Xy. Канада.

1. Canadians honour those who served in wartime on ______.

a) Thanksgiving Day b) Christmas c) May Day d) Remembrance Day

2. Canada’s two national sports are ______.

a) lacrosse and ice hockey b) ice hockey and basketball

c) basketball and lacrosse d) baseball and tennis

3. The largest city in Canada is ______.

a) Toronto d) Vancouver c) Montreal d) Calgary

4. Canada’s official coloures are _____ and red.

a) gold b) blue c) white d) green

5. The slogan associated with Canada's constitution is ____ .

a) liberty, equality, fraternity

b) life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

c) peace, work, happiness

d) peace, order and good government

6. The Great Lakes are situated between Canada and _______.

a) Cuba b) the USA c) Great Britain d) Mexico

7. The official head of state in Canada is the ________ .

a) Monarch of Britain b) Senate c) House of Commons d) House of Lords

8. Canada is made of ___________.

a) districts b) states c) provinces d) counties

9. French is an official language in _________.

a) India b) Sweden c) Canada d) New Zealand

Xyi. Выдающиеся личности.

1. A famous American humorist and author of popular and outstanding autobiographical works, travel books and novels, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is ___

a) Henry Fielding b) Mark Twain c) Daniel Defoe d) Thomas Mayne Reid

2. The most prolific of all inventors in history, who patented 1.093 different inventions in the USA including the incandescent electric lamp, the motion-picture projector and the phonograph is _______ .

a) Charles Robert Darwin b) Michael Faraday

c) James Prescott Joule d) Thomas Alva Edison

3. The greatest playwright and poet of all times whose works are still being staged is __

a) Stephen Kung b) Jonathan Swift c) Robert Burns d) William Shakespeare

4. A handsome English actor who has made his career playing romantic roles (starring in «Bridget Jones’s Diary») opposite many divine leading ladies is _________.

a) Leonardo Di Caprio b) Nicolas Cage c) Hugh Grant d) Mel Gibson

5. The Prime Minister who used to say to the Cabinet of Ministers: “ When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you!” is _____.

a) Hillary Clinton b) Margaret Thatcher c) Winston Churchill d) Quentin Bryce

6. What was Martin Luther King famous for?

a) He was born in Atlanta in a large family.

b) He was an outstanding military man.

c) He aroused American people to protest against racial discrimination.

d) He was a bright student and then a talented school teacher.

7. The American astronaut who was the first to step on the surface of the Moon is ____

a) Lincoln b) Ford c) Armstrong d) Roosevelt

8. __________ was the British Prime Minister during the Second World War.

a) Benjamin Disraeli b) John Major c) Margaret Thatcher d) Winston Churchill

9. ___________ is not an American writer.

a) Salinger b) O’Henry c) Agatha Christie d) Mark Twain

10. Stafford-on-Avon is the birthplace of the great England poet and writer

a) R. Burns b) W. Shakespeare c) Ch. Dickens d) B. Show