SIGHTS
GEOGRAPHY
TRANSPORT
ROYAL FAMILY
FAMOUS PEOPLE
100

This is the house where British government works

Houses of Parliament

100

 Which country is London in: England, Scotland or Wales?

England

100

 What is the fastest way to travel in London?

the underground ("the tube")

100

What is the main house of the royal family?

Buckingham Palace

100

He is the greatest and most famous of English writers, and probably the greatest playwright who has ever lived, was born in Stratford-on-Avon.

William Shakespeare

200

The place where you can see a wonderful view of London

The London Eye

200

Which bank of the Thames river is London situated: on the left or the right?  

Both

200

 What is the best means of transport to go sightseeing around London?

An open-top double-decker bus

200

Who is the current monarch of the United Kingdom?

King Charles III

200

He (1660-1731) was a famous English writer of the eighteenth century. He wrote his world famous novel “The Life and Strange surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” when he was nearly 60 years old

Daniel Defoe

300

 A house for living, a place for work and a museum

Buckingham Palace

300

Which part of the UK is London located in: the south-eastern, the south-western, the north-eastern or the north-western?

The south-eastern

300

What means of transport does London police use? (Name 4)

Cars, bikes, horses, motorbikes, etc.

300

What is King Charles’s heir’s name?  

Prince William

300

 He is a well-known scientist. His theory of evolution opened a new period in the development of the science of biology

Charles Darwin

400

It is a symbol of England. The coronation of all British Kings and Queens takes place here. Some famous English people are buried here

Westminster Abbey

400

Which is the oldest part of London: Westminster, the City or the West End?

Westminster

400

How many airports are there in London? Name a number 1 - 10

6

400

What was Queen Elizabeth II's surname: Tudor, Stewart, Mountbatten-Windsor or Lancaster?


Mountbatten-Windsor

400

One of the famous British artists:

- Winston Churchill

- Mark Twain

- Jack London

- Joseph Turner

Joseph Turner

500

You can see it from the river Thames. It is very old. It is not just one building. It was a prison, now it is a museum.

The Tower of London

500

In which London borough is the London Eye: Southwark, Wandsworth or Lambeth?

Lambeth

500

How many travel zones are there in London?

9

500

What could Elizabeth II do, as opposed to other British people: 

 - visit operas at any moment

-  not have a passport

- have a free dinner in any British restaurant

- own all the exhibits in the British museums 

-  not have a passport

500

She wrote detective stories about Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot:

- Florence Nightingale

- Agatha Christie

- J.K. Rowling

- Margaret Thatcher

Agatha Christie