Intellectual Battle.

welcome to intellectual battle!

Knowledge is power

Answer the questions very quickly.

• What the official name of the country which we call Great Britain? (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)
• What are the main colours of the Union flag? (Blue, red and white.)
• What is the famous airport in London? (Heathrow.)

• What is favourite hot drink in Britain? (Tea.)
• What is difference between English and Russian tea? (English – with milk, Russian – with lemon.)
• Name the architectural masterpiece of Christopher Wren. (St. Paul’s Cathedral.)
• Who lived in Sherwood Forest? (Robin Hood.)
• Who was called "An Iron Lady"? (Margaret Thatcher.)

9) What is the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II? (Buckingham Palace.)

10) Ben Nevis is…… (a mountain)

8) Name the pigment in carrot?

  Carotene.

9)Who were the first to notice that a snowflake has six sides?

Answer: The Chinese.

  10)In whose books is Miss. Marple, the amateur detective?

Answer: Agatha Christie.

11)Name the main character of classic Jungle Book?

Answer: Mowgli.

12)In which European city can you ride in a gondola, a type of boat?

Answer: Venice.

1)Which English King had six wives?

Henry VIII

2)What is the symbol of Scotland?

A Thistle

3)What is the name of a famous shopping street in London?

Oxford street

4)Where is Loch Ness?

Scotland

5)Which Island lies between England and Ireland?

Isle of Man

6)What is the emblem of Northern Ireland?

A Shamrock

7)Where does the Prime Minister live?

At 10 Downing street

8) What is the seventh biggest city of the world? (It is London.)

9)This monarch ruled for the longest period in the English history, for 64 years. (It is Queen Victoria.)

10) When did the Great Fire of London take place? (It took place in 1666.)

11) It is the historical centre of London and one of the biggest financial centres of the world. (It is the City.)

12) It is the second largest university in Britain, after London. Its earliest chapter is dated to 1213. (It is Oxford.)

13) What part of the United Kingdom is the smallest? (It is Northern Ireland.)

14) Who presides the House of Lords?

Lord Chancellor

15)Where is Nelson Column situated?

Trafalgar Square

16)What is a famous sight of the Tower of London?

The Ravens

17)What is the most important festival of Welsh poetry and music?

Eisteddfod

18)What is the tallest building in England?

The Canary Wharf Tower

19)What is the Scottish national costume for men?

A Kilt

20)Scottish surnames begin with…

Mac or Me

21)Where are British Kings crowned?

Westminster Abbey

22)What is the official religion in the UK?

Protestantism

23)What monument is in front of Royal Albert Hall?

Queen Victoria. Prince Albert

24)The queen who never married?

Elizabeth I

"The British Ways of life"

1) What is the favorite topic to discuss in Great Britain? (1 point.)

(The favourite topic to discuss in Britain is weather.)

2) What pets are the special animals in Great Britain? (2 points.)

(The special animals in Great Britain are cats.)

3) When do people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day? (3 points.)

(People celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on the 5th of November.)

4) Where can you see ravens in London? (2 points.)

(The ravens we can see in the Tower of London.)

5) Why do the ravens live in the Tower of London? (4 points.)

(One of the old English legends says that London can be the capital of the country, rich and great, until twelve black ravens live in the Tower of London.)

Literature

1) Which English author, who sometimes wrote under the name 'Boz', portrayed the social and economic ills of Victorian England in his novels?

A: Charles Dickens.

2) Which book by Robert Louis Stevenson featured a doctor who experimented with drugs?

A: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

3) Which English writer married Anne Hathaway?

A: William Shakespeare.

Complete the title of Shakespeare's play: The Two Gentleman of ...

A: Verona.

4) How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write?

Answer: 154.

5) In which country did Shakespeare s Hamlet live? Denmark

6) Who wrote Oliver Twist? Charles Dickens

All of us know that the capital of the United Kingdom is London. And now I want you to listen to my stories. I shall describe different places of interest of London. And your task is to guess these sights. Each right answer is 1 point.

1) There are many old and new beautiful parks in London. This park is the largest one. It is one of the most popular places of Londoners during the hot summer days. The park is famous for its Speaker’s Corner. (Hyde Park.)

2) It is a wonderful building. The Queen Victoria Memorial is situated in front of it. It takes you ten minutes to get from this building to Trafalgar Square, which is the centre of London. The Queen of Great Britain lives here. (Buckingham Palace.)

3) It is one of the greatest English churches. It is not far from the Tower of London. The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17th century after the Great Fire. It is a fine building with many columns and towers. In one of the towers there is one of the largest bells in the world. (St. Paul’s Cathedral.)

4) It is more than nine hundred years old. There are many monuments and statues there, many English kings and queens are buried there. It is famous for the Poet’s Corner. It is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in London. This church has two tall towers. (Westminster Abbey.)

5) It was a fortress, a palace, a prison and the King’s Zoo. Now it is a museum. You can see a lot of interesting things in the halls of this building. William the Conqueror built it in the eleventh century. Twelve black ravens live in it. People believe that London will be rich while the ravens live there. (The Tower.)

