Конкурс "Путешествуем по Британии" для 10-11классов.

What is the population of London? (11mln, 10mln, 8mln)

2. At the Head of the Government is… (the Prime Minister, the President, the Queen)?

3. The British Parliament consists of: (2 Houses, 1 chamber, Supreme Court)?

4.The house of Commons has….benches in Parliament? (blue, red, green)

5.The Lord Chancellor sits on the … ( a woolsack, a chair, a bench)?

6. The flag of the UK is known as….. ( the Union Jack, the flag of crosses, the Jack Union)?

7.What is the traditional food on Christmas ? (a turkey, fish, bacon)

8. Who wrote ‘ My heart’s in the Highlands’? (O’Henry, R.Kipling, R.Burns)

9.How many members of the house of Commons are there? (450, 650, 250)

10.Where is this phrase(‘God, save the Queen’) mentioned (in a poem, in a song, in the anthem)?

11.What is the traditional English jam made of ..(strawberry, orange, apple)?

12.What is ‘TARTAN’ (a dish, a bird, a dance, fabric)?

13.Who wrote ‘Three Men in a Boat’ (Jerome K’Jerome, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens)?

14. Who opens the Parliament each October? (the Queen, Chancellor, the Prime Minister)

15.Lord Nelson’s Column is… (in Regent’s Park, in Westminster, in the center of Trafalgar Square)

16.Downing Street is the residence of …. (the Queen, Lord Mayor, the Prime Minister)

17. Who wrote ‘Jane Eyre’ ? (Charlotte Bronte, Conan Doyle, O’Henry)

18. What’s this ‘HUMTY- DUMTY’? (a toy, an egg, an animal)

19 .How many towers are there in the Palace of Westminster? (4, 6, 2)

20. Joanne Rowling wrote … (‘the Lord of the Rings’, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’)

21.What is the Harrods’s? (a bank, a department store, a school)

1.When do the English people celebrate Boxing Day? the 26th of December

2.What is the most popular game in the UK?

3.Who was called the “ Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher

4.What do the Irish people celebrate on the 17th of March? St. Patrick’s day

5.Who built St. Paul’s Cathedral? Sir Christopher Wren

6. What is the national symbol (a flower) of Wales? a yellow daffodil

7. What is the national emblem of Scotland? thistle

8.This Lady was the Queen of Great Britain in 1837-1901? Queen Victoria

9. Who is the Head of the United Kingdome of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? The queen Elizabeth II

10. How many children has the Royal Family got? 4-Prince Charles, Princess Anna, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward

11.Who wanted to blow up the House of Parliament? Guy Fawkes

12. The English author is known as “the Queen of Crime”? Agatha Christie

13. Who lived in Sherwood Forest? Robin Hood

14. What is the highest mountain in Great Britain? Ben Nevis-1344m

15.What is the capital of Scotland? Edinburgh