Quiz VIII. The English-Speaking World in Pictures
Quiz VIII. The English-Speaking World in Pictures
Quiz VIII. The English-Speaking World in Pictures
Introduction
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the illustrative materials about the
English-speaking world, for which you are to restudy the maps and pictures in all the units.
But there are more illustrations in this quiz than you can see in the country studying units
because the learning objective of this quiz is to help you to understand better what you have
studied about the English-speaking countries.
Directions: After revising the illustrations in the units, study the tables and match the
numbered pictures with the alternatives about them, marked by the letters. One letter may be
used only once. There are two extra alternatives in each table, which you are not to use.
The 36 tables of the quiz contain 250 illustrations and 322 alternatives. Mind the through
numbering in all the tables. You are to write your choices on the answer sheet.
On doing the quiz, compare your answers with the keys and evaluate your results. Then
work on your weaknesses.
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I. The Geographical Maps
1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11.
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III. The Coats of Arms
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V. The Official Residences
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VI. The Native Population
(A) William the Conqueror (1066-1154): the Duke of Normandy, France; he defeated the
Anglo-Saxons at the battle of Hastings (a town) and was crowned as the English king
William I from the Norman dynasty; London became the capital of the country
(1066); the Tower of London was built.
(B) Henry VI (1422-1461 from the Lancaster dynasty): during his reign the War of the
Roses between the House of York (the white rose) and the House of Lancaster (the red
rose) for the English throne was waged.
(C) Henry VIII (1509-1547 from the Tudor dynasty): he initiated the reformation of the
country, founded the Anglican Church ( ) or the Church of
England, the head of which was the English monarch but not the Roman Pope;
England became a strong absolute monarchy.
(D) Mary I (1553-1558 from the Tudor dynasty): the first daughter of Henry VIII and
Catherine of Aragon (Spain), who restored Catholicism and ruthlessly executed the
supporters of the Reformation, for which she was called Bloody Mary (
).
(E) Elizabeth I (1558-1603 from the Tudor dynasty): the second daughter of Henry VIII
and Anne Boleyn; her reign is called the Elizabethan Age, characterized by a special
architectural style, in which feudal castles were no longer built and the domestic
architecture of manor houses made of timber and bricks with glass windows
developed; England became a great sea power, its colonial policy grew rapidly.
(F) George I (1714-1727 from the Hanoverian dynasty): the father of the Georgian Age,
characterized by the beautiful architectural style of dignity, symmetry and the Greek
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and Gothic revivals; later the neo-Gothic style was chosen for the Houses of
Parliament, built in 1840-1867 on the site of the Royal Palace of Westminster.
(G) Queen Victoria (1837-1901 from the Saxe-Coburg dynasty): her reign is called the
Victorian Age, characterized by stuffy and hypocritical moral standards and
behaviour; in architecture new methods of construction using iron, steel, glass were
introduced; the London main railway station , Victoria Station, was built.
(H) Edward VII (1901-1910 from the Saxe-Coburg dynasty): his reign is called the
Edwardian Age, characterized by the rejection of the Victorian strict morals in
behaviour and clothing; the international coalition of Great Britain, France and Russia
was organized known as Entente= (in French );
later the coalition consisted of 20 states, including the USA, Japan, Italy, fighting
against Germany in World War I.
52. 53.
(A) Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge (the queen's eldest grandson), and his wife,
the Duchess of Cambridge (born Catherine Middleton)
(B) George VI (the queen's father) and his wife queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
(-)
() Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh
(D) Prince Charles of Wales (the queen's eldest son) and his first wife Lady Diana, the
Princess of Wales (born Diana Spencer)
(E) Prince Andrew, the Duke of York (the queen's elder son), and his wife, the Duchess of
York
(F) Prince Edward (the queen's youngest son) and Princess Anne (the queen's only
daughter)
(G) Prince Charles of Wales and his second wife, the Duchess of Cornwall (born Camilla
Parker-Bowles)
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X. The US Presidents
54. 55.
56. 57.
58. 59.
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XI. The Headquarters of the World-Known Organizations
60. 61.
65. 66.
(A) The World Trade Center, blown up in New York on September 11, 2001
(B) The Pentagon, the US military-industrial center in New York
(C) The NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization =
; Brussels, Belgium
(D) The NHL, the National Hockey League of the USA and Canada; New York City, the
USA
(E) The UNO, the United Nations Organization = ,
; New York, the USA
(F) The NASA, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration =
; Houston,
the USA
(G) The FBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation = ,
, the US police department which investigates matters of national
security and protects political secrets; Washington D.C., the USA
(H) The CIA, the Central Intelligence Agency = ,
, the USA department which gathers secret civil and military information
about other countries; Langley, Virginia, the USA
(I) Marlborough House, London: the Commonwealth of Nations = ;
the association of the UK former colonies, now independent states.
