QUIZ

GREAT BRITAIN

a) Cambridgeb) Walesc) Scotlandd) Glasgowe) England

1. The main parts of Great Britain are:

a) the Thamesb) the Clydec) the Severn

2. The longest river is:

a) Swedenb) Francec) the Netherlands

3. The English Channel separates Great Britain from:

a) the Scotsb) the Frenchc) the Englishd) the Welsh

4. The main nationalities are:

a) Manchesterb) Cardiffc) Birmingham

5. The capital of Wales is:

a) mountainb) streetc) flagd) island

6. The Union Jack is a(n):

a) Londonb) Cambridgec) Harvardd) Oxford

7. The oldest British universities are situated in:

a) Scotlandb) South Walesc) Northern Ireland

8. Where is the coal-mining region situated?

a) Prince Charlesb) Queen Elisabeth IIc) Prince Albertd) Queen Victoria

9. The current British monarch is:

a) Republicanb) Conservativec) Democraticd) Labour

10. The main political parties are:

a) musical instrumentb) short skirtc) hat

11. The kilt is a:

a) prime-ministerb) conspiratorc) general

12. Guy Fawkes was a:

a) a squareb) a discoc) a circus

13. What is Piccadilly Circus?

a) Peter Panb) Lemuel Gulliverc) Robin Hoodd) Tom Sawyer

14. Who is the most popular hero of English ballads?

a) royal palaceb) museumc) state prison

15. The Tower of London now is a:

a) Loch Lomondb) Loch Nessc) Loch Erie

16. What lake in Scotland is said to be the home of a “monster”?

a) Nottinghamb) Sheffieldc) Greenwich

17. What city does the 0° meridian pass through?

a) Snowdonb) Ben Nevisc) McKinley

18. The highest mountain is:

a) theatreb) townc) place for religious rituals

19. Stonehenge is a:

a) Lord Protectorb) Lord Chancellorc) Lord Mayor

20. What is the chairperson of the House of Lords called?

a) divanb) big boxc) woolsack

21. The chairperson of the House of Lords sits on a:

a) the Beatlesb) Deep Purplec) Queen

22. What was the first famous British pop-group from Liverpool?

a) Londonb) Stratford-on-Avonc) Edinburgh

23. Shakespeare’s birthplace is:

a) oldestb) richestc) poorest

24. What part is called the “City of London”:

a) Longfellowb) Aesopc) Burns

25. The poem “My heart’s in the Highlands” was written by: