1. Quiz

2. 1) Historically the territory of Great Britain is divided into ……..
two parts
three parts
four parts
The right answer:
into four parts: England,
Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland

3. 2) What is the flag of Great Britain?
The right answer:

4. 3) What is it “the Union Jack”?
the traditional English song
the flag in the USA
the flag of the United Kingdom
The right answer:
the flag of the United Kingdom

5. 4) How many crosses are in the flag of the United Kingdom?
The right answer: 3 2 4
3 crosses: the cross of St. George (the patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the patron saint of Scotland), the cross of St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland).

6. 5) What is the national symbol of England?
Rose
Daffodil
Shamrock
Thistles
The right answer: Rose

7. 6) Where was William the Conqueror (the King of England) from?
from England
from France
from Rome
The right answer:
from France

8. 7) When did the Great Fire of London take place?
In 666
In 999
In 1666
The right answer:
In 1666

9. 8) What monument is there in the middle of the Trafalgar Square?
The Statue of William the Conqueror
The Queen Victoria Memorial
The Statue of Admiral Nelson
The right answer:
The Statue of
Admiral Nelson

10. 9) Where does the British Prime Minister live?
In Downing Street
In Baker Street
In Whitehall
The right answer:
Downing Street, 10

11. 10) What building is this?
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
The right answer:
St. Paul’s Cathedral

12. 11) What museum is this?:
The British Museum
The Museum of London
The Museum of Natural History
The right answer:
The British Museum

13. 12) What building is this?
The Natural History Museum
The Houses of Parliament
Windsor Castle
The right answer:
The Houses of Parliament

14. 13) What building is this?
Westminster Abbey
The Tower of London
The Houses of Parliament
The right answer:
Westminster Abbey

15. 14) Where is the famous lake Loch Ness situated?
In Wales
In Scotland
In England
The right answer:
In Scotland

16. 15) What is the oldest British monument?
Stonehenge
The Tower of London
Big Ben
The right answer:
Stonehenge

17. 16) What street did Sherlock Holmes live in?
High Street
Fleet Street
Baker Street
The right answer:
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between , according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

18. 17) What can we see in the Madam Tussaud’s Museum?
Wax figures of famous people
Clothes of old fashion
Pictures of ancient painters
The right answer:
Wax figures of famous people

19. 18) How many stations are there in London’s tube (metro)?
The right answer:
279 stations

20. 19) Where was William Shakespeare born?
in London
in Bristol
in Stratford-on-Avon
The right answer:
in Stratford-on-Avon

21. 20) What does the word “cookies” mean in British English?
biscuits
cakes
pies
The right answer:
biscuits

22. 21) What pies do English people have for Christmas dinner?
Choco pies
Cabbage pies
Mince pies
The right answer:
Mince pies

23. 22) What bird do English people call a Christmas bird?
Sparrow (воробей)
Robin (малиновка)
Cuckoo ( кукушка)
The right answer:
Robin

24. 23) What holiday do English people celebrate on the 26th of December?
Christmas Day
Christmas Eve
Boxing Day
The right answer:
Boxing Day

25. 24) What should you do if you want to meet a witch at Hallowe’en?
to put a pumpkin on the window sill
to put your clothes on inside out and walk backwards
to make a broomstick for a witch
The right answer:
to put your clothes on inside out
and walk backwards

26. 25)The most favourite colour on St Patrick’s Day is …..
green
The right answer:
c) red
b) yellow

27. 26) Rabbit is a symbol of …
a) Christmas
The right answer:
b) Easter
c) St. Patrick’s Day

28. 27) When do people wear these funny hats?
a) on St Patrick’s day
The right answer:
b) at Easter
c) at Christmas

29. a) Sunday in June b) Sunday in May c) on the 5th of November
28) People in Great Britain celebrate Father’s Day on …
a) Sunday in June
The right answer:
b) Sunday in May
c) on the 5th of November

30. 29) What is the favourite topic to discuss in the UK?
children
personal life of film stars
weather
The right answer:
The weather

31. 30) What is the oldest part of London?
The West End
The City
Westminster
The right answer:
The City

32. 31) What is the official residence of British monarch(king or queen)?
Houses of Parliament
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
The right answer:
Buckingham Palace

33. 32) What is the most famous shopping street in London?
Oxford street
Baker street
Fleet street
The right answer:
Oxford street

34. 33) What's the name of the queen of Great Britain?
Victoria
Elizabeth
Elizabeth II
The right answer:
Elizabeth II

35. 34) What dynasty(house) is on the throne nowadays?
Windsor's
Tudor's
Roses'
The right answer:
Windsor's

36. 35) Who founded London?
the Normans
the Romans
the Celts
The right answer:
the Romans

37. 36) How do these black fur hats called (which the guards of Buckingham Palace wear)?
tusks
busbies
huskies
The right answer:
tusk (бивень слона)
busby (гусарская шапка)
husky ( здоровяк, лайка)