William the Conqueror c) Henry VIII

13. Sir Christopher Wren built _____________. a) Buckingham Palace b) Madam Tussaud’s Museum c) St Paul’s Cathedral

14. The Beatles started their career in ________. a) London b) Liverpool c) Birmingham

15. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on the ________. a) 24th of December b) 31st of October c) 5th of November

16. The famous Globe Theatre where Shakespeare staged his plays is situated in _________. a) Stratford-upon-Avon b) London c) Glasgow

17. British football fans _________ a) are the most indifferent fans in the world. b) are very reserved. c) have a very bad reputation in Europe for their behaviour.

18. King Henry VIII had ______ wives. b) 6 c) 8

19. Who said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”? a) Charles Dickens b) Oscar Wilde c) Samuel Johnson

20. Big Ben is ____________________. a) the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament b) the clock c) the largest bell at the top of the tower

Keys: 1-c 11-c 2-a 12-b 3-a 13-c 4-c 14-b 5-b 15-с 6-c 16-b 7-c 17-c

Thanks for attention!!!!