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QUIZ

Автор: Еремина Н. П. Педагог дополнительного образования МБУДО «ЦДТ» г. Оренбурга

The Union Jack is a) The flag of the U. K.

b) The flag of Scotland

c) The flag of Wales

d) The flag of England

a) The flag of the U. K.

Put these kings and queensin chronological order:

Victoria

Elizabeth I

King Henry VIII

Elizabeth II King Henry VIII,

Elizabeth I,

Victoria,

Elizabeth II

The Great Fire of London broke in

a) 1556

b) 1166

c) 1158

d) 1666 d) 1666

William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for:a) The Royal London Theatre

b) The Theatre of Stratford

c) The royal Albert Hall

d) The Globe Theatre d) The Globe Theatre

Put the British holidays in order(starting from December): Mother’s Day,

Christmas,

St. Valentine’s Day,

May Day,

Halloween,

Boxing day,

New Year’s Day

Christmas Boxing dayNew Year’s DaySt. Valentine’s DayMother’s DayMay DayHalloween

The head of the English government isa) The King

b) The Queen

c) The Prime Minister

d) The speaker of the house of Commons

c) The Prime Minister

Where does the British Parliament sit?a) In Westminster Abbey

b) In the Town Hall

c) In the Tower of London

d) In the Houses of Parliament d) In the Houses

of Parliament

Sir Christopher wren built a) St. Paul Cathedral

b) Westminster abbey

c) The Tower of London

d) The National Gallery a) St. Paul Cathedral

Choose the names of the sights which are in London:Buckingham Palace,

Thomas Jefferson Memorial,

Holirood Palace,

Regent’s park,

Trafalgar Square,

Cannon gate Buckingham Palace

Regent’s park

Trafalgar Square

What are the namesof the oldest English university towns?

a) Stratford and London

b) Brighton and Bath

c) Cardiff and Belfast

d) Oxford and Cambridge

d) Oxford and Cambridge

How many bronze lions are there at the foot of the Nelson column?

a) Twob) Threec) No oned) four d) four

Great Britain is separated from the continent bya) The Pacific Ocean

b) The English Channel

c) The Bristol channel

d) The Irish sea b) The English Channel

The southern and centralpart of Great Britain isa) Wales

b) England

c) Scotland

d) North Ireland

b) England

What is Britain’s population?

a) 15 million peopleb) 60 million peoplec) 86 million peopled) 45 million people

b) 60 million people

Where can you see the tombs of many British Kings and queens other famous people?a) In Westminster Abbey

b) In St. Paul’s Cathedral

c) Whitehall

d) In the British Museum

a) In Westminster Abbey

The oldest part of London isa) The City

b) The West End

c) The East end

d) The North End a) The City

The largest city in Wales is:a) London c) Cardiff

b) Oxford d) Edinburgh

c) Cardiff

Who is the patron of Wales?

a) St. Andrew

b) St. George

c) St. Patrick

d) St. David

d) St. David

The biggest city in Scotland isa) Glasgow

b) Edinburgh

c) London

d) Oxford a) Glasgow

What plant is the official symbol of Scotland?a) The leek

b) The rose

c) The hobby

d) The thistle

d) The thistle

What is the traditional made costume in Scotland?a) The kilt

b) Tall black hats

c) The jeans

d) Black suits

a) The kilt

What performances take place in Edinburgh in front the Palace every August and September?

a) Military tattoosb) International song festivalc) Folk dance festivalsd) Music festivals a) Military tattoos

What is the longest river in Scotland?a) The Clydeb) The Severnc) The Avond) The Thames a) The Clyde