I POWIATOWY KONKURS WIEDZY O WIELKIEJ BRYTANII
Wodzisław l ski 14 January 2005
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I.
Read carefully each statement related to Great Britain. If it is true, put
X
in the TRUE table, if it is false, put
X
in the FALSE table.
STATEMENT
TRUE FALSE
1. Madame Tussaud’s is a famous waxworks museum in London
on Marylebone Road.
2. The Beatles come from Manchester.
3. The British open their Christmas presents on Christmas Eve.
4. The most popular name for the London Underground is metro.
5. Porridge is a type of cereal boiled in water with salt.
6. London taxi cars are also called ‘black cabs’.
7. Auld Lang Syne is a world famous traditional song which is
sung as midnight strikes on Christmas Eve.
8. “Loch” is the Scottish word for lake.
9. The Welsh flag is also called the Welsh Jack.
10. The Highlands is a part of Scotland.
11. The capital of Wales is Cardiff.
12. The steering wheel in British cars is on the right-hand side.
13. English is a Germanic language.
14. Marks & Spencer is one of the best known chain restaurants
in Britain.
15. James Scott invented the bulb.
16. “The Canterbury Tales” is a collection of ghost stories written
by Geoffrey Chaucer.
17. Northern Ireland is sometimes called Ulster.
18. The only successful invasion of England took place in 1066.
19. Henry VII, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I belonged to the Tudor
dynasty.
20. The political system of the United Kingdom is a constitutional
monarchy.
II.
Festivals and Special Days in UK.
Put the correct date next to the name of the Festival:
1
New Year’s Eve
…………………..
2
St. Patrick’s Day
…………………..
3
April Fool’s Day
…………………..
4
Christmas Eve
…………………..
5
Boxing Day
…………………..
III.
Read questions carefully and
choose
the right answer a, b, c or d.
Only
one
answer is correct.
1. Britain is the name of the island that includes: _______
a. England,
Scotland and
Northern Ireland
b. England, Scotland
and the Republic of
Ireland
c. England, Wales,
Scotland and
Northern Ireland
d. England, Wales
and Scotland
2. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the leader of the Church of : _______
a. Scotland b. England c. Wales
d. Ireland
3. Christopher Wren was one of the most outstanding English: _______
a. poets
b. musicians
c. architects d. scientists
4. The national emblem of England is: _______
a. a white leek b. a red rose
c. a yellow daffodil d. a blue thistle
5. Inch is a unit of measurement equal to: _______
a. 2.05 cm b. 2.34 cm c. 3.52 cm d. 2.54 cm
6. Hadrian’s Wall which was built by the Romans in AD 122 runs across: _______
a. the north of
Scotland
b. the north of
Wales
c. the north of
England
d. the south of
Wales
7. One pint is a measurement of liquid equal to: _______
a. 1 litre b. 1,47 litre c. 0,75 litre d. 0,57 litre
8. Lough Neagh, Britain’s largest lake, is in : _______
a. Northern
Ireland
b. Northern
Scotland
c. Southern
Ireland
d. Southern
Scotland
9. The patron of Scotland is: _______
a. St. George b. St. David c. St. Andrew d. St. Patrick
10. The Old Bailey in London is : _______
a. the Central
Criminal Court
b. the Factory of
Bailey’s
c. the Home
Counties
d. the Shadow
Cabinet
IV.
Match the names of major writers of the English language in Column I
with the titles of their works in Column II. Column I
Column I
Column II
Column I Column II
1 William Shakespeare
A
Robinson Crusoe
1
2 John Milton
B
Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage
2
3 Daniel Defoe
C
Kim
3
4 George Byron
D
Animal Farm
4
5 Jane Austen
E
Paradise Lost
5
6 Walter Scott
F
Pride and Prejudice
6
7 Rudyard Kipling
G
Othello
7
8 George Orwell
H
Ivanhoe
8
V.
What do these abbreviations stand for?
1. NHS -
N_________ H_________ S____________ National Health Service
2. BBC - B_________ B_________ C____________ British Broadcasting Corp.
3. mph -
m_________ p_________ h____________ Miles per hour
4. GMT -
G_________ M_________ T____________ Greenwich Mean Time
5. HMS - H_________ M_________ S____________ Her Majesty’s Ship
VI. Match the historical event in Column I with the proper date in Column II:
Column I
Column II
Column I Column II
1 Death of William the Conqueror
A
6 June 1944
1
2 Magna Carta
B
21 October 1805
2
3 The English Civil War
C
1087
3
4 D-day
D
1215
4
5 The Industrial Revolution
E
1890
5
6 The Battle of Trafalgar
F
1644 – 1665
6
7 London's first electric Underground
G
1770 - 1830
7
VII. Match the names of the places in Column I with what they are famous
for in Column II
Column I
Column II
Column I Column II
1 Baker Street
A
night club
1
2 Ascot
B where Sherlock Holmes lived
2
3 Tower of London
C
golf
3e
4 Ministry of Sound
D
horse racing
4
5 St Andrew’s
E
crown jewels
5
VIII. Give short answers for the following questions.
1.
What are ale and stout ?
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2. Who was Robert Burns?
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3. Where is the Giant’s Causeway?
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4. Where is Speakers’ Corner?
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5. When do shops have sales in Britain?
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6. Where is cockney rhyming slang commonly used?
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7. Where can you find a
stand?
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8. What is the most popular “ national “ food in Great Britain?
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9. At what age do children go to school in Britain?
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10. What is the first line of the National Anthem?
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