8 класс Great Britain

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Choose the correct answer

1. How many independent states are there on the British Isles?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 5

d) 1

2. What is the population of London?

a) more than 10 million people

b) more than 8 million people

c) more than 3 million people

d) more than 5 million people

3. When did London become the capital of England?

a) in the 11^th century

b) in the 13^th century

c) in the 15^th century

d) in the 14^th century

4. What is the symbol of England?

a) a thistle

b) a rose

c) a shamrock and a red hand

d) a daffodil

5. What is the symbol of Scotland?

a) a thistle

b) a rose

c) a daffodil

d) a shamrock

6. What is the symbol of Wales?

a) a thistle

b) a rose

c) a daffodil

d) a shamrock

7. What is the symbol of Northern Ireland?

a) a thistle

b) a rose

c) a shamrock

d) a daffodil

8. Where is Shakespeare’s birthplace?

a) in London

b) in Stratford-on-Avon

c) in Glasgow

d) in Cardiff

9. Which is the most popular sport in Britain?

a) football

b) rugby

c) tennis

d) baseball

10. When is St. Valentine’s Day celebrated?

a) January 1

b) October 31

c) February 14

d) July 4

11. The British Isles are separated from the European Continent by…

a) the North Sea and Irish Sea

b) the North Sea and the English Channel

c) the English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean

d) Irish Sea

12. What is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland made up of?

a) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and several islands off the British coast except the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

b) England, Scotland and Wales, all the islands off the north-west coast of the European continent

c) England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and all the islands round it, including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

d) England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland

13. What is the highest point of Great Britain?

a) Snowdon

b) Ben Nevis

c) McKinley

d) Mont Blanc

14. Public holidays in Britain are

a) Christmas, Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Spring Bank

Holiday, Late Summer Bank Holiday

b) Guy Fawkes Day, Christmas, Remembrance Day

c) Christmas, Easter, May Day

d) Easter, St. Valentine’s Day, May Day, Primrose Day

15. Westminster Abbey is famous for its

a) Poet’s Corner

b) Speaker’s Corner

c) Sir Christopher Wren’s Corner

d) the Barbican Centre

16. What colour are London’s buses?

a) black

b) black and white

c) red

d) blue

17. What is the capital of Scotland?

a) Cardiff

b) London

c) Liverpool

d) Edinburgh

18. What is the capital of Wales?

a) Cardiff

b) London

c) Liverpool

d) Edinburgh

19. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

a) Belfast

b) Cardiff

c) Liverpool

d) Plymouth

20. The official residence of the Queen is

a) Buckingham Palace

b) the Barbican Centre

c) Whitehall

d) St. James’s Palace

21. The daily ceremony of the Changing of the Guard takes place in

a) the courtyard of Buckingham Palace

b) Trafalgar Square

c) the Tower of London

d) Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey

22. Admiral Nelson’s Column stands in

a) the courtyard of Buckingham Palace

b) Trafalgar Square

c) the Tower of London

d) Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey

23. Statues and tombs of famous English writers are situated in

a) the courtyard of Buckingham Palace

b) Trafalgar Square

c) the Tower of London

d) Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey

24. The Crown jewels are displayed in

a) the courtyard of Buckingham Palace

b) Trafalgar Square

c) the Tower of London

d) Poet’s Corner at Westminster Abbey

25. The name of the clock in the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament is

a) Big Ben

b) Whitehall

c) London Eye

d) The Mall

Good luck, dear pupils!