1. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of… a) four streets b) six streets c) five streets d) seven streets

2. What is the Tower of London now? a) a prison b) a museum c) a house d) a fortress

3. The name of Palace where the Queen lives is… a) the Tower of London b) the White house c) the Winsor palace c) the Buckingham palace

4. What can you see in Trafalgar square? a) Nelson statue b) King memorial c) Queen memorial d) Michael Gorbachev memorial

5. The name of the river in London is… a) The Volga b) The Thames c) The Nile d) The Medvediza

6. London is more than… a) 1000 years old b) 2000 years old c) 3000 years old d) 4000 years old

7. Who is the head of England? a) the Queen b) the tsar c) the Princess d) the Prince

8. There are the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people? a) In the Tower of London b) On the Cemetery c) On the river bank d) in Westminster Abbey

9. In what country do men wear skirts? a) France b) England c) Scotland d) Norway

10. You can get from Russia to England by… a) bicycle b) airplane c) car d) foot

11. The British parliament is in… a) the Buckingham Palace b) the Houses of Parliament c) Backer street d) Westminster Abbey

12. The Princess Diana was the wife of… a) Prince John b) Prince Robert c) Prince Wilhelm d) Prince Charles

13. Who is considered the national poet of Scotland? a) Robert Burns b) Jonathan Swift c) William Shakespeare d) Thomas More

14. Where was the oldest public school in England? a) Oxford b) London c) Cambridge d) Liverpool

15. Where does Royal Shakespeare Company perform? a) London b) Stratford-on-Avon c) Boston d) Cardiff

16. Where is the Poets Corner? a) the British Museum b) in Madame Tussaud’s c) Westminster Abbey d) Covent Garden

17. What was Benjamin Britten? a) a composer b) a doctor c) a writer d) a poet

18. What famous English architect planned and built st. Paul’s Cathedral? a) William Blake b) Michael Faraday c) Francis Drake d) Christopher Wren

19. When was the Declaration of Independence? a) June 5,1877 b) July 4,1776 c) August 17,1888 d) May 6,1666

20. Who wrote the story “The Old Man and the Sea”? a) Theodore Dreiser b) Ernest Hemingway c) Jack London d) James Fennimore Cooper

21. What is the real name of Mark Twain? a) Samuel Clemens b) Edgar Poe c) Benjamin Franklin d) O’Henry

22. What is the centre of the cinema production in the USA? a) Harvard b) Congress c) Disneyland d) Hollywood

23. Who created the best animated cartoons in the USA? a) David Eisenhower b) Walt Disney c) Robert Lee d) John Kennedy

24. Who was the 42 nd President of the USA? a) Bill Clinton b) John Kennedy c) Benjamin Franklin d) George Washington

25. What is the national emblem of England? a) a thistle b) a rose c) a daffodil d) a shamrock and a red hand

26. What is the capital of Scotland? a) Edinburgh b) Belfast c) Cardiff d) Oxford

27. What is the nickname of London’s Underground? a) the Line b) the Box c) the Tube d) the Bus

28. Where can you see wax figures of many famous people? a) Madame Tussaud’s b) No 10, Downing street c) the Houses of Parliament d) the British Museum

29. How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson? a) 6 b) 8 c) 2 d) 4

30. How many bridges cross the Thames? a) 18 b) 14 c) 21 d) 32

31. Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the UK? a) Margaret Thatcher b) Harriet Stowe c) Hillary Clinton d) Betsy Ross

32. How many towers does the Tower of London consist of? a) 10 b) 12 c) 15 d) 13

33. Where is the statue of Liberty situated? a) Washington b) New York c) Atlanta d) Philadelphia

34. How many stripes does the American flag have? a) 15 b) 25 c) 50 d) 13

35. What is the national sport in America? a) Football b) Baseball c) Golf d) Cricket

36. In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? a) November b) September c) October d) December

37. What is the biggest state of the USA? a) Georgia b) Alaska c) Idaho d) California

38. What is the official language of Australia? a) French b) Spanish c) English d) Italian

39. Who is the unchallenged King of rock-and-roll? a) Elvis Presley b) Ameriqo Vespucci c) Graham Bell d) William Bradford

40. When do English children go from house to house and say: “Trick or treat?” a) Christmas b) Halloween c) Thanksgiving Day d) New Year’s Day

41. What sea is the UK washed by? a) The North Sea b) The Mediterranean Sea c) The Red Sea d) Onega

42. Where did William the Conqueror come form? a) Italy b) Norway c) Arabia d) France

43. The Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police? a) City b) Scotland Yard c) The Mall d) Piccadilly Circus

44. What colour are the letters boxes in London? a) blue b) pink c) red d) yellow

45. How many children does Elizabeth II have? a) 4 b) 2 c) 3 d) 1

46. How many monarchs have there been in treat Britain? a) 18 b) 40 c) 24 d) 38

47. How many parts does the UK consist of? a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8

48. The national music instrument in Northern Ireland? a) piano b) clarinet c) drum d) harp

49. The most popular sport in England? a) chess b) football c) boxing d) hockey

50. How many days did the Great Five of London last in 1666? a) 85 b) 4 c) 8 d) 3