Викторина "Quiz About Britain"

How much and how well do you know about Britain?

1.      Great Britain is an island made up of _____ .

a)    England and Ireland

b)   England, Scotland and Wales

c)    Britain, Scotland and Wales

2.      The Queen, Britain's official head of state, has _____ power.

a)    absolute

b)   no

c)    little real

3.      The British drive on _____ side of the road.

a)    left

b)   right

4.      Politically, Northern Ireland is ______ .

a)    part of the United Kingdom

b)   an independent state

5.      When you walk into a building in the UK, you ______ .

a)    are on the ground floor.

b)   are on the first floor.

c)    are on the second floor.

6.      The five-pound note is often called ______ .

a)    five-pounder

b)   fiver

c)    fiv

7.      It’s raining cats and dogs means ______ .

a)    strong winds

b)   people walking their pets in the rain

c)    raining heavily

8.      Every cloud has a silver lining means ______ .

a)    you can find silver in the clouds

b)   clouds can be of the silver colour

c)    even bad things have something good about them

9.      Mind the gap between ______ .

a)    the railway carriages

b)   the train and the platform

c)    everything

10.  These are acceptable talks in Great Britain ______ .

a)   weather, films, sport, food, hobbies

b)   politics, religion, marital status, weight

c)   how much people earn for living

11.  The British celebrate the 4th of July on ______ .

a)    4.07

b)   from 04.07-06.07

c)    neither of these days.       

12.  When asked about the time, a British says “half nine” then it means ______ .

a)   9:30

b)   8:30

c)   4:30

13.  The flag of the United Kingdom is known as ______ .

a)   Jack’s flag

b)   British flag

c)   the Union Jack

14.  Cockney is ______ .

a)   the same as cognac, a grape brand

b)   a character from a famous cartoon

c)   accent of English

15.  Cheers in modern British slang ______ .

a)   is a word you and your friends say when clink glasses

b)    “thank you”

c)   kinda “sorry”

TOTAL: ______ point(s).

Answers

1.      b

2.      c

3.      a

4.      a

5.      a

6.      b

7.      c

8.      c

9.      b

10.  a

11.  c

12.  a

13.  c

14.  c

15.  b

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