Викторина по темам Great Britain, The USA

Викторина по темам: ”Great Britain”, “The USA”

1. What kind of  state is the UK?

a)      republic, b) parliamentary monarchy, c)monarchy.

2. What title does Prince Charles, the eldest son of the British Queen, have?

a)      Prince of Wales, b) Prince of Scotland, c) Prince of England.

3. What does the word “Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain, mean?

a)      white, b) green, c) red.

4. What is the national emblem of  England?

a)      violet, b) rose, c) tulip.

5. What is the name of the oldest and best known public school for boys in Great Britain?

a)      Norwich, b) Bath, c) Eton.

6. Whose monument stands in the centre of Trafalgar Square?

a)      Admiral Nelson, b) General Washington, c) Former prime minister Winston Churchill.

7. What is real English football called?

a)      soccer, b) rugby, c) cricket.

8. What is another name for the Houses of Parliament?

a)      the Clearness Palace, b) St. James’s Palace, c) Palace of Westminster.

9. What is oldest university of Great Britain?

a)      Oxford, b) Cambridge, c) Exeter.

10. What park of  London is the Speaker’s Corner situated in?

a)      Regents Park, b) Hyde Park, c) Green Park.

11. Where does the President of the USA live and work?

a)      in Congress, b) in the White House, c) in the Pentagon.

12. Which is the biggest state of the USA?

a)      Texas, b) California, c) Alaska.

13. Who was the first president of the USA?

a)      George Washington, b) Abraham Lincoln, c) Ulysses Grant.

14. Who made the first American flag “Stars and Stripes”?

a)      Eliza Brown, b) Betsy Ross, c) Cecily Cardew.

15. What city of the USA is called “The city of the Yellow Devil”?

a)      San Francisko, b) New York, c) Washington.

16. What beautiful waterfall is situated in the USA?

a)      Niagara, b) Victoria, c) Anchel.

17. Who was the President of the USA when “Emancipation Proclamation” was adopted and the slaves were freed?

a)      Washington, b) Lincoln, c) Jefferson.

18. In which city is Hollywood?

a)      New York, b) San Francisco, c) Los Angeles.

19. What are the main political parties of the USA?

a)      Democratic and Republican, b) Conservative and Labour, c) Liberal and Conservative.

20. Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?

a)      in the New York Harbour, b) in the Gulf of Mexico, c) in the Irish Sea.

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