Konkurs wiedzy o Wielkiej Brytanii

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III GIMNAZJALNY KONKURS WIEDZY o WIELKIEJ BRYTANII
Etap powiatowy

06 maja 2008 czas trwania 60 minut

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TEST A

Zakreśl poprawną odpowiedź.

1. London underground is called .............................
a. metro b. the tube c. the line
2. The highest mountain in Britain is ........................
a. Ben Nevis b. Snowdon c. Glasgow
3. The largest lake in Britain is ................................
a. Loch Lomond b. Lough Neagh c. Loch Ness
4. Snowdon is in............................................................
a. Wales b. England c. Scotland
5. The political system of the United Kingdom is...........
a. a republic b. a federation c. a constitutional monarchy
6. The British Anthem is....................................................
a. Auld Lang Syne b. Greensleeves c. God Save The Queen
7. ............................. is one of the 50 territorial divisions of England ( 12 of Wales and 37 of Scotland).
a. Country b. Area c. County
8. The Tower of London was built by ...............................
a. William the Conqueror b. Henry VIII c. Queen Victoria
9. The London Eye is .........................................................
a. Royal Observatory b. a church c. a hi tech skyline “building”
10. South Wales is famous for its ......................................
a. sand b. coal c. iron
11. Which part of the UK is called “ the garden of England”?
a. Kent b. Surrey c. Suffolk
12. Welshmen living in England are often called.....................
a. Taffy b. Dafydd c. Pugh
13. Northern Ireland is sometimes called ..................................
a. Eire b. Plantation c. Ulster
14. Tossing the caber is a popular game in..............................
a. Scotland b. England c. Wales
15. Hadrian’s Wall was built on the ......................... border.
a. English-Welsh b. Irish-Northern Irish c. English-Scottish
16. William Shakespeare was born in........................................
a. Stradford upon Avon b. London c. Dover

17. On Shrove Tuesday people in Britain eat............................
a. buns b. pancakes c. fish and chips
18. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on.......................................
a. 6th November b. 5th October c. 5th November
19. The Fire of London destroyed much of the city in ............................
a.1666 b.1566 c. 1766
20. Boxing Day is celebrated on............................................................
a. 24th December b. 1st January c. 26th December

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TEST B

Uzupełnij poniższą tabelkę.

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| |Capital |Patron saint |Plant |
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|England | | | |
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|Wales | | | |
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|Scotland | | | |
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|Northern | | | |
|Ireland | | | |
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TEST C

Uzupełnij zdania.

1. Full name of the UK is …………………………………………………………………
................................................................................................................................................
2. The most famous bell in London is called .......................................................................
3. ........................................... was the king who had six wives.
4. ..........................................and .............................................are the towns famous for their universities.
5. The name of the flag ...