PART I
1. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of …
a) four streets;
b) six streets;
c) five streets;
d) seven streets.
2. What is a Piccadilly Circus?
a) a circus;
b) a square;
c) a street;
d) a house.
3. What is the Tower of London now?
a) a prison;
b) a museum;
c) a house;
d) a fortress.
4. Who built the abbey church in the 11th century?
a) Charles Dickens;
b) Sir Christopher Wren;
c) King Edward the Confessor;
d) Admiral Nelson.
5. The Government type of Great Britain is …
a) A democracy;
b) constitutional monarchy;
c) capitalism;
d) republic.
6. Westminster Abbey is …
a) the chapel;
b) the monastery;
c) the inn;
d) the famous Royal Church.
7. Where can you see pelicans and ducks?
a) Hyde park;
b) St. James’ park;
c) Central park;
d) Regent’s park.
8. Covent Garden is now …
a) a cinema;
b) a fruit and vegetable garden;
c) a theatre;
d) a tourist shopping centre.
9. What title does Prince Charles, the oldest son of the British Queen, have?
a) Prince of Northern Ireland
b) Prince of England
c) Prince of Scotland
d) Prince of Wales
PART II
1. The mediaeval image of this city was completely ruined because of two great misfortunes in the 17th century. What city? What misfortunes?
2. The streets and pavements of this part of the city are very narrow, on weekdays the traffic is very heavy but over weekdays it is almost dead. Why is it so? Where is it?
3. Its name is St. Stephen's, but it is known all over the world by the other name. It weighs 13,5 tons and the two hands are nine and fourteen feet. What is its name?
4. It is assumed that between 1164 and 1169, when Henry II forbade English clerks to go to the University of Paris, the scholars had to find somewhere else to continue their studies. Their choice fell on….. Now, the component parts of it are the colleges. Each college is practically autonomous, with its own set of rules of government. What city is it?
5. Hadrian's Wall is one of the traces of the Romans in Britain. It was 73 miles long, 18 feet high and 8 feet thick. It had 80 castles, and towers every 540 yards. Where and why did the Romans build it?
6. Wales is surrounded by water on three sides. On its fourth side there is the long boundary which divides the country from England. However, whichever route you choose to get to Wales, you always have to cross water. Why?
7. This game is a traditional winter sport in Scotland, which was played on the frozen lochs from the 15th century onwards, although now of course there are rinks available all the year round. It is played by propelling large polished circular stones along the ice towards a target circle about thirty-two meters away. What game is it?
8. How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson?
9. What is the traditional male costume in Scotland?
10. This is a national gallery of British art, built at the expense of a sugar manufacturer and opened in 1897 to house the collection presented by him and by various other benefactors. It was originally subordinated to the National Gallery, but has been fully independent since 1955. What is the name of this gallery?
11. Where can you see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people, such as Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling?
12. How many towers does the Tower of London consist of?
13. What is the name of the strait joining the North Sea and the English Channel?
14. What does the word "Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain, mean?
15. What is the name of the UK upper house of the legislature, made up of the nobility and high-ranking clergy?
16. This English son of a butcher (1660–1731) whose varied career included several unsuccessful business ventures and secret service work, is remembered, though, as a novelist and journalist, a master of vivid narration with a journalist’s eye for realistic detail. He wrote his world-famous book when he was nearly 60. What is the name of the writer and this book?
17. What is the name of the English writer and dramatist, famous for his children’s stories and poems he wrote for his son Christopher Robin?
18. What is the name of the famous English poet who wrote his final masterpieces while totally blind?
19.What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?
20. What is the highest mark in British schools?
21.Name the famous phrase by Hamlet
22. What city is the birth place of the group the Beatles?
23. What is one of the famous London’s cinemas?
PART III
I.Match the countries, their capitals, the national symbols and the patron saints:
1. England 2. Scotland 3. Wales 4. Northern Ireland
1. Cardiff 2. Belfast 3. London 4. Edinburgh
1. thistle 2. daffodil 3. shamrock 4. a red rose
1. St. George 2. St. Andrew 3. St. Patrick 4.St. David
II. Match the cities and the rivers on which they stand:
1. Stratford 2. London 3. Glasgow 4. Cardiff 5. Cambridge
1. The Clyde 2. The Cam 3. The Thames 4. The Taff 5. The Avon
III. Match the authors and their works:
1. R. L. Stevenson
2. D. Defoe
3. L. Carroll
4. A. C. Doyle
5. R. Kipling
6. W. Shakespeare
a) Romeo and Juliette
b) The Jungle Book
c) Robinson Crusoe
d) Treasure Island
e) Alice in Wonderland
f) Sherlock Holmes’ Adventures
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