English Culture Quiz (Викторина "Культура Британии")

English culture quiz

1. When you hear the words: «LION», «WITCH», “WARDROBE” what book do you think of? Who is the author?

Narnia Chronicles by C.S. Lewis

2. What was the name of the Lady who would come to nurse and bring up naughty children in English families?

Who wrote the book about her?

“ Mary Poppins” by Pamela Travers

3. Who wrote the book about the boy, who didn’t want to grow up and lived in the Neverland?

• What’s the boy’s name?

“ Peter Pan” by James Barry

4. What are the traditional English dishes for

• Breakfast;
• Lunch;
• Dinner;
• Dessert?

Also finish the proverbs :

“ The proof of … is in the eating”

“ An … a day keeps the doctor away”.

5. What holidays do the English celebrate in

• winter;
• spring;
• summer;
• autumn?

Christmas, Boxing day, New Year’s day, St.Valentine’s Day

Mother’s Day, April Fool’s Day, Easter, Spring Bank holiday

Summer bank holiday, Father’s Day, Halloween

6. What are the most famous sights of London?

7. What parts are there in the UK?

Name their capitals.

8 . What are the oldest British Universities?

Oxford, Cambridge Universities

9. What forest was the residence of noble Robin Hood?

Sherwood forest

10. What is the most well-known line of poetry

written in English?

Who wrote it?

Who said it?

“ To be or not to be: that is the question…” (W.Shakespeare “Hamlet”)

11. Who are the most famous English people ?

(the royal family, poets, politicians, musicians…)

Royal family

Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron

W.Shakespeare, G.G. Byron, R.Berns

12. What are the traditional English rhymes called

• for children;
• for adults?

13. Who are the best English detective story writers?

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