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1. The oldest part of London is ____________________.
1. Hyde Park
2. the City
3. the West End
4. the East End
2. The financial part of London is __________.
1. The City
2. Westminster
3. The East End
4. The West End
3. ________________ is a commercial part of London.
1. The West End
2. The City
3. Westminster
4. The East End
4. _______________ is a district in London famous for theatres, restaurants and cinemas.
1. West Point
2. Broadway
3. Downing Street
4. The West End
5. The oldest university in Britain is ___________.
1. Cambridge
2. London
3. Oxford
4. Edinburgh
6. The famous London art gallery is called _____________.
1. the British Museum
2. the Metropolitan Museum
3. the National Gallery
4. the Art Exhibition
7. Madame Tussaud’s is __________ in London.
1. a circus
2. a museum
3. an art gallery
4. a theatre
8. St. Paul’s Cathedral, the greatest monument and Wren’s masterpiece, is situated in _________________.
1. Manchester
2. Liverpool
3. London
4. Oxford
9. The United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland is a _________.
1. republic
2. federal republic
3. parliamentary monarchy
4. monarchy
10. The most ancient monument in Great Britain is ____________________.
1. The lower West Gate
2. Hadrian’s Wall
3. The Tower Gate
4. Stonehenge
11. Elisabeth II lives in _____________________ .
1. The Town of London
2. Buckingham
3. Westminster
4. 10, Downing Street
12. The Royal family lives in ______________.
1. Tower of London
2. Westminster Palace
3. Buckingham Palace
4. № 10 Downing Street
13. The official residence of the British Prime Minister is at __________.
1. № 10 Downing Street
2. Buckingham Palace
3. Tower of London
4. Regent Palace
14. M. Tatcher was _____________________ by profession.
1. An engineer
2. A chemist
3. A doctor
4. A teacher
15. Margaret Thatcher was the leader of____________ party.
1. Labour
2. Social-democratic
3. Liberal
4. Conservative
16. Scotland is a motherland of the greatest English poet ____________.
1. William Blake
2. Agatha Christie
3. Robert Burns
4. William Shakespeare
17. Stratford-on Avon is the birthplace of the great English poet and writer _____________________ .
1. W. Shakespeare
2. R. Burns
3. Ch. Dickens
4. B. Show
18. Loch Ness is in ________________ .
1. France
2. England
3. Italy
4. Scotland
19. The Queen’s eldest son’s name is _________________ .
1. Charles
2. Edward
3. Andrew
4. Philip
20. The knights of round table gathered together under the king __________ .
1. Henry IV
2. Edward II
3. Arthur
4. William the Conqueror
21. St. Patrick is the patron of ________________ .
1. Scotland
2. Wales
3. Ireland
4. England
22. The Queen who ruled for the longest period in British history was _____________.
1. Margaret
2. Victoria
3. Mary
4. Anna
23. The reign of the Queen _____________________ is known as the “Golden Age” in English history.
1. Anne
2. Elizabeth I
3. Elizabeth II
4. Mary
24. The highest mountain in Great Britain is ________________ .
1. Snowdon
2. Anglesey
3. Ben Nevis
4. Cornwell
25. Nelson’s monument – a tall column with the figure of Nelson at its top – is in _________________.
1. Regent’s Park
2. Trafalgar Square
3. Hyde Park
4. Piccadilly Circus
26. British Parliament consists of _______________.
1. The House of Commons and the House of Lords
2. The Senate and the House of Commons
3. The Senate and the House of Representative
4. The House of Representative and the House of Lords
27. Sir Laurence Oliver is world famous for his outstanding achievements in the sphere of ______________.
1. The computer design
2. Technology
3. Theatre and cinema
4. Sport
28. The Beatles started their career in _______________.
1. Liverpool
2. Oxford
3. Birmingham
4. London
29. _______________ is a very large Gothic church in central London. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English monarchs.
1. Westminster Cathedral
2. Southwark Cathedral
3. Westminster Abbey
4. Buckingham Palace
30. What is the name of the London metro?
1. The underground
2. The subway
3. The tube
31. Constable was _________________ .
1. A politician
2. A poet
3. A musician
4. A painter
32. The national holiday which takes place each year on the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II marked by a military parade and march-past is called …
1. St. Patrick's Day
2. Remembrance Day
3. Trooping of the Colour
4. St. George's Day
33. A British politician known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War II is …
1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
2. James Gordon Brown
3. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill
4. Clement Richard Attlee
34. The top of Christmas pudding in Great Britain is traditionally decorated with …
1. a sprig of mistletoe
2. a sprig of holly
3. a candle
4. fruits
35. An English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, who formulated the theory of universal gravitation is …
1. Lord Kelvin
2. Charles Darwin
3. Isaac Newton
4. Alexander Fleming
36. At present the head of the Commonwealth is Queen Elizabeth II. However, when the monarch dies, the successor to the crown ________ Head of the Commonwealth.
1. does not automatically become
2. automatically becomes
3. is elected by the people of the UK
4. is elected by the people of the Commonwealth
37. The present British Royal Family's surname is …
1. Windsor
2. Buckingham
3. Stuart
4. Plantagenet
38. An English astronomer, mathematician, and physicist best known for computing the orbit of the eponymous comet is …
1. James Watt
2. Francis Bacon
3. Albert Einstein
4. Edmond Halley
39. An English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion is …
1. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
2. Charles John Huffam Dickens
3. Walter Scott
4. Geoffrey Chaucer
40. The wheel of the London Eye carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoid passenger capsules, attached to its external circumference, each capsule representing one of the …
1. London churches
2. London Boroughs
3. England cities
4. London Royal residences
41. The term of the ________ has a maximum duration of five years.
1. Parliament of Australia
2. United States Congress
3. Parliament of New Zealand
4. British Parliament