1. Around Great Britain QUIZ Автор: Еремина Н. П.
Педагог дополнительного образования
МБУДО «ЦДТ» г. Оренбурга

2. The Union Jack is The flag of the U. K. The flag of the U. K.
The flag of Scotland
The flag of Wales
The flag of England
The flag of the U. K.

3. Put these kings and queens in chronological order:
Victoria
Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
Elizabeth II
King Henry VIII,
Elizabeth I,
Victoria,
Elizabeth II

4. The Great Fire of London broke in
1556
1166
1158
1666
d) 1666

5. William Shakespeare wrote most of his plays for:
The Royal London Theatre
The Theatre of Stratford
The royal Albert Hall
The Globe Theatre
d) The Globe Theatre

6. 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 day
New Year’s Day
St. Valentine’s Day
Mother’s Day
May Day
Halloween

7. The head of the English government is
The King
The Queen
The Prime Minister
The speaker of the house of Commons
c) The Prime Minister

8. Where does the British Parliament sit?
In Westminster Abbey
In the Town Hall
In the Tower of London
In the Houses of Parliament
d) In the Houses
of Parliament

9. Sir Christopher wren built
St. Paul Cathedral
Westminster abbey
The Tower of London
The National Gallery
St. Paul Cathedral

10. 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

11. of the oldest English university towns?
What are the names
of the oldest English university towns?
Stratford and London
Brighton and Bath
Cardiff and Belfast
Oxford and Cambridge
d) Oxford and Cambridge

12. How many bronze lions are there at the foot
of the Nelson column?
Two
Three
No one
four
d) four

13. Great Britain is separated from the continent by
The Pacific Ocean
The English Channel
The Bristol channel
The Irish sea
b) The English Channel

15. The southern and central part of Great Britain is
Wales
England
Scotland
North Ireland
b) England

16. What is Britain’s population?
15 million people
60 million people
86 million people
45 million people
b) 60 million people

17. Where can you see the tombs of many British Kings and queens other famous people?
In Westminster Abbey
In St. Paul’s Cathedral
Whitehall
In the British Museum
In Westminster Abbey

18. The oldest part of London is
The City
The West End
The East end
The North End
The City

19. The largest city in Wales is:
a) London c) Cardiff
b) Oxford d) Edinburgh
c) Cardiff

20. Who is the patron of Wales?
a) St. Andrew
b) St. George
c) St. Patrick
d) St. David
d) St. David

22. The biggest city in Scotland is
Glasgow
Edinburgh
London
Oxford
Glasgow

23. What plant is the official symbol of Scotland?
The leek
The rose
The hobby
The thistle
d) The thistle

24. What is the traditional made costume in Scotland?
The kilt
Tall black hats
The jeans
Black suits
The kilt

25. What performances take place in Edinburgh in front the Palace every August and September?
Military tattoos
International song festival
Folk dance festivals
Music festivals
Military tattoos

26. What is the longest river in Scotland?
The Clyde
The Severn
The Avon
The Thames
The Clyde