Quiz “English-speaking countries”

1. Quiz “ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES”

2. 1. What are the countries where English is the only official language?

3. 2. What country is called Albion?

4. 3. What is the British Commonwealth?

5. 4. How many islands are inhibited in the British Isles?

6. 5. What does the French word “la Manche” stand for?

7. 6. What is “cockney”?

8. 7. Who founded London, the British capital, in the 1st century?

9. 8. What is the official name of the British flag?

10. 9. Which is the highest peak in the USA?

11. 10. What is a popular name for Australia?

12. 11. What does the term “Big Apple” refer to?

13. 12. What is the largest state in the USA?

14. 13. Who was the longest-serving US president (the only president to be elected sesveral times?

15. 14. What is the national symbol of Canada?

16. 15. What is the oldest American university?

17. 16. Who said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life”?

18. 17. How many sonnets were written by William Shakespeare?

19. 18. Who is the person on the portrait?

20. 19. Which of these is the American national sport?

21. 20. «В моей душе покоя нет …» Who wrote the original?