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Test 1: UK + FR + GER Flashcards

1
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UK =

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England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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2
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Great Britain =

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England, Wales, Scotland

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3
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Capital of Northern Ireland

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Belfast

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4
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Capital of Wales

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Cardiff

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5
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Eurostar does / does not cover Britain. Ireland?

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Does not; does

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6
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Airports of London

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

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7
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Airports of Scotland

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Edinburgh (EDI), Glasgow (GLA)

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8
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National airline of Britain

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British Airways (BA) - worldwide

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9
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Virgin Atlantic (VS) services

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North America and Europe

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10
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Eurostar from London to Paris takes

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2 hours

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11
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National airline of Ireland

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Aer Lingus (EI)

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12
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England’s major embarkation port for cruises

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Southampton

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13
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Ireland’s nickname

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Emerald Isle

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14
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Subway in England

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Underground / Tube

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15
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What can you find in Tower of London?

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Crown Jewels

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16
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Largest church in London

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St Paul’s Cathedral

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17
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What gallery can you find in St Paul’s Cathedral?

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Whispering Gallery

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18
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You can find Rosetta Stones and the Elgin Marbles here

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British Museum

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19
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Shakespeare’s birth place

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Stratford-upon-Avon

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20
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You can find National Maritime Museum in

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Greenwich

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21
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You can find National Railway Museum, Castle Museum and Jorvik Viking Centre in

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York

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22
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French Riviera =

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Cote d’ Azur

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23
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National Airline of France

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Air France (AF)

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24
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Airports in Paris

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Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Orly (ORY)

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25
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Flying into French Riviera

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Nice Cote d’Azur airport (NCE)

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26
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Flying into Eastern wine country and the Alps

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Lyon (LYS)

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27
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This high-speed train connects Paris with Brussels and Amsterdam

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Thalys

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28
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National train system in France; high-speed train =

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SNCF; TGV

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29
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Subway in Paris

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Metro

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30
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British Isles =

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

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31
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Who was the first immigrant to US through the federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island?

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Annie Moore

32
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What is the name of a show that features many traditional Irish music and dance?

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Riverdance

33
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Underground station: Main terminal, departure/of Gatwick Express

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Victoria Station

34
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Underground station: Departure/Arrival of Eurostar

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Waterloo Station

35
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Underground station: stop for Buckingham Palace

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Westminster Station

36
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Tube: stop for Theatre District

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Leicester Station

37
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Tube: stop for Tower of London

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Tower Hill

38
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Tube: stop for British Museum

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Russell Square

39
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Tube: stop for shopping at Harrods

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Knightsbridge

40
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Nickname of Paris

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City of Lights

41
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Eiffel Tower was built for

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1889 World’s Fair

42
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Centre Georges Pompidou:

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Modern Art Museum and library

43
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This museum is a converted railway station

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Musee d’Orsay

44
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Home of Claude Monet

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Giverny

45
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Largest city on the French Riveria

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Nice

46
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When is French Revolution?

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1789 - 1799

47
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Where was King Louis XVI executed?

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Place du Concorde

48
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President of France

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Emmanuel Macron

49
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A prison during the French Revolutions

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Mont Saint-Michel

50
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Airlines of Germany

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Lufthansa (LF), Air Berlin (AB)

51
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Town square in Munich

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Marienplatz

52
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Lively beer hall in Munich

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Hofbrauhaus

53
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a 17-century castle

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Nymphenburg Palace

54
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Castles built by King Ludwig II

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Neuschwanstein Castle in Fussen

55
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Passion Play

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Oberammergau

56
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Nazi concentration camp

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Dachau

57
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What is a famous medieval town on the Romantic Road?

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Rothenburg

58
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Where can you find the Mercedes-Benz and Porsche Museum?

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Stuttgart

59
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How long is the Berlin wall?

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168 km

60
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German parliament building

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Reichstag

61
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Once linked East and West Berlin

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Brandenburg Gate

62
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What is the name of traditional Bavarian outfit?

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Dirndl

63
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a place of worship for a group of people with a common belief system

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Church

64
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a Christian church building, which houses the seat of a bishop.

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Cathedral

65
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A large and important church that has been given special ceremonial rites by the Pope

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Basilica

66
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home of a community of vowed men or women religious who live according to the monastic tradition of the Church.

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Monastery

67
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A Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess.

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Abbey

68
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Religious residence: residence that is a place of religious seclusion

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Cloister

69
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Tower attached to a mosque used for call to prayer

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Minaret

70
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Thick walls, small windows, symmetrical –>

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Romanesque architecture

71
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Pointed arches, flying buttresses, gargoyles –>

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Gothic architecture

72
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Very detailed, light & bright, pastel colour, marble structure, ornaments like shells and plants –>

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Rococo

73
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Church of England is also known as

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Anglican

74
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Church of England is headed by

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Archbishop of Canterbury - Justin Welby

75
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Where does the Pope work?

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St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

76
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Mullah, Iman or Ayatollah

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Leader of a mosque

77
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Patriarchs, Bishops or Archbishops

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Leaders of Orthodoxy

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