The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
TEST
THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
1. Match the country and its capital:1) England a) Cardiff
2) Scotland b) Belfast
3) Wales c) London
4) Northern Ireland d) Edinburgh
2. The name of the British flag is (2 variants):
a) Union Patrick, b) Union George, c) Union Jack, d) Union Andrew, e) Union Flag
3. What is the state system of the United Kingdom? (2 variants)
a) a constitutional monarchy ,
b) a limited monarchy,
c) a parliamentary monarchy,
d) a federal constitutional monarchy
4. Match the country and the Patron Saint:
1) England a) St. David2) Scotland b) St. Patrick
3) Wales c) St. George
4) Northern Ireland d) St. Andrew
5. What lake does the famous Scottish monster live in?
a) Lough Erne, b) Loch Lomond, c) Loch Ness, d) Lake Superior
6. Where is the Nelson’s Column situated?
a) in Parliament Square b) in Trafalgar Square c) in Piccadilly Circus, d) in St. George’s Square
7. What is the official residence of Queen Elisabeth II?
a) Kensington Palace, b) Windsor Castle, c) Buckingham Palace, d) St. James's Palace
8. What district has been at the heart of London's sex industry for over 200 years as well as night life and film industry?
a) the SoHo, b) the West End, c) the Soho, d) the City, e) the Westminster
9. What channel separates the UK from Europe?
a) the Gulf Stream, b) the English Channel, c) the Strait of Dover, d) the Bering Strait
10. The longest river in Great Britain is:
a) the Mackenzie, b) the Potomac, c) the Severn, d) the Missouri, e) the Molonglo, f) the Thames, g) the Avon
11. London building constructed in the 11th century by William the Conqueror as a fortress, being a royal palace, a prison, a zoo, an armoury, a treasury during its history. Now it is a museum where the jewellery of the British Crown is kept.
a) Westminster Abbey, b) Westminster Palace, c) Tower of London, d) St. Paul’s Cathedral
12. What British memorial is said to be of non-human origin? It can be often seen as a standard desktop wall-paper of “Windows”.
a) The Rushmore Memorial, b) the Nelson Memorial, c) the Stonehenge, d) the Empire State Building
13. What are the Houses of the British Parliament?
a) the Senate and the House of Representatives,
b) the House of Lords and the House of Representatives,
c) the House of Lords and the House of Commons,
d) the House of Commons and the Senate
14. What is the surname of the British Royal Family ruling at present?
a) Buckingham, b) Tudor, c) Windsor, d) Kensington
15. What colour are traditional London cabs (taxi)?
a) yellow, b) red, c) white, d) black
16. Match the country and the national symbol:1) England a) thistle
2) Scotland b) shamrock
3) Wales c) red rose
4) Northern Ireland d) daffodil/leak
17. The highest mountain in the UK is:
a) Mount Logan, b) Mount Kosciuszko, c) Ben Nevis, d) Mount Mc Kinley
18. Match the power branch and its content:
1) Legislative power a) Government ( Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers)
2) Executive power b) Supreme Court, Supreme Arbitrage Court, other courts and judges
3) Judicial power c) bicameral Parliament
19. What country is not presented on the flag of the UK?
a) England, b) Scotland, c) Wales, d) Northern Ireland
20. The guards of the Tower of London are:
a) Porkeaters, b) Meateaters, c) Beefeaters, d) Eaters
21. The official currency of the UK is:
a) British euro ?, b) British dollar $, c) British pound sterling £, d) British ruble 
22. London church used to be the coronation place for British monarchs as well as the burial place for prominent British people?
a) St. Paul’s Cathedral, b) Westminster Cathedral, c) Westminster Abbey, d) St. Patrick’s Church
23. Where is the Queen Victoria Memorial (made of white marble) situated?
a) in front of the Windsor Castle,
b) in front of the Big Ben
c) in front of the Buckingham Palace
d) in front of the Tower of London
24. What is a road master or double-decker?
a) traditional British pub,
b) traditional London ceremony,
c) traditional red London touristic bus,
d) traditional British clothes
25. What are the main political parties (the Ruling party and the Official Opposition) of the UK?
a) the Conservative Party and the new Democratic Party,
b) the Labour Party and the Coalition of the Liberal and the National Party,
c) the Conservative Party and the Labour Party,
d) the Democratic Party and the Republican Party
26. What is the official residence of the British Prime Minister?
a) Buckingham Palace, b) the Capitol, c) 10, Downing Street, d) Westminster Palace, e) 10, Fifth Avenue
27. What is Big Ben?
a) a clock, b) a tower with a clock, c) a giant bell inside the clock tower, d) a builder who constructed the tower
28. Ancient London building where the ravens live who are traditionally believed to protect the Crown and a superstition that "if the ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it":
a) Westminster Abbey, b) Westminster Palace, c) Tower of London, d) St. Paul’s Cathedral, e) Buckingham Palace
29. Mary Axe sky-scraper is a commercial London building made of glass and stone, but because of its unusual shape has a “nickname”:
a) a banana, b) a carrot, c) a gherkin (pickled cucumber), d) a courgette (zucchini)
30. London square built in the memory of the victory of British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the Napoleonic War in August–December, 1805?
a) Parliament Square b) Trafalgar Square c) Piccadilly Circus, d) St. George’s Square