BRITISH AND AMERICAN CULTURE

FIRST MID TERM EXAM

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1. He is credited with the creation of the World
Wide Web.
a. Cliff Richard
b. Guy Flawkes
c. Stephen Hawking
d. Tim Bernes Lee
2. It is true about Emily Bronte:
a. She is famous for role in Marry Poppins
b. She was british Prime Minister from
1979-1990
c. She is best remembered for her classic
Wuthering Heights
d. She was Queen of England from 18371901
3. What did Emmeline Pankhurst dedcate her
life?
a. To write songs
b. To write books
c. To the promotion of Womens Rights
d. To the promotion of films
4. He wrote The Hobbit and the epic trilogy
Lord of the Rings:
a. Tomas Paine
b. Paul McCartey
c. JRR Tolkien
d. JK Rowling
5. It is true about Charles Babbage:
a. Was an English footballer
b. Was an English poet, engraver and
mystic
c. He is best remembered for being the
Father of Computer
d. Was an English comic and actor
6. She is famous for role in Mary Poppins
a. Princess Diana
b. Margaret Thatcher
c. Julie Andrews
d. Jane Austen
7. What is the capital city of Wales?
a. Cardiff
b. Liverpool
c. London
d. Manchester
8. Which of the following universities is NOT
from Wales?
a. Boston
b. Cardiff
c. Michigan
d. Oxford
9. What is the most important university in
Wales?
a. Boston
b. Cardiff
c. Michigan
d. Oxford
10. What is the most widely fairy exist in
Ireland?
a. Tinkerbell

b. Smurfs
c. Leprechauns
d. None of these
11. What is the oldest University in Northern
Ireland?
a. Cardiff University
b. Magee College
c. Open University
d. Queen University
e. University of Ulster
12. Which test is necessary for a foreigner to
study in Northern Ireland?
a. TOEFL
b. PET
c. KET
d. Cambridge
13. Who regulates the education in England?
a. Taxes
b. Department for Business innovation and
skills
c. Department education
d. A and B
14. How is the system education organized in
the UK?
a. Separate system under separate
government
b. The same system education for all
governments
c. Any of the previous
15. What is the meaning of PISA?
a. Project international social assessment
b. Project for international student
assessment
c. Programme international of the system
actual
d. Programme for international student
assessment
16. Whats the most famous castle in Scotland?
a. Glamis Castle
b. Edinburgh Castle
c. Dunvegan Castle
d. Culzean Castle
17. Whats the typical instrument of Scotland?
a. Piano
b. Guitar
c. Flute
d. Bagpipes
18. The national flower of England is
a. A rose
b. The White rose
c. The red rose
d. The yellow rose
19. The national animal of England is
a. The horse
b. The lion
c. The Eagle
d. The tiger
20. The national tree of England is

a. The apple
b. The oak

c. The pine
d. The quinua

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