Викторина ДЛЯ 10-11 классов

The Quiz

SPORT

10 – What is the motto of modern the Olympic Games? («Quicker, higher, stronger»)

20 – In what kind of sport was Sherlock Holmes successful? (Boxing)

30 – Even a baby can raise the shell of this kind of sport. It weighs 2.5 grams. (A tennis ball, tennis)

40 – This name unites the famous chess player and the young wizard. (Harry)

50 – An athlete who goes sitting. (A chess player)

GREAT BRITAIN

10 – Who invented penicillin? When? (English scientist Alexander Fleming in 1929)

20 – Where does the legendary monster of Scotland live? (in Loch Ness)

30 – He gathered the Knights of the Round Table at his court at Camelot. (King Arthur)

40 – Name at least four kinds of sports that were born in England. (Cricket, football, golf, rugby, horse racing, boxing)

50 – What are the houses of the British Parliament? (House of Lords, House of Commons)

FAMOUS PEOPLE

10 – He is the genius of small forms. He influenced many areas in the IT-world. He is best known as the man who radically changed the industry of mobile devices. He invented the iPhone, iPad, the tablet PC. (Steve Jobs)

20 – He is one of the most famous representatives of the IT-world. He has had for many years the title of the richest man on the planet. He is he founder of Microsoft. (Bill Gates)

30 – He is a unique traveller of the XX century. There were almost 3000 of applicants for this journey but they chose him. He did his trip around the world alone. Before starting the journey he said: "Let's go!" (Yuri Gagarin)

40 – He was an American inventor and businessman. He invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He contributed a lot to mass communication and. He invented a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures. (Thomas Edison)

50 – He and his elder brother were the inventors of the world's 1st successful airplane. He became famous as a father of modern aviation and developed technology for the United States Army. He made ​​the 1st flight on an airplane with a combustion engine. (Orville Wright)

FASHION

10 – What is the jacket for the Nobel Prize? (Smoking)

20 – Which style helps fashion designers not invent anything new? (Retro)

30 – Which city in Northern Italy is the capital of Italian fashion? (Milan)

40 – What is a long, narrow stage that models walk along in a fashion show? (Runway)

50 – Why did the great Spanish artist Dali believe that people who prefer fashionable clothes could be only sympathize? (Because: ‘What is fashionable today will inevitably be out of fashion tomorrow.’)