Тест по страноведению. Англо-говорящие страны.

What do You Know About English – Speaking Countries?

1. The national emblem of the USA is ….

   a)the dove   b) the bald eagle    c) the hawk

2. Who are the Australian natives?

   a) Eskimos    b) Aborigines    c) Indians

     3. The head of the UK is …

         a) the president   b) the queen or a king   c) the prime minister

     4. Canada’s beginnings were …

         a) English    b) Irish     c) French

5. What river is not in the USA?

     a) The Mississippi      b) The Missouri     c) The Thames

6. These newspapers are published in Great Britain …

a) The Times       b) The Christian Science Monitor        c) The Washington Post

7.     The first president of the USA was ….

a) Richard Henry Lee   b) George Washington    c)  Abraham Lincoln

8.     The author of the American Declaration of Independence was …

a) George Washington    b) Abraham Lincoln     c) Thomas Jefferson

9.     The second official  language in Canada is …

a) Italian      b) Spanish     c) French

10.  The heart of Britain is …

a) England    b) Wales    c) Scotland

11. The busiest and the most important river in GB is …

a) the Severn    b) the Thames     c) the Clyde

12.  Manhattan is a part of …..

a) New York    b) San Francisco    c) Washington D.C.

13.  The capital of Australia is ….

a) Sidney      b) Canberra       c) Adelaide

14.  The British flag in Australia was hoisted by …

a) Captain Cook       b) Christopher Columbus    c) Lewis and Clark

15.  Who built the first car?

a) Benjamin Franklin    b) Alexander Graham Bell     c) Henry Ford

16.  In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?

a)  December    b) January    c) November

17.  The flag of the USA has ….

a) 50 stripes    b) 7 stripes   c) 13 stripes

18.  The first settles of Australia from Britain were ….

a) the British sailors       b) the convicts      c) the British

19.   Most children in Scotland and Wales go to ...

  a) secondary modern schools      b) comprehensive schools    c) grammar schools

20.   The  word “CANADA” comes from the word “KANNATA” which means…

a) a hut    b) a number of huts     c) a settlement

1b, 2b, 3b, 4c, 5c, 6a, 7b, 8c, 9c, 10a, 11b, 12a, 13b, 14a, 15c, 16c, 17c, 18b, 19b, 20b.