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General knowledge
1.
_____________ is the author of the Old Man and the Sea, published in 1952.
Ernest Hemingway
Jane Austin
John Steinbeck
Agatha Christie
2.
The typical Thanksgiving menu consists of _____________ .
smoked salmon and sauce
fried chicken and rice
turkey with bread stuffing and mashed potatoes
fried carp and potato salad
3.
Thanksgiving is celebrated in _____________ .
Australia
Great Britain
New Zealand
the USA
4.
London buses are _____________ .
blue
red
yellow
green
5.
Which of these countries was the first one in the world to issue adhesive postage stamps?
Ireland
Canada
the USA
Great Britain
6.
_____________ is printed on British stamps.
The name of the monarch, his/her portrait and the year
The price and the portrait of the monarch
Elisabeth II
Nothing
7.
_____________ was the US president during the Civil War.
Thomas Jefferson
F. D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
8.
_____________ is the idiom used in order to say that somebody is very good or special.
The "clever fox"
The "fat cat"
The "cat's whiskers"
The "dog's ears"
9.
Elvis Presley was a twin.
false
true
10.
_____________ is the largest city in the USA.
New York City
Washington, D.C.
San Francisco
Chicago
11.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of _____________ .
England, Wales and Ireland
England, Wales and Canada
England, Wales and Scotland
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
12.
_____________ were united in 1707 to form Great Britain.
Scotland and England
Wales and Scotland
England and Ireland
England and Wales
13.
_____________ are parts of Great Britain.
England and Ireland
England, Wales and Scotland
England and Wales
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
14.
The Irish Free State (southern Ireland) was recognized by Great Britain in _____________ .
1801
1282
1921
1916
15.
_____________ became part of the English kingdom in 1282.
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Ireland
16.
The highest mountain in Britain is _____________ .
Big Ben
Mount McKinley
Snowdon
Ben Nevis
17.
The name Great Britain means _____________ .
that Britain is a large country
that the British think Britain is great
larger Britain to distinguish it from Brittany in north-west France
nothing
18.
The population of the UK is
about 68,000,000
over 57,000,000
about 45,000,000
26,000,000
19.
_____________ is the capital of Scotland.
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Glasgow
Aberdeen
20.
Britain has a _____________ climate.
warm
cool
mild
very hot
21.
In Scotland _____________ is used for distilling whisky.
wheat
barley
corn
rye
22.
The United Kingdom is a _____________ .
federation
constitutional monarchy
absolute monarchy
republic
23.
The present Sovereign is _____________ .
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Mary
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
24.
_____________ was a well known place in which Shakespeare's theatre company performed many times.
London Theatre
The Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's Theatre
The Grand Theatre
25.
The Statue of Liberty in New York was a gift to the people of the USA from the people of _____________ .
England
Ireland
France
Spain
26.
The seat of the Government of the US is in _____________ .
New York
the state of Washington
Boston
Washington, D.C.
27.
The original inhabitants of Australia were a people called _____________ .
Red Indians
Aborigines
Indians
wild people
28.
In 1770 _____________ became the first European to explore Australia's east coast.
Amerigo Vespucci
James Cook
Vikings
John Cabot
29.
Martin Luther King was _____________ .
the black American clergyman and civil rights leader
the US president
a commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution
a writer
30.
St. Patrick's Day on March 17 is the _____________ tradition.
Irish
English
Scottish
American
31.
On October 12, 1492 an Italian navigator _____________ discovered America.
John Cabot
Walter Raleigh
Leif Ericson
Christopher Columbus
32.
Independence Day (July 4) commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in _____________ by thirteen American colonies.
1792
1776
1787
1789
33.
Hadrian's Wall was built _____________ .
in Ireland
around 130 AD but today there are no more any remains of it
to mark the northern boundary of his Empire and to separate the Romans from the warlike peoples of Scotland
from the North to the South
34.
Northern Ireland is also called _____________ .
Ulster
Albion
West Britain
North Ireland
35.
Sir Walter Scott was born in _____________ in 1771.
Dublin
Manchester
London
Edinburgh
36.
Choose the correct answer.
The Pilgrims' ship was called Mayship.
The Pilgrims arrived in the New World in 1620.
The Pilgrims' ship was called Flowership.
The Pilgrim Fathers arrived in Australia in 1720.
37.
_____________ is the capital of New Zealand.
Auckland
Brisbane
Wellington
Canberra
38.
Thanksgiving Day has been celebrated _____________ since 1621.
just in the English speaking countries
all over the world
in Great Britain
in the USA
39.
_____________ was the first President of the USA.
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
F.D.Roosevelt
George Washington
40.
The Constitution of the United States as the basic laws of the country was adopted in _____________ .
Philadelphia in 1787
New York in 1787
Boston in 1787
Philadelphia in 1776