ENGLAND

This quiz was created by Oxana Grigoryeva,

an English teacher from school №188.

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February, 2007February, 2007

Famous people

1. He was a king of England who led the Britons in battles against the Saxons. There are many stories about him: he pulled his sword Excalibur from a stone, and he sat with his knights at a Round Table.

2. He is one of the most famous of all English kings, partly because he had six wives.

3.The queen of England and Ireland from 1558, after the death of her sister Mary I. She is regarded as one of England’s greatest rulers. The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was an extremely strong and clever woman. During her reign the country’s economy grew very strong, the arts were very active. However, she is often seen as a very lonely figure. She never married.

4. He is the national saint of England. Many people believed he was a Christian martyr ( a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs ) in the third century. According to the legend, he killed a dragon to save a woman. He is often shown in pictures fighting the dragon.

5. It is an internationally famous British pop group whose members during their most successful period in the 1960s were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

6. He is an English footballer who played for Manchester United and has been captain of the England team since 2001. In 2003 he left Manchester United to play for Real Madrid. He married Spice Girl Victoria Adams in 1999 and they are two of the most famous people in Britain.

7. He is an English actor who is best known for playing Legolas in the Lord of the Rings films. He has also acted in Pirates of the Caribbean and Troy.

8. He is the main character in a series of novels by Ian Fleming. He is an attractive British secret agent, who is also known as 007.

9. She is the queen of the United Kingdom since 1952.

10.She is a British princess, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. She has a strong interest in horse riding, and represented Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games. She is also known for her work as the President of the Save the Children Fund. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips, and had two children, Peter and Zara. In 1992 she was divorced, and in the same year she married Timothy Laurence, a Royal Navy Officer. She was given the title of Princess Royal in 1987. What’s her name?

Famous people

1. He was a king of England who led the Britons in battles against the Saxons. There are many stories about him: he pulled his sword Excalibur from a stone, and he sat with his knights at a Round Table.

King Arthur

2. He is one of the most famous of all English kings, partly because he had six wives. Henry VIII

3.The queen of England and Ireland from 1558, after the death of her sister Mary I. She is regarded as one of England’s greatest rulers. The daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was an extremely strong and clever woman. During her reign the country’s economy grew very strong, the arts were very active. However, she is often seen as a very lonely figure. She never married. Elizabeth I

4. He is the national saint of England. Many people believed he was a Christian martyr ( a person who is killed because of their religious beliefs ) in the third century. According to the legend, he killed a dragon to save a woman. He is often shown in pictures fighting the dragon.

St George

5. It is an internationally famous British pop group whose members during their most successful period in the 1960s were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. the Beatles

6. He is an English footballer who played for Manchester United and has been captain of the England team since 2001. In 2003 he left Manchester United to play for Real Madrid. He married Spice Girl Victoria Adams in 1999 and they are two of the most famous people in Britain. David Beckham

7. He is an English actor who is best known for playing Legolas in the Lord of the Rings films. He has also acted in Pirates of the Caribbean and Troy. Orlando Bloom

8. He is the main character in a series of novels by Ian Fleming. He is an attractive British secret agent, who is also known as 007. James Bond

9. She is the queen of the United Kingdom since 1952. Elizabeth II

10.She is a British princess, the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. She has a strong interest in horse riding, and represented Britain at the 1976 Olympic Games. She is also known for her work as the President of the Save the Children Fund. In 1973 she married Captain Mark Phillips, and had two children, Peter and Zara. In 1992 she was divorced, and in the same year she married Timothy Laurence, a Royal Navy Officer. She was given the title of Princess Royal in 1987. What’s her name? Princess Anne

Holidays

1. The day when people in many countries play tricks or jokes on each other. A typical trick is to make somebody believe something that is not true.

2. British people celebrate it every year on the 5th of November in memory of a famous event in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. On the 5th of November in 1605 a group of Roman Catholic planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament while King James I was inside. On the evening before, one of them, was caught in the cellars with gunpowder and the plot was discovered. People make fireworks, children make a guy,a figure of a man made of old clothes and straw, then they burn it.

3. The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ which takes part on 25 December.

4. The 26th of December is the day after Christmas Day. It is a bank holiday. Traditionally it was the day when people gave Christmas boxes (small gifts of money ) to their employees or servants. Now most people relax, digest the food and drink of the day before, and perhaps visit friends or relatives.

5. The night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play trick or treat.

Holidays

1. The day when people in many countries play tricks or jokes on each other. A typical trick is to make somebody believe something that is not true.

April Fool’s Day

2. British people celebrate it every year on the 5th of November in memory of a famous event in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. On the 5th of November in 1605 a group of Roman Catholic planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament while King James I was inside. On the evening before, one of them, was caught in the cellars with gunpowder and the plot was discovered. People make fireworks, children make a guy,a figure of a man made of old clothes and straw, then they burn it.

Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes Night

3. The Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ which takes part on 25 December. Christmas

4. The 26th of December is the day after Christmas Day. It is a bank holiday. Traditionally it was the day when people gave Christmas boxes (small gifts of money ) to their employees or servants. Now most people relax, digest the food and drink of the day before, and perhaps visit friends or relatives. Boxing Day

5. The night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play trick or treat. Halloween

Places

1. It is a river that flows through a town where Shakespeare was born. The name of this river is in the name of the town. The same name is belonged to an international company selling beauty products, soap. Its representatives, usually women, sell these products by going to people’s homes with them.

