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THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NOTHERN IRELAND

1. General information 

1) What is the official name of Britain?

a) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

b) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

c) The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and the Northern Ireland

2) What parts does the United Kingdom consist of?

a) England, Scotland, Wales

b) England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland

c) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

3) What is the capital of Scotland?

a) Belfast b) Edinbourgh c) Cardiff d) London

4) What is the symbol of England?

a) the thistle b) the daffodil c) the red rose d) the white rose

5) What is the oldest part of London?

a) the East End b) the City c) the West End d) Central London

6) What is the official part of London?

a) Westminster b) the East End c) the West End d) the City

7) What part of London is the symbol of wealth and luxury?

a) the City b) the West End c) the East End d) Westminster 

8) What is the mostly working-class part of London?

a) the West End b) the East End c) Westminster d) Central London

9) What is the national instrument of Scots?

a) the guitar b) the violin c) the bagpipe d) the piano

10) What is Wales called?

a) A “Land of Dance” b) A “Land of Music” c) A “Land of Songs” d) A “Land of Artists ”

2. Geographical position

11. Where do the British Isles lie?

a) to the East of the continent of Europe

b) to the West of the continent of Europe

c) to the South of the continent of Europe

12. What channel lies between Britain and the continent of Europe?

a) Suez Canal                       b) British Channel

c) English Channel             d) Franch Channel

13. What is the highest mountain peak in Britain

a) Snowdon b) Ben Nevis c) the Grampians d) Olympic

14. What mountains are there in England?

a) the Grampians b) the Cambrian Mountains c) the Pennine Chain d) the Urals

15. What is the longest river in Britain

a) The Severn b) the Thames c) the Ob d) the Nile

16. What river is the British capital situated on

A) The Severn b) the Thames c) the Ob d) the Nile

17. What are the largest islands of the British Isles?

1. England and Wales b) Ireland and Britain c) Great Britain and Ireland

18. What is the eastern coast of the British Isles washed by?

a)by the North Sea b) by the Irish Sea c) by the Atlantic Ocean d) by the Indian Ocean

19. What is the western coast of the British Isles washed by?

a) by the North Sea b) by the Irish Sea c) by the Atlantic Ocean d) by the Indian Ocean

20. Why is it never too hot or too cold in Britain?- Because of…

a) the sea b) mountains ) forests d) the rivers

3. Political System

21. What kind of state is Great Britain?

a) a republic b) a parliamentary monarchy c) an absolute monarchy d) the presidential republic

22. What is the head of the state of Great Britain?

a) the Parliament b) the Queen c) the Prime Minister d) the King

23. When did the Princess Elizabeth come to the throne?

1. in 1932 b) in 1942 c) in 1952 d) 1967

24. What are the Houses of British Parliament?

a) The House of Lords and the House of Commons

b) The House of Lords and the House of Commons and Senate

c) Senate and the House of Lords

d) The state Duma

25. How many members are there in the House of Lords?

a) more than 3,000 members

b) more than 2,000 members

c) more than 1,000 members

26. Who heads the government of Great Britain?

a) The Queen b) the Prime Minister c) the President d) The King

27. How is the Speaker elected?

a) by all the members of the House of Commons

b) by all the members of the House of Lords

c) by the Queen

d) by the people

28. When do members of each House meet in session?

a) at the e of May b) at the beginning of September

c) at the end of October

29. How long do sessions last?

a) for about 100 days a year

b) for about 160 days a year

c) for about 250 days a year

d) for about 350 days a year

30. Who is the Prime minister Of great Britain nowadays?

a) Tony Blair b) Margaret Thatcher c)David Cameron d) Theresa Mary May