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XII. The National Currencies
(A) Pohutukawa, the national tree of New Zealand which is called the New Zealand
Christmas tree
(B) The eucalyptus, a tall tree widely grown in Australia
(C) The thistle, the national flower of Scotland
(D) The maple tree, the national tree of Canada
(E) The daffodil, the national flower of Wales
(F) The red rose, the national flower of England
(G) The leek, the national vegetable of Wales
(H) The shamrock, the national flower of Northern Ireland
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XIV. The Fauna (the National Birds)
79. 80.
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XVI. The Animals and Birds after Which some of the US States are Nicknamed
85. 86.
90. 91.
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XVII. The UK Saints, Saints' Days, Emblems
92.
St. Andrew / 30th November Thistle
93.
St. Patrick / 17th March Shamrock / Flax
94.
St. George / 23rd April Red and White Rose
95.
St. David / 1st March Leek / Daffodil
(A) England
(B) The Irish Republic
(C) Wales
(D) Scotland
(E) Great Britain
(F) Northern Ireland
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XVIII. The UK Main Public Schools, Colleges, Universities
96. 97.
101. 102.
(A) Winchester College, the UK oldest public school founded in the town of Winchester in
1382.
(B) Trinity College, a part of Cambridge University founded in the town of Cambridge in
1546, from which Prince Charles (the queen's eldest son) graduated.
(C) Eton College, one of the UK oldest public schools founded in the town of Eton in 1440.
(D) St. Andrews University, the oldest university of Scotland founded in the town of St.
Andrews in 1411, at which William (the queen's eldest grandson) and Catherine
Middleton (his wife) studied and met first.
(E) Rugby School, one of the UK oldest public schools founded in the town of Rugby in
1567, where rugby football (rugger) originated.
(F) Trinity College, a part of Oxford University founded in the town of Oxford in 1554.
(G) Harrow School, the UK most famous public school founded in Harrow-on-the-Hill (the
suburb of London) in 1571.
(H) The Open University, founded in 1971 for those who study in their free time.
(I) London University, a Redbrick University founded in 1836, one of the UK largest
universities.
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XIX. The Main Universities of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
103. 104.
108. 109.
(A) Harvard, the US oldest university founded in the American town of Cambridge near
Boston in 1636.
(B) Yale, one of the US prestigious universities founded in Connecticut in 1701.
(C) Princeton, one of the US famous universities founded in New Jersey in 1746.
(D) The University of Melbourne, one of Australia's prestigious universities founded
in 1853.
(E) The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university founded in 1850.
(F) Ottawa University, Canada's most famous university founded in 1848.
(G) The University of Toronto, Canada's prestigious university founded in 1827.
(H) The Victoria University of Wellington, the most prominent university of New Zealand
founded in 1897.
(I) The New South Wales University of Technology, Australia's technical university
founded in 1949.
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XX. The UK Famous Places of Interest
110. 111.
112. 113.
114. 115.
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XXI. The Well-Known Sights of London
116. 117.
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XXII. The US Great Tourist Attractions
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XXIII. The Views of Some Interesting Places in Canada, Australia, New Zealand
136. 137.
141. 142.
(A) A view of Wood Buffalo, the largest national park in Canada and in the world
(B) A view of Ottawa, the capital of Canada
(C) The Super Pit in Kalgoorlie, Australia
(D) A view of Sydney, the Australian largest city
(E) A view of Canberra, the capital of Australia
(F) The Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand
(G) A view of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand
(H) The Anglican Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand
(I) Rideau Hall, the official residence of Canada's Governor-General
(J) The Horseshoe Fall in Ontario, Canada
(K) A view of Toronto, the largest city in Canada
(L) Mount Logan in Canada
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XXIV. The Best-Known Streets, Squares and Quarters
146. 147.
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XXV. The UK Outstanding Poets and Writers
(A) William Shakespeare, the British poet and playwright: numerous sonnets, tragedies,
comedies
(B) George Gordon Lord Byron, an English poet: hundreds of lyric poems
(C) Percy Bysshe Shelley, an English poet and one of the leaders of romanticism
(D) W.H. Davies, an Irish famous poet
(E) Robert Burns, a Scottish great poet
(F) Thomas Moore, the English poet of Those Evening Bells
(G) Rudyard Kipling, the first English Nobel laureate, the author of the two Jungle
Books
(H) John Galsworthy, the English novelist of the three trilogies The Forsyte Saga, A
Modern Comedy, End of the Chapter
(I) W.S. Maugham, the best short-story writer in English
(J) J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of the legends about ancient times The Lord of the Rings
(fantasy genre)
(K) George Bernard Shaw, an Irish dramatist and the author of the play Pygmalion
(L) Bram Stoker, an Irish novelist and the author of the horror tale Dracula
(M) Arthur Conan Doyle, the English writer of the numerous Sherlock Holmes stories
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XXVI. The US Outstanding Poets and Writers
165. 166.
