Choose the best answer 24. according to the english proverb when you don’t know what to speak about, speak about a) politics b) music c) weather d) love 25. what is the oldest part of london? a) the city b) the west end c) the east end d) westminster 26. what is the official name of the country which language you study? a) great britain b) england c) the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland 27. the scottish surnames begin with… a) don b) mac c) sir d) mr. 28. sir christopher when a) buckingham palace b) westminster abbey c) st paul's cathedral d) the tower of london 29. what is the state system of the uk? a) republic b) absolute monarchy c) constitutional monarchy 30. where does the british prime-minister live? a) oxford street b) fleet street c) downing street d) green street 31. what is the national emblem of england? a) the tulip b) the rose c) the thistle d) the shamrock 32. when is the queen’s birthday (real)? a) april, 22 b) april, 12 c) april, 21 d) april, 11 33. what is the official residence of the british queen? a) westminster abbey b) buckingham palace c) albert hall d) covent garden 34. the great fire of london broke out a) 1066 b) 1766 c) 1106 d) 1666 35. how many parts does great britain consist of? a) 4 b) 3 c) 2 d) 5 36. what is the english flag called? a) union jack b) union james c) union michael d) union john 37. who was born in stratford-on-avon? a) shakespeare b) byron c) r. burns 38. whose monument stands on trafalgar square? a) admiral nelson b) james cook c) robert burns c) byron 39. how many houses are there in the british parliament? a) 5 b) 3 c) 2 d) 4 40. what separates great britain from france? a) the north sea b) the english channel c) the irish sea d) the gulf stream 41. what is a double-decker? a) a taxi b) a bus c) a train 42. what is the highest peak of the uk? a) snowdon b) ben nevis 43. what colour are the taxis in london? a) yellow b) black c) red d) green