The fifth round

THE FIRST ROUND

1. What is the official name of our country? (The Republic of Belarus)

2. What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland? (Dublin)

3. Where is the United Kingdon situated? (the British Isles)

4. What sea does divide Great Britain from Ireland? (The Irish Sea)

5. The question to every participant: What is the total area the USA? Give the closest number (9,826,675 km2)

6. The question to every participant: What is the population of the USA? Give the closest number (313,460,000)

7. What is Big Ben? (Bell)

8. What is the name of the present English Queen? (Elizabeth II)

9. What is the name of the only unmarried English Prince? (Harry)

10. What is the highest peak of the UK? (Ben Nevis)

THE SECOND ROUND

1. Who was the first president of the USA? (George Washington)

2. What is the total area of Great Britain? (244,000 square kilometres)

3. Who is the first president of Russia? (Boris Eltsen)

4. What countries is the UK made of? (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

5. What channel separates the British Isles from the European continent? (The English Channel)

6. What is the highest mountain in Britain? (Ben Nevis)

7. What is the longest river in Great Britain? (The Severn)

8. What is the largest London’s park? (Hyde Park)

9. What is the longest day of the year? (The 24^th of June)

10. What is the capital of Great Britain? (London)

THE THIRD ROUND

1. What is the population of London? (It is about 9 mln people)

2. What is the legendary home of the famous monster? (Loch Ness)

3. What can you see in the picture? (Stonehenge)

4. What is the national emblem of England? (The red rose)

5. What is the national emblem of Scotland? (The thistle)

6. What is the national emblem of Wales? (The daffodil and the leek)

7. What is the national emblem of Northern Ireland? (The shamrock)

8. What can we see near the Tower of London? (Ravens)

THE FOURTH ROUND

1. How much does the first stamp cost? (1penny)

2. What is the population of the UK? (59 million people)

3. Who is the author of Robinson Crusoe? (Daniel Defoe)

4. Who is the author of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland? (Lewis Carroll)

5. Who wrote “The adventure of Tom Sawyer”? (Mark Twain)

6. Was Francis Drake an English writer or a sea-captain? (A sea-captain)

7. What city is the birthplace of William Shakespeare? (Stratford-upon-Avon)

8. Where is Cambridge situated? (On the river Cam)

THE FIFTH ROUND

1. When do we celebrate the New Year? (On the 1^st of January)

2. What is the “First Footer”? (A man, who comes first on the 1^st of January)

3. What must the “First Footer” bring? (He must bring a piece of coal, water, a piece of bread)

4. The London Underground. (The tube)

5. A special ticket in London which includes travel on buses and the tube. (A travel card)

6. A one way ticket. (Single)

7. What are the busiest airports in Britain? (Heathrow Airport, Gatwick)

8. Who is usually spoken about as You-Know-Who or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? (Lord Voldemort)

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