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How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson? 4 (four)

What is the traditional male costume in Scotland?  (The kilt).

 It is quite a three-pipe problem”. Who said it? a) Mark Twain b) Hemingway c) Conan Doyle d) G. Bernard Shaw  (Arthur Conan Doyle in “The Red-Headed League”).

 What is the name of the state colloquially known as Sunflower State? a) Kansas b) Illinois c) Indiana d) Nebraska  (Kansas)

 This is a national gallery of British art, built at the expense of a sugar manufacturer and opened in 1897 to house the collection presented by him and by various other benefactors. It was originally subordinated to the National Gallery, but has been fully independent since 1955. What is the name of this gallery?  (Tate Gallery-a national gallery of  British art, built at the expense of  Sir Henry Tate (sugar manufacturer, 1819–99)

 Where can you see the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people, such as Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling?  (In Westminster Abbey).

 How many towers does the Tower of London consist of?  (13).

Which of the US Presidents was a Hollywood actor?  (Ronald Reagan).

 What is the second name of the Washington memorial?  (“the pencil”).

  What is the biggest state of the USA?  (Alaska)

  “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons”. Who said it? a) Ch. Bronte b) Jane Austen c) T.S.Eliot d) E.Dickinson  (T.S.Eliot love song of J.Alfred Prufrock).

 What is the name of the strait joining the North Sea and the English Channel?  (Strait of Dover (French: Pas de Calais):  Па-де-Кале is the name of the strait joining  the North Sea and the English Channel)

 What does the word “Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain, mean?  (White)

  What is the name of the State colloquially known as Bluegrass State? a) North Dakota b) Kentucky c) New Hampshire d) New Jersey  (Kentucky)

 What is the name of a lively US dance of the 1920s with side-kicks from the knee?  (Charleston)

 What is the name of the US State on the Atlantic coast, named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I, the site of the first permanent settlement?  (Virginia (“Virgin Queen”))