GHICITORI
GHICITORI
Brain-Ring
What do you know about Great Britain?
1. What is the official language in Great Britain?
a) English b) French c) Russian d) Chinese
2. Great Britain is divided into …
a) five parts b) three parts c) four parts d) two parts
3 What is the Tower of London now?
a) a prison b) a museum c) a house d) a fortress
4. The name of the Palace where the Queen lives is …
a) the Tower of London b) the White House c) the Windsor palace d) the
Buckingham Palace
5. What is a Piccadilly Circus? a) a circus b) a square c) a street d) a house
6. The capital of Great Britain is …
a) Manchester b) Liverpool c) London d) Cardiff
7. What can you see in Trafalgar square?
a) Nelson statue b) King memorial c) Queen memorial d) Michael Gorbachev
memoria
8. Big Ben is …
a) a clock b) a horse c) an animal in the zoo d) a famous name
9. When can you see the flag over the Queen's Palace?
a) When she is out b) When she is abroad c) When she has a party
d) When she is at home
10. England is in … a) Europe b) Africa c) America d) Asia
11. The name of the river in London is …
a) The Severn b) The Thames c) The Avon d) The Clyde
12. Westminster Abbey is …
a) the chapel b) the monastery c)the inn d) the famous Royal Church
13. Who is the head of England?
a) the Queen b) the Tzar c) the Prime Minister d) the President
14. In what country do men wear skirts?
a) France b) England c) Scotland d) Norway
Brain-Ring I
1. What is the main square in London?
2. What is the name of the famous clock in London?
3. What city is the capital of Scotland?
4. On what river does London stand?
5. Where was William Shakespeare born?
6. Is Brighton a town or a river?
7. What is the British Queen’s name?
8. What is the name of the British Queen’s eldest son?
9. What monument is in the middle of Trafalgar Square?
10.Which mountain is higher – Everest or Elbrus?
11.Which is bigger – France or Spain?
12.Where is the Eiffel Tower situated?
13.Where is the Statue of Liberty?
14.There are two most famous university-cities in the UK –Oxford and … ?
15.Was Ernest Hemingway a writer or a composer?
16.Who was the first cosmonaut in the world
17.What is the plural of “sheep”?
18.Is Britney Spears from the UK or from the USA?
19.When do the British celebrate Christmas?
20.When do Russian people celebrate Christmas?
21.What holiday do we celebrate on the 14th of February?.
22.On what holiday do people dress as witches or ghosts?
23.What is the symbol of England?
24.What is the symbol of Northern Ireland?
25.On what holiday do people give each other painted eggs?
26.When was the English Queen born – in April or in May?
27.What colours does the Moldovan flag have?
28.What is the capital of Moldova ?
29.When did the Great Patriotic War begin?
30.What are summer months?
31.Is the thistle a plant or an animal?
32.Who lived in Sherwood forest?
33.Finish the proverb: East or West - …….
34.What colour is snow?
35.What is the capital of France?
36.What is the name of the famous detective who lived in Baker Street?
37.Who wrote about Tom Sawyer?
38.Are cucumbers fruit or vegetables?
39.In what city can we see the Hermitage?
Brain-Ring II
40.Which is correct – on Monday or in Monday?
41.Who lives in Buckingham Palace?
42.What colour are London’s buses?
43.How many days are there in March?
44.Is the Earth round or square?
45.What is the largest country in the world?
46.What can we see at night – the moon or the sun?
47.How many seasons are there in a year?
48.What is the coldest season?
49.What colour is the sun?
50.What animal has the longest neck?
51.When do people carry umbrellas – when it rains or when the sun shines?
52.Do the English like drinking tea with milk or with lemon?
53.Where do people go if they want to buy something?
54.Where is Florida – in the USA or in Great Britain?
55.What is the longest river in Europe?
56.Is cricket a winter or summer sport?
57.Where does the kangaroo live?
58.How many sons does Elisabeth II have?
59.Who discovered America?
60.Where did the Beatles come from?
61.Who wrote about Robinson Crusoe?
62.How many years did Robinson Crusoe live on the island?
63.Is Scotland in the north or in the south of Great Britain?
64.What is the name of the famous American cartoon maker?
65.What is the 2nd form of the verb “begin”?
66.Which is correct – the money is on the table or the money are on the table?
67.Say the word “mouse” in the plural.
68.What is the name of the Princess of Wales who died in a car crash in Paris?
69.What is the name of the agent 007?
70.What is the opposite of “big”?
71.What is the official name of Great Britain?
72.What is the symbol of Halloween?
73.Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”?
74.What is the capital of Germany?
75.What day of the week comes before Sunday?
76.What day of the week comes after Wednesday?
77.Which month of a year is the shortest?