Test your knowledge of English and English speaking countries with this quiz.
a) Bartholdi’s wife b) Bartholdi’s mother c) Bartholdi’s daughter d) Bartholdi’s sister 8. Complete the proverb: One man’s ____ is another man’s poison. a) cigarette b) bread c) meat d) coffee
9. To be “down in the mouth” means to be _____. a) tired b) depressed c) frightened d) happy
10. Romeo fell head over _____ in love with Juliet.
a) heart b) ears c) feet d) heels
11. Which is the correct question tag? I’m beautiful, _____? a) aren’t I b) am I c) am I not d) isn’t it
12. David got married _____ a girl he met inMoscow. a) to b) with c) on d) for
13. This flower is a _____ . a) tulip b) carnation c) cornflower d) daffodil
14. So many men, so many _____. a) women b) brains c) minds d) countries
15.The “Big Apple” is a popular nickname—but for what?
a)Los Angeles b)New York c)Chicago d)Washington
16. Where in the United States can you find the Golden Gate Bridge? a)San Francisco b)San Diego c)New Orleans d)Boston
17. What do American people call their police officers? a) bobbies b) cops c) dogs d) detectives
18. The two largest political parties in the US are the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republican party is traditionally represented by an elephant. What animal represents the Democratic Party? a) a monkey b) a donkey c) a tiger d) a panda 19. What colour are the taxis in New York? a) black b) green c) yellow d) white
20. The United Kingdom is ____. a) a parliamentary republic b) an absolute monarchy c) a constitutional monarchy d) a limited monarchy
21.What is the most ancient monument in Great Britain? a) the Lower West Gate b) The Tower Gate c)Hadrian’s Wall d)Stonehenge
22. What is the Barbican? a) a river b) an art centre c) a pop group d) a cinema
23. The language spoken in Scotland is _____. a) Scot b) Scottish c) Scotch d)Scotland’s
24. What is Benjamin Britten? a) an architect b) a politician c) a writer d) a composer
25. Who was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature? a) Conan Doyle b) G. Wells c) R. Kipling d) J. Galsworthy
26. Cockney is ____. a) a bird b) a dish c) an accent d) a town
27. Smog is ____. a) a man’s suit b) a thick fog c) a heavy rain d) a man’s hat
28. A brunch is ____. a) breakfast b) late breakfast c) dinner d) a tea party 29. Englishmen have dinner at ____. a)11 a.m. b) 2 p.m. c) 6 p.m. d) 9 p.m.
30. When it is 12 o’clock in Minsk in London it is ____. a) 7 o’clock b) 8 o’clock c) 9 o’clock d) 10 o’clock
Bring your answers on a sheet of paper to room 8 (English study). The winner is the person who will be the first to give the right answers.
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