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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
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1. The capital of Northern Island is______.
a) Dublin b) Cardiff c) Belfast
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2. The British flag is often called_______.
a) the Union Jack b) the Stars and Stripes c) the Maple Leaf
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3. The highest mountain in the UK is________.
a) Ben Nevis b) Mont Blanc c) Mount McKinley
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4. The famous British newspaper which is printed on pink paper is______.
a) The Times b) The Guardian c) The Financial Times
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5. The kilt is______. a) a shirt b) a skirt c) a pair of trousers
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6. The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from________.
a) Wales b) Ireland c) Scotland
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7. Stonehenge is about _______ years old.
c) 4000
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8. British kings and queens are crowned at ______________.
a) Westminster Abbey b) St Paul’s Cathedral c) Buckingham Palace
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9. Madam Tussaud’s is a museum of __________________.
a) wax figures b) western paintings c) ancient coins
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10. Nelson’s Column is situated in _____________.
a) Downing Street b) Piccadilly Circus c) Trafalgar Square
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11. The London Underground is often called __________.
a) the box b) the channel c) the tube
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12. The Tower of London was started by __________.
a) Julius Caesar b) William the Conqueror c) Henry VIII
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13. Sir Christopher Wren built _____________.
a) Buckingham Palace b) Madam Tussaud’s Museum c) St Paul’s Cathedral
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14. The Beatles started their career in ________.
a) London b) Liverpool c) Birmingham
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15. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on the ________.
a) 24th of December b) 31st of October c) 5th of November
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16. The famous Globe Theatre where Shakespeare staged his plays is situated in _________.
a) Stratford-upon-Avon b) London c) Glasgow
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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.
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18. King Henry VIII had ______ wives.
b) 6 c) 8
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19. Who said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”?
a) Charles Dickens b) Oscar Wilde c) Samuel Johnson
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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
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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
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Thanks for attention!!!!
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