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1. Under what king did the Knights of the Round Table gather together?                           a) Henry IV b) Arthur  c) Edward II  d) William the Conqueror

2. What great historical event happened in 1066?                                                            a) the Danish invention  b) a bourgeois revolution c) the battle of Hastings d) the battle of Bosworth

3. The Romans first invaded Britain in …                                                                      a) the 5th century AD  b) the 5th century BC c) the 1st century BC  d) the 1st century AD

4. This Queen ruled for the longest period in British history.                                           a) Queen Maria    b) Queen Elisabeth  c) Queen Victoria

5. The Princess Diana was the wife of …                                                                     a) Prince John  b) Prince Robert  c) Prince Wilhelm d) Prince Charles

6. What disaster did the whole England suffer from in the 14th century?                               a) Great Fire of London  b) Great Plague in England  c) Battle of Trafalgar  d) Battle of Waterloo

7. The British PM of the country during World War II was…                                    a) Winston Churchill   b) Tony Blair   c) Theodor Rouswelt

8. This brave scientist discovered penicillin.                                                                 a) Alexander Fleming   b) Bram Stoker    c) Alexander Pirogov

9. The Tower of London  was build by William the Conqueror to defend London.  a) in 1078   b)  in 1098    c) in  1275  c) in 1146

10. A king was the founder of the British Navy. What was his name?                                 a) Edward  b) George c) Alfred d) Richard

11. What were the main two parties in the Victorian age?                                                   a) Conservatives and Liberal  b) Labour and Liberal c) Labour and Conservatives

12. When was Napoleon finally defeated in  the battle of Waterloo?                                        a) 1836           b) 1826       c) 1815        d) 1855

13. What event is called “the Boston Tea Party”?                                                             a) a protest in Boston in 1773 against the British tax on tea.                                          b) a privileged party, organized by the Queen in 1829.                                                  c) a meeting of the heads of the UK, the USA and France.

14. When was the Serpentine created?                                                                               a) 1840    b) 1730     c)  1790    d) 1890

15.  The author of The Lord of the Rings is…                                                                        a) Oscar Wilde     b) Agatha Christie   c) JRR  Tolkien

16. The author of Jungle Book is …                                                                              a) Oliver Cromwell     b) Jane Austen     c) Rudyard Kipling

17. The monument to this man stands in Trafalgar Square.                                       a) Francis Drake     b) Horatio Nelson     c)  James Cook

18. This man tried to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605.                                  a) Guy Brave   b) Guy Fawkes    c) Guy Wild

19. What two animals can we see on British royal coat of arms?                                            a) the lion and the fox  b) the lion and the elephant                                                             c) the lion and the unicorn  d) the lion and the wolf

20. What is the name – the patronymic and the surname of the present English Queen?                                                                                                                          a) Catherine George Windsor  b) Mary George Windsor                                                 c) Ann George Windsor d) Elisabeth George Windsor

21. What kingdom of the United Kingdom has the depiction of a dragon on its flag?                                                                                                                            a) Wales b) England  c) Scotland  d) Northern Ireland

22. How long does a session of the House of Commons last?                                             a) 30-60 days  b) 60-90 days  c) 120-150 days d) 160-175 days

23. What is “the Woolsack”?                                                                                          a) a large bag of wool covered with white cloth                                                                         b) a small bag of wool covered with black cloth                                                        c) a large bag of wool covered with red cloth                                                                   d) a small basket of wool covered with blue cloth

24. What is the school-leaving age in the UK?                                                               a) 16 b) 13 c) 18 d) 17

25. What is the top secondary school in Great Britain?                                                     a) Chiswick Community School b) Eton  c) Harrow  d) Rugby

26. What do children usually say at Halloween?                                                             a) “trick or treat” b) “sing or dance” c) “give or take” d) “cry or laugh”                                      

27. What is a “bank holiday”?                                                                                              a) the holiday on the bank of the river  b) week-end c) public holiday                            d) summer holiday                                                                                                        

28. Which of these writers dreamt of becoming a pirate?                                                       a)  Jack London        b)  Mark Twain              c)  Walter Scott                                      

29. What is the oldest British monument?                                                                     a) Stonehenge    b) The Tower of London         c) Big Ben                                          30. Branch of what plant do English people often  put on the Christmas pudding?        a) Holly                   b) Mistletoe                     c) Fur tree