Test 'Do you know Britain
What people lived on the British Isles in
the early days of history?
a)
the Romans b)
the Britons
c)
the Irish d) the English
What country isn't situated in Great Britain
a) England b) Scotland
c) Wales d) Northern Ireland
Big Ben is
a) the clock tower b) the
clock
c) the bell d)
the man
Where did English people come from?
a) Germany b) France
c) Norway d) Sweden
Sir Christopher Wren was
a) a writer b) a poet
c) an architect d) an artist
How many countries does the UK
a) 3 b) 4
c) 5 d) 6
British children take GCSE exams at the age of
a) 15 b) 16
c)17 d)18
British teenagers take A-level exams at the age
of
a)16 b)17
c)18 d)19
How old is London
a) 1000 y.o. b)2000 y.o.
c)500 y.o. d)300 y.o.
Speakers Corner is in
a) St. James'
Park b) Regent's Park
c) Hyde Park d) Covent
Garden
Which football club is English ?
a) Valensia b) Chelsey
c) Real d) Inter
Sir Christopher Wren built
a) Buckingham palace b) St. Paul
c) Westminster
How long has Elizabeth
a) 40 b) 50
c) 30 d) 60
What is the City?
a) Business Centre b) Industrial
Centre
c) Cultural Centre d) Shopping
Centre
Who stands at the head of the UK
a) The Queen b) The President
c) The Parliament d) The Congress
What currency is used in Britain
a) dollars b) pounds
c) euro d) franks
What is the oldest building in London
a) Buckingham Palace
c) The Bank of England
a) Lord Mayer b) The Queen
c) Prime Minister d) Prince Charles
a) a market b) a bank
c) a supermarket d) a shopping centre
Nelson's Colomn is situated in
a) Downing St. b) Trafalgar Square
c) Piccadilly
Circus d) Oxford St
What's a traditional British food?
a) pizza b) hot-dog
c) fish &
chips d) hamburger
The first invaders of the British
Isles were
a) The Normans
c) The Germanic
Tribes d) The Romans
The Tower
of London
a) a museum b) a palace
c) a prison d) a fortress
What is a symbol of England
a) a rose b) a thistle
c) a daffodil d) a shamrock
The kilt is
a) a shirt b) a
skirt
c) trousers d) a dress
The
mysterious Loch Ness Monster is from
a) Wales b) Ireland
c) Scotland
d) England
What is the national instrument of Scotland
a) the violin b) the drum
c) the guitar d) the bag-pipe
The 'Beatles' started their career in
a) London b) Liverpool
c) Oxford d) Manchester
What's the name of Princess Diana's eldest son?
a) William b) Henry
c) John d) Robert
What writer is English?
a) O'Henry b) Mark Twain
c) Jack
London d) Charles Dickens
Where does the English language come from?
a) France b) Germany
c) Norway d) Denmark
The British flag is often called
a) The Union Jack b)
Big Ben
c) The Stars
& Stripes d) The Maple Leaf
Oliver Cromwell was
a) the king b) the prime-minister
c) the
protector d) the Lord Chancellor
The capital of Northern Ireland
a) Dublin b)
London
c) Cardiff
d) Belfast
Where
is the Poet's Corner situated?
a) in the Tower b) in Hide Park
c) in Westminster
Abbey d) in Buckingham Palace
Madam Tussaud's is a museum of
a) paintings b)
ancient coins
c) jewelry d) wax figures
William Shakespeare was buried in
a) Westminster
c) Trinity Church d)
The Tower
Oliver Cromwell was
a) the
King b) the Prime-minister
c) the
Protector d) the Lord Chancellor
The capital of Northern Ireland
a) Dublin b) London
c) Cardiff d)
Belfast
The Tower
of London
a) Julius Caesar b) Henry I
c)William the Conqueror d) King Alfred
William Shakespeare wrote
a)
37 plays,152 sonnets b) 39 plays,154
sonnets
c)
35 plays,156 sonnets d) 36 plays,155
sonnets
William Shakespeare built a theatre and called
it
a) The Swan b) The Royal
c) The Globe d) The Earth
The famous Globe Theatre is situated in
a) Stratford-on-Avon b) London
c) Oxford d) Glasgow
What play is the tragedy?
a) "Henry IY
b)"Othello"
c)"The Taming of the
Shrew" d)"Much Ado
Nothing"
The Stature of Eros is in the middle of
a) Trafalgar
Square Hyde Park
c)
Fleet Street d) Piccadilly Circus
a) 35 b) 45
c) 25 d) 65 colleges
Changing of the guard takes place in front of
a) The Houses of Parliament b)
The Tower
c) Buckingham
Palace d) Hyde Park
Princess Diana was the wife of
a) Prince John b) Prince
Charles
c) Prince William d) Prince Harry
Where are the British kings crowned?
a) at Buckingham
Palace b) at St. Paul
c) at Westminster
Parliament
What is ‘Union Jack’?
a) famous British writer b) flag of the UK
c) name of the king d) name of the palace
What are the Guardians’ helmets made of?
a) steel b) wood
c) wool d) fur
What place is not in London
a) Trafalgar
Square St. James’s park
c) Times Square d) Piccadilly
Circus
How many colours are there on the British flag?
a) 2 b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
Great Fire of London took place
in
a) 1666 b) 1566
c) 1766 d) 1866
Admiral Nelson defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in
a) 1805 b) 1806
c) 1807 d) 1808
