History and culture of the UK
Which of these is NOT located in London?
a. 10, Downing st.
b. Albert Hall
c. Museum of Natural History
b. National Gallery
c. Museum of Natural History (New York)
What are the two political parties in the USA?
Democrats and Republicans (two-party system)
What is the capital of Canada / Australia / Ireland / New Zealand
Ottawa / Canberra / Dublin / Wellington
Name 5 American cities (without the capital of the country)
New York, Seattle, Los-Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami
Indian for a "big river"
Mississippi
Who was NOT in the Beatles?
a. John Lennon
b. Rodger Waters
c. Paul McCartney
d. Ringo Star
b. Rodger Waters (Pink Floyd)
George Harrison
Find the American band:
a. the Doors
b. the Rolling Stones
c. the Smiths
b. Arctic Monkeys
a. the Doors
Who were the first foreigners to settle in Canada?
a. Romans
b. Vikings
c. Gauls
d. French
d. French
Name 5 British cities/towns (without capitals of 4 countries)
Cambridge, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Canterbury, Oxford, Windsor
Eskimo word for peninsula
Alaska
What are the two main parties in the British Parliament?
Conservative party (Tory, Tories) and Labour Party
Who is the painter of this picture?
a. Norman Rockwell
b. Jackson Pollock
c. Andy Warhol
https://www.guggenheim.org/wp-content/uploads/1950/01/91.4046_ph_web-1.jpg
b. Jackson Pollock (Number 18)
Norman Rockwell https://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/norman-rockwell
Andy Warhol https://www.theartist.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/andy-warhol-marilyn-1200x800.jpg
The building in Australia that looks like a lotus
Name 5 schools of Ivy League
Brown University: (Providence, Rhode Island)
Columbia University: (New York City, New York)
Cornell University: (Ithaca, New York)
Dartmouth College: (Hanover, New Hampshire)
Harvard University: (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Princeton University: (Princeton, New Jersey)
University of Pennsylvania: (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Yale University: (New Haven, Connecticut)
Spanish for red color
Colorado
Which country was NOT a British colony?
a. Cambodia
b. Cyprus
c. Hong Kong
d. Nigeria
c. Qatar
a. Cambodia
Whose face is NOT carved on the Mount Rushmore?
a. Abraham Lincoln
b. Theodore Roosevelt
c. Thomas Jefferson
d. Benjamin Franklin
e. George Washington
d. Benjamin Franklin
George Washington (left face): Represents the birth of the United States as its founding father and first president.
Thomas Jefferson (second from left): Represents the expansion of the country, primarily through the Louisiana Purchase.
Theodore Roosevelt (third from left): Represents the development of the nation and his significant efforts in conservation and the construction of the Panama Canal.
Abraham Lincoln (right face): Represents the preservation of the nation during the Civil War, when he fought to keep the Union together and abolish slavery
Which is NOT an Indian word?
jungle, shampoo, candy, cookie, thug
cookie (Dutch)
Name 5 presidents of the USA
Donald Trump, George Biden, Barack Obama, George Bush, Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter
The First State. Named for lord De La Warr, governor of Virginia in 1610
Delaware
The most popular and common type of fish which is used in fish and chips. (more than one variant is possible)
cod (треска); haddock (окунь); plaice (камбала); hake (хек)
What are the two most famous American writers of the beginning of 20th century whose real names were: William Sydney Porter and Samuel Clemens.
Both of them are popular among children and teenagers.
William Sydney Porter = O'Henry
Samuel Clemens = Mark Twain
Great Potato Famine happened in this country in 1840s which led to a big wave of immigration of the people from there. Later, in of those family of immigrants the 35th president was born
Name the country
Ireland (JFK's great-grandparents)
Name 5 monarchs OR Prime Ministers of the UK
Charles III, Elizabeth II, George VI, Edward VIII, George V, Edward VII, Victoria
Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, John Major's, Margaret Thatcher
Starbucks is from here and werewolves also live here
Washington