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1. Who was the British Prime Minister in 1979-1996?

a) Margaret Thatcher  b) James Callaghan c) Stanley Baldwin  d) John Major

2. What is the most important festival of Welsh poetry and music?

a) the Edinburgh Festival  b) the Rock festival in Liverpool c) Eisteddfod 

3.  What is the Scottish national costume for men?

a) the tuxedo  b)the black uniform c) the kilt  d) the bearskin

4. What is the name of the river which flows through London?

a)  The Thames        b) the Severn          c)The Cam

5. Which of the following is a well known British food?

a) Frogs legs           b) Fish and chips       c) Pasta 

6. Which of these writers was a sailor?

a) Charles Dickens      b) Mark Twain          c) Jack London

7. What is the name of the Queen’s residence in London ?

a) Westminster Abbey      b)  The Tower       c)  Buckingham Palace

8. Where 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. What is the name of the government building?

a) The Parliament  b) The British Museum     c) Whitehall

10. Who is the “Architect of London?”

a) Inigo Jones  b) Edward Bailey c) Christopher Wren  d) Henry Tate

11.What is the name of Shakespeare’s famous theatre?

a) Shakespeare’s theatre     b) The Globe        c)  London theatre

12. Where can anyone make a speech in Hyde Park?

a. Green Corner      b. Speakers' Corner     c. British Corner

13. London Zoo is found in which park?

a. Hyde Park        b. St. James’s Park        с. Regent’s Park

14. Thе large bag of wool on which the Lord Chancellor sits in the House of Lords

a) woolsack         b) woolbag             c) woolpacket

15. Which museum is one of the largest and greatest in the world?

a) The British Museum   b) The Tate Gallery    c) Historical Museum

16. Where are nearly all Kings and Queens of England crowned ?

a)  St. Paul’s Cathedral   b) Westminster Abbey   c) The Tower of  London

17. What is the address of the Prime Minister?

a) No 10 Downing Street     b) Parliament Square       c) Whitehall

18. What is the first degree awarded by universities?

a) a doctor’s degree b) a bachelor’s degree  c) a master’s degree  d) nothing

19. The first bridge in London is called ...

a) London Bridge     b) Tower Bridge     c) Oxford Bridge

20. The Great Fire started …

a)  at the bakery of Thomas Farriner  b) at the shop of John Smith

c) at the city market

21. Shakespeare was born

a) in London    b) in Edinburgh     c) in Stradford-upon-Avon

22. Where can you see the wax models of famous people?

a) in Madam Tussaud`s Museum  b) in the British Museum c) in the Tower of London

23. Where are the Crown Jewels?

a) in the Tower of London   b) in the British Museum  c) in the Buckingham Palace

24. Thе national emblem of England is

a) fog     b) rose   c) daffodil

25. Who gave London its first name?

a) the Egyptians    b)  the Greeks       c) the Romans  

26. What is another name for London’s Underground

a)  metro    b) tube     c) subway

27. An English painter, who lived and created in 1775-1851

a) S.M.W Turner b) William Hogarth c) Thomas Gainsborough  d) John Constable

28. What’s the largest airport near London?

a)  Nottingham Airport   b) Heathrow     c) City Airport

29. What is a “double-decker” ?

a)  a ship       b) a train    c) a bus

30.  What is the emblem of Scotland?

a) a daffodil b) a thistle  c) a dragon  d) a red rose

31. Who designed St. Paul's Cathedral?

a. Christopher Wren.

b. Benjamin Hall

c. the Duke of Wellington

32. When was Westminster Abbey built?

a)   10th century     b)  13th century      c) 11th century

33. An English write best-known for her novel Jane Eyre

a) Lewis Carroll  b) Agatha Christie  c) Charles Dickens d) Charlotte Bronte

34. Who were the Druids?

a) modern Celtic priests and teachers  b)  Scottish religious leaders

c) ancient Celtic priests and teachers

35. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

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

36. The story of the Viking invasion is told in

a. Magna Charta

b. the Domesday Book

c. the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

37. When was the Westminster Abbey founded?

a) in the 12th century b) in the 10th century c) in the 11th century 

38. The Tower of London now is

a) a prison       b)  a palace      c)  a museum.

39. In front of Buckingham Palace is

a) Nelson’s Column    b)  Albert Memorial  c)  the Queen Victoria Memorial

40. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was

a) Margaret Brown      b) Margaret Thatcher    c)Margaret Smile

41. Who wrote “The Picture of Dorian Gray”?

a) Mark Twain  b) Oscar Wilde  c) Edgar Poe  d) Walter Scott

42. What’s the name of London’s main shopping street?

a) Oxford Street  b) Carnaby Street    c) Regent Street

43. Which British artist is famously noted for his paintings of horses?

a) George Stubbs   b) Thomas Gainsborough   c) William Hogarth

44. The highest point in the UK is.... 

a) Kinder Scout, England    b) Ben Nevis, Scotland   c) Helvellyn, England

45. When was the Great Plague?
a) 1665    b) 1666   c)1863

46. Which of the following is not the patron saint of a UK country?

a) St George   b) St Harry    c) St David  d) St Andrew

47. When was the great fire in London?

a) 1665            b)  1666           c) 1660                                                                                                  

48. The Prime Minister of the UK  now is …                                                                                      a) Gordon Brown       b) David Cameron    c) Tony Blair                                                                  

