Test 1: UK + FR + GER Flashcards
UK =
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Great Britain =
England, Wales, Scotland
Capital of Northern Ireland
Belfast
Capital of Wales
Cardiff
Eurostar does / does not cover Britain. Ireland?
Does not; does
Airports of London
Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW) and Stansted (STN)
Airports of Scotland
Edinburgh (EDI), Glasgow (GLA)
National airline of Britain
British Airways (BA) - worldwide
Virgin Atlantic (VS) services
North America and Europe
Eurostar from London to Paris takes
2 hours
National airline of Ireland
Aer Lingus (EI)
England’s major embarkation port for cruises
Southampton
Ireland’s nickname
Emerald Isle
Subway in England
Underground / Tube
What can you find in Tower of London?
Crown Jewels
Largest church in London
St Paul’s Cathedral
What gallery can you find in St Paul’s Cathedral?
Whispering Gallery
You can find Rosetta Stones and the Elgin Marbles here
British Museum
Shakespeare’s birth place
Stratford-upon-Avon
You can find National Maritime Museum in
Greenwich
You can find National Railway Museum, Castle Museum and Jorvik Viking Centre in
York
French Riviera =
Cote d’ Azur
National Airline of France
Air France (AF)
Airports in Paris
Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly (ORY)
Flying into French Riviera
Nice Cote d’Azur airport (NCE)
Flying into Eastern wine country and the Alps
Lyon (LYS)
This high-speed train connects Paris with Brussels and Amsterdam
Thalys
National train system in France; high-speed train =
SNCF; TGV
Subway in Paris
Metro
British Isles =
Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Orkney and Shetland Islands, Hebrides, The Channel Islands
Who was the first immigrant to US through the federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island?
Annie Moore
What is the name of a show that features many traditional Irish music and dance?
Riverdance
Underground station: Main terminal, departure/of Gatwick Express
Victoria Station
Underground station: Departure/Arrival of Eurostar
Waterloo Station
Underground station: stop for Buckingham Palace
Westminster Station
Tube: stop for Theatre District
Leicester Station
Tube: stop for Tower of London
Tower Hill
Tube: stop for British Museum
Russell Square
Tube: stop for shopping at Harrods
Knightsbridge
Nickname of Paris
City of Lights
Eiffel Tower was built for
1889 World’s Fair
Centre Georges Pompidou:
Modern Art Museum and library
This museum is a converted railway station
Musee d’Orsay
Home of Claude Monet
Giverny
Largest city on the French Riveria
Nice
When is French Revolution?
1789 - 1799
Where was King Louis XVI executed?
Place du Concorde
President of France
Emmanuel Macron
A prison during the French Revolutions
Mont Saint-Michel
Airlines of Germany
Lufthansa (LF), Air Berlin (AB)
Town square in Munich
Marienplatz
Lively beer hall in Munich
Hofbrauhaus
a 17-century castle
Nymphenburg Palace
Castles built by King Ludwig II
Neuschwanstein Castle in Fussen
Passion Play
Oberammergau
Nazi concentration camp
Dachau
What is a famous medieval town on the Romantic Road?
Rothenburg
Where can you find the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Museum?
Stuttgart
How long is the Berlin wall?
168 km
German parliament building
Reichstag
Once linked East and West Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
What is the name of traditional Bavarian outfit?
Dirndl
a place of worship for a group of people with a common belief system
Church
a Christian church building, which houses the seat of a bishop.
Cathedral
A large and important church that has been given special ceremonial rites by the Pope
Basilica
home of a community of vowed men or women religious who live according to the monastic tradition of the Church.
Monastery
A Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess.
Abbey
Religious residence: residence that is a place of religious seclusion
Cloister
Tower attached to a mosque used for call to prayer
Minaret
Thick walls, small windows, symmetrical –>
Romanesque architecture
Pointed arches, flying buttresses, gargoyles –>
Gothic architecture
Very detailed, light & bright, pastel colour, marble structure, ornaments like shells and plants –>
Rococo
Church of England is also known as
Anglican
Church of England is headed by
Archbishop of Canterbury - Justin Welby
Where does the Pope work?
St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City
Mullah, Iman or Ayatollah
Leader of a mosque
Patriarchs, Bishops or Archbishops
Leaders of Orthodoxy