Страноведческая викторина для 9 класса
тест по английскому языку (9 класс) по теме

How do you know Great Britain?

1. The highest mountain of GB Ben Nevis (1343) is situated in

1. Scotland
2. Wales
3. England

2. The longest river in GB is

4. The Thames
5. The Severn
6. The Avon

3. England is separated from the mainland in the South by

7. The Strait of Dover
8. The English Channel
9. The Irish Sea

4. During the feudal system the language of the upper classes and the government was

10. English
11. German
12. French

5. The great Fire of London was in

13. 1568                
14. 1666
15. 1866

6. The first railway Stockton to Darlington was built in

16. 1725                
17. 1925                
18. 1825

7. Scottish Mac  or Mc  means

19. son of…        
20. relative of…        
21. friend of…

8. The Scottish Highlander national dress is called

22. the kilt                
23. the sundress        
24. the calpac

9. The Scottish national emblem is

25. the sunflower
26. the camomile        
27. the thistle 

10. The most famous musical instrument of Scotland is

28. a pipe                
29. a bagpipe                
30. a domra

11. The Scottish “Heart of the arts” is

31. Oban                
32. Edinburgh                
33. Glasgow

12. The title “Prince of Wales” traditionally is given to the ... son of the king or queen of England.

34. eldest                
35. youngest                
36. second

13. The British Parliament consists of ... Chambers.

37. three                
38. four                
39. two

14. The official residence of the Prime Minister is:

40. 10, Downing Street, London
41. 10, High Street, London
42. 10, Wall Street, London

15. The famous statue of Eros is situated in London at ... .

43. Trafalgar Square         
44. Piccadilly Circus        
45. Downing Street

16. The Symbol of Tower are ... .

46. ravens                
47. pigeons        
48. blue tits

17. The Church where all the kings and queens have been crowned is ... .

49. St Paul’s Cathedral        
50. Westminster Abbey        
51. The Tower of London

18. The name of academic cap at an English university is

52. square                
53. circle        
54. triangle

19. The British university year is divided into ... terms.

55. two                
56. three        
57. four

20. The Athens of the North is called ... .

58. London        
59. Edinburgh        
60. Belfast

21. “Ceremony of Key” takes place in ... .

61. The Tower of London        
62. St Paul’s Cathedral                
63. London Zoo

22. The world’s time is called ... .

64. Oxford Mean Time
65. London Mean Time
66. Greenwich Mean Time

23. The day after Christmas day is called ... .

67. football day        
68. boxing day                
69. boring day

24. A Christmas song is called ... .

70. carol                
71. choral        
72. parole

25. Relations between Russia and England go back to the middle of the … century.

73. 16 th
74. 18 th
75. 12 th

26. The name of the London underground is … .

76. Metro                
77. Tube        
78. Subway

27. The name of the British flag was … .

79. John Bull        
80. Stripes and Stars        
81. Union Jack

28. What is the Barbican?

82. a river                
83. an art centre        
84. a pop group

29. The most ancient monument in Great Britain is

85. The Lower West Gate        
86. Stonehenge        
87. Hadrian's Wall

30. The midday meal in Britain is called ... .

88. snack        
89. lunch        
90. dinner

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. a
15. b
16. a
17. b
18. a
19. b
20. b
21. a
22. c
23. b
24. a
25. a
26. b
27. c
28. b
29. b
30. b

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. a
15. b
16. a
17. b
18. a
19. b
20. b
21. a
22. c
23. b
24. a
25. a
26. b
27. c
28. b
29. b
30. b 

1. a
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. b
6. c
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. c
12. a
13. c
14. a
15. b
16. a
17. b
18. a
19. b
20. b
21. a
22. c
23. b
24. a
25. a
26. b
27. c
28. b
29. b
30. b