British Heritage, Landmarks and Historical Sites
50 pytań po angielsku o zabytkach i historycznych miejscach Wielkiej Brytanii – od Stonehenge po Buckingham Palace.
Imię i nazwisko: ______________________________ Klasa: ________ Data: ____________
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The Giant’s Causeway is a coastal site in Scotland. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Windsor Castle is in the county of Berkshire, west of London. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Put these sites in order of when they were built, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Stonehenge (stone circle)
- B. Hadrian's Wall
- C. Tower of London (White Tower)
- D. Skara Brae
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Westminster Abbey is in the city of York. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Match each landmark with the city where it stands. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
- Edinburgh Castle
- Tower of London
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Bodleian Library
- A. London
- B. Oxford
- C. Edinburgh
- D. Canterbury
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Arrange these sites from the earliest built to the latest built. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Hadrian's Wall
- B. Stonehenge
- C. Tower of London (White Tower)
- D. Tower Bridge
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Hadrian's Wall was built in the 2nd century AD. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Match each historical event with its date. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
- Battle of Hastings
- Magna Carta sealed
- Great Fire of London
- Union of the Crowns
- A. 1603
- B. 1066
- C. 1215
- D. 1666
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Arrange these places from the one built earliest to the one built latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Hadrian’s Wall
- B. Buckingham Palace
- C. Tower of London
- D. Stonehenge
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Which building is the official London residence of the British monarch? (1 pkt)
- A. Buckingham Palace
- B. Kensington Palace
- C. St James’s Palace
- D. Clarence House
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Match each landmark with the city or town where it is found. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
- Tower of London
- Edinburgh Castle
- Roman Baths
- York Minster
- A. York
- B. London
- C. Bath
- D. Edinburgh
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Skara Brae, a well-preserved Neolithic village, is located on which group of islands? (1 pkt)
- A. Isle of Wight
- B. Hebrides
- C. Shetland
- D. Orkney
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Match each landmark with the place where it is found. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
- Stonehenge
- Hadrian's Wall
- Edinburgh Castle
- Buckingham Palace
- A. Wiltshire
- B. Northern England
- C. London
- D. Scotland
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Arrange these events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Norman Conquest of England
- B. Romans begin building Hadrian's Wall
- C. Opening of the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace
- D. Great Fire of London
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Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans in the 12th century AD. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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The Tower of London was begun under William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Westminster Abbey is the traditional place where English and British monarchs have been crowned since 1066. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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The Giant’s Causeway, famous for its basalt columns, is located in Northern Ireland. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Which Scottish prehistoric site is a Neolithic village on the Orkney mainland, preserved under sand dunes? (1 pkt)
- A. Callanish
- B. Maeshowe
- C. Skara Brae
- D. Jarlshof
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Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans mainly to mark and defend the northern frontier of which province? (1 pkt)
- A. Gallia
- B. Britannia
- C. Germania
- D. Hispania
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The Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and St Margaret’s Church together form one UNESCO World Heritage Site in London. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Arrange these British monuments from the oldest to the newest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Stonehenge
- B. Hadrian's Wall
- C. Windsor Castle's Round Tower
- D. Edinburgh Castle's St Margaret's Chapel
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Which of these castles stands in Wales? (1 pkt)
- A. Dover Castle
- B. Stirling Castle
- C. Alnwick Castle
- D. Caernarfon Castle
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Which prehistoric site in Wiltshire, England, is a ring of standing stones near the village of Avebury, famous for being one of the largest stone circles in Britain? (1 pkt)
- A. Skara Brae
- B. Avebury
- C. Maeshowe
- D. Callanish
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Which river flows through the city of London, where the Tower of London stands on its north bank? (1 pkt)
- A. The Mersey
- B. The Trent
- C. The Severn
- D. The Thames
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Put these events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Romans begin building Hadrian's Wall
- B. Buckingham House becomes a royal palace under Queen Victoria
- C. Building of Stonehenge begins
- D. William the Conqueror begins the Tower of London
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Which British university city is built around colleges such as King’s College and Trinity College, beside the River Cam? (1 pkt)
- A. Bath
- B. Cambridge
- C. Oxford
- D. Durham
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Stonehenge was built before the Romans arrived in Britain. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Edinburgh Castle stands on an extinct volcanic rock called Castle Rock. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Arrange these British events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Signing of Magna Carta
- B. Great Fire of London
- C. Coronation of Queen Victoria
- D. Norman Conquest
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The Tower of London was built in the 19th century as a royal palace for Queen Victoria. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Hadrian’s Wall was built by the Romans in the north of what is now England. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Which of these structures is a Roman-era site in Britain that was built as a bath complex around natural hot springs? (1 pkt)
- A. Caerleon Amphitheatre in Newport
- B. The Roman Baths in Bath
- C. Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland
- D. Fishbourne Palace in Chichester
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Which of these monuments in Britain was built by the Romans as a bath complex around natural hot springs? (1 pkt)
- A. Housesteads Fort
- B. The Roman Baths in Bath
- C. Fishbourne Palace
- D. Vindolanda
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Arrange these events from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Signing of Magna Carta
- B. Great Fire of London
- C. Battle of Hastings
- D. Roman invasion of Britain
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Which event happened in 1066 and led to the building of many castles in England? (1 pkt)
- A. The signing of Magna Carta
- B. The Norman conquest
- C. The Great Fire of London
- D. The Act of Union
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Skara Brae is a medieval castle in Wales. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Windsor Castle is located in Berkshire, west of London, and is a royal residence. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Stonehenge is located on Salisbury Plain in the county of Wiltshire, England. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Match each historic site with the place where it stands. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
- Stonehenge
- Edinburgh Castle
- Giant's Causeway
- Roman Baths
- A. Northern Ireland
- B. Wiltshire
- C. Bath
- D. Edinburgh
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Windsor Castle is located in the city of York. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Put these historical events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Great Fire of London
- B. Battle of Hastings
- C. Signing of Magna Carta
- D. Roman invasion of Britain
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Edinburgh Castle stands in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
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Arrange these English events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Great Fire of London
- B. Battle of Trafalgar
- C. Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace
- D. Norman Conquest
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Which monarch ordered the building of the White Tower, the oldest part of the Tower of London? (1 pkt)
- A. William the Conqueror
- B. Richard I
- C. Edward I
- D. Henry II
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In which Scottish city does Edinburgh Castle’s neighbour, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, serve as the monarch’s official residence in Scotland? (1 pkt)
- A. Glasgow
- B. Aberdeen
- C. Edinburgh
- D. Inverness
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In which English county does the prehistoric monument Stonehenge stand? (1 pkt)
- A. Kent
- B. Devon
- C. Norfolk
- D. Wiltshire
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In which city is the Royal Mile, the street that links Edinburgh Castle with the Palace of Holyroodhouse? (1 pkt)
- A. Edinburgh
- B. Glasgow
- C. Inverness
- D. Aberdeen
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Match each site with the country of the United Kingdom where it is located. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
- Giant's Causeway
- Caernarfon Castle
- Skara Brae
- Stonehenge
- A. Scotland
- B. England
- C. Northern Ireland
- D. Wales
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Which Roman emperor is traditionally linked with the start of building Hadrian's Wall? (1 pkt)
- A. Hadrian
- B. Constantine
- C. Julius Caesar
- D. Nero
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