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“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” The name of the river in London is… a) The b) The c) The d) The Mississippi Thames Nile Thamus What is the Tower of London now? а) a b) a c) a d) a prison museum house fortress Who is the head of England? а)the Queen b) the Tsar c) the Princess d) the Prince Where does the Queen live ? a)the Tower of London b) the White house c) the Winsor palace d) the Buckingham palace In what country do men wear skirts? a) France b) England c) Scotland d) Norway What can you see in Trafalgar Square? a) Nelson statue b) King memorial c) Queen memorial d) Michael Gorbachev memorial London is nearly… a) 1000 years old b) 2000 years old c) 3000 years old d) 4000 years old You can get from Russia to England by… a) bicycle b) airplane c) car d) foot The British parliament is in… a) the Buckingham Palace b) the Houses of Parliament c) Backer street d) Westminster Abbey The Princess Diana was the wife of… a)Prince John b) Prince Robert c) Prince Wilhelm d) Prince Charles Who is considered the national poet of Scotland? а) Robert Burns b) Jonathan Swift c) William Shakespeare d) Thomas More What was Benjamin Britten? а) a composer b) a doctor c) a writer d) a poet What famous English architect planned and built St. Paul’s Cathedral? а)William Blake b) Michael Faraday c) Francis Drake d) Christopher Wren Who wrote the story “The Old Man and the Sea”? a) Theodore Dreiser b) Ernest Hemingway c) Jack London d) James Fennimore Cooper What is the centre of the cinema production in the USA? a) Harvard b) Congress c) Disneyland d) Hollywood Who created the best animated cartoons in the USA? a) David Eisenhower b) Walt Disney c) Robert Lee d) John Kennedy Who was the 42nd President of the USA? a) Bill Clinton b) John Kennedy c) Benjamin Franklin d) George Washington What is the national emblem of England? a) a tulip b) a rose c) a daffodil d) a sunflower What is the capital of Scotland? a) Cardiff b) Belfast c) Edinburgh d) Oxford What is the nickname of London’s Underground? a) the Line b) the Box c) the Tube d) the Bus Where can you see wax figures of many famous people? a) Madame Tussaud’s b) No 10, Downing street c) the Houses of Parliament d) the British Museum How many bronze lions can you see at the foot of the monument to Admiral Nelson? a) 6 c) 2 b) 8 d) 4 How many bridges cross the Thames? a) 18 c) 21 b) 14 d) 32 Who was the first woman Prime Minister in the UK? a) Harriet Stowe b) Margaret Thatcher c) Hillary Clinton d) Betsy Ross Where is the statue of Liberty situated? a)Washington b) New York c) Atlanta d) Philadelphia How many stripes does the American flag have? a) 15 c) 50 b) 25 d) 13 What is the national sport in America? a) Football b) Baseball c) Golf d) Cricket In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated? a) November b) September c) October d) December What is the biggest state of the USA? a) Georgia b) Alaska c) Idaho d) California What is the official language of Australia? a) French b) Spanish c) English d) Italian Who is the unchallenged King of rock-and-roll? a) Ameriqo Vespucci b) Elvis Presley c) Graham Bell d) William Bradford What sea is the UK washed by? a) The North Sea b) The Mediterranean Sea c) The Red Sea d) Onega How many children does Elizabeth II have? a) 4 c) 3 b) 2 d) 1 How many parts does the UK consist of? a) 3 c) 4 b) 2 d) 8 What is the most popular sport in England? a) chess b) football c) boxing d) hockey What countries does the United Kingdom consist of? a) England, Scotland, Wales b) Great Britain & Northern Ireland c) England & Scotland d) Great Britain, Northern Ireland and The Irish Republic What is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom? a) Ben Nevis b) Snowdon c) the Adirondack Mountains d) the Ozark Mountain Range What is the Union Jack? a) the prince b) the flag of Britain c) the king of Britain d) one of the tower in Westminster Who is the head of the state in the U.K.? a) Prime Minister b) Major c) Queen d) Speaker What park is Speaker’s Corner in? a) Kensington Gardens b) St. James’s Park c) Hyde Park d) Green Park What is haggis? a) a dress b) a toy c) a drink d) a dish What city did The Beatles from? a) London b) Manchester c) Liverpool d) Cardif When do Englishmen eat dinner? a) b) c) d) 2 14 2 14 a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. What colour are the taxis in London? a) blue b) red c) black d) yellow When did Christopher Columbus discover America? a) in 1492 b) in 1592 c) in 1392 d) in 1514 What do people call New York? a) small pot b) big apple c) melting pot d) small apple The capital of Australia is ... a) Melbourne b) Brisbane c) Sydney d) Canberra The "Mayflower" is... a) the name of a season b) the name of a flower c) the name of a town d) the name of a ship Тhе first inhabitants of North America were ... . a) Dutch and Indians b) Indians and Africans c) Indians and Spaniards d) Indians and Englishmen Тhе Statue of Liberty was given bу the people of ... a) Italy b) Spain c) France d) England Count your money. And who is the millionaire ?