VII. Holidays and traditions in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1. What is the most important festival of Welsh poetry and music? (Eisteddfod). 

2. What is Eisteddfod? (a national festival of traditional poetry and music, with a competition for the best new poem in Welsh and for the best choir).

3. What is the Scottish national costume for men? (the kilt). 

4.  What is tartan? (a pattern of the Kilt)

5. What is haggis? (a dish).

6. Scottish surnames begin with….. (Mac or Mc).

7. What is the name for New Year’s Eve in Scotland? (Hogmanay).

8. When do Englishmen celebrate Hogmanay? (on December 31).

9. What is the most popular drink in Britain? (tea).

10. What do children usually say at Halloween? (“trick or treat” ).

11. Which holiday is usually celebrated on the 5^th of November in the UK? (Guy Fawkes Day. In 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes had planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill king James 1st on that day (the king was to open Parliament then). But Guy Fawkes was caught and hanged).

12. What is a “bank holiday”? ( public holiday). 

13. What is the traditional Christmas song called in Britain? (“Auld Lang Syne”). 

14. When is Halloween celebrated in the UK? (on 31^st October). 

15. Which of the following is a well known British food? (fish and chips).

16. What is a limerick? (a poem).

VII. What do you know about London?

1. London is more than … thousand years old (two thousand years old).

2. What city in Britain has nickname “The Smoke”? (London). 

3. What is London residence of Queen Elizabeth II? (Buckingham Palace).

4. Where does the Changing of the Guard take place? (Buckingham Palace).

5. The changing of the guard happens every day at (11.30 a.m.). 

6. Where are the tombs of many British kings and queens and other famous people? (in Westminster Abbey).

7. Where are the British kings crowned? (in Westminster Abbey).

8. When was the Westminster Abbey founded? (in the 11^th century).

9. Who built the Tower of London? (The Tower of London was built in 1066 by William the Conqueror).

10. What is the name of the guards in the Tower of London? (Beefeaters).

11. The legend says that without them the Tower will fall. They are …. (the ravens).

12. What is the name of the most famous clock in Britain? (Big Ben).

13. What is the financial and banking centre of London? (the City).

14. What is the name of a famous shopping street in London? (Oxford Street).

15. Whose statue is on Trafalgar Square in London? (Admiral Nelson).

16. Where is Nelson’s Column situated? (in Trafalgar Square).

17. What park is Speaker’s Corner in? (Hyde Park).

18. Where is London zoo? (Regent’s park).

19. What is the name of the London Royal Opera House? (Covent Garden).

20. Covent Garden is now … .( a tourist shopping centre),

21. Piccadilly Circus is the meeting point of … . (6 streets), 

22. Piccadilly Circus is the heart of London’s … . (West End),

23. What part of London you can see a lot of cinemas and theatres? (The West End),

24. What is Soho? (in the centre of London's West End. The district of cinema – producers),

25. Where can you see the wax models of famous people? ( in Madam Tussaud`s Museum),

26. What is the most important airport in Great Britain? (Heathrow Airport). 

27. What is a double-decker? (A bus).

28. What is Harrods? (A department store).