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1.In what book one of the characters got his name when he was a grown up?

(It was Friday from "Robinson Crusoe by D. Defoe.)

2. Who is the most translated British author after Shakespeare?

(It is Agatha Christie.)3. What does the abbreviation

"Mc" mean? ("Mc" means “son of" and the

people with this name usually felt that they belong to the same family or clan.)

4. Why is the Westminster palace clock called "Big

Ben”?(It is called so after Sir Benjamin Hall, a big man who was the chief

commissioner in 1859.)

5. In the sixteenth century, King Henry VIII hunted wild animals in this park. So what is the name of this place.

(It is Hyde Park.)

6. What is the seventh biggest city of the world?

(London.)7. What area is known as

the garden of England? (The of Kent is known as

the garden of London.)

8. He was a very important monarch. Under his reign Britain became independent of the Roman Catholic Church, it became richer and more powerful.

(It is King Henry VIII).9. She said: "I know I have the

body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King…”

(It is Queen Elizabeth I.)

10. This monarch ruled for the longest period in the history, for 64 years.

(It is Queen Victoria.)11. It is the famous Scottish

song about Prince Charles EdwardStewart who was Scotland's national hero.

(It is "My BonnieLies Over the Ocean ".)

12. The symbol of this country is a thistle, its patron saint is

St. Andrew.(It is Scotland.)13. This festival is known

throughout the world and takes place every August and September in Edinburgh.

(It is the military tattoo.)

14. This city has a castle, a cathedral, a university. It is

the capital of Wales. (It is Cardiff.)15. When did the Great Fire of London take place? (It took place in 1666.)

16. It took Sir Christopher Wren

35 years to build this cathedral.

(It is St. Paul's Cathedral.)17. What component of the

United Kingdom is the smallest ?

(It is Northern Ireland.)

18. What youth organizations in Britain are the largest? (The associations of the Boy Scouts and the Girl Guides are the largest youth organizations in Britain.)19. It is the second largest university in Britain, after London. Its earliest chapter is dated to 1213. (It is Oxford.)

20. It is the historical centre of London and one of the biggest financial centres of the world.

(It is the City.)

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