COUNTRY STUDIES QUIZ

INTERMEDIATE

TASK 5. Answer the questions

Part 1. Do you know the UK?

1. What exam was introduced in 1851 following the Great Exhibition, largely due to the fact that during the exhibition there were so many complaints by visitors that cab drivers didn't know where they were going?

Cambridge Exams

The Knowledge

"A" level exams

TOEFL

2. One of the most famous addresses in London is 221 b Baker Street: Whose fictional home was it?

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson

The Prime Minister

James Bond

Winston Churchill

3. In whose reign was the Tower of London begun?

Henry VIII

Elizabeth I

Edward II

William the Conqueror

4.Ravens, traditionally seen as a bad omen, originally came to the Tower of London to scavenge scraps of food. When Charles II tried to get rid of them he was warned that...? What was he warned about?

a great disaster would befall the Kingdom

there wouldn't be any kings, only queens

the Thames would dry

the Crown Jewels would be stolen

5. Why is an English policeman called "a bobby"?

after Robin Hood, who fought the rich

after Robbie Williams

after Sir Robert Peel, Home Secretary from 1822-27

after Robert Burns, the great Scottish poet

6. What place in London is known worldwide as "the home of time"?

Buckingham Palace

Greenwich

a big clock shop

Big Ben

7. With the arrival of the New Millennium London's face has changed. Which of the following isn't connected with the New Millennium?

London Eye

City Hall

Norman Foster's 30 St. Mary Axe

Portobelo Road

8. London has been often used as the setting for scenes in many well-known films. Choose the one London isn't presented in.

"The Green Mile"

"Notting Hill"

"My Fair Lady"

"Shakespeare in Love"

Part 2. Do you know the USA?

1. One of the first tasks of the first American president was to decide on a site for a national capital. The site was determined to be an area along the Potomac River. How did George Washington call the new federal city?

the Capital

my City

Washington, D.C.

the Federal City

2. Today Washington, D.C. is divided into four sections in relation to the Capitol Building. What are they?

Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest

North, South, East, West

Center, Local Area, Suberb, Big District

Central Circle, Circle 1, Circle 2, Circle 3

3. His dream was a capital city that would be "magnificent enough to grace a great nation". Today's Washington, D.C. has grown since its beginning, but the original plan of its designer is still evident. What was the name of the capital city designer?

George Washington

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

Christopher Wren

Gustave Eiffel

4. The Lincoln Memorial is often used as a gathering place for protests and political rallies. When and which one was the most famous?

the 1st May demonstration, 1915

The March against slavery, 1865

The protest march, 1903

The March for Jobs and Freedom, 1963

5. It is die burial place of many notable people, including Woodrow Wilson and Helen Keller.

The Lincoln Memorial

Rock Creek Park

Washington National Cathedral

The Pentagon

6. The northern wall of the Lincoln Memorial contains an inscription of Lincoln's second inaugural speech; the southern wall has the Gettysburg Address inscribed. Do you know what is there above the inscription?

The copy of American Constitution

The Liberty Bell

Painting by Jules Guerin "Emancipation of a Race".

A picture of Abraham Lincoln

7. Its large dome is 180 feet high. Around it there are 36 marble columns, each representing the 36 states in the Union when the dome was built. Above these 36 columns there is another set of 13 columns that represent the 13 original colonies. What is the name of this building?

The Capitol

The Lincoln Memorial

The Library of Congress

The US Supreme Court Building

8. There are no skyscrapers in Washington, D.C. Do you know what is the tallest building of the capital?

The Washington Monument

The Capitol

The Empire State Building

The Statue of Liberty