49. What is the national musical instrument in Scotland?

a) the violin     b)  the bagpipes    c)  the guitar

50. What street did Sherlock Holmes live in?

a) High Street    b) Fleet Street      c) Baker Street

51. What holiday do Welsh people celebrate on the first of March?

a) St. David’s Day      b)  St. Patrick’ Day       c) St. Paul’s Day

52. What is the name of the popular Scottish poet? 

a) Robert Burns  b) William Blake  c) Geoffrey Chaucer

53. Which 18th century British king could speak no English?

a) William III     b) George  II   c) George I

54.  What is the nickname of the flag of the United Kingdom?

a) Union Nick  b)  Union Jack    c) Union England

55. For what period are the members of the House of Commons elected?

a) 2 years  b) 3 years  c) 4 years d) 5 years

56. The population of London is about                                                                                            a) 10 million    b) 5 million        c)   7 million                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

57. Who invented the telephone?

a) Alexander Graham Bell  b) Niels Bohr    c) James Binney

58. Who wrote “Oliver Twist”?

a) Charles Dickens  b) Robert Burns c) William Shakespeare  d) Robert Stevenson

59. When was Westminster Abbey rebuilt?

a) 14th century     b) 16th century     c) 13th century

60. Which is the longest river in Britain?
a) the Clyde, b)the Severn, c)the Thames

61.  How long did the Great Fire last?

a) 1 day       b) 4 days     c) 6 days

62. The changing of the guard happens every day at …

a) 12.30 a.m  b) 12 o’clock c) 11.30 a.m  d) 10 o’clock 

63. What does the abbreviation S.W.A.L.K  mean?

a)  Sent with a large kiss.   b) Sealed with a loving kiss.  c) Sealed with angel little kiss.

64. Covent Garden is now … .

a) a cinema b) a tourist shopping centre c) a fruit and vegetable garden  d) a theatre

65. Who was Mary Stuart?

a) The Queen of Scotland.  b) The Queen of England  c)  The Queen of Wales.

66. What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?

a) the Senate and the House of Representatives

b) the House of Lords and the House of Commons

c) the House of Lords and the House of Representatives

67. What is the highest mark in British schools?
a) A         b) C      c) G

68. In which century was the Oxford University established?

a) 15  b) 10  c) 13 d) 12

69. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of ….

a) 4 streets  b) 5 streets c) 6 streets  d) 7streets                                                                                

70. The environment organization is:                                                                        a) Oxfam      b) Save the children       c) Greenpeace                                                  

71. Which of these cities is not in Britain?

a) New York      b) London        c) Oxford                                                              

72. What universities have the highest academic reputation in the UK?                                       a) London University and Bristol University  b) Redbrick Universities                                                               c) Cambridge University and Oxford University  d) Glasgow University

73. Where is Nelson’s Column situated?

a) in Parliament Square    b) in Trafalgar Square    c) in Piccadilly Circus                      

74. What are the best English resorts?                                                                                            a) Bristol and Southampton b) Brighton and Bath c) Leeds and Bradford  d) Sunset Beach

75. Earth Day is celebrated:

a) in winter      b) in summer      c) in spring

76. What holiday do English people celebrate on the 26th of December?

a) Christmas Day    b) Christmas Eve     c) Boxing Day

77. RSPCA is a charity that:

a) helps animals   b) organizes meetings and parties in schools

c) sells books and pictures

78. Lewis Carol was:
a) a teacher b) an actor c) a writer

79.  The Queen’s husband is … .

a) the Duke of  Edinburgh  b) the Prince of Wales  c) the Duke of York

80. The legend says that without them The Tower will fall.  They are …

a) the pigeons   b) the squirrels   c) the ravens

81. London is more than …

a) one thousand years old  b)  two thousand years old  c)  three thousand years old                     

82. What do the letters PM stand for?                                                                                                  a) Personal Member    b) Prime Minister   c) Private Minister

83. The Princess Diana was the wife of…

a) Prince John     b) Prince Robert      c) Prince Charles

84. A king was a founder of the British Navy. What was his name?

a) Edward        b) George       c) Alfred

85. What is the name of the highest mountain in Wales?

a) Ben Nevis  b) Snowdon c) Scaffel Pike  d) Alps

86. Who presides in the House of Lords?

a) the Lord Chancellor b) the Speaker c) the Chancellor of the Exchequer

d) the Prime-Minister

87. What is the official religion in the UK?

a) Catholicism  b) Orthodoxy   c) Protestantism 

88. Where is the lake Loch Ness situated?

a)  Scotland     b) England      c) Wales

89. What is the most popular drink in Britain?

a) apple juice  b) tea c) milk d) coffee

90) What does the word “Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain mean?

a) green      b) white       c) red

91. What city in Britain has nickname “The Smoke”?

a) Edinburgh       b) Cardiff       c) London

92.  What holiday is celebrated in Britain on the 25th of December?
a) St.Valentine’s Day   b) Mother’s Day  c) Christmas

93. Great Britain is divided into… .

a) 2 parts     b) 3 parts      c) 4 parts 

94. Piccadilly Circus is the heart of London’s … .

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

95. What natural resources bring the most profits to the British economy?

a) coal reserves   b) oil reserves    c) gold reserves

96. What is the state system of the United Kingdom?

a) a constitutional monarchy  b) a parliamentary republic   c) a limited monarchy

97. What do the letters MP stand for?

a) Member of Parliament b) Member of the Party

c) Member of the Policy  d) Member of Political movement

98. What is the nickname of the Conservative Party?

a) the Tories               b) the Whigs                           c) the Libs

99. What street do many British government offices stand in?

a).Whitehall    b) Piccadilly Circus    c) Fleet Street

100.What is the name of thе poet who was called “The father of the English Poetry?

a) W. Shakespeare  b) George G. Byron  c)  Geoffrey Chaucer

101. How many parts is London divided into?
a) two parts  b)  four parts  с) three parts

102. Who presides in the House of Commons?

a) the Lord Chancellor b) the Speaker

c) the Chancellor of the Exchequer d) the Prime-Minister