Викторина по страноведению Великобритании

Quiz

Match the description with the sight.

·        This is where Queen Elizabeth II lives much of the time. There are 600 rooms, 780 bathrooms, a cinema, a post-office and a swimming pool.

·        It has been many things: a palace, a fortress, a prison, a palace of execution and even a zoo.

·        It was built after the Great Fire of 1666 by Sir Christopher Wren. It took him 35 years to finish it.

·        It was called because of Sir Benjamin Hall, who was in charge of the building works at Westminster and whose nickname was “Big Ben”.

·        Many British monarchs, writers, poets, musicians and scientists are also buried here.

·        It is the tallest observation wheel in the world. It is 135 meters high.