This document contains a test on knowledge of the United Kingdom and its constituent countries. It consists of multiple choice questions about the official name of the country, its capital cities, symbols, emblems, and some notable landmarks, people and events from the UK and its nations. The questions cover topics like the makeup of the UK, the British government system, and cultural aspects of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

1. ТЕСТ ПО
СТРАНОВЕДЕНИЮ

2. WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF
THE COUNTRY WHOSE LANGUAGE
YOU STUDY?
1. Great Britain
2. England
3. The United
Kingdom of Great
Britain and
Northern Ireland

3. HOW MANY COUNTRIES DOES THE
UNITED KINGDOM CONSIST OF?
1. Four
2. Three
3. Two

4. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF
SCOTLAND?
1. Manchester
2. Edinburgh
3. Cardiff

5. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF WALES?
1. Edinburgh
2. Cardiff
3. Liverpool

6. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF
NORTHERN IRELAND?
1. Cardiff
2. Dublin
3. Belfast

7. WHAT IS THE STATE SYSTEM OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM?
1. A constitutional
monarchy
2. A parliamentary
republic
3. A limited monarchy

8. WHAT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE
UNITED KINGDOM?
1. A bald eagle
2. Britannia
3. A rose

9. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE
BRITISH NATIONAL FLAG?
1. The Union Jack
2. The Saint Andrew’s Cross
3. The Saint David’s Cross

10. WHAT IS THE EMBLEM OF
ENGLAND?
1. A shamrock
2. A red rose
3. A leek

11. WHAT IS THE EMBLEM OF
SCOTLAND?
1. A daffodil
2. A dragon
3. A thistle

12. WHAT ARE THE EMBLEMS OF
WALES?
1. A shamrock, a clover and a red hand
2. A rose and the Saint George’s Cross
3. A dragon, A daffodil, A leek, A dove

13. WHAT IS EMBLEM OF NORTHERN
IRELAND?
1. A shamrock
2. A red rose
3. A thistle

14. WHAT CHAMBERS DOES BRITISH
PARLIAMENT CONSIST OF?
1. The Senate and the House of Representatives
2. The House of Lords and the House of Commons
3. The Cabinet of Ministers and the Shadow
Cabinet

15. WHO PRESIDES IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS?
1. The Lord Chancellor
2. The Speaker
3. The Prime-Minister

16. WHO PRESIDES IN THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS?
1. The Lord Chancellor
2. The Speaker
3. The Chancellor of
the Exchequer

17. WHERE DOES THE BRITISH
PREMIER LIVE AND WORK?
1. At 10 Downing
Street
2. In the House of
Parliament
3. In Buckingham
Palace

18. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
AIRPORT IN GREAT BRITAIN?
1. Heathrow Airport
2. Gatwick Airport
3. Stansted Airport

19. WHAT IS THE SCHOOL-LEAVING
AGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM?
1. 16
2. 13
3. 18

20. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MARK IN
BRITISH SCHOOL?
1. A
2. C
3. G

21. WHERE IS NELSON’S COLUMN
SITUATED?
1. In Parliament
Square
2. In Trafalgar Square
3. In Piccadilly Circus

22. WHO WAS THE ARCHITECT OF ST.
PAUL’S CATHEDRAL IN LONDON?
1. Sir Christopher
Wren
2. Edward Bailey
3. Henry Tate

23. THE RAVENS ARE A FAMOUS SIGHT
OF …
1. The Tower of
London
2. London zoo
3. Covent Garden

24. WHAT IS THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL
COSTUME FOR MEN?
1. The tuxedo
2. The bearskin
3. The kilt

25. WHAT LAKE DOES THE FAMOUS
SCOTTISH MONSTER LIVE IN?
1. Lough Erne
2. Loch Lomond
3. Loch Ness

26. WHAT IS THE MOST FAMOUS SPORT
EVENT IN SCOTLAND?
1. The Highland
Games
2. The Commonwealth
Games
3. The Wimbledon

27. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
FESTIVAL OF WELSH POETRY AND
MUSIC?
1. Eisteddfod
2. The Edinburgh Festival
3. The Rock festival in Liverpool