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1. What parts does Great Britain consist of?

А) London, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland        B) London, Scotland, Whales, Southern Ireland

C) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland        D) England, Scotland, Whales, Northern Ireland

2. What are the capitals of these 4 parts?

А) London, Wales, Cardiff, Fasbelt                B) London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast

C) London, Scotland, Wales, Belfast                D) London, Glasgow, Cardiff, Ireland

3. Choose the flag of Wales.

4. What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom and the entire British Isles? It is standing at 1,344 metres (4,409 ft) above sea level, and is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William.

А) Pennines                                        B) Ben Nevis

C) Cheviot Hills                                D) White Cliffs of Dover

5. It is a young sprig of clover, used as a symbol of Christianity in Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity.

А) chamrock                                        B) peakock

C) shamrock                                        D) four-leaf clover

6. What was the official language of England for about 300 years, from 1066 till 1362?

А) German                                        B) French

C) Italian                                        D) Dutch

7. Which river is the longest in the United Kingdom? (about 220 miles - 354 km)

А) River Severn                                B) River Eden

C) River Caldew                                D) River Eamont

8. Each rotation of the London Eye takes about…

А) 10 minutes                                B) 15 minutes

C) 25 minutes                                D) 30 minutes

9. It is a 50,5-kilometre (31,4 miles) rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom, with Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, near Calais in northern France. An early attempt at building it was made in the late 19th century.

А) Channel Tunnel                                     B) English Channel

C) English Tunnel                                      D) Lincoln Tunnel

10. Name the competition by its short description:

The Cooper's Hill _____ and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill near Gloucester in England. It is traditionally done by and for the people who live in the local village of Brockworth, but now people from all over the world take part. The Guardian called it a "world-famous event", and indeed, in 2013, a 27-year-old American man and a 39-year-old Japanese man each won one of the four races.

А) Meat-Balling                                B) Cheese-Rolling

C) Watermelon-Rolling                        D) Stones-Rolling

11. What actually is named «Big Ben»?

А) famous square in the center of London            B) great bell inside the clock tower

C) Palace of Westminster                                      D) Elizabeth Tower

12. Fill in the gap.

The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer _____, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections.

А) Douglas Adams                                B) George Orwell

C) Charles Dickens                                D) Ian Fleming

13. Choose explanation to the famous English proverb: When in Rome, do as the Romans.

А) Strong people don't give up when they come across challenges. They just work harder.

B) People who bravely go after what they want are more successful than people who try to live safely.

C) Act the way that the people around you are acting. This phrase might come in handy when you're traveling abroad notice that people do things differently than you're used to.

D) If you have an enemy, pretend to be friends with them instead of openly fighting with them. That way you can watch them carefully and figure out what they're planning.

14. What is the name of this thing? What does it serve for?

It was conceived by British designer Thomas Heatherwick. It consists of eight triangular sections hinged at the walkway level and connected above by two-part links that can be collapsed towards the deck by hydraulic cylinders, which are concealed in vertical posts in the _____ parapets.

When extended, it resembles a conventional steel and timber _____, and is 12 metres long. To allow the passage of boats, the hydraulic pistons are activated and the _____ curls up until its two ends join, to form an octagonal shape measuring one half of the waterway's width at that point.

А) Rolling Bridge, people walk on it                B) Life Circle, moving monument

C) Futurama, people make a wish near it                D) Love Circle, people kiss in front of it

15. What is the name of the leader?

In November 1605 a group of men decided to make a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London. The men were angry about the way the Catholic people were being treated in England. At this time the King of England was James the first. The plot is known as the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ and the leader of the plot was called _____.

The men put 36 barrels of gunpowder in the Houses of Parliament and they waited for the King to open Parliament. _____ was the man who was going to light the gunpowder and cause the explosion. However, police found the gunpowder before it could be exploded and they caught all the men involved in the plot.

А) Maud Gonne                                        B) Gerrard Winstanley

C) Guy Fawkes                                        D) Eleanor Marx