London test

1. Sightseeing in London

2. 1.The Thames is the name of
• a) a tower.
• b) a river.
• c) a square.

3. 3.The London home of the Queen
(Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) is
• a) Windsor Castle.
• b) Buckingham Palace.
• c) the Palace of
Westminster.

4. 4.The London Zoo is in
• a) Hyde Park.
• b) St James’s Park.
• c) Regent’s Park.

5. 5. Speaker’s Corner is in
• a) Hyde Park.
• b) St James’s Park.
• c) Regent’s Park.

6. 6. The architect Sir Christopher
Wren’s greatest work was
• a) The British Museum.
• b) Westminster Abbey.
• c) St. Paul’s Cathedral

7. 7. The statue of Admiral Nelson
is in
a) Piccadilly Circus.
b) Trafalgar Square.
c) the Tower of
London.

8. 8.Westminster Abbey is
• a) a royal cathedral.
• b) a royal church.
• c) a royal museum.

9. 9. You can see them (“Beefeaters”)
• a) near Buckingham
Palace.
• B) at Whitehall.
• c) in the Tower of
London.

10. 10. Londoners call London’s
Underground railway
• a) the metro.
• b) the subway.
• c) the tube

11. 11. The Tower of London was
built in 11th
century as
• a) a royal palace.
• b) a prison.
• c) a fortress.

12. 12. The National Library is in…
• a) the British Museum.
• b) the Tate Gallery.
• c) the National
Gallery.

13. 13. The residence of English
Prime Minister is in
• a) Whitehall.
• b) Downing Street.
• c) Fleet Street.

14. 14. The famous clock tower Big
Ben is a part of
a) the Tower of London.
b) the Palace of
Westminster.
c) Westminster Abbey.

15. 15.The Queen’s gold and diamonds
are kept in
• a) the Tower of London.
• b) Buckingham Palace.
• c) Westminster Abbey.

16. 16. The tourists can watch Changing the
Guard at Buckingham Palace at 11. 30
a.m.
• a) on holidays.
• b) only at weekends.
• c) every day.

17. 17. Oxford street is London’s
• a) main shopping
centre.
• b) ”the press” street.
• c) street with many
government buildings.

18. 18. The Union Jack, the flag of the
United Kingdom, is made up of
a) two crosses.
b) three crosses.
c) four crosses.

19. 19. Most of London’s banks and
offices are in
a) the City.
b) the West End.
c) the East End.

20. 20. The ravens live in the Tower of
London as
a) very nice birds.
b) its guard.
c) a part of its history.