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The English-Speaking World

50 pytań · maks. 50 pkt

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  1. Which four countries make up the United Kingdom? (1 pkt)

    • A. England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
    • B. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
    • C. England, Scotland, Cornwall and Wales
    • D. Great Britain, Ireland, Wales and Scotland

  2. Which city is the capital of Australia? (1 pkt)

    • A. Canberra
    • B. Brisbane
    • C. Sydney
    • D. Melbourne

  3. Which document, sealed by King John of England in 1215, limited the power of the king? (1 pkt)

    • A. The Bill of Rights
    • B. The Domesday Book
    • C. Magna Carta
    • D. The Declaration of Independence

  4. The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor was a gift from France to the United States. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  5. The capital city of Canada is Toronto. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  6. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  7. Arrange these events in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Defeat of the Spanish Armada
    • B. Norman Conquest of England
    • C. American Declaration of Independence
    • D. Signing of Magna Carta

  8. Match each landmark with the city where it is located. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Big Ben
    2. Sydney Opera House
    3. Empire State Building
    4. CN Tower
    5. Edinburgh Castle
    • A. Sydney
    • B. London
    • C. Edinburgh
    • D. Toronto
    • E. New York

  9. Match each author with their work. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Charles Dickens
    2. Jane Austen
    3. J. K. Rowling
    4. Mark Twain
    • A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
    • B. Pride and Prejudice
    • C. Oliver Twist
    • D. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

  10. The Union Jack combines the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  11. Match each writer with their work. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Charles Dickens
    2. J. R. R. Tolkien
    3. Mark Twain
    4. Lewis Carroll
    • A. Oliver Twist
    • B. The Hobbit
    • C. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    • D. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  12. Match each landmark with its city. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Big Ben
    2. Sydney Opera House
    3. CN Tower
    4. Empire State Building
    • A. Toronto
    • B. New York
    • C. Sydney
    • D. London

  13. Which novel by Jane Austen begins with the words about „a single man in possession of a good fortune”? (1 pkt)

    • A. „Emma”
    • B. „Pride and Prejudice”
    • C. „Sense and Sensibility”
    • D. „Persuasion”

  14. Which city is the capital of Canada? (1 pkt)

    • A. Ottawa
    • B. Montreal
    • C. Vancouver
    • D. Toronto

  15. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  16. Sydney is the capital city of Australia. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  17. Arrange these US presidents in the order in which they served, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Abraham Lincoln
    • B. Theodore Roosevelt
    • C. John F. Kennedy
    • D. George Washington

  18. Which river flows through the city of London? (1 pkt)

    • A. The Thames
    • B. The Trent
    • C. The Severn
    • D. The Mersey

  19. Which of these cities is the capital of Ireland? (1 pkt)

    • A. Galway
    • B. Dublin
    • C. Belfast
    • D. Cork

  20. Which writer created the detective Sherlock Holmes? (1 pkt)

    • A. Arthur Conan Doyle
    • B. Agatha Christie
    • C. Robert Louis Stevenson
    • D. Charles Dickens

  21. Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain on the Australian mainland. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  22. The Houses of Parliament in London are home to the clock tower containing the bell called Big Ben. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  23. The Golden Gate Bridge is located in Chicago. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  24. Arrange these events from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Signing of Magna Carta
    • B. Defeat of the Spanish Armada
    • C. Norman Conquest of England
    • D. American Declaration of Independence

  25. Arrange these British monarchs by the start of their reign, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Elizabeth I
    • B. George V
    • C. Victoria
    • D. Elizabeth II

  26. Match each country with its capital city. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Canada
    2. New Zealand
    3. Scotland
    4. Wales
    • A. Ottawa
    • B. Wellington
    • C. Cardiff
    • D. Edinburgh

  27. Match each author with the book they wrote. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. J. R. R. Tolkien
    2. Mark Twain
    3. Lewis Carroll
    4. Charlotte Brontë
    • A. „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
    • B. „The Hobbit”
    • C. „Jane Eyre”
    • D. „Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

  28. Which event in 1066 changed the course of English history when William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold? (1 pkt)

    • A. The Battle of Bosworth
    • B. The Battle of Hastings
    • C. The Battle of Trafalgar
    • D. The Battle of Agincourt

  29. Canada has two official languages at the federal level: English and French. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  30. Match each famous person with their country of origin. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Charles Dickens
    2. Mark Twain
    3. Oscar Wilde
    4. Robert Burns
    • A. Scotland
    • B. United States
    • C. Ireland
    • D. England

  31. Which of these countries has English as its main language and is located in the Southern Hemisphere? (1 pkt)

    • A. Ireland
    • B. Jamaica
    • C. Canada
    • D. New Zealand

  32. Which English explorer was the first European to sail along the eastern coast of Australia in 1770? (1 pkt)

    • A. John Cabot
    • B. Francis Drake
    • C. James Cook
    • D. Walter Raleigh

  33. Which colony, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America? (1 pkt)

    • A. Jamestown
    • B. New York
    • C. Boston
    • D. Plymouth

  34. The Mayflower carried the Pilgrims from England to North America in 1620. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  35. The Declaration of Independence of the United States was adopted in 1676. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  36. The Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  37. Arrange these English-speaking countries by the year they became a country or colony-based federation, from the earliest to the latest: Canada (Confederation), United States (independence), Australia (Federation), Ireland (Irish Free State). (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Ireland (Irish Free State)
    • B. United States (independence)
    • C. Canada (Confederation)
    • D. Australia (Federation)

