Олімпіади

Moscow Olympiads

Culture

1. Which of these monuments wouldn't you see on a Taxi Tour of London?

    a) Nelson's Column 
    b) Liberty Bell
    c) Statue of Eros 
    d) Cleopatra's Needle

2. Who is considered the 'father of English literature'?

    a) Geoffrey Chaucer 
    b) William Shakespeare
    c) Charles Dickens
    d) Lewis Carol

3. Who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

    a) The Russian Consular General to the United States 
    b) The Governor of Pennsylvania 
    c) The Russian Ambassador to the United Nations 
    d) The President of the United States

4. Which of the following novels was not written by Charles Dickens?

    a) Little Women 
    b) The Pickwick Papers
    c) David Copperfield 
    d) A Christmas Carol

5. Where is the Statue of Eros to be found?

    a) Marble Arch 
    b) Oxford Street
    c) Piccadilly Circus 
    d) Hyde Park

6. Everyone knows that the Prime Minister of Britain lives at №. 10 Downing Street. Who lives at №. 11 Downing Street?

    a) The Prince of Wales 
    b) The Chancellor of the Exchequer 
    c) The governments chief whip 
    d) The Mayor of London

7. New York City is

    a) the largest city in the United States and nicknamed 'The Big Apple' 
    b) the largest city in the United States and nicknamed 'The Windy City' 
    c) the second largest city in the United States and nicknamed 'The Big Apple' 
    d) the second largest city in the United States and nicknamed 'The Windy City'

8. Which of the following terms does not refer to a flag?

    a) Old Faithful 
    b) Union Jack 
    c) The Maple Leaf 
    d) Old Glory

9. Where was William Shakespeare born?

    a) London 
    b) Stratford-upon-Avon
    c) Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
    d) Kingston-upon-Hull

10. How many stars are there on the American Flag?

    a) 50 
    b) 51 
    c) 52 
    d) 53

11. What is the second largest city in Britain?

    a) Cambridge 
    b) Manchester 
    c) Oxford 
    d) Birmingham

12. Who is (was) the 'First Lady'?

    a) The wife of the British Prime Minister 
    b) The wife of the President of the United States
    c) Queen Elizabeth's sister, Princess Margaret 
    d) Martha Washington, wife of the first American president

13. Which of the following statements is not true?

    a) There is a red oak leaf on the Canadian flag 
    b) The British Flag is actually three flags in one 
    c) The American flag has not changed in over fifty years 
    d) There is a red dragon on the Welsh flag

14. What is largest of the United States?

    a) Texas 
    b) New York 
    c) Alaska
    d) California