Викторина по английскому языку English around the world

Викторина по английскому языку

«English around the world»

1. Who is called by the British people "Our national bard", "The bard of Avon"? (Shakespeare)

2. Who is considered to be the national poet of Scotland? (R. Burns)

3. What was B. Britten? (a composer)

4. Where does Royal Shakespeare Company perform? (in Stradford-on-Avon)

5. Who is the national hero of Britain, the defender of the poor? (Robin Hood)

6. What is the London home of the Queen? (Buckingham Palace)

7. What was the first most terrible prison in Great Britain? (the Tower)

8. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain? (M. Thatcher)

9. Where is the Poets' Corner? (in Westminster Abbey)

10. Give Russian equivalents of the English proverbs:11. Give the official name of the country.

• USA,

• Australia,

• New Zealand,

• Canada

(Washington, Canberra, Wellington, Ottawa)

12. What strait separates Great Britain from the continent? (the English Channel)

13. Who was the first President of America? (G. Washington)

14. Who was the 42nd President of the USA? (B. Clinton)

15. The British like to drink their tea with . . . . What kind of tea do they call Russian tea? (tea with lemon)

16. Name the king of the rock'n'roll. (E. Presley)

17. What unites these great people: John Golsworthy, Juan Antonio Samaranch, Iogann Guttenberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ivan the Terrible, Ian Zhizhka

18. Give British equivalents of the following words:19. What city does it belong to? It has three parts: the West End, the City and the East End:

a) New York

b) London

c) Moscow

20. Which statements are wrong:

a) Great Britain consists of three parts: England, Scotland and Wales,

b) Great Britain consists of four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

c) The United Kingdom consists of all the members of the British Commonwealth.

21. Which statement is correct:

a) Canadians speak English,

b) Canadians speak French.

c) Canadians are bilingual.

22. Which country is the nearest continental neighbour of Great Britain:

a) France

b) Spain,

c) Ireland.

23. Match the date with the month and name the British holidaysHalloween

25th December

New Year Day

31st December

Easter

14th February

Christmas Day

31st October

St. Valentine's Day

April or May

Boxing Day

24.Who made the Christmas tree popular in Britain?

Father Christmas

Queen Victoria

Good King Wenceslas

Queen Elizabeth II

25.Which of these things would you not use to decorate your house at X-mas time?

punch

mistletoe

streamers

holly

26.Which of these things would you find on your plate at Christmas?

trinkets

tapers

ivy

sweetmeat

27.Where does the tradition of decorating a house with mistletoe at Christmas come from?

Germany

the Druids

Bohemia

Turkey

28.At what age can Americans start to drive in most states?

21

16

18

14

29.In which state did Henry Ford start his car company?

Michigan

California

New York

Kansas

30.Which city is the center of country music?

Memphis

Nashville

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

31.What is the biggest building in the United States?

Empire State Building, New York

Sears Tower, Chicago

Trump Tower, New York

U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles

32.Hollywood Wax Museum was opened

- in 1940.

- in 1955

- in 1965

- in 1980

33.Which film company has its studio in Hollywood?

- Kodak.

- Vermont.

- Paramount.

- Biograph Company.

34.Who designed the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

- Oliver Weistmuller.

- Albert Spaulding.

- Andrew Lloyd Webber.

- Oliver Stone.