Konkurs wiedzy o Londynie

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Konkurs wiedzy o Londynie

I Write the names of:

1. a street - ........................................
2. a football ground - ........................................
3. an airport - ........................................
4. a museum - ........................................
5. a park - ........................................
6. a London's tallest building - ........................................
7. two kings of Britain - ........................................
8. two queens of Britain - ........................................

II Answer the questions

1. What destroyed most of the city in 1666?
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2. How many bridges are there across the River Thames?
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3. Who – or – what – is Big Ben?
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4. Who said, „When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life?”
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5. Which king lost his head in 1649?
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6. When did the city's first museum open?
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7. How many rooms are there in Buckingham Palace?
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8. What is Harrods?
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III Are these questions true (T) or false (F)?

1. London is the biggest city in the world. .....................................
2. The River Thames is north of London. .....................................
3. People from London are Londonians. .....................................
4. One old London bridge is in the United States. .....................................
5. There are no fish in the Thames now. .....................................
6. Vikings built a new London Bridge. .....................................
7. Most of the big theatres are in the „West End”. .....................................
8. William Shakespeare lived in London. .....................................

IV Write the names:

Who:
1. lost their heads in the Tower of London? ........................................
2. lives in Buckingham Palace? ........................................
3. was born in Kensington Palace? ........................................
4. are born near the sound of Bow Bells? ........................................
5. tried to destroy the government in 1605? ........................................
6. built St Paul's Cathedral? ........................................
7. was Queen Victoria's husband? ........................................
8. lost at Trafalgar? ........................................


Key:
II
1. fire
2. 34
3. a bell
4. Samuel Johnson
5. Charles I
6. 1753
7. 600
8. a shop

III
1. F
2. F
3. F
4. T
5. F
6. F
7. T
8. T

IV
1. Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard
2. Elizabeth II
3. Queen Victoria
4. Cockneys
5. Guy Fawkes
6. Christopher Wren
7. Albert
8. Napoleon