Where is Nelson's Column situated?

a) in Parliament Square

b) in Trafalgar Square

c) in Piccadilly Circus

Where are British kings crowned?

a) in St. Paul's Cathedral

b) in Westminster Abbey

c) in Canterbury Cathedral

Who was the architect of St. Paul's Cathedral in London?

a) Sir Christopher Wren

b) Edward Bailey

c) Henry Tate

The ravens are a famous sight of....

a) the Tower of London

b) London zoo

c) Covent Garden

Scottish surnames begin with....

a) O' b) Mac or Me c) de

What is the Scottish national costume for men?

a) the tuxedo b) the bearskin c) the kilt

What lake does the famous Scottish monster live in?

a) Lough Erne b) Loch Lomond c) Loch Ness

What is the most famous sport event in Scotland?

a) the Highland Games

b) the Commonwealth Games

c) the Wimbledon Championship

What country is called a land of castles and princes?

a) England

b) Northern Ireland

c) Wales

What is the most important festival of Welsh poetry and music?

a) Eisteddfod

b) the Edinburgh Festival

c) the Rock festival in Liverpool

What is the name of the six counties of Northern Ireland?

a) Antrim b) Ulster c) Causeway

Test 2 The United States of America Choose the correct answer from the variants listed below.

How many states does the United States of America comprise at present?

a) 50 b) 13 c) 49

Where is Washington, the federal capital, located?

a) in the State of Washington

b) in the District of Columbia

c) in the State of New York

What do American people call the national flag?

a) the Stars and Bars, the Confederate Filag, the Southern Cross

b) the Union Jack, the Saint George's Cross, the Saint Andrew's Cross

c) the Stars and Stripes, the Star-Spangled Banner, the Old Glory

Who made the first American flag?

a) Betsy Ross

b) Harriet Tubman

c) Elizabeth Stanton

How many stars and stripes does the American national flag have?

a) 50 stars and 13 stripes

b) 13 stars and 50 stripes

c) 20 stars and 15 stripes

What is the national anthem of the USA?

a) the Stars and Stripes

b) the Star-Spangled Banner

c) America the Beautiful

What are the mottoes of the USA?

a) «God save our gracious Queen», «Dieu et mon droit»

b) «E plurubus unum», «In God we trust»

c) «Liberty Enlightening the World», «I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America»

What does the Coat of Arms of the USA show?

a) a bald eagle with a ribbon in its mouth bearing the device «E plurubus unum», 13 arrows and an olive branch in its talons

b) a shield, a crown, a lion, a unicorn and the device «Dieu et mon droit»

c) a shield with coats of arms of four countries and three maple leaves

What are the two leading national parties in the USA?

a) the Republican Party and the Democratic Party

b) the Conservative Party and the Labour Party

c) the Green Party and the Prohibition Party

What chambers does Congress consist of?

a) the Supreme Court and the Federal Courts

b) the House of Representatives and the Senate

c) the House of Commons and the House of Lords

What is the highest mountain in the USA?

a) Mount Vernon

b) Mount Whitney

c) Mount McKinley

What is the longest river in the USA?

a) the Tennessee

b) the Mississippi

c) the Colorado

Where are Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks located?

a) in California

b) in Montana

c) in Alaska

When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

a) in 1000 b) in 1492 c) in 1607

When do American people celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

a) in November

b) in July

c) in September

Who do Americans call the Pilgrim Fathers?

a) the Puritans who arrived in America aboard the ship Mayflower

b) people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious reason

c) the Native Americans

Which of the American presidents are honored on Presidents Day?

a) George Washington and Thomas Jefferson

b) Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt

c) George Washington and Abraham Lincoln

When did the War of Independence take place?

a) in 1812-1814

b) in 1861-1865

c) in 1775-1783

When do Americans celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

a) on January, 15

b) on February, 14

c) on March, 17

When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a) on July 4, 1776

b) on October 12, 1492

c) on April 30, 1789

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a) George Washington

b) Thomas Jefferson

c) Benjamin Franklin

When was the Constitution of the United States adopted?

a) in 1791 b) in 1787 c) in 1776

What do Americans call the first ten amendments to the US Constitution?

a) the Bill of Rights

b) the Civil Rights Act

c) the Voting Rights Act

What do Americans call the people who came to California during the gold rush in the 19th century?

a) the Pilgrims

b) the Forty-Niners

c) the Confederates

What way was called the Trail of Tears?

a) the route of the pioneers across the treeless prairie, the Rocky Mountains and deserts to Oregon in 1830-1850s

b) the journey of the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620

c) the trip of the Cherokee Indians forced by American soldiers from their own land to the Oklahoma Territory in 1838-1839

When did the Civil War in the United States take place?

a) in 1861-1865

b) in 1848-1849

c) in 1840-1870

The Emancipation Proclamation written by Abraham Lincoln in 1863...

a) gave women the right to vote.

b) freed the Blacks in the South from slavery.

c) proclaimed the independence of the country from Britain.