2. Quiz -Sightseeing in London

3. The Thames 1. The Thames is the name of a) a tower. b) a river. c) a square.

4. 2.Piccadilly Circus is a) the meeting point of six streets. b) the London Circus. c) a Concert Hall. Eros Statue

5. 3.The London home of the Queen - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - is a ) Windsor Castle. b) Buckingham Palace. c) Westminster Palace.

6. 4.The London Zoo is in a) Hyde Park. b) St James’s Park. c) Regent’s Park.

7. 5. Speaker’s Corner is in a) Hyde Park. b) St James’s Park. c) Regents Park.

8. 6. The architect Sir Christopher Wren’s greatest work was a) The British Museum. b) Westminster Abbey. c) St. Paul’s Cathedral.

9. 7. 7. The statue of Admiral Nelson is in a) Piccadilly Circus. b) Trafalgar Square. c) the Tower of London.

10. 8.Westminster Abbey is a) a royal cathedral. b) a royal church. c) a royal museum.

11. 9. You can see them (“Beefeaters”) a) near Buckingham Palace. b) at Whitehall. c) in the Tower of London.

12. Underground railway 10. Londoners call London’s Underground railway a) the metro. b) the subway. c) the tube.

13. 11. The Tower of London was built in the 11 th century as a) a royal palace. b) a prison. c) a fortress. Traitors’ Gate

14. . 12. The National Library is in a) the British Museum. b) the Tate Gallery. c) the National Gallery.

15. 13. The residence of English Prime Minister is in a) Whitehall. b) Downing Street. c) Fleet Street. Gordon Brown (Labour Party) – June 2007

16. Big Ben 14. The famous clock tower Big Ben is a part of a) the Tower of London. b) the Palace of Westminster. c) Westminster Abbey.

17. 15.The Queen’s gold and diamonds are kept in a) the Tower of London. b) Buckingham Palace. c) Westminster Abbey.

18. Changing the Guard 16. The tourists can watch Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace at 11. 30 a.m. a) on holidays. b) only at weekends. c) every day.

19. Oxford Street 17. Oxford Street is a) a main shopping centre. b) ”the press” street. c) street with many government buildings.

20. The Union Jack 18. The Union Jack, the flag of the United Kingdom, is made up of a) two crosses. b) three crosses. c) four crosses.

21. Natural History Museum 19. At the Natural History Museum you can visit a) The Creepy Crawlies Gallery, the Human Biology Hall, the Darwin Centre, the Earth Galleries and many interactive exhibitions. b) The Crown Jewels. c) The beefeaters.

22. Theravens Tower of London 20. The ravens live in the Tower of London as a) very nice birds. b) its guard. c) a part of its history.

23. The end… Ljudmila Medvedeva Ühisgümnaasium 2003 Koolitaja: Olga Anisimova 2003 Score: 1 - b) 2 - a) 3 - b) 4 - c) 5 - a) 6 - c) 7 - b) 8 - a) 9 - c) 10 - c) 11 - c) 12 – a) 13 – b) 14 – b) 15 – a) 16 – c) 17 – a) 18 – a) 19 – a) 20 – c)