C) did/did

D) do/were

E) did/ does

261. When did the Great Fire of London take place?

A) 1666

B) 1768

C) 1516

D) 1566

E) 1856

262. Nelson’s Column is situated in … in London.

A) Trafalgar Square

B) Downing Street

C) Fleet Street

D) Piccadilly Circus

E) Harley Street

263. The capital of England is ….

A) London

B) Chicago

C) Washington D.C

D) Cardiff

E) Manchester

264. Lake Loch Ness is situated in ….

A) Scotland

B) England

C) Wales

D) Australia

E) Ireland

265. London is on the....

A) Thames

B) Irtysh

C) Mississippi

D) Severn

E) Avon

266. Sherwood Forest is famous for the legendary ….

A) Robin Hood

B) Shrek

C) Sir Arthur

D) Mary Poppins

E) Harry Potter

267. “Ulster” is another name for ….

A) Northern Ireland

B) Republic of Ireland

C) Britain

D) Wales

E) Scotland

268. The national emblem of Scotland is the ….

A) Daffodil

B) Thistle

C) Helmet

D) Rose

E) Shamrock

269. The word “Albion”, the poetic name of Great Britain, means ….

A) white

B) yellow

C) green

D) red

E) blue

270. The British currency is ….

A) Pounds

B) Dollars

C) Franks

D) Crones

E) British dollars

271. What is the national emblem of England?

A) Rose

B) Maple leaf

C) Tulip

D) Violet

E) Narcissi

272. British people celebrate Halloween on the ….

A) 31^st of October

B) 25^th of December

C) 5^th of November

D) 8^th of March

E) 4^th of July

273. A red dragon is the symbol of which country?

A) Wales

B) Scotland

C) England

D) Northern Ireland

E) Southern Ireland

274. How many parts does Great Britain consist of?

A) 4

B) 5

C) 2

D) 6

E) 3

275. … is Great Britain’s oldest University.

A) Oxford

B) Cambridge

C) London University

D) Leicester University

E) Birmingham University

276. Finishing school is the... of an independent life of school leavers.

A) Beginning

B) End

C) Bottom

D) Countdown

E) Future

276. What is the capital of Wales?

A) Cardiff

B) Coventry

C) Edinburgh

D) Belfast

E) Birmingham

277. The ravens in the Tower of London are taken care of because ….

A) Of a legend

B) They are very rare

C) They are very old

D) The oldest name of the Tower

E) The ravens

278. The British Parliament consists of ….

A) The house of Lords and the house of Commons

B) The Senate and the house of Representatives

C) The Senate and the Mazhilis

D) The house of Lords and the house of Representatives

E) The house of Lords and the Mazhilis

279. Who is the official head of the state in Great Britain?

A) The queen or the king

B) Labour Party

C) Liberal Party

D) Parliament

E) Conservative Party

280. What is “Big Ben”?

A) Clock

B) Museum

C) Exhibition

D) University

E) Theatre

281. Which of the following can not be found in London?

A) The Statue of Liberty

B) The East End

C) Trafalgar Square

D) The City

E) The West End

282. The City is the ….

A) Business part of London

B) Largest museum in London

C) Central square of London

D) Poorest part of London

E) Industrial part of London

283. The national flower of Wales is ….

A) Thistle

B) Daffodil

C) Rose

D) Daisy

E) Lilac

284. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is ….

A) A constitutional monarchy

B) A parliamentary republic

C) A bourgeois republic

D) A federal republic

E) An absolute monarchy

285. The “Speaker’s Corner” is situated in … in London.

A) Hyde park

B) The Trafalgar Square

C) The Westminster Abbey

D) The British Museum

E) The Tower of London

286. The chairman of the House of Commons in the English Parliament is ….

A) The Speaker

B) The Lord-Chancellor

C) Prince of Wales

D) The Queen

E) The Prime-Minister

287. The chairman of the House of Lords in the English Parliament is ….

A) The Lord-Chancellor

B) The Speaker

C) Prince of Wales

D) The Queen

E) The Prime-Minister

288. The most popular English sport is ….

A) Football

B) Basketball

C) Tennis

D) Rugby

E) Swimming

289. The Capital of Northern Ireland is ….

A) Belfast

B) Londonderry

C) Cardiff

D) Dublin

E) Melbourne

290. Madam Tussaud’s is a museum of ….

A) Wax figures

B) Ancient coins

C) Western paintings

D) Sculptures

E) Tools

291. Madam Tussaud’s museum is in ….

A) France

B) America

C) Canada

D) Russia

E) England

292. What country is the nearest continental neighbour to Great Britain?

A) France

B) Ireland

C) Spain

D) Canada

E) Spain

293. … separates Great Britain from France.

A) English Channel

B) Gulf of Mexico

C) Saint George’s Channel

D) I rish Sea

E) North Atlantic Ocean

294. London is divided into ….

A) The City; the West End, the East End

B) The City; the West End, the 5^th Avenue;

C) The North End, the South End and Westminster;

D) The North End, the West End, the City and Westminster;

E) Squares, Avenues and Westminster.

295. Who wrote “Hamlet”?

A) Shakespeare

B) Mark Twain

C) Jack London

D) W. Saroyan

E) Robert Burns

296. … are the most famous educational centres of England.

A) Oxford and Cambridge

B) Sorbonne and Oxford

C) Harvard and California University

D) KBU and KIMEP

E) Cambridge and California University.

297. In practice the United Kingdom is ruled by the ….

A) Prime-Minister

B) Queen

C) King

D) President

E) Sultan

298. The longest river in England is the ….

A) Severn

B) Thames

C) Trent

D) Mississippi

E) Avon

299. The highest mountain –Ben Nevis (1343)- is in ….

A) Scotland

B) Wales

C) England

D) Colorado

E) Northern Ireland

300. The National Flag of the UK is known as the ….

A) Union Jack

B) Maple Leaf

C) Stars and Stripes

D) Red Dragon

E) Golden Eagle