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Geography – 1 point
What is the eastern coast
of the British Isles washed by?
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Geography – 2 points
What is the longest river
in Britain?
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Geography – 3 points
What is the highest mountain
peak in Britain?
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Geography – 4 points
What is the most famous
forest in England? Who lived there?
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Geography – 5 points
What islands does Scotland include?
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Places of interest, cities - 1 point
What is
the home town of William Shakespeare?
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Places of interest, cities – 2 points
What is
the town of Oxford famous for?
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Places of interest, cities – 3 points
Where was
Charlie Chaplin born?
Слайд 12
Places of interest, cities – 4 points
What town
is the famous festival in Wales named after?
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Places of interest, cities - 5 points
What cities
did the first passenger railway in England and in
the world joined?
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History – 1 point
What tribes invaded Britain in
the 5th century?
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History – 2 points
Who came to Britain from
Denmark and Norway in the 9th century?
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History – 3 point
Who defeated the French at
the Battle of Trafalgar?
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History – 4 points
She came to the throne
as a young woman in 1837 and reigned until
her death in 1901. She was married a German Prince. During her reign Britain became a rich industrial country with a developed trade, an empire with a lot of colonies.
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History – 5 points
How was the last Russian
Tsar’s family related to British Royal Family?
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Literature – 1 point
Who wrote “Treasure Island”?
Слайд 20
Literature – 2 points
What famous English writer lived
in India?
Слайд 21
Literature – 3 point
Who is known as the
author of the books about Harry Porter?
Слайд 22
Literature – 4 points
Who is the author of
“Mary Poppins”?
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Literature – 5 points
Who wrote about the adventures
of the girl called Alice in the Magic country
Wonderland?
Слайд 24
Music – 1 point
What were the Beatles?
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Music – 2 points
Name all musicians of the
Beatles.
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Music – 3 points
The author of the music
for musical “The Phantom of the opera”
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Music – 4 points
What is the most famous
festival in Scotland?
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Music – 5 points
Who is the author of
the first British opera “Dido and Aeneas” (1689)?
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London – 1 point
What is the oldest part
of London?
Слайд 30
London – 2 points
Where did most of the
English Kings and Queens have their coronation ceremonies?
Слайд 31
London – 3 points
What birds live in the
Tower of London?
Слайд 32
London – 4 points
What is Covent Garden in
London?
Слайд 33
London – 5 points
What is Whitehall? And what
is it famous for?
Слайд 34
Holidays, traditions and customs
- 1 point
When do British
people celebrate Christmas?
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Holidays, traditions and customs
- 2 points
What is a
single piece of the national costume in Scotland?
Слайд 36
Holidays, traditions and customs
- 3 points
Who delivers traditional
Christmas message to the UK and the Commonwealth on
television?
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Holidays, traditions and customs
- 4 points
What are the
symbols of Easter?
Слайд 38
Holidays, traditions and customs
- 5 points
What colour do
people wear on St. Patrick’s Day in Northern Ireland?
Слайд 39
Sport – 1 point
What game was invented in
Great Britain and became very popular all over the
world? (football)
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Sport – 1 point
What is the name of
the famous stadium in London?
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Sport – 3 points
What game was started in
one of the British schools by students who had
broken the rules of football?
Слайд 42
Sport – 4 points
What is Wimbledon associated with?
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Sport – 5 points
What game is sometimes called
an English national game? It is known that people
played it in England in 1550. It is a very long game. International matches last for 5 days.
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Famous people – 1 point
Who was the architect
of St. Paul’s Cathedral?
Слайд 45
Famous people – 2 points
What was John Constable
famous for?
Слайд 46
Famous people – 3 points
Who discovered penicillin?
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Famous people – 4 points
Who played the role
of Scarlet in the screen version of “Gone with
the wind”?