What do you know about your countries?

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Across:
1. Which kind of sport was created in Central England and
is known as the national English sport?
2. Which of British politicians is known as “the iron lady’?
3. A successful Russian tennis player, a twice repeated
winner of “The Big Helmet”.
4. The capital of the Russian Federation.
5. The British writer considered to be one of the best short-
story writers. His best-known novel is “Of Human
Bondage”.
6. The russian Tsar who founded a city which became the
“window to Europe”.
7. The first man who orbited the Earth on April 12, 1961.
8. The president of British Parliament presides on the Sack
with...
9. The first woman-cosmonaut in the world.
10.The largest and deepest fresh-water lake in the world.
11.The longest river in Europe which flows into the Caspian
sea.
12.An animal that was first launched into outer space.
13. Who (according to the legend) made a great fire in
London in 1666?
14.A bird on the national emblem of the Russian Federation.
15.An outstanding Russian scientist who invented radio.
Down:
1. The London residence of the British queen.
2. One of the oldest and most highly regarded British
Universities.
3. An art gallery in Moscow and one of the greatest
museums in the world.
4. It is the second largest art museums in the world after the
Louvre, which is situated in St.Petersburg.
5. A popular tourist route that includes ancient Russian
towns and cities. (2 words)
6. An organization of about 50 independent states which
were formerly parts of the British Empire.
7. They were the first conquerers of Great Britain.
8. Union Jack is the national ... of Great Britain.
9. The haviest bell in the Moscow Kremlin but it doesnt
ring.
10.Which famous playwright was born in Stratford-upon-
Avon?
11. The London bus with two passenger decks.
12. What is the British popular music group who made their
first record in 1962.
13.Who (as many British children believe) brings Easter
eggs and hides them for finding on Easter morning?
14.What flower is the national symbol of England?
15.An outstanding Russian poet, actor and dramatist who
founded the first National theatre in Russia.
Answers:
Across: 1.ragby; 2.thatcher; 3.Kafelnikov; 4.Moscow; 5.Maugham; 6.Peter; 7.Gagarin; 8.wool; 9.Tereshkova; 10. Baikal; 11. Volga;
12. dog; 13.baker; 14.eagle; 15.Popov.

Down: 1.Buckingham; 2. Oxford; 3.Tretyakov; 4.Hermitage; 5.Golden ring; 6. Commonwealth; 7.Romans; 8. flag; 9.Tsar; 10.
Shakespeare; 11.double-decker; 12.Beatles; 13.rabbit; 14. rose; 15.Volkov.