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Dear friends !. Welcome to our quiz. English-Speaking Countries.
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Dear friends ! Welcome to our quiz English-Speaking Countries
This yearthe quiz is devoted to the UK.So ,test your knowledge'How much do you know about the UK?'School students of all ages can take part in our quiz.There`re 50 questions in the quiz.You`ll get 2 scores for the right answer.Total- 100 scores.Diplomas for winners are waiting for you!Pleasesend your answers before February GOOD LUCK !
Britain Quiz time
1. What is the official name of this country? a) Britain b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain c) England
2.What is the population of this country? a) 56,878,000 b) 300,000,000 c) 100,000,000
3.Which sea separates England from Ireland? a) The North Sea b) The Atlantic Ocean c) The Irish Sea
4.How many countries make up Great Britain? a) Four b) Three c) Five
5.What is the national flag of the UK? 1 6 2 5 3 4
6.The Union Jack is… a) The flag of the UK b) The flag of Scotland c) The flag of Wales d) The flag of England
7.What is the capital of the UK? a) London b) Belfast c) Glasgow
8.A fictional character who is supposed to personify Englishness is… a) John Bull b) Guy Fawkes c) Robin Hood
9.What is the climate in Britain like? a) Tropical b) Changeable c) Arctic
10.Money in the UK is… a) Dollars b) Pounds c) Euro
11.On the reverse side of many British coins you can see… a) King Henry VIII b) Queen Elizabeth I c) Britannia
12.The Patron saint of Northern Ireland is… a) St. George b) St. Andrew c) St. Patrick
13.What’s the busiest London airport? a) Heathrow b) Gatwick c) Stansted
14.What’s the most popular kind of food? a) Chinese b) British c) Indian
15.Which is the biggest city (after London)? a) Edinburgh b) Manchester c) Birmingham
16.Where’s the highest mountain? a) England b) Scotland c) Wales
17.Which part of Britain is the sunniest? a) South West b) South East c) North East
18.Which is the most popular tourist town (after London)? a) Cambridge b) Edinburgh c) Oxford
19.What is the most popular free time activity? a) Watching TV b) Gardening c) Reading
20.What is the most popular sport? a) Fishing b) Darts c) Football
21.Which is the oldest university? a) Cambridge b) Oxford c) London
22.What is the most common religion? (in the UK) a) Protestantism b) Roman Catholicism c) Islam
23.What nationality are the people of Northern Ireland? a) English b) Irish c) British
24.In which country is the Lake District? a) Scotland b) England c) Wales
25.The British Prime Minister lives at… a) 12 Whitehall b) 10 Downing Street c) 7 Russel Street d) 15 Oxford Street
26.Oliver Cromwell lived _____and was an____ a)1599-1658, English general and politician b)1700-1760, English general and philosopher c)1700-1760, British general and politician d)1599-1659, British general and politician
27.Scotland was joined to England in… a) 1707 b) 1282 c) 1822 d) 1600
28.The Cabinet of Ministers is… a) Elected by the Parliamentary party and appointed by the Queen b) Formed and appointed by the Queen herself c) Formed by Prime Minister appointed by the Queen d) Appointed by the Prime Minister
29.Queen Victoria is a British Queen who ruled from a) 1837-1907 b) 1770-1834 c) 1800-1890 d) 1600-1680
30.650 Members of the House of Commons are elected every ….. years. a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
31.The head of State in Britain is… a) The Prime Minister b) The President c) The speaker d) The Queen
32.There are many farmlands in Britain, especially in the … of the country. a) North b) South c) West d) East
33.Whitehall is… a) A street leading from Trafalgar Square to the House of Parliament b) A big hall in the centre of London c) A white palace near Trafalgar Square d) The palace where the Queen lived in summer
34.The Great Fire of London broke out in… a) 1066 b) 1766 c) 1106 d) 1666
35.Sir Christopher Wren built… a) Buckingham Palace b) The Tower of London c) Trafalgar Square d) St. Paul’s Cathedral
36.Great Britain is separated from the continent by… a) The Pacific Ocean b) The Irish Sea c) The Bristol Channel d) The English Channel
37.Admiral Nelson is an England admiral who became famous for … a) Winning a number of sea battles against the French n the 1790s b) Winning a number of battles against the Italians un the 1800s c) His speech in the Parliament d) Losing the sea battles
38.Big Ben is… a) A palace b) A bell c) A square
39.The Queen lives in… a) The Tower of London b) Buckingham Palace c) Windsor Palace
40.Speaker’s Corner is in… a) Hyde Park b) Green Park c) Regent’s Park
41.The oldest London park is… a) St. James’s Park b) Green Park c) Regent’s Park
42.The famous waxworks museum is… a) Ermitage b) Madam Tussaud’s museum c) The British museum
43.Joseph Turner is … a) A writer b) A scientist c) An artist
44.The author of the poem “My Heart’s In The Highlands” is… a) Daniel Defoe b) William Shakespare c) Robert Burns
45.This is … a) Westminster Abbey b) The Houses of Parliament c) The Bloody Tower
46.When is Halloween celebrated? a) December 25th b) February 14th c) October 31th
47.In Britain, if a black cat crosses your path it’s considered… a) Good luck b) A sing of bad weather to come c) Bad luck