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Question 1 What flag is made up by the crosses of

Question 1
What flag is made up by the crosses of
St

George’s, St Patrick’s, and St Andrew’s?
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The Union Jack. Answer

The Union Jack.

Answer

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Question 2 In Ukrainian we call these clothes by the name

Question 2
In Ukrainian we call these clothes by
the name of

a very popular traditional
British game. What game is it and what
clothes are these?
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Golf. Answer

Golf.

Answer

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Question 3 Today in New York THEY are practically absent, although

Question 3
Today in New York THEY are practically
absent, although formerly THEIR

number
was nearly 35 000.
In London on the contrary THEY are
numerous and considered to be one of the
symbols of the city.
Name THEM.
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Telephone booths. Answer

Telephone booths.

Answer

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Question 4 This food was brought by a famous English traveller

Question 4
This food was brought by a famous
English traveller Sir

Walter Railegh from
his trip to America. He borrowed it from
American Indians and since that time it
has always been very popular in Europe.
What food is that?
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Potatoes. Answer

Potatoes.

Answer

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Question 5 The Londoners say: «They definitely will remain red, but

Question 5
The Londoners say: «They definitely will remain red, but if

they were green, they would cost more, but harm the environment less».
What are they?
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Double-deckers. Answer

Double-deckers.

Answer

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Question 6 According to an old English saying, all that finishes

Question 6
According to an old English saying, all that finishes in

a good way is good. Can you remember that saying?
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Answer

Answer

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Question 7 Thousands of tourists come to a famous place in

Question 7
Thousands of tourists come to a famous place in Britain

to see something that has never been seen and to visit the museum devoted to something never seen by anybody.
What is the place and what is that mysterious something?
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Loch Ness and Loch Ness Monster. Answer

Loch Ness and Loch Ness Monster.

Answer

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Question 8 There is an English riddle: «A person who makes

Question 8
There is an English riddle: «A person
who makes IT

doesn’t need IT. A person
who buys IT doesn’t use IT. A person who
uses IT doesn’t know about IT».
What is IT?
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Answer Poison.

Answer

Poison.

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Question 9 This famous Briton died on 23rd April 1616, and

Question 9
This famous Briton died on 23rd April
1616, and was said

to be born on the
same day 52 years earlier.
Who was that man?
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William Shakespeare. Answer

William Shakespeare.

Answer

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Question 10 IT was born far away from society. IT used

Question 10
IT was born far away from society.
IT used to

suffer from nasty weather
and frost. ITS surroundings may be called
real beasts. The old man, who killed IT,
gave IT possibility to bring joy to our
houses. Name IT.
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Christmas Tree. Answer

Christmas Tree.

Answer

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Question 11 Steve Jobs, Ben Affleck, Woody Allen, Hans Christian Andersen,

Question 11
Steve Jobs, Ben Affleck, Woody Allen, Hans Christian Andersen, James

Cameron, Mark Zuckerberg — all these people gained popularity and success. Besides they all experienced a similar disappointing situation at college that had not influenced their future success.
What situation was that?
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They were college dropouts. Answer

They
were
college
dropouts.

Answer

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Question 12 They say that many years ago in Cheshire County,

Question 12
They say that many years ago in
Cheshire County, England, there

was
an executioner who used to do his job
with the same face expression.
What animal from a very famous fairy tale
by Lewis Carroll was on his coat of arms?
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Cheshire Cat. Answer

Cheshire Cat.

Answer

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Question 13 In case of an accident, the absence of what

Question 13
In case of an accident, the absence of what is

better than the presence of mind?
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Absence of body. Answer

Absence of body.

Answer

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Question 14 Which of Paul McCartney's compositions had the working title «Scrambled Eggs»?

Question 14
Which of Paul McCartney's compositions had the working title «Scrambled

Eggs»?
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«Yesterday». Answer

«Yesterday».

Answer

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Question 15 What country has more English speakers than the United States?

Question 15
What country has more English speakers than the United States?

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India. Answer

India.

Answer

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Question 16 One of the reasons why this English town had

Question 16
One of the reasons why this English
town had not been

bombed during the
Second World War is that Hitler was
intending to use it as his capital in case if
he conquered England.
What town is that?
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Answer Oxford.

Answer

Oxford.

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Question 17 The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and

Question 17
The shortest war in history was between
Zanzibar and a European

country in 1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
What European country won in this war?
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England. Answer

England.

Answer

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Question 18 This cathedral was built by Christopher Wren between 1675

Question 18
This cathedral was built by Christopher Wren between 1675 and

1711. It is one of Europe's largest cathedrals and its dome is only exceeded in size by that of the St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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St Paul’s Cathedral. Answer

St Paul’s Cathedral.

Answer

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Questions 19 This language developed from a Germanic dialect; it is

Questions 19
This language developed from a Germanic dialect; it is the

main language used throughout the world on the Internet; besides it is the richest in vocabulary.
Name that language.