Страноведческие викторины

Do you know Great Britain?

1. How many parts are there in Great Britain?

2. What river is the capital situated on?

3. Who is the head of the country?

4. What is the home of the Queen?

5. What is the double-decker?

6. What is Big Ben?

7. What is the symbol of England?

8. Where did the detective Sherlock Holmes live?

9. What is the most famous lake in Scotland?

10. Why is the city Bath called so?

11. Who is the most famous woman-writer of detective stories?

12. What books of English writers do you know?

13. What is the oldest part of London?

14. What is the symbol of Scotland?

15. What is the symbol of Wales?

16. What is the Scottish national costume?

17. What is the national instrument of Scots?

18. When do British people celebrate Christmas?

19. Who wrote about Winnie the Pooh?

20. Who is the writer of “Mary Poppins”?

21. Who is the author of books about Harry Potter?

22. Can you guess:

• He was English. He was born in 1564. He was a writer and actor. (W. Shakespeare)

• He was born in London. Then he lived in the USA. He was a film actor (Ch. Chaplin)

• He conquered Great Britain. He was a king. He built the Tower of London (William the Conqueror)

23.  Put these holidays in the correct order:

a)      New Year’s Day,
b)      April Fool’s Day,
c)      St. Valentine’s Day,
d)     Christmas

Do you know the USA?

1. What is the name of the Dutch settlement which became New York City?

2. Which country presented the USA with the statue of Liberty? What was the occasion?

3. In which famous place do people in New York City celebrate New Year’s Day?

4. Which American rock-and-roll star lived in Memphis, Tennessee?

5. What monument in Washington D.C. dedicated to an American President is nicknamed “The Pencil”?

6. What is the name of the famous collection of museums in Washington?

7. Explain the symbolism of the stars and stripes on the US flag.

8. On what river is the capital of the USA situated?

9. Where does the President of the USA live and work?

10. Which is the biggest state in the USA?

11. Who was the 1st President of the USA?

12. What do the Americans celebrate on the 4th of July?

13. In which city is Hollywood?

14. What street in New York is called “The Great White Way”?

15. What is the highest building in Washington?

16. Who was the 1st President lived in the White House?

17. What is the largest city in the USA?

18. In which state do the highest trees in the world grow? What are they called?

19. Which is the smallest state in the USA?

20. Who is the President killed by Oswald?

21. The first colonists started the tradition of a) Halloween, b) Independence Day, c) Thanksgiving Day, d) Memorial Day.

22. Who was the 42d President: a) Clinton, b) Kennedy, c)Johnson, d) Washington

The UK

1. What is the official name of the country whose language you study?

2. How many parts are there in Great Britain?

3. What are they?

4. What is the capital of Great Britain?

5. What river is the capital situated on?

6. What is the capital of Scotland?

7. What is the capital of Wales?

8. What is the capital of Northern Ireland?

9. Who is the head of the country?

10. What is the home of the Queen?

11. What is the name of the British national flag?

12. What is Big Ben?

13. What is the symbol of England?

14. What is the most famous lake in Scotland?

15. What is the famous waxworks museum?

16. How many parks do you know in London? What are they?

17. Who is the most famous woman-writer of detective stories?

18. What famous British writers do you know?

19. What books of British writers do you know?

20. What is the Scottish national costume?

21. What is the national instrument of Scots?

22. When do British people celebrate Christmas?

23. Who is the author of books about Harry Potter?

Do you know the English-speaking countries?

1. What is the official name of the country whose language you study?
   a) Great Britain. b) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. c) England. d) Britain.

2. What is the main cathedral of the Anglican Church?
   a) St. Paul’s Cathedral. b) Canterbury Cathedral. c) Salisbury Cathedral.

3. What is the school-leaving age in the United Kingdom?
   a) 16. b) 13. c) 18.

4. What is the most famous sport event in Scotland?
   a) The Highland Games. b) The Commonwealth Games. c) The Wimbledon Championship.

5. Who was the architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London?
   a) Sir Christopher Wren. b) Edward Bailey. c) Henry Tate.

6. The ravens are a famous sight of ...
   a) The Tower of London. b) Covent Garden. c) London Zoo.

7. Scottish surnames begin with ...
   a) O.’ b) Mac or Mc. c) de.

8. Money in the UK is...
   a) Dollars b) Pounds c) Euro

9. Which is the oldest university?
   a) Cambridge. b) Oxford. c) London.

10. What is the most common religion in the UK?
    a) Protestantism. b) Roman Catholicism. c) Islam.

11. What is the most popular sport?
    a) Fishing. b) Darts. c) Football.

12. In which country is the Lake District?
    a) Scotland b) England c) Wales

13. People build wood fires this day ...
    a) May Day. b) Guy Fawkes Day. c) Swan Upping.

14. How many states does the USA consist of?
    a) 15 b) 40 c) 50

15. What’s the capital of the USA?
    a) New York. b) Washington DC. c) Los Angeles.

16. Money in the USA is ...
    a) Dollars b) Euro c) Rubles.

17. Which is the largest city in the USA?
    a) Los Angeles. b) New York City. c) Washington DC. d) Las Vegas.

18. Which is the biggest state in the USA?
    a) California. b) Texas. c) Nevada. d) Montana.

19. On what river is the capital of the USA situated?
    a) The Potomac River. b) The Anacostia River. c) The Mississippi River. d) The Missouri River.

20. Who was the 1st President of the USA?
    a) Abraham Lincoln. b) George Washington. c) John Adams. d) Thomas Jefferson.

21. What street in New York is called «The Great White Way»?
    a) Wall Street. b) Pennsylvania Avenue. c) Broadway.

22. What is the state system of the USA?
    a) A parliamentary republic. b) A parliamentary monarchy. c) A presidential republic.

23. What is the most popular sport in the USA?
    a) Tennis. b) Golf. c) Soccer. d) American Football.

24. What is the capital of Australia?
    a) Sydney. b) Canberra. c) Melbourne.

25. When is the national holiday, Australia Day, celebrated?
    a) 26, April. b) 26, January. c) 16, November. d) 12, January.

26. How many states are there in Australia?
    a) 51. b) 6. c) 10.