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Select the correct answer in the box on the right:
1.
St. Patrick's Day on March 17 is the __________ tradition.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
English
C)
American
B)
Irish
D)
Scottish
2.
I never expected you to turn __________ at the meeting. I thought you were abroad.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
in
C)
with
B)
around
D)
up
3.
What's the synonym for the word "underground" in London?
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
the Tube
C)
the Tubus
B)
the Pipe
D)
the Line
4.
Where exactly did Sherlock Holmes live?
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Baker Street, Manchester
C)
221b Baker Street, London
B)
Nobody knows.
D)
108 Baker Street, London
5.
I __________ down in bed.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
lay
C)
laid
B)
lied
D)
lain
6.
Montgomery is the capital of __________ .
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
North Carolina
C)
Pennsylvania
B)
Maine
D)
Alabama
7.
__________ 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
8.
__________ is the capital of Scotland.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Aberdeen
C)
Glasgow
B)
Edinburgh
D)
Cardiff
9.
__________ is the smallest state in the USA.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Alaska
C)
Rhode Island
B)
Iowa
D)
Montana
10.
Who invented Coca-Cola drink?
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
Pharmacist John Pemberton of Atlanta
C)
Nobody knows.
B)
John Coca & Jack Cola
D)
Red Indians
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