(A) James Fenimore Cooper, a romantic writer, the author of The Last of the Mohicans
(B) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a poet who sympathized with the anti-slavery
movement in the USA
(C) Mark Twain (the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens); Ernest Hemingway once
wrote: All modern American literature comes from the book by Mark Twain called
'Huckleberry Finn'.
(D) O'Henry (born William Sydney Porter), the author of numerous short stories which
have unexpected endings
(E) Jack London, the most popular novelist and short-story writer of his day and the most
attractive and romantic figure of his time
(F) John Steinbeck, a great American writer and a Nobel laureate
(G) Theodore Dreiser, a writer of critical realism who gave a true picture of the American
society
(H) Ernest Hemingway, the greatest American writer of his time and a Nobel laureate
(I) Robert Frost, a great American poet who wrote about the moral crisis of the modern
human civilization
(J) Arthur Hailey, a modern American novelist of bestsellers with dynamic and breath-
taking plots
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XXVII. The Outstanding Literary Masters of Canada, Australia and New Zealand
(A) Dyson Carter, a Canadian writer and the author of the novel Russia's Secret Weapon
(B) Henry Lawson, a classic of Australia, a short-story writer and a poet
(C) Stephen Butler Leacock, a Canadian humarist and satiric writer
(D) Patrick White, a contemporary writer of Australia, one of the great English-language
writers of the 20th century, a Nobel laureate
(E) Ngaio Marsh, a detective fiction writer of New Zealand
176. 177.
(A) Penn's Treaty With the Indians by Benjamin West (the USA)
(B) The White Horse by John Constable (the UK)
(C) The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (the USA)
(D) Mrs Siddons by Thomas Gainsborough (the UK)
(E) A landscape painting of the Hudson River School (the USA)
(F) Madam X by John Singer Sargent (the USA)
(G) A painting of the Ash Can School (the USA)
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XXIX. The Famous Masters of Arts and Music
(A) George Gershwin, an American pianist and composer, the founder of the real
American opera
(B) Benjamin West, the first US artist to paint people dressed in their own clothes
(C) Frank Sinatra, an American singer and actor
(D) John Constable, a British painter
(E) Louis Armstrong, an American jazz musician
(F) George London, a Canadian singer
(G) Albert Namatjira, an Australian aborigine painter
(H) Benjamin Britten, the best-known British composer
(I) Henry Purcell, the founder of the British opera
(J) Lucian Freud, a modern British painter
(K) John Trumbull, an American historical painter
(L) Christopher Wren, Britain's most outstanding architect, called the architect of London;
his greatest masterpiece is St. Paul's Cathedral.
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XXX. The Prominent Scientists
(A) Albert Einstein, a physicist and a Nobel laureate: the General Theory of Relativity
(the USA)
(B) Michael Faraday, the founder of electrodynamics and electromagnetism (the UK)
(C) Alexander Bell, the inventor of the telephone (the USA)
(D) Isaac Newton, a physicist: the Law of Universal Gravitation (the UK)
(E) V. K. Zvorykin (born in Russia), the inventor of the TV tube (the USA)
(F) Adam Smith, the founder of the classical political economy (the UK)
(G) Colin Murdoch, the inventor of the single use syringe (New Zealand)
(H) F. M. Barnet, a virusologist, a Nobel laureate (Australia)
(I) Henry Ford, the first car-maker (the USA)
(J) Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web (the UK)
(K) Clement Bowman, the Nobel Prize for the research in power engineering: Global
Energy (Canada)
(L) Ernest Rutherford, the founder of nuclear physics (New Zealand)
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XXXI. The Renowned Women Masters of Literature, Arts and Politics
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XXXII. The Celebrated Directors/Producers, Actors and Actresses
(A) Francis Coppola, an American director and script writer: The Godfather
(B) Peter Jackson, a New Zealand director, script writer and producer: The Lord of the
Rings
(C) Nicole Kidman, an Australian actress: Batman Forever
(D) Pamela Anderson, a Canadian actress: Show Girls
(E) George Lucas, an American director and script writer: Star Wars
(F) Steven Spielberg, an American director, producer, script writer: Jurassic Park
(G) Julia Ormond, a British actress: The First Knight
(H) James Cameron, an American director and producer: Titanic
(I) Mel Gibson, an Australian actor: What Women Want
(J) Carrie-Ann Moss, a Canadian actress: Spider-Man
(K) Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Baker Mortenson), an American actress: Some
Like It Hot
(L) Sean Connery, a British actor: The First Knight
(M) Sharon Stone, an American actress: Basic Instinct
(N) Russell Crow, a New Zealand actor and director: Gladiator
(O) Charlie Chaplin (born Charles Spencer Chaplin), an American comic actor: The Gold
Rush
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XXXIII. The Famous Actors/Actresses and their Well-Known Roles
222. 223.
