Викторина для учащихся 11 класса "Great inventors and inventions"

Quiz

Task 1. Distribute inventions according to the countries in which they were invented.

icebreaker

toothbrush

TV set

diesel

plaster

paper

compass

bicycle

earth satellite vehicle

laser

helicopter

GPS

microwave oven

firework

traffic lights

Russia

Chine

  icebreaker

earth satellite vehicle

  paper

the USA

toothbrush

helicopter

Germany

  traffic lights

firework

GPS

  plaster

compass

TV set

laser

microwave oven

bicycle

diesel

Task 2. Match the scientists to their works.

1) Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

2) Sir Isaac Newton

a) electricity;

3) Alessandro Volta

b) dogs getting ready to eat;

4) Ivan Pavlov

c) the animals on the Galapagos Islands;

5) Charles Darwin

d) heat and cold;

e) the Earth going round the Sun;

6) Nicolas Copernicus

f) the law of gravitation.

Task 3. The pictures depict the prototypes of modern household appliances. Guess what it is?

1. refrigerator

2. computer

4. vacuum

cleaner

3. telephone

Task 4. Match the inventors to their inventions.

• What was invented by Lazlo and Georg Biro?
• Which fashion item is Oscar Levi Strauss responsible for?
• What did John Logie Baird invent, first called “seeing by wireless”?
• Which communication system is Alexander Graham Bell famous for?
• Which predecessor of the CD player did Thomas Edison create?
• Which breakfast food was developed by Will Keith Kellogg in 1898?
• What is Isaac Singer’s invention?
• Which Earl invented a snack of meat between two slices of bread?
• George Eastman developed an easy to use hand-held what?
• What type of aircraft is Sikorsky famous for?

Answers:

• Ball-point pen.
• Jeans.
• Television.
• Telephone.
• Gramophone.
• Cornflakes.
• Sewing machine.
• Sandwich .
• Camera.
• Helicopters.

Guess, what is this used for?

Scientists from the National Taiwan University have invented tooth sensors for doctors to get information about patients' habits and health conditions. They are able to examine patients using an oral sensor mounted on the tooth.