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Knowledge test 1
Select the correct answer in the box on the right:
1.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
England, Wales and Canada
C)
England, Wales and Ireland
B)
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
D)
England, Wales and Scotland
2.
__________ were united in 1707 to form Great Britain.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
England and Wales
C)
Scotland and England
B)
Wales and Scotland
D)
England and Ireland
3.
__________ are parts of Great Britain.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
England and Wales
C)
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
B)
England and Ireland
D)
England, Wales and Scotland
4.
The Irish Free State (southern Ireland) was recognized by Great Britain in __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
1801
C)
1916
B)
1921
D)
1282
5.
__________ became part of the English kingdom in 1282.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Wales
C)
Northern Ireland
B)
Scotland
D)
Ireland
6.
The highest mountain in Britain is __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Snowdon
C)
Big Ben
B)
Mount McKinley
D)
Ben Nevis
7.
The name Great Britain means __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
larger Britain to distinguish it from Brittany in north-west France
C)
that Britain is a large country
B)
that the British think Britain is great
D)
nothing
8.
The population of the UK is __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
over 57,000,000
C)
about 45,000,000
B)
26,000,000
D)
about 68,000,000
9.
__________ is the capital of Scotland.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Aberdeen
C)
Cardiff
B)
Glasgow
D)
Edinburgh
10.
Britain has a __________ climate.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
very hot
C)
mild
B)
cool
D)
warm
11.
In Scotland __________ is used for distilling whisky.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
corn
C)
wheat
B)
barley
D)
rye
12.
The United Kingdom is a/an __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
federation
C)
constitutional monarchy
B)
absolute monarchy
D)
republic
13.
The present Sovereign is __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Queen Elizabeth II
C)
Elizabeth I
B)
Queen Mary
D)
Henry VIII
14.
__________ was a well known place in which Shakespeare's theatre company performed many times.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
London Theatre
C)
Shakespeare's Theatre
B)
The Globe Theatre
D)
The Grand Theatre
15.
The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift to the people of the USA from the people of __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Ireland
C)
Spain
B)
France
D)
England
16.
The seat of the Government of the US is in __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
the state of Washington
C)
Boston
B)
New York
D)
Washington, D.C.
17.
The original inhabitants of Australia were a people called __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Red Indians
C)
Aborigines
B)
wild people
D)
Indians
18.
In 1770 __________ became the first European(s) to explore Australia's east coast.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Vikings
C)
John Cabot
B)
Amerigo Vespucci
D)
James Cook
19.
Martin Luther King was __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
a writer
C)
the black American clergyman and civil rights leader
B)
the US president
D)
a commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
20.
St. Patrick's Day on March 17 is the __________ tradition.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Irish
C)
English
B)
American
D)
Scottish
21.
On October 12, 1492 an Italian navigator __________ discovered America.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Christopher Columbus
C)
Leif Ericson
B)
John Cabot
D)
Walter Raleigh
22.
Independence Day (July 4) commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in __________ by thirteen American colonies.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
1789
C)
1792
B)
1787
D)
1776
23.
Hadrian's Wall was built __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
in Ireland
C)
from the North to the South
B)
to mark the northern boundary of his Empire and to separate the Romans from the warlike peoples of Scotland
D)
around 130 AD but today there are no more any remains of it
24.
Northern Ireland is also called __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
North Ireland
C)
Albion
B)
West Britain
D)
Ulster
25.
Sir Walter Scott was born in __________ in 1771.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Manchester
C)
Edinburgh
B)
London
D)
Dublin
26.
True or false? Choose the correct answer.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
The Pilgrims arrived in the New World in 1620.
C)
The Pilgrims' ship was called Flowership.
B)
The Pilgrims' ship was called Mayship.
D)
The Pilgrim Fathers arrived in Australia in 1720.
27.
__________ is the capital of New Zealand.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Auckland
C)
Wellington
B)
Brisbane
D)
Canberra
28.
Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated __________ since 1621.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
in Great Britain
C)
all over the world
B)
in the USA
D)
just in the English speaking countries
29.
__________ was the first President of the USA.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
F.D.Roosevelt
C)
Abraham Lincoln
B)
George Washington
D)
Thomas Jefferson
30.
The Constitution of the United States as the basic laws of the country was adopted in __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
New York in 1787
C)
Philadelphia in 1787
B)
Philadelphia in 1776
D)
Boston in 1787
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