227. 228.
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XXXIV. The Modern Popular Singers and Pop Groups
229. 230.
234. 235.
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XXXV. The Sports and the Sports Organizations
239. 240.
(A) Wimbledon, the London exclusive tennis club located in Wimbledon, the London
suburb
(B) Rugby, the most popular game in New Zealand
(C) The steeplechase, the British cross-country running
(D) Aussie Rules, an Australian unique sport, similar to football
(E) Ice hockey, Canada's national sport
(F) Baseball, the US national sport
(G) The Derby, a British popular race
(H) The most famous competition between Oxford and Cambridge Universities
(I) Lacrosse, a Canadian national game of Indian origin
(J) Wembley, the most expensive football stadium ever built, located in Wembley, the
London suburb
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XXXVI. Some Traditional Costumes and Uniforms
Notes: a yeoman = ,
a Tower yeoman warder = -,
a yeoman of the guard = - ;
( )
a beefeater = (the nickname of the Tower warder and the yeoman of the guard)
The name Beefeater is of uncertain origin. It is believed that the Tower Yeomen
Warders and the Yeomen of the Guard were paid by the meat (beef, mutton, veal) from
the King's table for their brave and dangerous service. Count Cosimo, Grand Duke of
Tuscany, visited the Tower in 1669 and said, "A very large ration of beef is given to
them daily at court...that they might be called Beef-eaters."
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The Keys
1-D 26 - F 51 - D 76 - B 101 - D 126 - F 151 - A 176 - E 201 - E 226 - F
2-C 27 - E 52 - G 77 - D 102 - I 127 - D 152 - B 177 - D 202 - K 227 - D
3-F 28 - K 53 - A 78 - C 103 - A 128 - I 153 - G 178 - H 203 - H 228 - B
4-A 29 - J 54 - E 79 - G 104 - F 129 - C 154 - C 179 - B 204 - B 229 - B
5-B 30 - G 55 - A 80 - E 105 - B 130 - B 155 - I 180 - K 205 - F 230 - F
6-D 31 - C 56 - B 81 - F 106 - E 131 - K 156 - E 181 - D 206 - D 231 - C
7-F 32 - B 57 - C 82 - B 107 - C 132 - A 157 - J 182 - A 207 - I 232 - I
8-E 33 - D 58 - H 83 - D 108 - G 133 - L 158 - F 183 - F 208 - M 233 - H
9-H 34 - G 59 - G 84 - C 109 - H 134 - A 159 - M 184 - C 209 - A 234 - D
10 - G 35 - E 60 - I 85 - A 110 - B 135 - B 160 - K 185 - G 210 - C 235 - E
11 - I 36 - C 61 - E 86 - D 111 - D 136 - J 161 - L 186 - J 211 - E 236 - B
12 - A 37 - A 62 - B 87 - F 112 - H 137 - C 162 - I 187 - L 212 - I 237 - D
13 - D 38 - D 63 - C 88 - H 113 - A 138 - E 163 - B 188 - D 213 - F 238 - I
14 - C 39 - F 64 - G 89 - B 114 - E 139 - F 164 - C 189 - A 214 - H 239 - F
15 - E 40 - G 65 - H 90 - E 115 - G 140 - G 165 - D 190 - C 215 - D 240 - G
16 - H 41 - I 66 - F 91 - C 116 - D 141 - H 166 - E 191 - E 216 - O 241 - H
17 - F 42 - H 67 - D 92 - D 117 - A 142 - I 167 - G 192 - F 217 - L 242 - C
18 - D 43 - A 68 - E 93 - F 118 - F 143 - E 168 - J 193 - G 218 - K 243 - J
19 - A 44 - C 69 - B 94 - A 119 - E 144 - F 169 - H 194 - I 219 - G 244 - C
20 - C 45 - E 70 - C 95 - C 120 - J 145 - C 170 - C 195 - J 220 - M 245 - H
21 - E 46 - F 71 - E 96 - C 121 - H 146 - H 171 - B 196 - K 221 - B 246 - D
22 - D 47 - G 72 - G 97 - B 122 - B 147 - J 172 - D 197 - L 222 - C 247 - I
23 - A 48 - H 73 - H 98 - F 123 - I 148 - B 173 - B 198 - J 223 - I 248 - B
24 - H 49 - B 74 - D 99 - E 124 - H 149 - I 174 - A 199 - C 224 - G 249 - F
25 - B 50 - C 75 - A 100 - G 125 - J 150 - G 175 - C 200 - L 225 - E 250 - G
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