Test 1: UK + FR + GER

Question 1

UK =

Answer 1

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Question 2

Great Britain =

Answer 2

England, Wales, Scotland

Question 3

Capital of Northern Ireland

Answer 3

Belfast

Question 4

Capital of Wales

Answer 4

Cardiff

Question 5

Eurostar does / does not cover Britain. Ireland?

Answer 5

Does not; does

Question 6

Airports of London

Answer 6

Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW) and Stansted (STN)

Question 7

Airports of Scotland

Answer 7

Edinburgh (EDI), Glasgow (GLA)

Question 8

National airline of Britain

Answer 8

British Airways (BA) - worldwide

Question 9

Virgin Atlantic (VS) services

Answer 9

North America and Europe

Question 10

Eurostar from London to Paris takes

Answer 10

2 hours

Question 11

National airline of Ireland

Answer 11

Aer Lingus (EI)

Question 12

England’s major embarkation port for cruises

Answer 12

Southampton

Question 13

Ireland’s nickname

Answer 13

Emerald Isle

Question 14

Subway in England

Answer 14

Underground / Tube

Question 15

What can you find in Tower of London?

Answer 15

Crown Jewels

Question 16

Largest church in London

Answer 16

St Paul’s Cathedral

Question 17

What gallery can you find in St Paul’s Cathedral?

Answer 17

Whispering Gallery

Question 18

You can find Rosetta Stones and the Elgin Marbles here

Answer 18

British Museum

Question 19

Shakespeare’s birth place

Answer 19

Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 20

You can find National Maritime Museum in

Answer 20

Greenwich

Question 21

You can find National Railway Museum, Castle Museum and Jorvik Viking Centre in

Answer 21

York

Question 22

French Riviera =

Answer 22

Cote d’ Azur

Question 23

National Airline of France

Answer 23

Air France (AF)

Question 24

Airports in Paris

Answer 24

Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly (ORY)

Question 25

Flying into French Riviera

Answer 25

Nice Cote d'Azur airport (NCE)

Question 26

Flying into Eastern wine country and the Alps

Answer 26

Lyon (LYS)

Question 27

This high-speed train connects Paris with Brussels and Amsterdam

Answer 27

Thalys

Question 28

National train system in France; high-speed train =

Answer 28

SNCF; TGV

Question 29

Subway in Paris

Answer 29

Metro

Question 30

British Isles =

Answer 30

Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Orkney and Shetland Islands, Hebrides, The Channel Islands

Question 31

Who was the first immigrant to US through the federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island?

Answer 31

Annie Moore

Question 32

What is the name of a show that features many traditional Irish music and dance?

Answer 32

Riverdance

Question 33

Underground station: Main terminal, departure/of Gatwick Express

Answer 33

Victoria Station

Question 34

Underground station: Departure/Arrival of Eurostar

Answer 34

Waterloo Station

Question 35

Underground station: stop for Buckingham Palace

Answer 35

Westminster Station

Question 36

Tube: stop for Theatre District

Answer 36

Leicester Station

Question 37

Tube: stop for Tower of London

Answer 37

Tower Hill

Question 38

Tube: stop for British Museum

Answer 38

Russell Square

Question 39

Tube: stop for shopping at Harrods

Answer 39

Knightsbridge

Question 40

Nickname of Paris

Answer 40

City of Lights

Question 41

Eiffel Tower was built for

Answer 41

1889 World's Fair

Question 42

Centre Georges Pompidou:

Answer 42

Modern Art Museum and library

Question 43

This museum is a converted railway station

Answer 43

Musee d'Orsay

Question 44

Home of Claude Monet

Answer 44

Giverny

Question 45

Largest city on the French Riveria

Answer 45

Nice

Question 46

When is French Revolution?

Answer 46

1789 - 1799

Question 47

Where was King Louis XVI executed?

Answer 47

Place du Concorde

Question 48

President of France

Answer 48

Emmanuel Macron

Question 49

A prison during the French Revolutions

Answer 49

Mont Saint-Michel

Question 50

Airlines of Germany

Answer 50

Lufthansa (LF), Air Berlin (AB)

Question 51

Town square in Munich

Answer 51

Marienplatz

Question 52

Lively beer hall in Munich

Answer 52

Hofbrauhaus

Question 53

a 17-century castle

Answer 53

Nymphenburg Palace

Question 54

Castles built by King Ludwig II

Answer 54

Neuschwanstein Castle in Fussen

Question 55

Passion Play

Answer 55

Oberammergau

Question 56

Nazi concentration camp

Answer 56

Dachau

Question 57

What is a famous medieval town on the Romantic Road?

Answer 57

Rothenburg

Question 58

Where can you find the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Museum?

Answer 58

Stuttgart

Question 59

How long is the Berlin wall?

Answer 59

168 km

Question 60

German parliament building

Answer 60

Reichstag

Question 61

Once linked East and West Berlin

Answer 61

Brandenburg Gate

Question 62

What is the name of traditional Bavarian outfit?

Answer 62

Dirndl

Question 63

a place of worship for a group of people with a common belief system

Answer 63

Church

Question 64

a Christian church building, which houses the seat of a bishop.

Answer 64

Cathedral

Question 65

A large and important church that has been given special ceremonial rites by the Pope

Answer 65

Basilica

Question 66

home of a community of vowed men or women religious who live according to the monastic tradition of the Church.

Answer 66

Monastery

Question 67

A Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess.

Answer 67

Abbey

Question 68

Religious residence: residence that is a place of religious seclusion

Answer 68

Cloister

Question 69

Tower attached to a mosque used for call to prayer

Answer 69

Minaret

Question 70

Thick walls, small windows, symmetrical -->

Answer 70

Romanesque architecture

Question 71

Pointed arches, flying buttresses, gargoyles -->

Answer 71

Gothic architecture

Question 72

Very detailed, light & bright, pastel colour, marble structure, ornaments like shells and plants -->

Answer 72

Rococo

Question 73

Church of England is also known as

Answer 73

Anglican

Question 74

Church of England is headed by

Answer 74

Archbishop of Canterbury - Justin Welby

Question 75

Where does the Pope work?

Answer 75

St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Question 76

Mullah, Iman or Ayatollah

Answer 76

Leader of a mosque

Question 77

Patriarchs, Bishops or Archbishops

Answer 77

Leaders of Orthodoxy