Викторина в 6 классе "Лондон"
учебно-методический материал (6 класс)

Biboletova M.Z. Enjoy English 3

Quiz (Units 1-5)

1. London is the capital of …. (the UK/Great Britain)
2. When was London founded? (about 2 thousand years ago)
3. The most famous clock in London and in the UK is …. (Big Ben)
4. Big Ben weighs … . (13,720 kilogrammes)
5. You can hear Big Ben … . (alive/on the radio)
6. At first kings and queens of Britain lived in … .(the Tower of London)
7. What is the oldest building in London? (the White Tower)
8. Can you name the other towers in the Tower of London? (Bloody Tower /Cradle Tower /Salt Tower)
9. Why is it called Bloody Tower? (has a history of blood)
10. Where does the Queen stay when she is in London? (in Buckingham Palace)
11. What is the name of the building where Big Ben stands? (the Houses of Parliament)
12. What can you see from the river? (the Houses of Parliament /the Tower /Tower Bridge /Westminster Bridge)
13. What are the Houses of Parliament famous for? (the country’s leaders speak there)
14. What is a symbol of England? (Westminster Abbey)
15. When was it built? (1065)
16. Who was it built by? (King Edward)
17. Who was it founded by? (St. Peter)
18. What takes place there? (the coronation of all British kings and queens)
19. When did the funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales take place there? (September 1997)
20. What river does London stand on?
21. What well-known squares can you name? (Trafalgar Square / Piccadilly Circus / Leicester Square)
22. What Queen’s palaces can you name? (Buckingham Palace /Windsor Castle)
23. What bridges across the Thames can you name? (Tower Bridge / Westminster Bridge / London Bridge)
24. What is the most famous church in London? (St. Paul’s Cathedral)
25. What is the most famous art gallery in London? (Tate Gallery)
26. What are the main streets in London? (Oxford Street / Fleet Street / the Strand / Baker Street / Regent Street)
27. What takes place outside Buckingham Palace? (the Changing of the Guard)
28. What museums in London can you name? (the British Museum / the Tower / MOMI)
29. What is the most famous waxworks museum in the world? (Madame Tussaud’s)
30.  In Madame Tussuad’s Museum you can meet …. (the famous and the infamous/ great characters of history and art)
31. MOMI means …. (the Museum of the Moving Image)
32. In MOMI the history and magic of … is explained. (Cinema and TV)
33. Londoners love their … and are proud of them. (parks)
34. The Royal Parks are the property of …. (the Royal family)
35. Speaker’s Corner is in …. (Hyde Park)
36. London Zoo is in …. (Regent’s Park)
37. The statue of the famous fairy-tale hero, Peter Pan, can be seen in …. (Kensington Gardens)
38. The woman who helps to cross the street is …. (Lollipop Lady)
39. One of the famous British artists is …. (Joseph Turner)
40. Joseph Turner was a master of …. (water-colours)
41. He wrote ‘Robinson Crusoe’. (Daniel Defoe)
42. She wrote detective stories about Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot [´eəkju:l´pwa:rəυ]. (Agatha Christie)
43. He wrote many plays, dramas and sonnets. (William Shakespeare)
44. He wrote detective stories with Sherlock Holmes. (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
45. He was a musician, a poet, a singer, the founder of the Beatles. (John Lennon)
46. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wrote two books: … . (the Hobbit and the Lord f the Rings)
47. Charles Darwin’s nickname was … . (Gas)
48. Margaret Thatcher was …. (politician / Prime Minister)
49. He wrote Alice’s Adventures and Alice in Wonderland. (Lewis Carroll)
50. Before you start dinner or breakfast in England you say …. (nothing / Bon appetite)
51. After dinner you say …. (Thank you. That was very nice. I really enjoyed it)

Westminster Abbey p.65

MOMI p.81

Regent’s Park p.81

The Houses of Parliament p.65

Big Ben p.65

St. James’s Park p.81

The Tower of London p.65

Tower Bridge p.67

Hyde Park p.81

Buckingham Palace p.67

Madame Tussaud’s Museum p.80

Kensington Gardens p.81