1. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LONDON? В.Н. Кузина, учитель английского языка МБОУ «СОШ № 17» г. Череповца Вологодской области

2. Where does the Queen live?

3. Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace

4. What monument is in front of Buckingham Palace?

5. Queen Victoria monument

6. It is the voice of London

7. Big Ben

8. How long has it been telling the time? Since 1859 or 1759?

9. Since 1859

10. It is described as “liquid history” and the noblest river in Europe

11. The Thames

12. The bridge was opened in 1894, built in the Gothic style to blend in with the nearby Tower of London

13. Tower Bridge

14. It is also called the Palace of Westminster

15. The Houses of Parliament

16. It has the graves of kings and queens, of poets, politicians and churchmen

17. Westminster Abbey

18. It is the spiritual centre of the City, Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece

19. St. Paul’s Cathedral

20. Which church has been the setting for every monarch’s coronation?

21. Westminster Abbey

22. This house is guarded outside by a single policeman

23. The official residence of Prime Ministers, №10 Downing Street

24. What are royal parks?

25. Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, Regent’s Park, St. James’s Park

26. It has been “fortress, palace, home of the Crown Jewels and national treasures, arsenal, mint, prison, observatory, zoo and a tourist attraction”, wrote the Duke of Edinburgh

27. The Tower of London

28. The Tower of London is guarded by Yeomen of the Guard or …

29. Beefeaters

30. A Christmas tree is placed here

31. Trafalgar Square

32. It is a popular meeting place for both Londoners and visitors and at night is enlivened by many illuminated advertisements

33. Piccadilly Circus

34. It has the best collection of minerals and plants

35. The Natural History Museum

36. Today it is among the world’s best known shops – able to supply anything from a grand piano to a pedigree puppy

37. Harrod’s

38. Who is on the British Throne now?

39. Elizabeth II

40. What ceremony is shown?

41. Trooping the Colour

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