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PART I
1. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of …
six streets;
2. What is a Piccadilly Circus?
a square;
3. What is the Tower of London now?
a museum;
4. Who built the abbey church in the 11th century?
King Edward the Confessor;
5. The Government type of Great Britain is … constitutional monarchy;
6. Westminster Abbey is …
the famous Royal Church;
7. Where can you see pelicans and ducks?
St. James’ park;
8. Covent Garden is now …
a tourist shopping centre;
9. What title does Prince Charles, the oldest son of the British Queen, have?
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?
London. The Great Plague. The Great Fire;
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?
London, the City or the Square Mile;
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?
Big Ben;
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?
Oxford;
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?
Between English and Scotland to defend themselves from Celtic tribes from the north;
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?
The Severn;
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?
Curling;
8.How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson?
Four;
9. What is the traditional male costume in Scotland?
The kilt;
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?
Tate Gallery-a national gallery of British art, built at the expense of Sir Henry Tate (sugar manufacturer, 1819–99);
11. Where can you see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people, such as Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling?
In Westminster Abbey;
12. How many towers does the Tower of London consist of?
13;
13. What is the name of the strait joining the North Sea and the English Channel?
Strait of Dover (French: Pas de Calais);
14. What does the word "Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain, mean?
White;
15. What is the name of the UK upper house of the legislature, made up of the nobility and high-ranking clergy?
House of Lords;
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?
Daniel Defoe (1660–1731); Robinson Crusoe;
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?
Alan Alexander Milne: (1882–1956) 18. What is the name of the famous English poet who wrote his final masterpieces while totally blind?
This is John Milton (1608–1674): English poet and scholar who is best known for his masterpiece Paradise Lost; totally blind, he dictated his final great works, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained;
19. What is the official religion in the United Kingdom?
Protestantism;
20. What is the highest mark in British schools? A;
21. Name the famous phrase by Hamlet
"to be or not to be" ;
22. What city is the birth place of the group the Beatles?
Liverpool;
23. What is one of the famous London’s cinemas?
the Odeon.
PART III
I. Match the countries, their capitals, the national symbols and the patron saints:
Key: 1, 3, 4, 1;
2, 4, 1, 2;
3, 1, 2, 4;
4, 2, 3, 3.
II. Match the cities and the rivers on which they stand:
Key: 1, 5;
2, 3;
3, 1;
4, 4;
5, 2.
III. Match the authors and their works:
Key: 1d), 2c), 3e), 4f), 5b), 6a).
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