1. the language spoken in scotland is . a) scot, b) scottish, c) scotch, d) scotland's. 2. the oldest university in britain is a) london, b) cambridge, c) oxford, d) edinburgh. 3. the financial centre of london is . a) the west end, b) the east end, c) westminster, d) the city. 4. which party is in power in great britain now? a) the labour, b) the conservative, c) the liberal, d) the social-democratic. 5. the telephone number to call for emergency services in britain is . a) 03, b) 09, c) 911, d) 999. 6. a double-decker is . a) a train, b) a small plane, с) a hotel room for two people, d) a bus 7. the common name for a toy bear in england is . a) michael-bear, b) tom-bear, c) teddy-bear, d) jack-bear. 8. the crown jewels are in . a) the tower of london, b) buckingham palace, c) westmin¬ster palace, d) the british museum. 9. st. patrick is the patron . a) wales, b) england, c) ireland, d) scotland. 10. st. valentine's day is observed in . a) february, b) may, c) november, d) december. 11. in england "public school" means a) state-financed school, b) private school, c) comprehensive school, d) religious school. 12. when it is 12 o'clock in moscow in london it is . a) 6 o'clock, b) 7 o'clock, c) 8 o'clock, d) 9 o'clock. 13. in britain people's weight is measured in . a) tons, b) kilos, c) stones and pounds, d) pints. 14. what river does london stand on? a) the thames, b) the severn, c) the avon, d) the clyde. 15. under what king did the knights of the round table gather together? a) henry iv, b) edward ii, c) arthur, d) william the conqueror. 16. what is britain separated from the continent by? a) the english channel, b) the persian gulf, c) the suez canal, d) the gulf of mexico. 17. robert burns is a poet. a) american, b) english, c) scottish, d) welsh. 18. r. kipling wrote . a) "canterbury tales," b) "alice in wonderland," c) "treasure island," d) "maugly." 19. st. paul cathedral was built by the greatest architect …. a) benjamin britten b) din reed c) columbus d)christopher wren 20. where is ben nevis situated? a) in scotland ; b) in wales; c) in england; d) in northern ireland;