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Description : Which of the following differs from the rest? (A) “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage” (B) “Don Juan” (C) “The Age of Bronze” (D) “Song to the Men of England”

Last Answer : D (D is written by P.B. Shelley; the rest – by G.G. Byron.)

Description : Which of the following is different from the rest? (A) “The Forsyte Saga” (B) “A Modern Comedy” (C) “End of the Chapter” (D) “The Man of Property”

Last Answer : D (A, B, C are trilogies by J. Galsworthy; D is the first novel of the trilogy “The Forsyte Saga”.)

Description : Joan Rowling wrote __________ books about Harry Potter. (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8

Last Answer : (C) 7 

Description :  __________ wrote, “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” (A) George Orwell (B) Alan Sillitoe (C) Dylan Thomas (D) Oscar Wilde

Last Answer : (A) George Orwell 

Description : Which of the following dramatists wrote in the style of the Theatre of the Absurd? (A) G.B. Shaw (B) Sean O’Casey (C) T.S. Eliot (D) Samuel Beckett

Last Answer : (D) Samuel Beckett

Description : Which of the following authors is an Irish writer? (A) Oscar Wilde (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) William Golding (D) Walter Scott

Last Answer : (A) Oscar Wilde 

Description : __________ is a Scottish writer. (A) Archibald Cronin (B) Jonathan Swift (C) Bram Stoker (D) Joseph Conrad

Last Answer : (A) Archibald Cronin 

Description : Which of the following writers did not belong to the Angry Young Men? (A) John Braine (B) Kinsley Amis (C) John Wain (D) John Osborne

Last Answer : (A) John Braine 

Description :  __________ is not a Lake Poet. (A) Samuel Coleridge (B) William Wordsworth (C) Thomas Moore (D) Robert Southey

Last Answer : (C) Thomas Moore 

Description :  __________ is considered “the father of the English poetry”. (A) Robert Burns (B) George Gordon Byron (C) Percy Bysshe Shelley (D) Geoffrey Chaucer

Last Answer : (D) Geoffrey Chaucer 

Description : George Berkeley, Jeremy Bentham, Adam Smith were __________ (A) British philosophers. (B) British inventors. (C) British composers. (D) British painters.

Last Answer : (A) British philosophers. 

Description : Which of the following names is not appropriate for the list? (A) James Maxwell (B) Henry Cavendish (C) Charles Darwin (D) Thomas Moore

Last Answer : D (D is a poet; the rest are scientists.)

Description : Which of the names is different from the rest? (A) Christopher Wren (B) Joshua Reynolds (C) Thomas Gainsborough (D) John Constable

Last Answer : A (A is an architect; the rest are painters.)

Description : Which of the names differs from the rest? (A) Walter Scott (B) Arthur Conan Doyle (C) Robert Stevenson (D) George Bernard Shaw

Last Answer : D (D is an Irish dramatist; the rest are Scottish writers.)

Description : Which name is inappropriate for the list? (A) Jonathan Swift (B) Oscar Wilde (C) Benjamin Britten (D) Daniel Defoe

Last Answer : C (C is a composer; the rest are writers.) 

Description : Which of the names does not fit the list? (A) William Blake (B) William Wordsworth (C) William Shakespeare (D) William Byrd

Last Answer : (D) William Byrd 

Description : Who were King Arthur’s companions? (A) Merry men (B) The Knights of the Round Table (C) Legendary heroes (D) Common warriors

Last Answer : (B) The Knights of the Round Table 

Description : Which of the following holidays is not a bank holiday in the UK? (A) Christmas Day (B) St. Patrick’s Day (C) Easter Monday (D) Boxing Day

Last Answer : (B) St. Patrick’s Day 

Description : Englishmen eat their dinner at __________ (A) 12 a.m. (B) 2 p.m. (C) 6 p.m. (D) 8 p.m

Last Answer : (C) 6 p.m. 

Description : Guy Fawkes is __________ (A) a famous historian. (B) a national hero of Britain. (C) an English poet. (D) the man who wanted to set fire to the British Parliament.

Last Answer : (D) the man who wanted to set fire to the British Parliament.

Description : Madame Tussaud’s is __________ in London. (A) a circus (B) a theatre (C) a museum (D) an art gallery

Last Answer : (C) a museum 

Description : The limerick is named after __________ (A) the person who invented it. (B) the pub where it was first introduced. (C) the town in which it was created. (D) the genre it belongs to.

Last Answer : (C) the town in which it was created. 

Description : The kilt is __________ (A) an English hat. (B) a Scottish skirt. (C) an Irish coat. (D) a kind of Welsh trousers.

Last Answer : (B) a Scottish skirt. 

