Choose the right option.

1. How many people speak English worldwide?

   1.   ?    337 million
   2.   ?    226 million
   3.   ?    687 million

2. What are ‘public’ schools in Great Britain?

   1.   ?    the normal schools children attend
   2.   ?    independent schools
   3.   ?    schools for people who want to run pubs

3. Which is the oldest university in Britain?

   1.   ?    Oxford
   2.   ?    Edinburgh
   3.   ?    Cambridge

4. Name the longest river in Britain:

   1.   ?    The Thames
   2.   ?    The Tay
   3.   ?    The Severn

5. What is ‘The Flying Scotsman’?

   1.   ?    a parachutist
   2.   ?    a train
   3.   ?    a plane

6. How many skiing resorts are there in Spain?

   1.   ?    9
   2.   ?    none
   3.   ?    27

7. Which of the following is not a Spanish wine?

   1.   ?    Albariño
   2.   ?    Grappa
   3.   ?    Rioja

8. Which of the following Spanish festivities involves bulls?

   1.   ?    El Rocío
   2.   ?    Las Fallas
   3.   ?    San Fermín

9. How many speakers use the Spanish language (Castilian) worldwide?

   1.   ?    Over 330 million
   2.   ?    Over 500 million
   3.   ?    Less than 100 million

10. How many languages (not dialects) are spoken in Spain?

    1.   ?    there is one official language
    2.   ?    there are two official languages
    3.   ?    there are four official languages

11. Which of these is a Swedish invention?

    1.   ?    the computer
    2.   ?    dynamite
    3.   ?    the zipper

12. Which of these is Sweden’s most famous film director?

    1.   ?    Lasse Hallström
    2.   ?    Liv Ullmann
    3.   ?    Ingmar Bergman

13. Which of these is not an official language in Sweden?

    1.   ?    Jiddish
    2.   ?    Finnish
    3.   ?    Norwegian

14. Which Swedish king is associated with an annual sports event?

    1.   ?    Gustav Vasa
    2.   ?    Karl XII
    3.   ?    Gustaf V

15. Which of the following Swedish authors is a Nobel Prize winner?

    1.   ?    Selma Lagerlöf
    2.   ?    August Strindberg
    3.   ?    Astrid Lindgren

16. Why is Ľudovít Štúr one of the most important Slovak national heroes?

    1.   ?    because he established the Great Moravian Empire – the first kingdom where the Czechs and Slovaks were united
    2.   ?    codified literary Slovak Language in 1843
    3.   ?    spread Christianity in the country in old-Slavonic language in 863

17. Who is the president of the Slovak Republic?

    1.   ?    Vladimír Mečiar
    2.   ?    Mikuláš Dzurinda
    3.   ?    Ivan Gašparovič

18. What is the currency in Slovakia?

    1.   ?    zloty
    2.   ?    EURO
    3.   ?    Crown

19. What is the name of typical cheese in Slovakia?

    1.   ?    bryndza
    2.   ?    Gouda
    3.   ?    Piora

20. 20. Slovakia is one of the biggest car producers in Europe with respect to number of inhabitants. Which three cars are produced in Slovakia?

    1.   ?    Citroen, Ford, Toyota
    2.   ?    Peugeot, Kia, Volkswagen
    3.   ?    Volvo, Renault, Honda

21. Why is Zinédine Zidane well known in France?

    1.   ?    He is a famous singer.
    2.   ?    He is a popular politician.
    3.   ?    He is a famous football player.

22. What is the place of the French language in the world?

    1.   ?    This is the most spoken language in the world.
    2.   ?    This is the 5th most spoken language in the world.
    3.   ?    This is the 9th most spoken language in the world.

23. In the world there are about ... French schools in foreign countries. This accounts for ... French and Foreign students to go to French institutions.

    1.   ?    100 French schools ... 60 000 students
    2.   ?    400 French schools ... 240 000 students
    3.   ?    50 French schools ... 30 000 students

24. There is a French organisation that is in each country and represents the culture of France in the world. Its name is ...

    1.   ?    L'association de la Francophonie
    2.   ?    L'organisation internationale de la langue française
    3.   ?    L'alliance française

25. The French language is, together with ..., the second official language for many organisations such as the NATO, etc.

    1.   ?    the English language
    2.   ?    the Spanish language
    3.   ?    the Chinese language (Mandarin)

26. What are the names of the three parts of the Czech Republic?

    1.   ?    Bohemia, Moravia, Slovenia
    2.   ?    Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia
    3.   ?    Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia

27. Which of the following was invented by a Czech?

    1.   ?    penicillin
    2.   ?    ball-point pen
    3.   ?    soft contact lenses

28. Which internationally used word is borrowed from the Czech language?

    1.   ?    perestroika
    2.   ?    robot
    3.   ?    marmalade

29. Which language group does the Czech language belong to?

    1.   ?    Slavonic
    2.   ?    Romanesque
    3.   ?    Germanic

30. Which famous film director was born in the Czech Republic?

    1.   ?    Emir Kusturica
    2.   ?    Milos Forman
    3.   ?    Agniezska Holland