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Do you know London museums?

We invite you to make a tour and answer some questions.

What does the word “museum” means?

1. Temple of muses

2. Art Center

3. House of Antiquities

Temple of muses

St. Petersburg

Where is the Hermitage situated?

• Moscow

2. St. Petersburg

3. Krasnodar

Paris

Where is the Louvre situated?

• Moscow 2. Rome 3. Paris

London

Sherlock Holmes Museum is in

• New-York 2. London 3. Paris

There are more than 30 top museums there.

London is the city of museums.

How much do you know about London museums?

1. The British Museum was established in

a. 1753

b. 1821

c. 1792

1753

King George II

2. The British Museum was established by

a. King George II

b. Queen Victoria

c. Queen Elizabeth I

3. The original 1753 collection has grown to over …….. objects.

a. 13 million

b. 8 million

c. 10 million

13 million

4. But its permanent collection consists of some ……. Works.

a. 11 million

b. 8 million

c. 10 million

5. This museum exhibit helped to decode Ancient Egyptian. 

a. The Rosetta Stone

b. The Head of Ramses II

c. Bronze statue of a cat

The Rosetta Stone

1881

1. When was The Natural History Museum established?

a. 1881 b. 1903 c. 1798

The British Museum

.

2. After the opening, the Natural History Museum legally remained a department of …

a. The National Gallery

b. The British Museum

c. the Science Museum

3. The Natural History Museum is famous for …

• its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons
• its collection of rare butterflies
• its exhibition of organisms preserved in alcohol 

4.  What is the length of the giant squid taken alive in a fishing net and stored in the large tank room now?

a. About 9 m

b. About 22 m

c. About 15 m

5. What is its name?

a. Charlie

b. Archie

c. Debbie

Baker Street

The Sherlock Holmes Museum is a privately run museum dedicated to the famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.

• It is located in

• Oxford Street
• Baker Street
• King Street

2. Everything in the museum reminds us of the stories we know so well.

• Holmes' violin, his pipe, his magnifying glass.
• Holmes’ piano, his pipe, his books.
• Holmes’ saxophone, his gloves, his pipe.

in Holmes' s armchair

• You can sit
• You can sit

• in Holmes' s armchair
• on Holmes' s chair
• on Holmes' s sofa

by the fireplace

and examine his things.

Greg Lestrade’s Room

4. Whose room can’t visitors see in the Sherlock Holmes Museum ?

• Dr Watson's Room
• Mrs Hudson's Room
• Greg Lestrade’s Room

5. First the mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes was delivered to the Abbey National Bank. It was finally resolved in a. 2002

b. 1930

c. 1971

and the mail to Sherlock Holmes is currently delivered to the museum.

2002

Learn English and visit London museums some day.