Places of Interest in London

Quiz

1. Westminster is situated on the left bank of the river … .

a)Clydeb) Severnc) Thamesd) Potomac

2. Westminster is a … part of London.

a)culturalb)political c) industriald)poorest

3. In Westminster you can see … .

a)the Bloody Towerb)the White Towerc) the Tower of Londond)the Clock Tower

4. Westminster consists of the following buildings … .

a)The Palace of Westminsterb) the Clock Towerc) Victoria Towerd) Westminster Abbeye) St. Paul’s Cathedral

5. When does the flag fly over Victoria Tower?

a)during the whole dayb)when the Queen is therec) when the king is thered)when the guests come to the

Parliament

6. When and why does a light burn above Big Ben?

a)in winter when it is darkb)in spring or autumn when it’s

rainingc) at night if the Parliament still

seatsd)at night to light the banks of

the Thames

7. Westminster Abbey is not far from … .

a)Big Benb)The Houses of Parliamentc) The Tower of Londond)Buckingham Palace

8. Westminster was founded by … .

a)St. Paulb)St. Andrewc) St. Georged)St. Peter

9. Westminster was built by … .

a)King Edwardb)King Henryc) William the Conquerord)Sir Christopher Wren

10. Westminster Abbey is a place where … .

a) the coronation of the British kings and Queens takes place

b) some famous English people are buried

c) the Queen of England reads her speech to the nation

d) the Christmas service is held

11. The Tower of London was founded by … .

a)Sir Christopher Wrenb)William the Conquerorc) King Henryd)King Edward

12. The Tower of London was built to … .

a)make a prison thereb)make a museum therec) protect the Londonersd)make a zoo there

13. The Tower of London was a … .

a)palaceb)King’s zooc) Fortressd)royal treasury e)museum

14. The oldest part of the Tower of London is … .

a)The Bloody Towerb)The White Towerc) Victoria Tower

15. The tallest tower in the Tower of London is … .

a)The Bloody Towerb)Victoria Towerc) The White Tower

16. During the reign of Henry VII the main entertainment of Londoners was … .

a)to watch a cat catch a mouseb)to watch a bear catch salmon

from the Thamesc) to watch a bear dancing in the

Towerd)to watch a bear riding a bicycle

in the Tower

17. Tower Bridge is situated near … .

a)Westminster Abbeyb) Big Benc) the Tower of Londond) the House of Parliament

18. Tower Bridge was built in … .

a)1794b)1894c) 1694d)1984

19. Tower Bridge is a bridge for … .

a)carsb)busesc) pedestriansd) trains

20. The large ships can go under Tower Bridge up and down the Thames … .

a)when the bridge doesn’t openb)when the bridge opensc) they can’t go under the bridge,

the Thames is not deep enough

21. Buckingham Palace was built in 1703 for the … of Buckingham.

a)Knightb)Dukec) Princed)Lord

22. Buckingham Palace is … residence of the British Sovereign.

a)summerb)Winterc) Autumnd)springe)London

23. The royal flag is over the palace when the Queen is … .

a)not in her residenceb)in her residencec) is travelling about the countryd)celebrating her birthday

24. In front of the palace tourists can see … .

a)the Trooping of the Colourb)the coronation of the Monarchc) the Changing of the Guard

25. The Queen’s Guards wear … .

a)red jackets, black trousers, black bear hats

b)black jackets, red trousers, black bear hats

c) black jackets, red trousers, red bear hats

d)red jackets, black trousers, red bear hats

26. Who can visit Buckingham Palace?

a)touristsb)politiciansc) kings and queens of other

countries

27. The flag that flies over Buckingham Palace is called … .

a)Black Jackb)Union Jackc) Stars and Stripesd)Stripes and Stars

28. What does a word “Mackintosh” mean?

a)a surnameb)a namec) a computerd)a raincoat

29. The most used word in conversation is … .

a)andb)Ic) thed) a

30. What does the word “Cuckoo” mean?

a)the sound of a clockb)the sound of the bird c) foolishd)clever