CULTURAL QUIZ FAMOUS BRITONS 1 2 3 5

CULTURAL QUIZ FAMOUS BRITONS

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1. The head of the UK is… 1)KING ARTHUR 2) QUEEN VICTORIA 3)QUEEN ELIZABETH

QUEEN ELIZABETH II

2. He invented a machine on which the modern computer is based. 1)CHARLES BABBAGE 2)JOHN BAIRD 3)BILL GATES

CHARLES BABBAGE

3. Не discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head 1)KARL BENZ 2)ISAAC NEWTON 3)IAN WILLMAT

ISAAC NEWTON

4. Не tried to prove that our remote granddads and grannies were monkeys 1)ALEXANDER FLEMING 2)RICHARD DREW 3)CHARLES DARWIN

CHARLES DARWIN

5. The author of The Lord of the Rings is… 1)JRR TOLKIEN 2)OSCAR WILDE 3)AGATHA CHRISTIE

JRR TOLKIEN

6. Scotland s national poet is… 1)JOHN CONSTABLE 2)ROBERT BURNS 3)JAMES WATT

ROBERT BURNS

7. The most famous playwright in the world is… 1)WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 2)LEWIS CARROLL 3)DANIEL DEFOE

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

8. The author of Jungle Book 1)OLIVER CROMWELL 2)JANE AUSTEN 3)RUDYARD KIPLING

RUDYARD KIPLING

9. The monument to this man stands in Trafalgar Square 1)FRANCIS DRAKE 2)HORATIO NELSON 3)JAMES COOK

ADMIRAL HORATIO NELSON

10. The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was… 1)MARGERET BROWN 2)MARGERET THATCHER 3)MARGARET SMILE

MARGARET THATCHER

11. A member of the Beatles who was murdered in the USA 1)JOHN LENNON 2)PAUL MC CARTNEY 3)STEVE ANDERSON

JOHN LENNON

12. The author of Oliver Twist is… 1)MARK TWAIN 2)OSCAR WILDE 3)CHARLES DICKENS

CHARLES DICKENS

13. The beautiful Princess of Wales was… 1)PRINCESS MARIA 2) PRINCESS DIANA 3) PRINCESS VICTORIA

PRINCESS DIANA

14. This guy tried to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605 1)GUY FAWKES 2)GUY WILD 3)GUY BRAVE

GUY FAWKES

15. This Queen ruled for the longest period in British history 1)QUEEN MARIA 2)QUEEN ELISABETH 3)QUEEN VICTORIA

QUEEN VICTORIA

16. The author of the Harry Potter books is… 1)JANE COLIN 2)JK ROWLING 3)HELEN STOCK

JK ROWLING

17. The British Prime Minister of the country during World War II was… 1)WINSTON CHURCHILL 2)TONY BLAIRE 3)THEODOR ROUSWELT

WINSTON GHURCHILL

18. The creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Merle 1)MICHAEL DAVID 2)ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 3)AGATHA CHRISTIE

AGATHA CHRISTIE

19. This man invented the telephone 1)ALEXANDER BELL 2)MICHAEL FARADAY 3)JAMES WATT

ALEXANDER BELL

20. A famous explorer who discovered Australia and Hawaii was… 1)DAVID LIVINGSTONE 2)MIKE ANDERSON 3)JAMES COOK

CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

21. The author of Aliсe in Wonderland is… 1) BEATRIX POTTER 2)ROALD DAHL 3)LEWIS CARROLL

LEWIS CARROLL

22. A very famous singer, once a member of the Beatles 1)RINGO STAR 2)PAUL MC CARTNEY 3) GEORGE HARRISON

PAUL MC CARTNEY

23. This scientist discovered laws of electricity 1)JAMES SPANGLER 2)RICHARD DREW 3)MICHAEL FARADAY

MICHAEL FARADAY

24. This brave scientist discovered penicillin 1)ALEXANDER FLEMING 2)BRAM STOKER 3)ALEXANDER PIROGOV

ALEXANDER FLEMING

25. One of the British romantic poets 1)ROBERT BURNS 2)WILLIAM SHAKESREARE 3)LORD BYRON

LORD BYRON

26. The author of Robinson Crusoe 1)DANIEL DEFOE 2)EMILY DICKENSON 3)ALEXANDER MILNE

DANIEL DEFOE

27. The author of the «The Hound of the Baskervilles» is… 1)AGATHA CHRISTIE 2)ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 3)OSCAR WILDE

ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

28. A film director famous for his horror films is… 1)STEVEN SPIELBERG 2)JAMES CAMERON 3)ALFRED HITHCOCK

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

29. This Englishman led the English navy to the victory against the Spanish 1)FRACIS DRAKE 2)JAMES COOK 3)HORATIO NELSON

FRANCIS DRAKE

30. A famous football player is… 1)DAVID JAMES 2)ROY KINN 3)DAVID BECKHAM

DAVID BECKHAM

31. A comic actor with a black bowler and a funny way of walking is … 1)EDDIE MURPHY 2)CHARLIE CHAPLIN 3)ROBERT DENIRO

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

This quiz was made by A. R. Safina Moscow school 632 «Lefortovo» 2008