Тест по "Иностранному языку"

ENGLISH - SPEAKING COUNTRIES 

QUIZ I

The United States of America 

   Choose the right variant:

1.     Christopher Columbus landed in America in:

a)     1620                                                    c)     1492

b)   1942                                                     d)    1547                     

2.     Washington, D.C., is a:

a)     state

b)    country

c)     district

d)    city 

3.     How many states are there in America?

a)     50

b)    52

c)     25

d)    13 

4.     In which month is Thanksgiving Day celebrated?

a)     December

b)    February

c)     November

d)    August 

5.     Who built the first car?

a)     Benjamin Franklin

b)    Alexander Graham Bell

c)     Henry Ford

d)    Harriet Tubman 

6. The first university in America was:

a)     Boston University

b)    Harvard

c)     MIT

d)    Oxford 

7. Who was the first president of the United States?

a)     Thomas Jefferson

b)    Abraham Lincoln

c)     George Washington

d)    George Bush 

8. What is the national symbol of America?

a)     The rose

b)    The bald eagle

c)     The shamrock

d)    The Statue of Liberty 

9. Where is the Statue of Liberty?

a)     In New York

b)    In Massachusetts

c)     In California

d)    In Washington 

10. The American flag has…

a)     thirteen stripes

b)    thirty stripes

c)     fifty stripes

d)    ten stripes 

11. When do Americans celebrate Independence Day?

a)     July 4

b)    December 25

c)     February 14

d)    January 1 

12. Who was the first man on the Moon?

a)     Yuri Gagarin

b)    John Glenn

c)     Neil Armstrong

d) Valentin Titov 

13. Does the American parliament have… chambers ?

a)     4

b)    3

c)     2

d)    6 

14. What is the second largest city in the United States?

a)     New York

b)    San Francisco

c)     Washington

   d) Chicago 

15.     Where is the highest peak in the USA?

      a)     in the Appalachian Mountains          c) in the Highland regions

     b)    in the Cordillera                                 d) in Sierra Nevada 
 

16.     Which Lake doesn’t belong to the five Great Lakes?

            a) Lake Superior                             c) The Great Salt Lake

            b) Lake Huron                                d) Lake Ontario 

17. Where is Hollywood, the center of the US film business?

       Not far from:

            a) New York                                     c) San Francisco

            b) Detroit                                         d) Los Angelis 

18. It is a big port and a shipbuilding centre:

 

             a) Detroit                                              c) Philadelphia

             b) San Francisco                                  d) New York 

19. Fresh fruit and vegetables come all the year round from the southern regions of

            a) Alabama                                            c) Arizona

            b) Florida                                               d) Virginia 

20. The senators are elected to serve for a period of

            a) 6                                                        c) 4

            b) 2                                                        d) 3 

21. How many senators are there in Congress?

            a) 50                                                      c) 435

            b) 100                                                    d) 200 

22. What holiday do the Americans celebrate on the 4^th of July?

          a) Thanksgiving Day                            c) Independence Day

          b) Memorial Day                                  d) Decoration Day 

23. Who is the inventor of the electric lamps and the gramophone?

          a) Alva Edison                                       c) Henry Ford

          b) Michael Faraday                               d) Alexander Graham Bell 

24.     “Yankee” may mean …

a)     a Northerner

b)    an American

c)     people who live in England

d)    an Indian 

25.     What is the single largest religious group in the USA?

a)     Protestants

b)    Lutherans

c)     Catholics

d)    Moslems 
 

26. How many basic levels are there in the USA educational system?

a)     three                                         c)     four

d)    five                                           d)     six 

27. On what day will you see many Jack - 0’ - lanterns?

a)     New Year’s Day

b)    Christmas

c)     Columbus Day

d)    Halloween 

   28. What is the English for “исполнительная власть в США”?

   a) legislative power                        c) judicial power

   b) executive power                         d) separation of powers 

   29. What is the residence of the president of the USA?

   a) Executive Office                        c) Executive Mansion

   b) White House Office                   d) Administration 
 
 
 

   KEY: 1c; 2c; 3a; 4c; 5c; 6b; 7c; 8b; 9a; 10a; 11a; 12c; 13c; 14d; 15b; 16c; 17d; 18b; 19b; 20a; 21b; 22c; 23a; 24b; 25c; 26a; 27d; 28a; 29b. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   QUIZ II

The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland 

 Choose the right variant:                   

1. What contries does the United Kingdom consist of?

a)     England, Scotland, Wales

b)    Great Britain & Northern Ireland

c)     England & Scotland