Test 20 1. what is the capital of great britain? a) edinburgh b) boston c) london 2. how many parts does great britain contain? a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 3. what is the english flag called? a) the union patric b) the union jack c) lines and crosses 4. who is the head of state in britain? a) the mayor b) the queen c) the prime minister 5. what is the river in london? a) the thames b) the london c) the avon 6. what city did the beatles from? a) london b) manchester c) liverpool 7. they say the loch ness monster lives in a lake in ………. a) scotland b) wales c) ireland 8. who rules the uk? a) the prime minister b) the queen c) the parliament 9. where is brighton situated? a) in the middle of england b) in the northwest of england c) on the south coast of england 10. the uk is separated from the continent a) by the irish sea b) by the atlantic ocean c) by the english channel 11. the population of the uk is a) over 57 mln people b) over 70 mln people c) over 50 mln people 12. who has two birthdays in britain? a) the prime minister b) the queen c) all british people 13. clover with four leaves brings … a) good luck b) a lot of fun c) bad luck 14. the name “united kingdom” was first used in … a) 1707 b) 2000 c) 1917 15. great britain includes … a) wales, northern ireland, scotland. b) northern ireland, england, scotland. c) wales, england, scotland. 16. the british climate is … a) cool and changeable b) hot and sunny c) windy and cold 17. what is the home town of w. shakespeare ? a) london b) stratford-upon-avon c) brighton 18. what does the queen do? a) she rules the country. b) she works at the parliament. c) she visits schools and hospitals. 19. the queen lives in … a) the tower of london b) the buckingham palace c) westminster abby 20. the uk consists of … islands. a) 50 b) 2 c) more then 5 000 21. where is a famous beatles museum situated? a) liverpool b) brighton c) manchester 22. the national day of england is on the … a) 23rd of march b) 1st of march c) 23rd of april 23. educational centers of england are … a) liverpool and manchester b) oxford and cambridge c) leeds and london 24. snowdonia national park is situated in … a) wales b) northern ireland, c) scotland. 25. the national day of wales is on the … a) 23rd of march b) 1st of march c) 23rd of april 26. the bagpipes are …. a) an ancient mountain b) the national day c) a musical instrument 27. the thames is … in england. a) the longest river b) the smallest river c) the dirtiest river 28. snowdon is … in wales. a) the deepest lake b) the highest mountain c) the biggest waterfall 29. ben nevis is … a) the industrial region b) the mountain in wales c) the mountain in scotland ii. explain the word (what is it? ) 1. the uk- 2. the union jack - 3. belfast - 4. cardiff - 5. edinburgh -