Cross-cultural test
Compiled by Belova A. B.
- What type of state is Great Britain?
a) a constitutional monarchy c) a federal
republic
b) a parliamentary monarchy d) a democracy
- What type of state is the USA?
a) a democracy c) a constitutional
monarchy
b) a federal republic d) a
parliamentary monarchy
- When is the Independence Day celebrated in the USA?
a) 5th of May c)
31st of October
b) 4th of July d)
14th of February
- The first president in the US to be impeached was …?
a) Bill Clinton c) Richard Nixon
b) Andrew Johnson d)
Ronald Reagan
- The first industrial monopoly in the US ‘Standard Oil Trust” was organized by … .
a) Henry Ford c) John
Rockefeller
b) Owen Young d) Andrew Carnegie
- Gold Rush brought thousands of people to … .
a) California c) Alaska
b) Mississippi d) Colorado
- The first factory to introduce 8-hour day & 5-day working week in the USA was … .
a) Ford Motor Company c)
Coca-Cola Company
b) General Motors Company d) Royal Philips
Company
- Who took man’s first walk on the moon?
a) Luis Armstrong c)
Neil Armstrong
b) Alan Shepard d)
Norman Thaclard
9. What’s the other name for ‘the City
of London”?
a) the Square
Mile c) the
Centre
b) the Square Kilometre d) Wall
Street
10. Which sport is considered the
national pastime in America?
a) baseball c) rugby
b) football d)
basketball
11. The financial heart of New York
is … .
a) Wall Street c)
the City
b) Park Avenue d)
Seventh Avenue
12. What museum does the Tower of
London house at present?
a) of wax models c)
of arms & armour
b) of modern arts d)
of moving image
13. Explain the symbolism of 13
stripes on the US flag.
a) states c)
original colonies
b) districts d)
counties
14. The longest serving US president
was … .
a) Abraham Lincoln c)
George Washington
b) Harry Truman d)
Franklin Roosevelt
15. Which American writer is
considered to be the founder of detective genre?
a) J. H. Chase c)
Edgar A. Poe
b) Erle S. Gardner d)
Agatha Christie
16. Name the 1954 Nobel Laureate in
literature who wrote “The Sun Also Rises”.
a) Francis S. Fitzgerald c) W.
Irving
b) Theodore Dreiser d)
Ernest Hemingway
17. The famous musical “The Cats”
was written by:
a) Benjamin Britten c)
Arthur Sullivan
b) Andrew Lloyd Webber d) Henry Wood
18. Which street in London is the
center of the British press?
a) High Street c)
Fleet Street
b) Downing Street d)
Harley Street
19. What happened in London 1666?
a) William the Conqueror invaded
London c) the Great Plague
b) the Romans came to England d) the Great Fire
20. Name the university situated in
the city of Cambridge in the US.
a) Cambridge University c) Harvard
University
b) Columbia University d)
Princeton University
21. The building in which the
Congress of the USA sits is called … .
a) Capitol c)
Pentagon
b) White House d)
Whitehall
22. Which of the five Great Lakes in
the USA is the largest?
a) Lake Huron c)
Erie
b) Lake Ontario d) Superior
23. The Guggenheim is :
a) a museum of modern art c) a science
museum
b) an Opera House in New-York d) the seat of the USA
Congress
24. Name the stadium in London where
international football matches take place?
a) Wembley c) Derby
b) Wimbledon d) Epsom
25. Andy Warhol is one of the
leaders of American:
a) conceptual art c)
graffiti art
b) pop-art d)
op-art
26. What is the geographical centre
of London, the place from which all “distances from London” are
measured?
a) the City c)
the West End
b) Westminster d)
Charring Cross
27. Name the famous English
architect, who is known as “the architect of London”.
a) Louis Henry Sullivan c) Frank
Lloyd Wright
b) Christopher Wren d)
Henry Moore
28. Who’s the head of the US Senate?
a) the President c)
the Speaker
b) the Vice-President d) the
Prime-Minister
29. Which British party is called
The Tory Party?
a) the Conservative Party c) the Labour
Party
b) the Liberal Party d)
the Social Democratic Party
30. Name the smallest U.S. state.
a) Utah c) Iowa
b) Vermont d)
Rhode Island
31.This unusual building located in London is
called … .
a) the Tower c)
Big Apple
b) the Gherkin d)
Stock Exchange
32. In English newspapers we sometimes read about
politicians “going walkabout”. What does “go walkabout” mean?
a) to go
hiking
b) to walk
along the street wearing a disguise
c) to walk among a crowd of people shaking
hands
d) to keep telling lies
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