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Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of… a) four streets a) four streets b) six streets b) six streets c) five streets c) five streets d) seven streets d) seven streets

What is the Tower of London now? a) a prison b) a museum c) a house d) a fortress

The name of Palace where the Queen lives is… a) the Tower of London b) the White house c) the Winsor palace c) the Buckingham palace

What can you see in Trafalgar Square? a) Nelson statue b) King memorial c) Queen memorial d) Michael Gorbachev memorial

The name of the river in London is… a) The Volga b) The Thames c) The Nile d) The Medveditsa

London is more than… a) 1000 years old b) 2000 years old c) 3000 years old d) 4000 years old

Who is the head of England? a) the Queen b) the Tsar c) the Princess d) the Prince

Where can you see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people? a) In the Tower of London b) On the Cemetery c) On the river bank d) in Westminster Abbey d) in Westminster Abbey

In what country do men wear skirts? a) France b) England c) Scotland d) Norway

You can get from Russia to England by… a) bicycle b) airplane c) car d) foot

The British parliament is in … a) the Buckingham Palace b) the Houses of Parliament c) Backer street d) Westminster Abbey

The Princess Diana was the wife of… a) Prince John b) Prince Robert c) Prince Wilhelm d) Prince Charles

Who is considered the national poet of Scotland? a) Robert Burns b) Jonathan Swift c) William Shakespeare d) Thomas More

Where does Royal Shakespeare Company perform? a)London b) Stratford-on-Avon c) Boston d) Cardiff

Where is the Poets Corner? a) the British Museum b) in Madame Tussaud’s c) Westminster Abbey d) Covent Garden

What was Benjamin Britten? a) a composer b) a doctor c) a writer d) a poet

What famous English architect planned and built St. Paul’s Cathedral? a) William Blake b) Michael Faraday c) Francis Drake d) Christopher Wren

When was the Declaration of Independence? a) June 5,1877 b) July 4,1776 c) August 17,1888 d) May 6,1666

Who wrote the story “The Old Man and the Sea”? a) Theodore Dreiser b) Ernest Hemingway c) Jack London d) James Fennimore Cooper

What is the real name of Mark Twain? a) Samuel Clemens b) Edgar Poe c) Benjamin Franklin d) O’Henry

What is the centre of the cinema production in the USA? a) Harvard b) Congress c) Disneyland d) Hollywood

Who created the best animated cartoons in the USA? a) David Eisenhower b) Walt Disney c) Robert Lee d) John Kennedy

Who was the 42 nd President of the USA? a) Bill Clinton b) John Kennedy c) Benjamin Franklin d) George Washington

What is the national emblem of England? a) a thistle b) a rose c) a daffodil d) a shamrock and a red hand

What is the capital of Scotland? a) Edinburgh b) Belfast c) Cardiff d) Oxford

What is the nickname of London’s Underground? a) the Line b) the Box c) the Tube d) the Bus

Where can you see wax figures of many famous people? a) Madame Tussaud’s b) No 10, Downing street c) the Houses of Parliament d) the British Museum

How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson? a) 6 b) 8 c) 2 d) 4

How many bridges cross the Thames? a) 18 b) 14 c) 21 d) 32

Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the UK? a) Margaret Thatcher b) Harriet Stowe c) Hillary Clinton d) Betsy Ross

Where is the statue of Liberty situated? a) Washington b) New York c) Atlanta d) Philadelphia

How many stripes does the American flag have? a) 15 b) 25 c) 50 d) 13

What is the national sport in America? a) Football b) Baseball c) Golf d) Cricket

In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? a) November b) September c) October d) December

What is the biggest state of the USA? a) Georgia b) Alaska c) Idaho d) California

What is the official language of Australia? a) French b) Spanish c) English d) Italian

Who is the unchallenged King of rock-and-roll? a) Elvis Presley b) Ameriqo Vespucci c) Graham Bell d) William Bradford

When do English children go from house to house and say: “Trick or treat?” a) Christmas b) Halloween c) Thanksgiving Day d) New Year’s Day

What sea is the UK washed by? a) The North Sea b) The Mediterranean Sea c) The Red Sea d) Onega

How many children does Elizabeth II have? a) 4 b) 2 c) 3 d) 1

How many parts does the UK consist of? a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8

What is the national music instrument in Northern Ireland? a) piano b) clarinet c) drum d) harp

What is the most popular sport in England? a) chess b) football c) boxing d) hockey