6) It is a long grey building with towers. The large clock in one of the towers is known as "Big Ben". You can hear the sound of "Big Ben" every hour in London. The clock and the bell got their names after Sir Benjamin Hall.

The smartest captain.

1)Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?

New York City in US.

2)Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?

Daniel Defoe.

3)The Year of the Dragon’ was celebrated by?

China.

4)Who is the only British monarch who has reigned longer than Queen Elizabeth?

Queen Victoria.

5)What is the Tube?

London Underground

6)What is the age for voluntary military service in the UK?

16

7)Three forms of the verb: forget

forget forgot forgotten

8)The peculiar bird found in Antarctica is?

9)Where did Robin good live?

  Penguin

Sherwood forest.

10)Finish the proverb: Friends in need are ….

Friends indeed

11)What is the symbol of the USA?

Bald Eagle.

All subject questions.

  1)A triangle with two equal sides is cut in half, will the halves be equal?

Yes.

2)Who was the first to study the solar system?

  Isaac Newton.

  3)HTML stands for?

Hypertext Markup Language.

4)Which country was known previously as Indo China?

Vietnam .

5)Which is the world’s most visited site?

Eiffel Tower.

6)What did the Dutch scientist Leeuwenhoek invent?

Bacteria.

  7) Which country uses zloty as its currency?

Poland.

8) “All for each and each for all” is the motto of?

  Co-operation.

9) What is the first element on the periodic table? (Hydrogen )

10) What is H20 more commonly known as? Water

11) What is the chemical symbol for gold? AU

12) Electric resistance is typically measured in what units? Ohms

13) What scientist is well known for his theory of relativity? Albert Einstein

14) What is the earth’s primary source of energy? The sun

15) Which famous scientist introduced the idea of natural selection? . Charles Darwin

16) What is the name of the process used by plants to convert sunlight into food? Photosynthesis

17) Bacterial infections in humans can be treated with what? Antibiotics

18) What is the seventh planet from the Sun? Uranus

19) Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet? Mars

20) The chemical element uranium was named after what planet? Uranus.

21) True or false? Bats are mammals. True

22What is the fastest land animal in the world? The cheetah (it can reach speeds of up to 120kph – 75mph).

23) What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders? Arachnophobia

24) Dairy products are generally made from what common liquid? Milk

25River Volga goes to?

the Caspian Sea.

  26What are marsupials?

  Animal with pouches to carry their young ones.

  27Where is the driest place in the world?

The Atacama Desert, South America.

28Which is the largest palace in the world?

The Vatican Palace.

  29Which country has the same flag as of the USA?

Answer: Liberia.

30One planet in the night sky is easily identifiable because of its reddish hue. Which planet?

  Mars

31Who discovered New Zealand?

Abel Tasman.

  Name the pigment in carrot?

  Carotene.

People in Britain believe a black cat crossing your way will bring you

good luck.

  The most famous boat race in England is between…..

students from Oxford and Cambridge.

The main function of the queen is..

  to represent Britain.

The Declaration of Independence was written by

T. Jefferson.

The slavery was abolished when the president of the USA was

Lincoln .

The most important American holiday is….

Independence Day.

America was discovered by Christopher Columbus…

in 1492.

All subject questions.

Final

1)What is the name of the Flag of the UK?

The Union Jack

2) Who built The Tower of London?

William the Conqueror

3)What is a double-decker?

  A bus

4)What is the name of the famous stadium in the north of London?

  Wimbley.

5)Which band was John Lennon a member of in the 1960s?

The Beatles.

6)In Britain, cars are driven on the ______ side of the road.

left-hand.

7)Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote lots of ______.

detective stories.

8)Where is Belfast?

In Northern Ireland.

9)Chelsea is a popular ______ team.

  Football.

10)What is Harrods?

A department store.

11)The UK is separated from the continent

by the English Channel.

12)The national bird of the UK is

a robin.

13)People try to eat an apple from a bowl with water without using their hands.

on Halloween.

14)At midnight on December 31st people sing  ForAult Lang Syne  written by

R.Burns.

  1)The American flag is called….

Stars and Stripes.

2)What do the stripes on the American flag symbolize?

13 stripes on the American flag represent

13 first states.

3)Americans choose a new president every…

4 years.

4)The Capitol is….

  the home of the US Congress.

5) 'Santa Maria' is…

a ship of Christopher Columbus

6) The nickname of New York is New York was founded in 1613 by Dutch and called

New Amsterdam.

  7)Jack-o-Lantern is…

Halloween's symbol cut from a pumpkin.

  8)'Mayflower' is….

a ship on which board the Pilgrims came.

9)Rodeo is….

a competition in which cowboys show their skills.

  Who is the first woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom ?

Margaret Thatcher.

  10) When did England win the Football World Cup ?

1966.

11)What is  a quid ?

one Pound Sterling

12)What is the British currency?

the pound

13)What is 221B Baker Street famous for?

Sherlock Holmes’s fictional address. What is the national instrument in Scotland?

Bagpipe

Awarding ceremony