1) The British flag is called … A) The Union Jack B) The Stars and stripes C) The Maple Leaf 1) A

2) The highest mountain in the UK is … A) Ben Nevis B) Mont Blanc C) Mount McKinley 2) A

3) The famous British newspaper which is printed on pink paper is … A) The Times B) The Guardian C) The Financial Times 3) C

4) The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from … A) Wales B) Ireland C) Scotland 4) C

5) The kilt is … A) A shirt B) A skirt C) A pair of trousers 5) B

6) The capital of Northern Island is … A) Dublin B) Cardiff C) Belfast 6) C

7) Stonehenge is about … years old. A) 40 B) 400 C) ) C

8) British kings and queens are crowned at … A) Westminster Abbey B) St. Paul’s Cathedral C) Buckingham Palace 8) A

9) Madam Tussaud’s is a museum of … A) Wax figures B) Western paintings C) Ancient coins 9) A

10) Nelson’s Column is situated in … A) Downing Street B) Piccadilly Circus C) Trafalgar Square 10) C

11) London underground is often called … A) The box B) The tube C) The channel 11) B

12) The Tower of London was started by … A) Julius Caesar B) William the Conqueror C) Henry VIII 12) B

13) Sir Christopher Wren built … A) Buckingham Palace B) Madam Tussaud’s Museum C) St. Paul’s Cathedral 13) C

14) The Beatles started their career in … A) London B) Liverpool C) Birmingham 14) B

15) Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on the … A) 24 th of December B) 31 st of October C) 5 th of November 15) C

16) The famous Globe Theatre where Shakespeare staged his plays is situated in … A) Stratford-upon- Avon B) London C) Glasgow 16) A

17) When did Queen Elizabeth II become Queen? A) 1952 B) 1962 C) ) A

18) King Henry VIII had … wives. A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 18) B

19) Who said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life’? A) Charles Dickens B) Samuel Johnson C) Oscar Wilde 19) B

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 20) C

Презентация подготовлена учителем МОУ «Лицей № 40» Г. Петрозаводска Невара Ириной Валерьевной Использованная литература: Журнал для изучающих английский язык Speak Out № 5/ 2001