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1.What is the official name of the country whose language you study? *

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a) Great Britain

b) The Commonwealth of Great Britain

c) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

d) Britain

2. How many parts are there in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland? *

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a) three

b) two

c) four

d) five

3. Who is the head of state in the UK? *

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a) the President

b) the Prime Minister

c) the King or the Queen

d) Lord Chancellor

4. The official London residence of the Sovereign is... *

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a) 10, Downing Street

b) Buckingham Palace

c) 221 B, Baker Street

d) Albert Hall

5. Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in… *

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a) 1948

b) 1914

c)1952

d) 1900

6. The flag of the UK is called.... *

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a) the Union Jack

b) the Star Spangled banner

c) the Stars and Stripes

d) the Big Apple

7. Everybody knows that London is the capital of the UK and the capital of England. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? *

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a) Edinburgh

b) Bristol

c) Dublin

d) Belfast

8. Shamrock is the symbol of Ireland. What is the symbol of Scotland? *

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a) a thistle

b) a daffodil

c) a rose

d) leek

9. What is the symbol of England? *

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a) tartan cloth

b) a rose

c) a daffodil

d) a shamrock

10. Northern Ireland historically is called... *

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a) Beatle

b) Newland

c) Ulster

d) Montana

11. Northern Ireland has no governor or Parliament of its own since *

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a) 1873

b) 1975

c) 2003

d) 1995

12. The biggest city in Scotland, lying on the river Clyde is... *

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a) Aberdeen

b) Glasgow

c) Edinburgh

d) Newcastle

13. Glasgow is especially famous for *

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a) heavy machinery

b) textile industry

c) architecture

d) shipbuilding

14. What is the symbol of the United Kingdom? *

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a) Britania

b) a bald eagle

c) a rose

d) a daffodil

15. What universities have the highest academic reputation in the UK? *

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a) London and Bristol

b) Red-brick Universities

c) Oxford and Cambridge

d) Glasgow and Edinburgh

16. At what age can a person vote in Great Britain? *

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a) at the age of 21

b) at the age of 18

c) at the age of 25

d) at the age of 16

17. The Trooping of the Colour is... *

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a) a traditional ceremony to celebrate the Queen's birthday

b) a ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament

c) a tradition to celebrate Remembrance Day

d) a ceremony of travelling in a gold carriage

18. Which of these holidays is not celebrated in Great Britain? *

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a) May Day

b) Guy Fawkes Day

c) St. David's Day

d) Thanksgiving Day

19. 10, Downing Street is home address of... *

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a) the Prime Minister

b) Sherlock Holmes

c) the Queen of England

d) Paul McCartney

20. One of the chief financial and commercial centres of the western world is... *

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a) the City of London

b) the Stock Exchange

c) the Bank of England

d) Whitehall

21. The highest peak in the Highlands and in all Britain is... *

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a) Everest

b) Snowdon

c) Ben Nevis

d) Elbrus

22. Wimbledon, south London, is a famous place, where the annual....is held. *

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a) rowing contest

b) lawn tennis championship

c) horse race

d) the Cup Final

23. A world-famous school for boys, founded in 1440 by Henry VI at Windsor is... *

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a) Eton

b) Trinity College

c) Cambridge

d) King's College

24. Situated in Central London, Covent Garden is... *

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a) Royal Park

b) a famous museum

c) the Royal Opera House

d) the Queen's residence

25. Eisteddfod is... *

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a) an Irish national dance

b) a popular dish

c) Welsh festival of music and dance

d) a stadium

26. The British Parliament consists of... *

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a) the House of Lords and the House of Commons

b) the Congress and the House of Representatives

c) the Senate and the House of Commons

d) the Royal Court and the House of Lords

27. What river does London stand on? *

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a) the Thames

b) the Severn

c) the Clyde

d) the Trent

28. What party does Prime Minister Boris Jonson belong to? *

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a) the Conservative

b) the Labour

c) the Liberal

d) the Liberal-Democratic

29. Who is the heir to the British throne? *

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Prince William

b) Prince Henry

c) Prince Charles

d) Prince Andrew

30. The wax models of famous people are exhibited at... *

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a) Big Ben

b) the Tower of London

c) the National Gallery

d) Madame Tussaud's

31. Many famous people of Great Britain are buried in Poets' Corner situated in... *

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a) St.Paul's Cathedrale

b) Buckingham Palace

c) Westminster Palace

d) Westminster Abbey

32. Oxford Street in London is famous for its... *

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a) theatres and museums

b) banks and offices

c) picture galleries and exhibitions

d) shops and department stores

33. What is the most geographically widespread language of the world? *

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a) Mandarine Chinese

b) Esperanto

c) English

d) Russian

34. Outstanding British political figure during World War II was... *

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a) Margaret Thatcher

b) Theodore Roosevelt

c) Winston Churchill

d) Tony Blair

35. Britain's first woman Prime Minister was... *

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a) Margaret Thatcher

b) Barbara Windsor

c) Madeleine Albright

d) Diana Spencer

36. “Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Who dothese words belong to? *

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a) Winston Churchill

b) Theodore Roosevelt

c) William Shakespeare

d) Alexander Pushkin

37. A. A. Milne is a famous English writer, the author of ... *

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a) Alice's Adventure in Wonderland

b) Webster's Dictionary

c) Winnie-the-Pooh

d) The Jungle Book

38. The novel “Nicholas Nickleby" was written by... *

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a) Charles Dickens

b) Daniel Defo

c) Lewis Carroll

d) Mark Twain

39. Lewis Carroll is the author of ... *

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a) Death on the Nile

b) The Last Leaf

c) Martin Eden

d) Alice in Wonderland

40. Where is the Lake District situated? *

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a) Scotland

b) England

c) Wales

d) Northern Ireland

41. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on... *

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a) November, 5

b) October, 31

c) December, 24

d) January, 1

42. When did the Normans conquer Great Britain? *

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a) in the 5th century

b) in the 8th century

c) in the 11th century

d) in the 16th century

43. In which of these places can you see the largest collection of old books? *

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a) The National Gallery

b) The Tower of London

c) The Tate

d) The British Museum

44. Victoria Addams (Aadams) and Emma Lee Burton are the names of the two girl-singers known as ... *

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a) The Spice Girls

b) U-2

c) Boyzone

d) Abba

45. Who is the author of the Canterbury Tales? He is acclaimed today as"the father of the English poetry.” *

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a) Charles Dickens

b) Geoffrey Chaucer

c) William Shakespeare

d) John Milton

46. Which one of these famous plays wasn't written by Shakespeare? *

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a) Romeo and Juliet

b) Much Ado About Nothing

c) Pygmalion

d) King Lear

47. The Tower of London was started by… *

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a) Henry VIII

b) George III

c) William the Conqueror

d) Julius Caesar

48. St Paul's Cathedral was designed by… *

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a) Christopher Wren

b) Horatio Nelson

c) Jonathan Swift

d) Robert Burns

49. The Beatles started their carrier in…. *

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a) London

b) Glasgow

c) Liverpool

d) Birmingham

50. W. Shakespeare was one of the founders of ... *

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a) The Globe Theatre

b) The Covent Garden

c) the National Theatre

d) Drama Theatre

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