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1. The British Isles is a ................ name
1) non-official
2) geographical
3) official
4) political
2. The Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey
1) are different countries and do not relate to Great Britain
2) are Overseas territorries
3) are Crown dependencies and are not part of the United Kingdom
4) are parts of Great Britain
3. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland had existed
1) from 1801 till nowadays
2) from 1536 till 1922
3) from 1707 till 1927
4) from 1801 till 1922
4. Albion is the name given by the Romans due to
1) the name of the firs inhabitants
2) white cliffs
3) romantic attitude
4) the heavy mists, fogs and some other climatic conditions
5. Enumerate the inhabitants/invaders of Great Britain in the proper order:
1) �Beaker People�, The Celts, the Romans, Angles, Saxons, the Danes (Vikings), the French
2) the Romans, The Celts, the French, Angles, Saxons, �Beaker People�, the Danes (Vikings)
3) the Romans, The Celts, the French, Angles, Saxons, �Beaker People�, the Danes (Vikings)
4) The Celts, the French, Angles, Saxons, �Beaker People�, the Romans, the Danes (Vikings)
6. The longest river in Great Britain is
1) the Tweed
2) The Avon
3) The Severn
4) The Thames
7. The name England was given to the country by
1) the Vikings
2) the Romans
3) the Celic tribes
4) the Germanic tribes
8. Alfred the Great was the king who
1) won a battle in 1485 to finish the War of the Roses
2) organized resistance to the Vikings and in 878 managed to win the great victory over the Danes.
3) lost a crucial battle to the Normans in 1066
4) united England into a unified country in 9th century
9. Decide, which statement DOESN'T relate to England
1) England used to consist of 7 kingdoms
2) Great Britain has always been a monarchy without any interruption
3) England used to be part of the Dane's territory
4) England used to be Rome�s colony
10. The Black Death is
1) a nickname for Napoleon given by the English
2) epidemics of bubonic plague
3) another name for the situation in the country, described as the War of the Roses
4) a war between France and England
11. The national flag of England, the �Union Jack�, is
1) the flag of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland (Wales has its own flag)
2) the flag of Wales
3) the flag of England
4) the flag of the United Kingdom
12. The War of the Roses is
1) a series of bloody civil wars for the throne of England between royal families
2) the war between the English and the Danes (Vikings)
3) the civil war between the Stuarts and the Parliament
4) the civil war between England and Ireland (Irish question)
13. the Unicorn is
1) is not among any symbols, just an element of mythology
2) among the symbols of Northern Ireland
3) among the symbols of Wales
4) among the symbols of Scotland
14. Great Britain is seperated from the continental Europe by
1) the Strait of Dover
2) the Atlantic ocean
3) the Irish Sea
4) the North Sea
15. The following peoples were NOT among the invaders of Great Britain
1) the Danes
2) the Normans (the French)
3) the Spanish
4) the Angels
5) the Saxons
6) the Romans
16. It was ...................who finally defeated Napoleon
1) Alfred the Great
2) Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
3) Genry VII Tudor
4) Admiral Nelson
17. Put the events into the right order:
1) Dane�s law, Magna Carta is signed, The peasants� revolt, The end of the War of the Roses, Restoration, Glorious revolution, the Act of Union: Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The appearance of the present day country (Anglo-Irish Treaty), The obligatory secondary education to the age of 16 is introduced
2) Dane�s law, Magna Carta is signed, The peasants� revolt, The end of the War of the Roses, Restoration, Glorious revolution, the Act of Union: Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,The obligatory secondary education to the age of 16 is introduced, The appearance of the present day country (Anglo-Irish Treaty)
3) Dane�s law, Glorious revolution, Magna Carta is signed, The peasants� revolt, The end of the War of the Roses, Restoration, the Act of Union: Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The appearance of the present day country (Anglo-Irish Treaty), The obligatory secondary education to the age of 16 is introduced
4) The obligatory secondary education to the age of 16 is introduced, Magna Carta is signed, the Act of Union: Ireland became part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The peasants� revolt, Restoration, Glorious revolution, Dane�s law, The appearance of the present day country (Anglo-Irish Treaty), The end of the War of the Roses
18. Magna Carta is
1) the document that regulated the position of the Irish
2) the document that regulated the Danes' (vikings') occupation of England
3) the document that regulated workers' rights
4) the document that regulated and limited the power of the king
19. � 10, Downing Street, London is the official residence of
1) commom address on no special importance
2) Prime Minister
3) the Queen
4) the Parliament
20. The official London residence of the King is
1) Windsor castle
2) Buckingham Palace
3) Palace of Holyroodhouse
4) Kensington Palace
21. Parliamentary elections are held every
1) 3 years
2) 4 years
3) 5 years
4) terms are unlimitied
22. the Land of Song is the name applied to
1) Northern Ireland
2) England
3) Scotland
4) Wales
23. The Welsh national flag has
1) a dragon as its symbol
2) a unicorn as a symbol
3) a lion rampant as a symbol
4) a daffodil as a symbol
24. The country that has three lingual official languages is
1) England
2) Scotland
3) Wales
4) Northern Ireland
25. a thistle is a national symbol of
1) Wales
2) Northern Ireland
3) England
4) Scotland
26. The 3 parts which have their own parliaments are
1) England, Scotland and Northern Ireland
2) Egland, Wales and Scotland
3) Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
4) Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland
27. The Emerald Isle is the name reffered to
1) England
2) Wales
3) Scotland
4) Northern Ireland
28. The Troubles is
1) Political and ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century
2) Political conflict in Scotland due to the issue of independence
3) Political conflict in Wales due to the issue of independence
4) A difficult situation due to the Brexit
29. Ulster Scots
1) the name of a famous Welsh festival
2) is a regional language in spoken in Scotland
3) is the county in Northern Ireland
4) is a regional language spoken in Northern Ireland
30. Plantation
1) is not a special term
2) is planting of trees around the country
3) is growing of agricultural products around the country
4) is the organised colonisation of Ulster
31. The Monument in the center of Trafalgar square is erected to commemorate
1) Robert Burns
2) King Arthur
3) Admiral Horacio Nelson
4) Alfred the Great
32. The national poet of Scotland is
1) Oscar Wild
2) Florence Nightingale
3) Walter Scott
4) Robert Burns
33. The saint of England is
1) St. George
2) St. Andrew
3) St. David
4) St. Patric
34. What is the 6th form?
1) The real 6th form in a school
2) the first year in a University
3) the last year in a University
4) the last two years in a school
35. the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom is
1) the Queen
2) the Parliament
3) the Prime Minister
4) the Cabinet

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