COUNTRY STUDYING
"An American Tragedy'4 was
written by ...? (Theodore Dreiser)
"The Brown Wolf was written by ... . (Jack London)
"The Invisible man" was written
by ... . (Herbert Wells)
"The Treasure Island" was
written by ... . (Robert Stevenson)
"Ulster" is another name for ... . (Northern Ireland)
A red dragon is a symbol of... (Wales)
Australia is a (n): (island continent)
Australia is famous for its ... . (sheep)
Bald eagle, which is the national symbol
of the USA, is a bird of... (strength
and courage)
By whom was the novel "Treasure
Island" written? (Robert Stevenson)
Elizabeth Gaskell is ... writer (English)
From the earliest times the .... of London depended upon its water-born trade,
(prosperity)
How do we call a favourite domestic
animal? (pet)
How is the Northern part of Scotland
called? (Highlands)
How is the oldest part of
London called? (City)
How many houses does English Parliament
consist of? (2)
How many houses does the USA
Congress consist of? (2;
Senate and House of
Representatives)
How many members are
in the American Senate? (100)
How many states are in the USA? (50)
In English vacation is equal to ... (holiday)
In the center of what city is the Capitol
situated? (Washington)
In what book would you meet the following
character: Friday? ("Robinson Crusoe")
In what country is one of the biggest
airports of the world Heathrow situated? (England; London)
In what park of London is the
Speaker Corner situated? (Hyde Park)
In
which city is Hollywood? (Los Angeles)
In which Scottish lake is
there supposed to be a monster? (Loch Ness)
Jack London is a pen-name of... . (John Griffith)
Jonathan Swift is a
famous......... (English writer)
Jonathan Swift wrote... ("Gulliver's
Travels")
Lewes Carroll was a pen - name of... . (Charles
Dodgeson)
London
became extremely prosperovis during ... . (in the 16th
century)
London is divided into 3 parts: .... (the
city, the East End, the West End)
London stands on ... . (the Thames)
Madam Tussaud's is a museum
of.......... (Wax figures)
Mark Twain was a pen-name of... . (Samuel Clemens)
Mayne Reid was an........ (American writer)
Members of the Parliament gather to make
laws in the ... . (the Palace of Westminster) Nowadays, the
Queen... . (reigns but doesn't rule) Prince Charles
is Queen Elizabeth's II...?
(son)
Public schools in
the USA are ... while the "public schools" in Great Britain
are .. . (free; private fee-paying)
Robert Burns is ... . (Scottish poet) Robinson Crusoe met his friend ... on the island (Friday) Sometimes
Australia is called ... ? (the upside down world) Stonehenge is situated in ... . (Bath)
The battle at Trafalgar was a ... victory of the British nation (triumphant) The building of
Westminster Abbey was started by ... ? (King
Henry III) The chairman of the House of Commons in the English Parliament is ... . (the Speaker)
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The chairman of the House of Lords in the
English Parliament is...
. (Lord Chancellor)
The first colonists in America started the
tradition of .... (Thanksgiving
Day)
The national food for Thanksgiving Day is ... . (roast turkey)
The native Americans are the... (Indians)
The novel "The Invisible Man " of Wells is... (the fantastic novel)
The oldest University in GB is... (Oxford)
The ravens in the Tower of London are
taken care because of...
. (the legend)
The Tower of London was started by...? (William the Conquer)
The traditional clothes for men in
Scotland is a ... .(kilt)
The US centre for art and business is ... . (New York)
The USA is ..., a union of 50 states?
(federal republic)
The word "albion", the poetic
name of GB, means... (White)
The world's oldest and largest national
park is ... . (Yellowstone Park)
They call it "The land of songs"
in Great Britain. (Wales)
Uncle Tom, the main hero of novel
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was .... (slave)
Washington, D.C., stands for... (District)
What American writers do you know?
(J.Cooper, E.Poe, M.Twain, E.Hemingway, J.Salinger,
T.Draiser)
What ancient London
sightseeing was bought by an American shipped stone to the USA and rebuilt
in Arizona? (London
Bridge)
What are famous
British Universities? (Oxford, Cambridge)
What are the colors of British flag?
(blue, red, white)
What
are the colors of Irish flag? (green, white, red)
What are the colours of American flag?
(red, white, dark-blue)
What are the last two states to join the
USA ? (Alaska, Hawaii)
What are the main political parties of the
USA? (Democratic and Republican)
What are the official
languages of Canada? (French and English)
What city did the famous
pop-group "The Beatles" come from? (Liverpool)
What city do Americans mean when they say
about "Fun City"? (New York)
What city is famous for its
skyscrapers in the USA? (New York)
What country was the Statue
of Liberty a gift from? (France)
What does Great Britain consist of?
(England, Scotland, Wales)
What does the United Kingdom of Great
Britain consist of? (GB & Northern
Ireland)
What
does the word "freshman" mean? (первокурсник) (
What
does V&A mean? (Victorian^and Albert Museum)
What
English writers do you know? (D.Defoe, W.Scott, C.Dickens, O.Wilde, R.Kipling,
A.C.Doyle,
G.Wells, J. Swift)
What is "Disneyland "? (Children's Park of Wonder)
What is another name of the flag of the
USA? (the Stars and Stripes)
What is largest city of the USA? (New
York)
What is the American money? (dollar)
What is the Australia divided into?
