What do you know about Great Britain?
I round Warming up
1. How many parts does GB c onsist of? a) 3 b) 4 c) 6 d) 2
2. What are the parts of GB? a) Scotland, Wales, Ireland, England b) Wales, England, Canada, Northern Ireland c) England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland d) England, Scotland, Wales, Southern Ireland
3. What city is the capital of Wales? a) Dublin b) Belfast c) Edinburg d) Cardiff
4. What city is the capital of Scotland? a) Aberdeen b) Glasgow c) Edinburg d) Belfast
a)The Great Ouse b)The Severn c)The Thames d)The Trent 5. What is the longest river in the UK ?
a) Ben Macdhui b) Ben Nevis c) Scafell Pike d) Snowdon 6. What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?
7. What part of GB is the Lake District in? England Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
8. What is the name of the UK flag? Maple Leaf Stars and Stripes Tricolor Union Jack
9. What is the symbol of Ireland? Leek Rose Shamrock Thistle
10. Who is the Patron Saint of Wales? Andrew Patrick David George
11. The National Flag of Scotland a) b) c) d)
12. The Official Coat of Arms of the British Monarch a) b) c) d)
II ROUND
FOOD SPORT PLACES OF INTEREST LITERATURE SCIENTISTS LONDON HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS MUSIC AND CINEMA
FOOD
What do usually British people e at with chips? FISH a nd chips
What was created by Earl of Sandwich? SANDWICH
What ingredients does English tea include? Black tea, m ilk, sugar
What are 3 main meals A day in GB? Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Two traditional Christmas dishes in England Pudding Turkey
HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS
What holiday do the British c elebrate on December 25 th ? CHRISTMAS
Traditional symbols of Easter in the British Isles Eggs and rabbits
When do Irish people c elebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
What holiday is celebrated on November 5 th ? Guy Fawkes Night
This holiday is a celebration of romance St. Valentine’s Day
LITERATURE
Who is the author of the famous storybook “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” ? LEWIS CARROLL
Who wrote “The world is a stage and people are merely actors “ ?
In the book “The Lord of the Rings”, who or what is Bilbo ? I am a HOBBIT
Who wrote “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” ? ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
Which is the first Harry Potter book?
LONDON
IT WAS A FORTRESS, A ROYAL RESIDENCE, A PRISON. NOW IT IS A MUSEUM. THE TOWER
WHAT IS THIS SIGHT? THE GLOBE THEATRE
WHERE WAS QUEEN ELIZABETH II CROWNED? WESTMINSTER ABBEY
WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE TUBE ? LONDON UNDERGROUND
HOW IS THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL Airport in London CALLED?
MUSIC AND CINEMA
What rock band was f ormed in Liverpool?
What is this actor’s name? ANTONY HOPKINS
What is this actor’s name? BEN BARNES
What is the name o f this actress? KEIRA KNIGHTLEY
The lead singer of “Queen” Freddie Mercury
PLACES OF INTEREST
Where is Loch Ness? SCOTLAND
It’s a mystical place. Its stone circles are probably more than 4,000 years old. STONEHENGE
The Oldest University in Great Britain OXFORD
WHO WAS BORN IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON? WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR
WHAT TOWN IS WINDZOR CASTLE, THE LARGEST CASTLE IN THE WORLD, SITUATED IN? WINDZOR
Scientists
A brilliant English mathematician and scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation. (When he was 23 years old, he watched an apple fall from a tree to the ground). SIR Isaac Newton
His best known discovery is PENICILLIN SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING
He is a Scottish born American scientist and inventor, most famous for the development of the telephone. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
English naturalist whose scientific theory of evolution by natural selection became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies. CHARLES DARWIN
An English scientist who worked in the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry MICHAEL FARADAY
SPORT
What sport is played at Wimbledon? TENNIS
An English professional footballer who play е d for and captained both Manchester United and the England National T eam till 2017. Now he is a manager of Derby County Wayne Rooney
Which sport is usually associated with Wales? RUGBY
A martial art and combat sport which comes from the United Kingdom BOXING
An English professional league for men's association football clubs
