Quiz “Do you know Great Britain?”

1. The land

1.The climate of Britain is…

a)

mild and damp

b)

cold and wet

c)

dry and hot

2.The UK is separated from Ireland by…

a)

the Irish sea

b)

the English Channel

c)

the North sea

3.Pas de Calais is the French name for …

a)

the English Channel

b)

the Strait of Dover

c)

the Irish sea

4.Mountainous areas are found only … of Britain.

a)

in the south

b)

in the north and west

c)

in the south and southeast

5.On the British Isles there are

states...

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

6.Britain’s most important port after London is …

a)

Bristol

b)

Dover

c)

Glasgow

7.In the northwest the British Isles are washed by …

a)

the Atlantic Ocean

b)

the English Channel

c)

the North sea

8.The British landscape is ...

a)

mostly low-lying

b)

immensely varied

c)

mostly rocky and mountainous

9.Britain’s second largest city is …

a)

Cardiff

b)

Birmingham

c)

Manchester

10.Scafell Pike (3.210 feet) is the highest point in …

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

Wales

2. History

1.The most famous prehistoric monument in Britain situated on Salisbury Plain is …

a)

Mayburgh Henge

b)

Stonehenge

c)

Knowlton Henge

2.The Romans first came to Britain in …

a)

55 BC

b)

43 AD

c)

66 AD

3.The Romans ruled Britain for…

a)

367 years

b)

467 years

c)

567 years

4.After the Norman Conquest in 1066

became the official language in England.

a)

Latin

b)

Norman

c)

French

5.The document signed in 1215 by King John of England at Runnymede was known as …

a)

The Great Charter

b)

The Great Convention

c)

The Great Agreement

6.The first real parliament was brought together by … in 1275.

a)

King John

b)

Henry III

c)

Edward I

7.The only British republic, established by Oliver Cromwell in 1649, lasted until …

a)

1659

b)

1660

c)

1666

8.The struggle between the noble family of Lancaster and the noble family of York was named by the novelist Walter

Scott…

a)

the Wars of the Roses

b)

the Hundred Years War

c)

the Napoleonic wars

9.The British and the Prussian army under the command of … finally defeated Napoleon and the French at Waterloo

in 1815.

a)

Admiral Horatio Nelson

b)

Duke of Wellington

c)

King George III

10.The English military commander who led the British army to victory at El Alamein in 1942 was

.

a)

F. M. Montgomery

b)

D. D. Eisenhower

c)

W. Churchill

3. Capital

1.London is in the … of England.

a)

southeast

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

2.The name London most probably derives from…

a)

the Celtic Llyn and Dun

b)

the Latin Londinium

c)

the Anglo-Saxon Loandan

3.During the Roman occupation London was…

a)

an important political centre

b)

the major port of the island province

c)

Europe’s major religious centre

4.The Great Fire of London started…

a)

September 2, 1466

b)

September 2, 1566

c)

September 2, 1666

5.Trafalgar Square was laid out in 1829-41 by Sir Charles Barry and commemorates…

a)

the naval battle of 1805 near Spain

b)

the battle of Waterloo of 1815

c)

the battle of Hastings of 1066

6.St. Paul’s Cathedral was constructed to designs of…

a)

Sir Christopher Wren

b)

Sir Charles Barry

c)

John Nash

7.The Tower of London is guarded by the Yeomen Warders, popularly called …

a)

Beefeaters

b)

Porkeaters

c)

Hameaters

8.No. 11 Downing Street is the official home of …

a)

the British Chancellor of Exchequer

b)

the British Prime Minister

c)

the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office

9.In the centre of Piccadilly Circus is Shaftsbury Memorial…

a)

with the statue of Eros

b)

with the statue of Peter Pen

c)

with the winged figure of Victory

10.Harrods in Knightsbridge is … in London.

a)

the most expensive department store

b)

the most expensive hotel

c)

the most expensive restaurant

4. Religion

1.Christianity was introduced to Britain by…

a)

the Celts

b)

the Normans

c)

the Romans

2.The head of the Church of England is …

a)

the King

b)

the Archbishop of Canterbury

c)

the Prime Minister

3.The Kings and Queens of England are crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in

.

a)

St. Paul’s Cathedral

b)

Westminster Abbey

c)

The Houses of Parliament

4.The Church of England is the established … church.

a)

Presbyterian

b)

Protestant

c)

Methodist

5.In Scotland the official Church is the … Church of Scotland.

a)

Presbyterian

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

6.The official church in the Republic of Ireland is …

a)

the Roman Catholic Church

b)

the Methodist Church

c)

the Baptist Church

7.The only country in the U K to have direct legal protection from religious discrimination is …

a)

England

b)

Wales

c)

Northern Ireland

8.The services in the Church of England are in …

a)

Latin

b)

Old English

c)

Modern English

9.England is divided in to … dioceses, each with a bishop .

a)

24

b)

42

c)

50

10.The foundational prayer book of the Church of England is called …

a)

Book of Common Prayer

b)

Common Worship

c)

Directory of Public Worship

5. People and Lifestyles

1.Most British people (about 75 %) live…

a)

in towns and cities

b)

in the countryside

c)

by the sea

2.Everyday habits, attitudes and values among the people of the four nations (English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh)

are

a)

very similar

b)

absolutely different

c)

too changeable and individualistic

3.In its cities, Britain is a society…

a)

homogeneous

b)

multicultural

c)

pro-Christian

4.In non-metric system of weights and measures 0,58 liters are equal to…

a)

one inch

b)

one ounce

c)

one pint

5.One of the most popular hobbies in Britain is …

a)

playing soccer

b)

gardening

c)

collecting stamps

6.The British … show hostility to people from other countries.

a)

will hardly

b)

always

c)

would like to

7.Everyday personal contacts are usually made in

.

a)

cinemas

b)

theatres

c)

pubs

8.… culture traditionally dominates the cultures of the other three nations of the British Isles.

a)

Welsh

b)

English

c)

Scottish

9.The British are of Britishness…

a)

very innovative about anything which is a sign

b)

stubbornly conservative

c)

indifferent

10.Nearly

… of the households in Britain keep at least one domestic pet.

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

Answers:

1.

The land: la, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5a, 6a, 7c, 8a, 9b, 10b

2.

History: lb, 2a, 3a, 4c, 5a, 6c, 7b, 8a, 9b, 10a

3.

Capital: la, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5a, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10a

4.

Religion: lc, 2a, 3b, 4b, 5a, 6a, 7c, 8c, 9b, 10a

5.

People and Lifestyles: la, 2a, 3b, 4c, 5b, 6a, 7c, 8b, 9b, 10c