Do you know the English speaking countries?

1. "..."My heart's in the Highlands, my heart's not here ... ".

a. George Byron b. Robert Burns

с William Shakespeare d. Henry Longfellow

2. Great Britain is a ... .

a. monarchy b. constitutional monarchy

с republic d. federation

3. The early English colonists in the new world, when they came to
America, were speaking....

a. American English b. British English

с Tudor English d. Elizabethan English

4. The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, 1951, limited the Presidency
in the U.S.A. to no more than....

a. one term b. two terms

с three terms d. four terms

5. What's the real name of Jack London?

a. John Griffith b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens

с William Sydney Porter d. John Brown

6. All new laws in the United States are introduced and debated by....

a. The President b. the Vice-President

с the Senate d. The Congress

7. The English are the descendants of the ... more than anything else.

a. Angles and Saxons b. Romans

с Normans d. Vikings

8. ... is one of the most famous American composers.

a. Mark Twain b. Martin Luther King

с Glenn Miller d. John Kennedy

9. On ..., many people in Great Britain and the United States dress up in
strange costumes and pretend they are witches or ghosts.

a. 31st October b. 14th February

с 1st May d. 8th March

10. The discovery of oil in the ... in 1970 has enabled Britain to become
self-sufficient in this energy source.

a. English Channel b. Irish Sea

с North Sea d. Atlantic Ocean

11. What's the capital of Wales?

a. London b. Cardiff

с Dublin d. Belfast

12. What is the real name of O. Henry?

a. John Griffith b. Samuel Langhorne Clemens

с William Sydney Porter d. Robert Frost

13. New Zealand is ... .

a. a British colony b. a British dominion

с a member of the British Commonwealth d. an independent country

14. What does the word "Albion" mean?

a. white b. green

с mighty d. red

15. What is the name of the oldest public school for boys in Great
Britain?

a. Norwich b. Bath

с Eton d. Harrow

16. Which is the biggest state of the USA?

a. Texas b. California

с Virginia d. Alaska

17. What is another name for the Houses of Parliament in the UK?
a. the Clearness Palace b. Palace of Westminster

с St. James's Palace d. Windsor

18. What part of Britain is called "Land of Song"?
a. England b. Wales

с Scotland d. Northern Ireland

19. Which river do the English people call "the father of London"?
a. the Severn b. the Tweed

с the Trent d. the Thames

20. What is the symbol of wealth and luxury?

a. the East End b. the West End

с the Tower of London d. the City

21. Which town is the birth-place of Shakespeare?

a. Nottingham b. Stratford-on-Avon

с Edinburgh d. Cardiff

22. Where is the official residence of the Prime Minister? a. Westminster Abbey b. the Tower of London с Downing Street, 10 d. Buckingham Palace

23. What is the name of the British flag?

a. the Stars and Stripes b. the Union Jack

с the Star-Spangled Banner d. the Mayflower

24. The Eisteddfod is ... .

a. a festival of songs and poetry b. a sport tournament

с the changing of the guard d. the ceremony of the Keys

25. "The Globe" is associated with the name of ... . a. Shelley b. Shakespeare c.Dickens d. Keats

26. What is the name of the building where the U.S. Government sits? a. the Pentagon b. the White House

с the Empire State building d. the Capitol

27. Who started the Tower of London?

a. Admiral Nelson b. Henry the Eighth

с William the Conqueror d. Christopher Wren

28. The leader of the army against King Charles I in the Civil War in England was ... .

a. Napoleon b. Oliver Cromwell

с Mark Twain d. Hadrian Wall

29. The capital of Scotland is ... .

a. Glasgow b. Leeds

с Cardiff d. Edinburgh

30. The first English settlements appeared in ... .

a. North America in the 17th century

b. South America in the 17th century
с Central America in the 16th century
d. America in the 18th century

31. The "Mayflower" is ... .

a. the name of a season

b. the name of a flower

с the name of the first English settlement in America

d. the name of the ship that sailed from Plymouth for the New World

in 1620

32. The official national symbol oF the USA is ... .
a. the Statue of Liberty b. the eagle

с the turkey d. the "Mayflower"

33. The capital of Australia is ... .

a. Melbourne b. Brisbane

с Sydney d. Canberra

34. There were ... colonies in America in 1733.
a. 13 b. 7

с 21 d. 10

35. The all-England Lawn Tennis Championships are held ... .
a. at Epsom b. in Wimbledon

с at Wembley d. in Glasgow

36. Everyone knows that the Mississippi is the longest river in the USA.
Which river is the next longest?

a. Arkansas b. Colorado

с Rio Grande d. Yukon

37.... is a person who studies political life in America.
a; American b. Americanologist

c. Americanologue d. Americanist

38. Ireland is a republic since ....

a. 1848 b. 1945

с 1989 d. 1949

39. Ernest Seton-Thompson is ... writer.

a. an English b. an American

с a Canadian d. an Australian

40. Who is considered "the father" of" American literature?
a. Geoffrey Chaucer b. Washington Irving

с Irving Stone d. George Washington

41. When ... was 16, he started work for a newspaper. He visited law courts and the Houses of Parliament.

a. Jack London b. Charles Dickens

с Mark Twain d. Theodore Dreiser

42. In what town is the residence of the head of the English Church?
a. Canterbury b. Manchester

с London d. Liverpool

43. What is the nickname of London's Underground?
a. Metro b. Subway

с the Tube d. the Line

44. ... is a country in North America and a member of the British Com­monwealth.

a. Canada b. Greenland

с the USA d. Mexico

45. The main Headquarters of the United Nations are in ... .

a. Montreal b. Washington. D.C.

с New York d. London

46. Independence day is a holiday celebrated in ... on July. 4.
a. Canada b. Scotland

с Ireland d. the USA

47. ... is an English writer whose most famous novel is "Robinson Crusoe".

a. Daniel Defoe b. Charles Dickens

с Jonathan Swift d. Walter Scott

48. The flag of the United States is called ... .

a. "The Stars and Stripes" b. "The Banner"
с "The Union Jack" d. "The Flag"

49. Where is New York situated?

a. at the mouth of the Hudson river b. at the mouth of the Trent
с on the St. Laurence d. on the Thames

50. The second largest city in Britain is ... .

a. Leeds b. Birmingham

с Glasgow d. Bradford