2. It is the bell in the clock tower of the British Parliament. Many people think wrongly that it is the name of the clock, or of the tower itself.

3. It is a large round concert hall in west London, which holds 8000 people. It was built in 1868-71 in memory of Prince Albert. Various musical and sporting events take place in it, but it is best known as the concert hall where the Proms are held.

4. It is the official home of the British royal family in central London. It is a very large house, originally built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham. Many tourists stand outside this building to watch the ceremony of Changing the Guard, and since 1993 parts of the house have been opened to the public in the summer.

5. According to tradition, it is the wonderful and magic place where King Arthur lived with his family and the Knights of the Round Table.

6. It is the theatre in London where Shakespeare’s most famous plays were first performed. It was built in 1599 on the south bank of the river Thames. It was round, open-air building with a roof over the stage. It was closed by the Puritans in 1642. An exact copy of it was built in the 1990s and Shakespeare’s plays are again performed there.

7. It is one of the oldest and most famous building in London. It was built by William the Conqueror more than 900 years ago. It was famous as a prison. Now it is a museum.

8. It is a large cathedral in London. It was designed by the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren, after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The cathedral contains the graves of many famous people.

9. It is a bridge across the river Thames and one of the most famous structures in London. Its towers are in the Gothic style and the part of the bridge with the road on it can be raised to allow ships to pass through.

10. It is Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument. It consists of two circles of large standing stones, one inside the other.

Places

1. It is a river that flows through a town where Shakespeare was born. The name of this river is in the name of the town. The same name is belonged to an international company selling beauty products, soap. Its representatives, usually women, sell these products by going to people’s homes with them.

Avon

2. It is the bell in the clock tower of the British Parliament. Many people think wrongly that it is the name of the clock, or of the tower itself.

Big Ben

3. It is a large round concert hall in west London, which holds 8000 people. It was built in 1868-71 in memory of Prince Albert. Various musical and sporting events take place in it, but it is best known as the concert hall where the Proms are held.

the Albert Hall

4. It is the official home of the British royal family in central London. It is a very large house, originally built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham. Many tourists stand outside this building to watch the ceremony of Changing the Guard, and since 1993 parts of the house have been opened to the public in the summer. Buckingham Palace

5. According to tradition, it is the wonderful and magic place where King Arthur lived with his family and the Knights of the Round Table. Camelot

6. It is the theatre in London where Shakespeare’s most famous plays were first performed. It was built in 1599 on the south bank of the river Thames. It was round, open-air building with a roof over the stage. It was closed by the Puritans in 1642. An exact copy of it was built in the 1990s and Shakespeare’s plays are again performed there.

the Globe

7. It is one of the oldest and most famous building in London. It was built by William the Conqueror more than 900 years ago. It was famous as a prison. Now it is a museum. The Tower of London

8. It is a large cathedral in London. It was designed by the famous architect Sir Christopher Wren, after the Great Fire of London in 1666. The cathedral contains the graves of many famous people.

St Paul’s Cathedral

9. It is a bridge across the river Thames and one of the most famous structures in London. Its towers are in the Gothic style and the part of the bridge with the road on it can be raised to allow ships to pass through. Tower Bridge

10. It is Britain’s most famous prehistoric monument. It consists of two circles of large standing stones, one inside the other. Stonehenge

Food

1. It is a traditional British sweet dish, made of slices of bread and butter mixed with raisins and sugar and baked in a mixture of milk and eggs.

2. It is a British dish consisting of potatoes and cabbage that have already been cooked. They are mixed together and fried. It is a way of using food that is left from an earlier meal. Its name comes from the noise it makes as it is being fried.

3. It is a large meal consisting of fruit juice, cereal, a cooked dish ( usually bacon and eggs, sometimes with sausages, mushrooms and tomatoes), toast with butter and jam, and tea or coffee.

4. It is a traditional British dish. It consist of fish which is covered in batter (a mixture of flour and milk ) and fried in deep fat. This is served with chips (long thin pieces of fried potato ).

5. One man invented it as a quick and easy meal to eat while gambling. It is called the same as the name of the man. It consists of two or more slices of bread and butter with meat, cheese, jam, etc. between, eaten with the hands.

6. It is a traditional British dish made with pieces of beef and kidneys baked in pastry. It is regarded as a typical British dish and often served in pubs.

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Food

1. It is a traditional British sweet dish, made of slices of bread and butter mixed with raisins and sugar and baked in a mixture of milk and eggs.

bread-and- butter pudding

2. It is a British dish consisting of potatoes and cabbage that have already been cooked. They are mixed together and fried. It is a way of using food that is left from an earlier meal. Its name comes from the noise it makes as it is being fried. Bubble and squeak

3. It is a large meal consisting of fruit juice, cereal, a cooked dish ( usually bacon and eggs, sometimes with sausages, mushrooms and tomatoes), toast with butter and jam, and tea or coffee.

a full English breakfast

4. It is a traditional British dish. It consist of fish which is covered in batter (a mixture of flour and milk ) and fried in deep fat. This is served with chips (long thin pieces of fried potato ).

fish and chips

5. One man invented it as a quick and easy meal to eat while gambling. It is called the same as the name of the man. It consists of two or more slices of bread and butter with meat, cheese, jam, etc. between, eaten with the hands.

sandwich

6. It is a traditional British dish made with pieces of beef and kidneys baked in pastry. It is regarded as a typical British dish and often served in pubs.

steak and kidney pie

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