We have decided to devote this year’s Country Study Competition to the Royal Family.

COUNTRY STUDY CONTEST

February 2014

The last two years have witnessed the world’s greatest interest in the British Royalties – Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding, the birth of their baby, Princess Anne’s arrival in Sochi...

We have decided to devote this year’s Country Study Competition to the Royal Family.

1. What events made the English monarchs adopt the name of Windsor for the dynasty? What had their name been before?

2. What famous English architect deigned and participated in the construction of Buckingham Palace?

3. What other architectural monuments did he erect?

4. Which of the rooms in Buckingham Palace is related to the Russian Emperor?

5. What was the political aim of the visit?

6. Where is the Royal Collection in Buckingham kept? How is this room used?

7. Who laid the foundations of the collection of works of art in Buckingham Palace?

8. In this collection there are 900 drawings of a great artist of the past. Who is he?

9. Which of the English queens was keen on collecting Chinese knick-knacks, jade figurine, miniatures?

10. When did Queen Elizabeth open the Picture Gallery for art lovers?

11. How great is the Queen’s Library?

12. How did George V contribute to the richness of the royal collections of art objects?

13. What is the Russian trace in the collection of the Queen’s headdresses?

14. Why does Elizabeth’s name read Elizabeth-Alexandra-Maria

15. What was Elizabeth I’s nickname in childhood?

16. What can one see on the royal standards of Elizabeth I, Phillip, Prince of Edinburgh, Charles?

17. How often does the Queen grant state orders to her outstanding countrymen?

18. Name a few British great men who were granted such orders.

19. What act enables the British monarch to get money from the state?

20. How often does the Queen receive guests at her dinners?

21. What music do the guests hear at the end of the so-called Queen’s dinners?

22. Whose cars in the UK do not have car plates?

23. The Queen drives a car. When did she get a driver’s license?

24. What miniature figure is placed on the bonnet of the Queen’s car?

25. What music does the Queen listen to while travelling in her Rolls-Royce?

26. What subjects for her future “queen’s career” did Elizabeth learn when a girl?

27. Which of the English monarchs made kilt and sailor’s jacket fashionable?

28. Eton has been the famous English “factory” for gentlemen for more than 500 years. Where can one read the names of all those who have graduated from Eton?

29. What islands bear the names of the British royalties? Where are the islands located?

30. This monarch started a trend in footwear which is commonplace today, but at that time was very unusual. What is the name of the monarch? What invention was it?

Compiled by O.B.Mekheda

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