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?
___________________________________________________________________

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?
___________________________________________________________________

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?
__________________________________________________________________

10. What is the first line of the National Anthem?
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