What do you know about Great Britain?

What do you know about Great Britain?

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1. What is the official language in Great Britain?

a) English b) French c) Russian d) Chinese

2. Great Britain is divided into …

• five parts b) three parts

c) four parts d) two parts

3. Name the parts of Great Britain

• Sweden b) England c) Belgium

d) Scotland e) Spain f) Wales

g) Northern Ireland

4. The capital of Great Britain is …

• Manchester b) Liverpool c) London

d) Cardiff

5. England is in …

• Europe b) Africa c) America d) Asia

6. What is the name of the queen of Great Britain?

• Victoria II b) Elizabeth II

c) Elizabeth I d) Mary I

7. What is the emblem of England?

a) a shamrock  b) a red rose  c) a leek

8 . What is the emblem of Scotland?

a) a daffodil   b) a dragon  c) a thistle

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1. On the River Thames there are hundreds of these birds during Swan Upping. 2. Where does the Queen live? 3. This is one of the parts of Great Britain. 4. Who is the head of Great Britain? 5.This is one of the parts of Great Britain.

1. What is the emblem of Northern Ireland?

a) a shamrock  b) a red rose  c) a thistle

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2. What are the emblems of Wales?

• a shamrock, a clover and a red hand

b) a rose and the Saint George’s Cross

c) a dragon, a daffodil, a leek, a dove  

3. Big Ben is …

• a clock b) a horse c) an animal in the zoo

d) a famous name

4. What is a Piccadilly Circus?

a) a circus b) a square c) a street d) a house

5. What is the Tower of London now?

a) a prison b) a museum c) a house

d) a fortress 

6. The name of the Palace where the Queen lives is …

• the Tower of London b) the White House

c) the Windsor palace d) the Buckingham Palace

7. What can you see in Trafalgar square?

• Nelson statue b) King memorial

c) Queen memorial d) Michael Gorbachev memorial

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

• the pigeons b) the cats c) the squirrels

d) the ravens

1. When can you see the flag over the Queen's Palace?

• When she is out b) When she is abroad

c) When she has a party d) When she is at home

2. Beefeater is a person who …

• is the main raven b) kills the ravens

c) feeds the ravens

3. The name of the river in London is …

• The Severn b) The Thames

c) The Avon d) The Clyde

4. Westminster Abbey is …

• the chapel b) the monastery

c)the inn d) the famous Royal Church

5. In what country do men wear skirts?

a) France b) England c) Scotland d) Norway

6. Where are the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people?

• In the Tower of London b) On the Cemetery

c) On the river bank d) In Westminster Abbey

7. What lake does the famous Scottish monster live in?

a) Lough Erne   b)Loch Lomond   c) Loch Ness

8. What country is called a land of castles and princes?

a) England  b) Northern Ireland   c) Wales

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1. Who wrote “Harry Potter”?

a) Charlotte Bronte b) Joanne Rowling

c) Charles Dickens

2. London is more than …

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

c) three thousand years old d) four thousand years old

3. The British Parliament is in …

a) the Buckingham Palace b) the Houses of Parliament 

c) Baker Street d) Westminster Abbey

4. What are the best English resorts?

• Bristol and Southampton b) Brighton and Bath

c)Leeds and Bradford

5. The State system of the UK is

• constitutional monarchy

b) parliamentary republic

c) limited monarchy

6. What is the highest mark in British schools?

a) A   b) C   c) G

7. What is the Englishmen’s  favourite drink?

a) orange juice    b)coffee    c) tea

8. The colour of taxis in London is …

a) black       b) red        c) yellow