  38. Match each English-speaking country with its national symbol or feature. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. Canada
    2. Ireland
    3. Wales
    4. Australia
    • A. Kangaroo
    • B. Shamrock
    • C. Red dragon
    • D. Maple leaf

  39. English is the language spoken by most people in Jamaica as an official language, a legacy of British colonial rule. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  40. Which of these countries was once part of the British Empire and is now a member of the Commonwealth of Nations? (1 pkt)

    • A. Japan
    • B. Argentina
    • C. Brazil
    • D. India

  41. Which language family does English belong to? (1 pkt)

    • A. Celtic
    • B. Germanic
    • C. Slavic
    • D. Romance

  42. Which Germanic tribes settled in Britain after the Roman legions left, bringing the roots of Old English? (1 pkt)

    • A. The Picts
    • B. The Normans
    • C. The Vikings of Norway only
    • D. The Anglo-Saxons

  43. Which country is the largest English-speaking country in the world by area? (1 pkt)

    • A. The United States
    • B. Australia
    • C. India
    • D. Canada

  44. Old English was spoken in England before the Norman Conquest of 1066. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  45. The Normans, who conquered England in 1066, came from Spain. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  46. Arrange these periods in the history of the English language, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)

    • A. Early Modern English
    • B. Present-day English
    • C. Middle English
    • D. Old English

  47. Match each region with the Indigenous people traditionally linked to it. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)

    1. New Zealand
    2. Australia
    3. Canada
    4. Arctic Canada
    • A. First Nations
    • B. Inuit
    • C. Māori
    • D. Aboriginal Australians

  48. Which of these countries is an island nation in the Caribbean where English is the official language? (1 pkt)

    • A. Cuba
    • B. Haiti
    • C. Jamaica
    • D. Puerto Rico

  49. Nigeria, a country in Africa, has English as its official language. (1 pkt)

    • True
    • False

  50. Which of these countries is the only one that has English as its official language and is located in the continent of Africa? (1 pkt)

    • A. Mozambique
    • B. Senegal
    • C. Ghana
    • D. Ethiopia

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Klucz odpowiedzi — The English-Speaking World

  1. B — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  2. A — Canberra
  3. C — Magna Carta
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. B → D → A → C — Norman Conquest of England → Signing of Magna Carta → Defeat of the Spanish Armada → American Declaration of Independence
  8. 1–B, 2–A, 3–E, 4–D, 5–C — Big Ben — London; Sydney Opera House — Sydney; Empire State Building — New York; CN Tower — Toronto; Edinburgh Castle — Edinburgh
  9. 1–C, 2–B, 3–D, 4–A — Charles Dickens — Oliver Twist; Jane Austen — Pride and Prejudice; J. K. Rowling — Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone; Mark Twain — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  10. True
  11. 1–A, 2–B, 3–D, 4–C — Charles Dickens — Oliver Twist; J. R. R. Tolkien — The Hobbit; Mark Twain — The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; Lewis Carroll — Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  12. 1–D, 2–C, 3–A, 4–B — Big Ben — London; Sydney Opera House — Sydney; CN Tower — Toronto; Empire State Building — New York
  13. B — „Pride and Prejudice”
  14. A — Ottawa
  15. True
  16. False
  17. D → A → B → C — George Washington → Abraham Lincoln → Theodore Roosevelt → John F. Kennedy
  18. A — The Thames
  19. B — Dublin
  20. A — Arthur Conan Doyle
  21. True
  22. True
  23. False
  24. C → A → B → D — Norman Conquest of England → Signing of Magna Carta → Defeat of the Spanish Armada → American Declaration of Independence
  25. A → C → B → D — Elizabeth I → Victoria → George V → Elizabeth II
  26. 1–A, 2–B, 3–D, 4–C — Canada — Ottawa; New Zealand — Wellington; Scotland — Edinburgh; Wales — Cardiff
  27. 1–B, 2–A, 3–D, 4–C — J. R. R. Tolkien — „The Hobbit”; Mark Twain — „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”; Lewis Carroll — „Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”; Charlotte Brontë — „Jane Eyre”
  28. B — The Battle of Hastings
  29. True
  30. 1–D, 2–B, 3–C, 4–A — Charles Dickens — England; Mark Twain — United States; Oscar Wilde — Ireland; Robert Burns — Scotland
  31. D — New Zealand
  32. C — James Cook
  33. A — Jamestown
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. B → C → D → A — United States (independence) → Canada (Confederation) → Australia (Federation) → Ireland (Irish Free State)
  38. 1–D, 2–B, 3–C, 4–A — Canada — Maple leaf; Ireland — Shamrock; Wales — Red dragon; Australia — Kangaroo
  39. True
  40. D — India
  41. B — Germanic
  42. D — The Anglo-Saxons
  43. D — Canada
  44. True
  45. False
  46. D → C → A → B — Old English → Middle English → Early Modern English → Present-day English
  47. 1–C, 2–D, 3–A, 4–B — New Zealand — Māori; Australia — Aboriginal Australians; Canada — First Nations; Arctic Canada — Inuit
  48. C — Jamaica
  49. True
  50. C — Ghana