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I. Complete the sentence with the best answer (a, b, or c).

Lingvo Counry Studies Contest

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I. Complete the sentence with the best answer (a, b, or c).

1. The President of the USA lives in ________.

a) White House Road b) Pennsylvania Avenue c) Texas Street d) Washington Square

2. In 1066 the English king was defeated by William The Conqueror at the Battle of ________.

a) Hastings b) Brighton c) London d) Dover

3. The most recent state to join the union was ....

a) Hawaii b) Alaska c) Puerto Rico d) Canada

4. The official head of state in Britain is the __________.

a) King b) Queen c) President d) Monarch

5. In the USA the laws are ________.

a) the same in all states b) different in every state

c) different in richer states d) different for different races

6. An incident between the UK, France and Egypt that took place in 1956. During those events Egypt was attacked by air and groups of British and French soldiers were sent to attack on land. It was:

a) Suez Crisis; b) Gulf Crisis; c) Falkland Crisis.

7. President John F Kennedy was assassinated in __________.

a) New York, New York b) Washington DC

c) Los Angeles, California d) Dallas, Texas

8. a) The official national language by law in the USA is English.

b) The official national languages by law in the USA are English and Spanish.

c) The US has no official national language by law.

9. The market place of money of the USA is

a) Downing Street; a) Wall Street c) Broadway.

10. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader, and senator Robert Kennedy were shot in

a) 1963; b) 1968; c) 1969.

II. What are these ones?

1. The American campaign in the 1800s to free the slaves in the southern states.

2. An Act of Parliament in 1534 that made King Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

3. A member of Parliament who does not hold a senior position in the government or in the opposition.

4. Public houses serve a range of alcoholic drinks, and also low-alcohol and soft drinks.

5. An Act officially joined England and Scotland as one kingdom, called Great Britain, ruled by the parliament in London.

6. A group of people who hold the highest ranks in the British aristocracy.

7. A castle near Aberdeen, Scotland, which the British royal family used as a private holiday home.

8. An ancient name for Britain or England.

9. The first degree that you get when you study at a university.

10. The serious and widespread attack of bubonic plague in London in 1664-5.

11. An incident in American history occurred in 1773 in order to protest about the British tax on tea.

12. The period of about ten years after the Civil War during which the Confederate States were brought back into the USA

13. The US political scandal that forced President Nixon to leave office in 1974.

14. A musical instrument played by blowing air into a bag held under the arm, and pressing it out through pipes.

15. The name given to an imaginary typical Englishman, representing English people as a whole.



16. One of the main television and radio broadcasting organizations in Britain, paid for by the government since 1927.

17. A traditional Scottish outdoor festival which includes music, dancing and sports.

18. The name given to 29 October, the day on which the New York Stock Exchange lost $9 billion. Beginning of the Great Depression.

19. A flat bag made of fur or leather hanging in front of the kilt.

20. An official holiday when all banks and post offices are closed, as well as most factories, offices and shops.

21. A man with a rank of honour given to him by the king or queen for his services to the country.

22. A written proposal for a new law, which must be discussed.

23. The 11 southern states that left the U.S.A. in 1861 to form a new nation.

24. A tall column in the middle of Trafalgar Square, London.

25. A popular name for a Warder of the Tower of London.

26. The events of 1066, the most famous date in English history.

27. A sweet fizzy drink invented in 1886 by Dr. Pemberton, a pharmacist.

28. Any of several MPs who are responsible for keeping discipline among the MPs belonging to their party.

29. An English nickname for a Welshman.

30. A popular Christmas carol about Christ when he was a baby with his mother.


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