Викторина по страноведению по английскому языку

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Викторина по английскому языку

Great Britain and the British

Подготовила Пимашкина С.В.

учитель английского языка

высшей квалификационной категории

г. Черногорск

1. The British flag is often called…

a) The Stars and Stripes

b)The Union Jack

c) The Marple Leaf

2. The highest mountain in the UK is…

a) Mount McKinley

b) Ben Nevis

c) Mont Blanc

3. The capital of Northern Ireland is…

a) Edinburgh

b) Belfast

c) Dublin

4. The kilt is…

a) a pair of trainers

b) a skirt

c) a cap

5. The mysterious Loch Ness Monster lives in…

a) England

b) Wales

c) Scotland

6. The word Albion, the poetic name of Great Britain, means

a) white

b) black

c) green

7. Madam Tussaud's is a a museum of…

a) wax figures

b) ancient clothes

c) modern coins

8. Stonehenge is about… years old

a) 1000

b) 500

c) 4000

9. The London Underground is called…

a) the line

b) the box

c) the tube

10. British kings and queens are crowned at..

a) Westminster Abbey

b) Buckingham Palace

c) the Houses of Lords

11. The Tower of London was started by..

a) George II

b) William the Conqueror

c) Julius Caesar

12. Nelson's Column is situated in…

a) Hyde Park

b) Piccadilly Circus

c) Trafalgar Square

13. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on the…

a) 31^st of October

b)25^th of December

c) 5^th of November

14. Sir Christopher Wren built…

a) Madam Tussaud's Museum

b) Buckingham Palace

c) St. Paul's Cathedral

15. The national emblem of England is…

a) daisy

b) rose

c) violet

16. The famous Globe Theatre where W. Shakespeare staged his plays situated in…

a) Stratford-upon-Avon

b) Cardiff

c) London

17. The national emblem of Scotland is…

a) rose

b) cross

c) thistle

18. Prince Charles, the eldest son of the British Queen, has a title of…

a) Prince of Wales

b) Prince of Ireland

c) Prince of Scotland

19. The Speaker's Corner is situated in…

a) Green Park

b) Hyde Park

c) Regent Park

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

21. King Henry VIII had… wives

a) 2

b) 6

c) 9

22. The oldest university of Great Britain in…

a) Oxford

b) Norwich

c) Cambridge Great Britain

23. The official residence of the Prime Minister of Great Britain is…

a) № 10 Downing Street

b) Whitehall

c) Backer's Street

24. … is called the land of songs

a) Ireland

b) Wales

c) Scotland

25. The residence of Queen Elizabeth II in London is…

a) Kensington Palace

b) Windsor Palace

c) Buckingham Palace

Keys:

1b, 2b, 3c, 4b, 5c, 6a, 7a, 8c, 9c, 10a, 11b, 12c, 13c, 14c, 15b, 16a, 17c, 18a, 19b, 20b, 21b, 22a, 23a, 24b, 25c