Тест

Великобритания

1. What is the official name of Britain?

1. Great Britain     b. England     c. The UK     d. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1.  What parts does the United Kingdom consist of?

1. Scotland, England, Wales     b. Scotland, Great Britain, Wales, Ireland     c. Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland     d. Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland    

1. What is the capital of Great Britain?

1. London     b. Edinbourgh     c. Cardiff     d. Belfast

1. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

1. Coleraine     b. Belfast     c. Cardiff     d. Derry

1. What is the symbol of England?

a. the thistle     b. the daffodil     c. the red rose     d. the leek

       6.  What part of London is the symbol of wealth and luxury?

       a. the City     b. the West End     с. the East End     d. the City Centre

       7. What is the mostly working-class part of London?

       a. the City     b. the West End     c. the East End     d. Westminster

       8. What is the national instrument in Scotland?

       a.  the bagpipe     b. the violin     c. the drum     d. the tambourine

       9. What is the highest mountain peak in Britain?

       a. Snowdon     b. Ben Nevis     c. the Grampians     d. the Alps

       10. What is the longest river in Britain?

        a. The Severn     b. the Thames     c. the Volga     d. the Nile

       11. When did the Princess Elizabeth come to the throne?

        a. in 1962     b. in 1932     c. in 1942     d. in 1952

        12. Who heads the government of Great Britain?

        a. The Queen     b. Parliament     c. the Prime Minister     d. the President

        13. What British Queen had the longest period of government?

        a. Elizabeth I     b. Elizabeth II     c. Mary I Stuart     d. Victoria

Keys: 1d, 2c, 3a, 4b, 5c, 6b, 7c, 8a, 9a, 10a, 11d, 12c, 13b