International English Speaking Countries Contest
1. Which of the following is the royal residence in UK?
(A) Westminster Palace (B) Buckingham Palace (C) The Tower (D) Whitehall
2.Where does the President of the USA live and work ?
a) in the Pentagon b) in the White House c) in the Empire State Building
3. Which part of the UK is not represented in the Union Jack (British flag)?
(A) Scotland (B) Wales (C) England (D) Northern Ireland
4. What is the symbol of the pound of sterling? (A) $ (B) £ (C) ¥ (D) €
5. Who were the most ancient inhabitants on the British Isles?
(A) The Romans (B) The Celts (C) The Anglo-Saxons (D) The Normans
6. Julius Caesar came from Rome to the British Isles in __________(A) 55 B.C. (B) 44 A.D. (C)143 A.D. (D) 556 A.D.
7. The Normans conquered England in __________(A) 55 B.C. (B) 143 A.D. (C) 410 A.D. (D) 1066.
8. Who was the first king to be crowned in Westminster Abbey?
(A) King Arthur (B) King Alfred (C) Henry VIII (D) William the Conqueror
9. Which language influenced English greatly? (A) Latin (B) German (C) French (D) All of them
10. What misfortune fell upon London in 1666?
(A) The Great Flood (B) The Plague (C) The Great Fire (D) The Great Depression
11. __________ is the capital of New Zealand.(A) Dunedin (B) Christchurch (C) Auckland (D) Wellington
12. The cold months in New Zealand are __________
a)December – February (B) March – May (C) June – August (D) September – November.
13. England and Scotland were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain in __________
(A) 1301. (B) 1536. (C) 1660. (D) 1707.
14. Trafalgar is __________ (A) a cape. (B) a town. (C) a square. (D) a bay.
15. What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?
(A) Ben Nevis (B) Snowdon (C) The Mourne Mountain (D) The Pennine Chain
16. How many states are there in the USA ? a) 50 b) 51 c) 52 d) 59
17. Which river is the longest in Britain? (A) The Thames (B) The Severn (C) The Avon (D) The Tweed
18)What do Americans celebrate on July 4th ? a) Thanksgiving b) Independence Day c) St Patrick’s Day
19. Loch Ness is __________ (A) a person. (B) a lake. (C) a valley. (D) a river.
20. Which is Scotland’s biggest city? (A) Edinburgh (B) Glasgow C) Liverpool (D) Aberdeen
21. On the Welsh flag, we can see __________(A) three crosses. (B) a lion. (C) a dragon. (D) a daffodil.
22) Which statue can you see at the entrance of New York harbour ?
a) The Statue of America b) The Statue of Fraternity c)The Statue of Liberty d) The Statue of Freedom
23. What is the capital of Wales? (A) London (B) Edinburgh (C) Cardiff (D) Belfast
24. What is the historical name of Northern Ireland?
(A) Ulster (B) The Irish Republic (C) The Republic of Eire (D) The Emerald Isle
25. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? (A) Dublin (B) Belfast (C) Cardiff (D) Edinburgh
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1. Which of the following is the royal residence in UK?
(A) Westminster Palace (B) Buckingham Palace (C) The Tower (D) Whitehall
2.Where does the President of the USA live and work ?
a) in the Pentagon b) in the White House c) in the Empire State Building
3. Which part of the UK is not represented in the Union Jack (British flag)?
(A) Scotland (B) Wales (C) England (D) Northern Ireland
4. What is the symbol of the pound of sterling? (A) $ (B) £ (C) ¥ (D) €
5. Who were the most ancient inhabitants on the British Isles?
(A) The Romans (B) The Celts (C) The Anglo-Saxons (D) The Normans
6. Julius Caesar came from Rome to the British Isles in __________(A) 55 B.C. (B) 44 A.D. (C)143 A.D. (D) 556 A.D.
7. The Normans conquered England in __________(A) 55 B.C. (B) 143 A.D. (C) 410 A.D. (D) 1066.
8. Who was the first king to be crowned in Westminster Abbey?
(A) King Arthur (B) King Alfred (C) Henry VIII (D) William the Conqueror
9. Which language influenced English greatly? (A) Latin (B) German (C) French (D) All of them
10. What misfortune fell upon London in 1666?
(A) The Great Flood (B) The Plague (C) The Great Fire (D) The Great Depression
11. __________ is the capital of New Zealand.(A) Dunedin (B) Christchurch (C) Auckland (D) Wellington
12. The cold months in New Zealand are __________
a)December – February (B) March – May (C) June – August (D) September – November.
13. England and Scotland were united as the Kingdom of Great Britain in __________
(A) 1301. (B) 1536. (C) 1660. (D) 1707.
14. Trafalgar is __________ (A) a cape. (B) a town. (C) a square. (D) a bay.
15. What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom?
(A) Ben Nevis (B) Snowdon (C) The Mourne Mountain (D) The Pennine Chain
16. How many states are there in the USA ? a) 50 b) 51 c) 52 d) 59
17. Which river is the longest in Britain? (A) The Thames (B) The Severn (C) The Avon (D) The Tweed
18)What do Americans celebrate on July 4th ? a) Thanksgiving b) Independence Day c) St Patrick’s Day
19. Loch Ness is __________ (A) a person. (B) a lake. (C) a valley. (D) a river.
20. Which is Scotland’s biggest city? (A) Edinburgh (B) Glasgow C) Liverpool (D) Aberdeen
21. On the Welsh flag, we can see __________(A) three crosses. (B) a lion. (C) a dragon. (D) a daffodil.
22) Which statue can you see at the entrance of New York harbour ?
a) The Statue of America b) The Statue of Fraternity c)The Statue of Liberty d) The Statue of Freedom
23. What is the capital of Wales? (A) London (B) Edinburgh (C) Cardiff (D) Belfast
24. What is the historical name of Northern Ireland?
(A) Ulster (B) The Irish Republic (C) The Republic of Eire (D) The Emerald Isle
25. What is the capital of Northern Ireland? (A) Dublin (B) Belfast (C) Cardiff (D) Edinburgh
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