Викторина по страноведению
занимательные факты (8 класс)

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Who is the third President of USA? a) Thomas Jefferson b) John Adams c) Abraham Lincoln d) George Washington

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Which State of USA was once part of Mexico? a) Texas b) Maryland c) New York d) Alaska

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What is the number of states in the USA? 24 b) 50 c) 60 d) 49

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a) Edinburgh b) Cardiff c) Liverpool What is the capital of Wales?

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Which city is known as the Big Apple? a) Los Angeles b) Washington D.C. c) Houston d) New York

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In which year man stepped on the Moon for the first time? a) 1969 b) 1975 c) 1962 d) 1957

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a) constitutional monarchy b) a parliamentary republic c) a limited monarchy What is the state system of the United Kingdom (the UK)?

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USA fought with which country in 1898? a) Spain b) UK c) Vietnam d) Russia

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a) a bald eagle b) Britannia c) a rose What is the symbol of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

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When was Pearl Harbour attacked by the Japanese Air Force? a) September 3, 1939 b) December 7, 1941 c) June 22, 1942 d) May 7, 1945

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a) the Union Jack b) the Saint Andrew’s Cross c) the Saint David’s Cross What is the name of the British national flag?

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Which is the tallest building in the USA? a) Empire State b) Sears Tower c) White House d) St. Patrick’s Cathedral

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If it is 6.00 a.m. in New York what is the time in Los Angeles? a) 6.00 a.m. b) 6.00 p.m. c) 3.00 a.m. d) 9.00 a.m.

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Who had the longest tenure as President of the USA? a) John F. Kennedy b) Franklin D. Roosevelt c) George Washington d) James Carter

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a) Heathrow Airport b) Gatwick Airport c) Stansted Airport What is the most important airport in Great Britain?

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a) the Tower of London b) Windsor Castle c) Buckingham Palace What is the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II?

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a) the Tower of London b) London Zoo c) Covert Garden The ravens are a famous sight of …

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The Great Gatsby was written by… a) Jerome David Salinger b) Agatha Christie c) Mark Twain d) Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

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What was the first American University? a) Harvard College b) University of Illinois c) Cambrigde d) Yale University

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a) Elisabeth George Windsor b) Queen Elizabeth Bowes Lyon c) Queen Victoria Consort What is the name – the patronymic and the surname – of the present English Queen?

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