11) what is the barbican? a) a river b) an art center c) a pop group d) a cinema 12) where is ben nevis situated? a) in scotland b) in wales c) in england d) in northern ireland 13) who is the head of the state in britain? a) mayor b) prime minister c) queen d) speaker 14) what is standing in the middle of piccadilly? a) the statue of eros b) the statue of pan c) the statue of cromwell d) the marble arch 15) what is soccer? a) american football b) hockey c) squash d) boat- racing 16) what is humpty dumpty? a) a toy b) an egg c) an animal d)a bird 17) where is the official residence of the queen? a) chatham house b) regent palace c) westminster palace d)buckingham palace 18) what is benjamin britten? a) an architect b) a composer c) a writer d) a politician 19) what is the emblem of wales? a) rose b) leek c) thistle d) shamrock (leek-лук-порей, thistle-чертополох, shamrock-трилистник) 20) what’s the name of the queen’s eldest son? a) charles b) philip c) andrew d) edward 21) what is the nickname of the conservative party? a) the tories b) the whigs c) the libs d) the whips 22) what monument is there in the centre of trafalgar square? a) cromwell’s statue b) nelson’s column c) queen’s statue d) edward elgar’s statue 23) which animal can look at the queen? a) a dog b) a cat c) a lion d) a tiger 24) what’s the name of sir churchill? a) winston b) george c) christopher d) benjamin 25) who presides over the house of commons? a) lord mayor b)lord chancellor c) prime minister d) speaker 26) for christmas dinner the english usually have… a) chicken b) roast beef c) fish d) turkey 27) the whispering gallery is situated in … a) westminster abbey b) st. paul’s cathedral c) tower d) hyde park 28) what is eisteddfod? a) a county b) a dish c) a festival d) a dance 29) who wrote “winnie-the-pooh”? a) l. carroll b) o. wilde c) j. r. tolkien d) a.milne 30) what is custard? a) cream b) a pudding c) a pie d) a tart (custard-сладкий заварной крем) 31) what is the most ancient monument in great britain? a) the lower west gate b) stonehenge c) hadrian’s wall d) the tower gate 32) what is m. thatcher by profession? a) an engineer b) a doctor c) a chemist d) a teacher 33) who is the head of the government in the uk? a) prime minister b)queen c) speaker d) chancellor 34) where is the bank of england situated? a) in the west end b) in the east end c) in the city d) in the south 35) what is english marmalade? a) apple jam b) orange jam c) sweets d) a cake 36)the romans first invaded britain in … a) the 5th century ad b) the 5th century bc c) the 1st century bc d) the 1st century ad (to invade- вторгаться) 37) guy fawkes is … a) a national hero of britain b) a poet c) a famous historian d) the man that wanted to set fire to the house of parliament 38) the telephone was invented by… a)isaak newton b) alexander bell c) michael faraday d) james watt 39) the midday meal in britain is called … a) breakfast b) lunch c) dinner d) snack 40) which party was margaret thatcher the leader of? a) labour b) social – democratic c) liberal d) conservative. 41) the irish sea is … a) to the west of england b) to the east of england c) to the north of england d) to the south of england 42) the official language of canada is … a) english b) french c) english and french d) english and spanish 43) the capital of the us is … a) new york b) washington c) boston d) philadelphia 44) on the whole the climate of great britain is … a) dry b) frosty c) mild d) tropical 45) elisabeth ii lives in … a) no 10, downing street b) the tower of london c) buckingham palace d) westminster palace 46) the london royal opera house is called … a) covent garden b) the national theatre c)”old vic” theatre d) the barbican 47) the traditional english drink is … a) coffee b) tea c) cocoa d) milk 48) the symbol of the us is… a) union jack b) uncle sam c) big ben d) pall mall 49) the colorado is … a) in africa b) in north america c) in south america d) in brazil 50) new england is … a) a separate country b) part of great britain c) part of the us d) an island 51) the capital of canada is … a) ottawa b) quebec c) toronto d) melbourne 52) the british money is … a) franks b) dollars c) crones d) pounds 53) robin hood is … a) a national hero of england b) a british spy c) a popular character of novels and tales d) a famous writer 54) margaret thatcher was … a) queen of britain b) british prime minister c) leader of the labour party d) a film star 55) in the united states “down town” means… a) away from the center b) in the centre c) in a suburb d) a small town

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