UK VS.

USA

I. HISTORY AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

UK
1. Name 3 monarchs of Gread Britain
2. What’s Britain’s form of government?
3. What are the states members of the UK?
4. What’s the nickname of Britain’s national flag?
5. Name one state, former colony of the British Colonial Empire
USA
1. Name 3 American presidents
2. How many states are there in the USA?
3. Name 4 American states.
4. What’s the nickname of the American national flag?
5. What was the term the Southerners used to denominate the Northeners during the
American Civil War?

II. MUSIC
UK
1. Rock musician from the 70’s-80’s, former member of rock band Black Sabath, currently hosts
/used to host a reality Tv show on MTV, together with his wife, Sharon and their two
children.
2. Recognise the tracks: Beatles – Hey, Jude; Robbie Williams – Let me entertain you, George
Michael – Freedom, James McArthur – Impossible, Adele – Rolling in the deep
3. Leading member of the Beatles, assassinated by a fan, whose most famoussong is Imagine.
4. Former member of girl band Spice Girls, nicknamed Posh Spice, married to a famous
footballer.
5. Who do these hits belong to? A Rush of blood to the head, Princess of China, A sky full of
stars, Fix you, The scientist
USA
1. The king of rock’n’roll.
2. Recognise the tracks: Lady Antebelum – Need you now, Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana,
Beyonce –Halo, Elvis Prestley - Are you Lonesome tonight, Madonna - Music.
3. Name the boy band Justin Timberlake used to be a member of.
4. Eminem’s mentor who has written many of his songs and with whom he has done a lot of
featurings.
5. Who do these hits belong to? Sober, Funhouse, Just like a pill, Try, Just give m eone reason

III. LITERATURE

UK
1. The authr of the Harry Potter series.
2. The greatest English playright , who wrote tragedies, comedies and historical plays.
3. Name 3 Shakespearean plays.
4. Novel by Mary Shelly about a doctor who, in his desire to defeat death, makes a monster by
sowing together body parts taken from cadavres.
5. Novel by Lewis Carrol about a girl who goes down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world.
USA
1. The most famous whale in universal literature, character in a novel by Herman Melville.
2. American novelist who wrote about childhood.
3. Mark Twain’s most famous chracter who, together with his best friend, go through numerous
adventures.
4. Tom Sawyer’s best friend.
5. Dr. Seuss’s character who stole Christmas.

IV. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

UK
1. Name the following tourist attractions from Great Britain: Stonehenge, Big Ben, London Eye,
Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace.
2. What is the residence of the British monarchy?
3. What’s the London Wax Museum called?
4. Name one of the two major university centres in England.
5. What’s the name of the river that goes through London?
USA
1. Name the following tourist attractions from the USA: Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon,
Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty.
2. What is the residence of theAmerican president?
3. Name one New York district.
4. Name a major university centre in the USA.
5. Hollywood attraction where celebrities have their names embedded in stars in the sidewalk.

V. FILM
UK
1. Name one British actor who has been given the title „SIR” by the queen.
2. The film character, 007.
3. Name one actor who impersonated James Bond.
4. British actor who won the Oscar for his part in the King’s Speech.
5. Name the character in the horror film The Silence of the Lambs.

USA
1. Give one example of an American sitcom.
2. American film director and producer of films such as Jaws, Jurassic Park or ET.
3. Famous fictional character, an archaeology professor who embarks upon numerous
adventures in various movies which bear his name.
4. Name 3 characters from the Star Wars trilogy.
5. Film trilogy based on the novel written by English author Tolkien about a fantastic world in
which elves, hobbits and dwarves live alongside men.

VI. LANGUAGE
Give the British English and the American English translations of these words: trotuar,
biscuiti/fursecuri, autostrada, pantaloni, metrou, pana de cauciuc.