(states)
What is the basic currency in
Canada? (dollar)
What is the British money? (pound)
What is the capital of Northen Ireland?
(Belfast)
What is the capital of Australia? (Canberra)
What is the capital of
Canada? (Ottawa)
What is the capital of England? (London)
What is the capital of
Georgia? (Atlanta)
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
(Boston)
What is the capital of New
Zeeland? (Wellington)
What is the capital of
Scotland? (Edinburgh)
What is
the capital of the USA? (Washington) What is the capital of Wales? (Cardiff)
What is the cradle of English
Christianity? (StPaul's Cathedral) What is the heart of London? (the City) What
is the highest mountain on the British Isles? (Ben Nevis) What is the largest
city in Australia? (Sydney) What is the main modern art museum in London? (the
Tate Gallery) What is the most popular English sport? (rugby) What is the name
for American anthem? (the Star Spangled Banner) What is the name of state whish
is situated in the Pacific Ocean? (Hawaii) What is the name of the oldest and
best known public school for boys in Great Britain? (Eton) What is the name of
the town where W.Shakespeare was born? (Stratford-on-Avon) What is the national
sport in America? (baseball) What is the national symbol of England? (red rose)
What is the national symbol of Scotland? (thistle) What is the national symbol
of the USA? (bald eagle) What is the national symbol of Wales? (daffodil) What
is the nationality of Columbus?(Italian) What is the nearest continental
neighbour to Great Britain? (France) ■ What
is the nickname for the American Government? (Uncle Sam) What is the nickname
of flag of the UK? (Union Jack) What is the nickname of London's underground?
(tube) What is the official language of Ireland? (English) What is the official
residence of Queen in Britain? (Buckingham Palace) What is the safest topic for
conversation in England is? (weather) What is the symbol of Canada? (maple
leaf) What is the symbol of New Zeeland? (kiwi bird) What is the term for being
the president? (4 years) What is the Whispering Gallery
remarkable for? (acoustics) What main rivers in Great Britain do you know? (the
Thames) What main rivers in the USA do you know? (Mississippi, Colorado) What
man is Sherwood Forest famous for? (Robin Hood) What mountains can you find in
the USA? (Mt. McKinley) What ocean separates Europe from the states? (the
Atlantic Ocean) What river does Washington D.C. stand on? (Potomac)
What
state does the capital of the USA Washington belong to? (the District of
Columbia) What theatre was
organized by W.Shakespeare? (Globe Theatre)
What
title does Prince Charles, the eldest son of the British Queen, have? (Prince
of Wales) What town in the UK
is called "smoky"? (London)
What was the 22-nd and 24-nd
president of the USA? (Stephen Grover Cleveland) When did America win its
Independence? (1776) When did Christopher Columbus land in
America ? (1492) When did Elizabeth II become the Queen of
Britain? (1952) When did the Great Fire of London take
place? (1666) When do Americans
celebrate Halloween? (the 31st of October) When do Americans
celebrate Independence Day? (the 4th of July) When do Americans celebrate
Thanksgiving Day? (the last Thursday of November) When was the American anthem written? (1814)
Where are the concerts of classic music
held in London? (royal Albert Hall) Where
did the famous Globe Theatre where Shakespeare stage his plays situated?
(London) Where do the members of the House of Commons sit? (on two sides
of the hall) Where does the President of the USA live and work? (the White
House)
Where is Hollywood situated? (Los Angeles)
Where is Nelson's Column situated? (Trafalgar
Square)
Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?
(New York Harbour)
Which is the biggest
state in the USA? (Alaska)
Which of the US presidents served the
longest of all other presidents? (Franklin Roosevelt)
Which waterfall is situated in the USA? (Niagara)
Whitehall is... . (street in London)
Who built St.Paul's Cathedral?
(Christopher Wren)
Who choose the
members of the House of Commons? (Electors)
Who discovered
America? (Christopher Columbus)
Who fought against racial discrimination
in the 1960's? (Martin Luther King)
Who is famous
American artist? (Norman Rockwell)
Who is the "father" of American
Literature? (Washington Irving)
Who is the formal head of Canada? (the
Queen of GB; Governor-General)
Who is the head of
UK of GB? (the Queen)
Who is the sculptor of the Statue of
Liberty? (August Bartholdi)
Who is the third
president of America? (Thomas Jefferson)
Who was the first Englishman to come to
Australia? (Captain James Cook)
Who was the first
man on the moon? (Neil Armstrong)
Who was the first president of the USA?
(George Washington)
Who was the founder of the English Fleet?
(Alfred the Great)
Who wrote "Hamlet"?
(W.Shakespeare)
Who wrote "My Heart's in the
Highlands"? (Robert Burns)
Who wrote "Pygmalion"? (Bernard
Shaw)
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
(Thomas Jefferson)
Whom did people name "jack"?
(sailor)
Whom did The Emancipation Proclamation
free? (the blacks in the South from the slavery)
Whose monument stands in the centre of
Trafalgar Square? (Admiral Nelson)
William the Conquer invaded the British
Isles in ... . (1066)
You can see a
monument to...... in front of
Buckingham Palace in London. (Queen Victoria)
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