BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH

1) The British flag is called …

A) The Union JackB) The Stars and

stripesC) The Maple Leaf

1) A

2) The highest mountain in the UK is …

A) Ben NevisB) Mont BlancC) Mount McKinley

2) A

3) The famous British newspaper which is printed on pink paper is …

A) The TimesB) The GuardianC) The Financial

Times

3) C

4) The mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from …

A) WalesB) IrelandC) Scotland

4) C

5) The kilt is …

A) A shirtB) A skirtC) A pair of

trousers

5) B

6) The capital of Northern Island is …

A) DublinB) CardiffC) Belfast

6) C

7) Stonehenge is about … years old.

A) 40 B) 400C) 4000

7) C

8) British kings and queens are crowned at …

A) Westminster AbbeyB) St. Paul’s CathedralC) Buckingham Palace

8) A

9) Madam Tussaud’s is a museum of …

A) Wax figuresB) Western

paintingsC) Ancient coins

9) A

10) Nelson’s Column is situated in …

A) Downing StreetB) Piccadilly CircusC) Trafalgar Square

10) C

11) London underground is often called …

A) The boxB) The tubeC) The channel

11) B

12) The Tower of London was started by …

A) Julius CaesarB) William the

ConquerorC) Henry VIII

12) B

13) Sir Christopher Wren built …

A) Buckingham Palace

B) Madam Tussaud’s Museum

C) St. Paul’s Cathedral

13) C

14) The Beatles started their career in …

A) LondonB) LiverpoolC) Birmingham

14) B

15) Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on the …

A) 24th of December

B) 31st of OctoberC) 5th of November

15) C

16) The famous Globe Theatre where Shakespeare staged his plays is situated in …

A) Stratford-upon-Avon

B) LondonC) Glasgow

16) A

17) When did Queen Elizabeth II become Queen?

A) 1952B) 1962C) 1972

17) A

18) King Henry VIII had … wives.

A) 4B) 6C) 8

18) B

19) Who said, “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life’?

A) Charles DickensB) Samuel JohnsonC) Oscar Wilde

19) B

20) Big Ben is …

A) the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament

B) the clockC) the largest bell

at the top of the tower

20) C

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