Description : Which prefix is used in Scottish family names? (A) O’… (B) Mac… (C) Gil… (D) Fitz…

Last Answer : (B) Mac… 

Description : Cockney is __________ (A) bookish English. (B) plain English. (C) spoken English. (D) illiterate English.

Last Answer : (D) illiterate English. 

Description : The nickname of the Liberal Party is __________ (A) the Whigs. (B) the Tories. (C) the Elephants. (D) the Liberals.

Last Answer : (A) the Whigs. 

Description : Wimbledon is associated with __________ (A) horse racing. (B) soccer. (C) tennis. (D) cricket.

Last Answer : (C) tennis. 

Description : Which sport is not originated in the UK? (A) Football (B) Tennis (C) Golf (D) Horse racing

Last Answer : (D) Horse racing 

Description : How many universities and colleges are there in Great Britain? (A) total 10 (B) total 100 (C) total 1000 (D) not known

Last Answer : (B) total 100 

Description : What is the student quarter in London? (A) Westminster (B) The City (C) Bloomsbury (D) Latin Quarter

Last Answer : (C) Bloomsbury 

Description : Which name does not fit the list? (A) Eton (B) Harrow (C) Rugby (D) Sussex

Last Answer : (D) Sussex 

Description : Common Entrance is associated with __________ (A) a primary school. (B) a secondary school. (C) a public school. (D) all of the above.

Last Answer : (C) a public school. 

Description : The public school is __________ (A) a comprehensive school for bright children in which the tuition is free. (B) a specialized school for talented children in which the tuition fee is quite low. (C) a ... children in which the tuition fee is very high. (D) a common boarding school for all children.

Last Answer : (C) a private school for privileged children in which the tuition fee is very high.

Description : Eisteddfod is the festival of __________ culture. (A) Welsh (B) Scottish (C) Irish (D) English

Last Answer : (A) Welsh 

Description : What is the emblem of the world famous Edinburgh Festival of Music and Drama? (A) The poppy (B) The daffodil (C) The thistle (D) The leek

Last Answer : (C) The thistle 

Description : The Tate Gallery is named after __________ (A) the city it is in. (B) the street it is in. (C) its founder. (D) its sponsor.

Last Answer : (C) its founder. 

Description : The Speakers’ Corner is in __________ (A) Kensington Gardens. (B) St. James’s Park. (C) Hyde Park. (D) the House of Commons.

Last Answer : (C) Hyde Park. 

Description : What London street is known as the centre of journalism? (A) Leicester Square (B) Piccadilly Circus (C) Fleet Street (D) Bond Street

Last Answer : (C) Fleet Street 

Description : What is the name of the most famous clock in Britain? (A) Big Clock (B) Big John (C) Big Apple (D) Big Ben

Last Answer : (D) Big Ben 

Description : What monument is in the centre of Trafalgar Square? (A) The Statue of Eros (B) Nelson’s Column (C) The Monument to Queen Victoria (D) Peter Pan Statue

Last Answer : (B) Nelson’s Column 

Description : Which part of London is the heart of its business and commercial life? (A) The City (B) The East End (C) The West End (D) Westminster

Last Answer : (A) The City 

Description : Greater London is __________ (A) a part of London. (B) the official name of the city. (C) the counties around London. (D) the city and the areas around it.

Last Answer : (D) the city and the areas around it. 

Description : On St. David’s Day, Welshmen wore __________ (A) a rose or a daffodil. (B) a shamrock or a leek. (C) a leek or a daffodil. (D) a thistle or a rose.

Last Answer : (C) a leek or a daffodil. 

Description : What is the capital of Northern Ireland? (A) Dublin (B) Belfast (C) Cardiff (D) Edinburgh

Last Answer : (B) Belfast 

Description : What is the historical name of Northern Ireland? (A) Ulster (B) The Irish Republic (C) The Republic of Eire (D) The Emerald Isle

Last Answer : (A) Ulster 

Description : What is the capital of Wales? (A) London (B) Edinburgh (C) Cardiff (D) Belfast

Last Answer : (C) Cardiff 

Description : On the Welsh flag, we can see __________ (A) three crosses. (B) a lion. (C) a dragon. (D) a daffodil.

Last Answer : (C) a dragon. 

Description : Which is Scotland’s biggest city? (A) Edinburgh (B) Glasgow (C) Liverpool (D) Aberdeen

Last Answer : (B) Glasgow

Description : Loch Ness is __________ (A) a person. (B) a lake. (C) a valley. (D) a river.

Last Answer : (B) a lake. 

Description : Which river is the longest in Britain? (A) The Thames (B) The Severn (C) The Avon (D) The Tweed

Last Answer : (B) The Severn