Competition "We love English"between 9th,10th and 11th grade students

Son-Kol School English Decathalon Mega Bowl

Between students of 9 th , 10 th and 11 th grades

Rules

• For this competition, there will be three rounds
• 8 students will start round 1. After round 1, 3 students with the lowest scores will be eliminated. Round 1 will consist of 10 questions.
• 5 students will start round 2. After round 2, 2 students with the lowest scores will be eliminated. Round 2 will consist of a Jeopardy-style competition with 4 categories, 20 total questions.
• The final 3 students will start round 3, the final round. The final round will be a kahoot game. The student with the highest score in Kahoot will be the…WINNER

Are . You. Ready ?

Round 1 Question 1

• What year was the Kyrgyz Republic founded?

Round 1 Question 2

• Name 4 countries that have at least 20,000,000 people who speak English.

Round 1 Question 3

• What is the longest river in the world?

Round 1 Question 4

• What is the capital city of the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland)?

Round 1 Question 5

• What is the largest animal in the ocean/water today?
• Bonus question to add a point – How much does it weigh on average?

SCORE UPDATE

9 th Grade A

Name

Points

9 th Grade B

10 th Grade

11 th Grade

Round 1 Question 6

• Name the 45 th and current President of the United States of America

Round 1 Question 7

• What is the largest animal in the world on land today?
• Bonus +1 – What is the average weight?

Hint: This is the largest

Animal from pre-historic times

Round 1 Question 8

• How do you call a baby cow in English?

Round 1 Question 9

• What does the holiday Nowruz, mean in English?

Round 1 Question 10

• Name 1 of the 3 highest peaks in Kyrgyzstan in English that are higher than 7,000 meters.

SCORE UPDATE After Round 1

9 th Grade A

Name

Points

9 th Grade B

10 th Grade

11 th Grade

Round 2 – Jeopardy

History

Geography

100

100

Kyrgyz Literature/Russian Literature

200

Pop culture

100

200

300

300

100

200

400

500

400

200

300

300

500

400

400

500

500

History 100

What does “Kyrgyz” mean in Turkish?

History 200

The sun on the Kyrgyz flag has 40 rays. What does each ray represent in Kyrgyz history?

History 300

Name the holiday in English that Kyrgyz people celebrate on August 31. Americans celebrate

this holiday on July 4 every year. This is _________ Day in English.

History 400

In 1206, Kyrgyzstan was conquered by the __________. Kyrgyzstan would then gain

independence in 1510 and would stay independent until taken over by the

Kalmyks, Manchus and Uzbeks from the

1700s – 1800s.

History 500

Alexander II was the leader of the _________ Empire in 1876 when it formally annexed/took over Kyrgyzstan. In 1916, this country forced Kyrgyz people to serve in the army,

causing many revolts and some Kyrgyz people to flee to China.

Geography 100

What are the 4 countries that border Kyrgyzstan?

Geography 200

What are the 7 oblasts of the Kyrgyz Republic?

Geography 300

Kyrgyzstan is often nicknamed the “Switzerland of Central Asia,”

because of Kyrgyzstan’s beautiful snow-capped ________ that look similar to those

of the Switzerland’s in Central Europe.

Geography 400

There are 5 countries who border the Caspian Sea, a major

trading sea route between Europe and Asia.

Name 2 of the 5 countries that have a Caspian Sea coastline.

Geography 500

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was started in 2001 to give member states

security, political and economic stability. Kyrgyzstan is a member state.

Name 2 other member states. ______________ & _________________.

Literature 100

Manas’s 1,000 birthday was celebrated in the year ______.

Literature 200

Who wrote “Tale of the Fishermen and the Fish’ about a man who

catches a “golden fish?”

Literature 300

What are the names of in English of Manas’s son and grandson?

Literature 400

Before becoming a writer, Chyngiz Aitmatov worked as a ____________

studying at the Kirghiz Agricultural Institute in Frunze.

Literature 500

Explain in English the plot of First Teacher by Chyngyz Aitmatov.

What is the story about?

Popular Culture 100

Who is this?

What does/did he do?

Popular Culture 200

Who is this?

What does/did he do?

Popular Culture 300

Who is this?

What does/did she do?

Popular Culture 400

Who is this?

What did/does he do?

Popular Culture 500

Who is this?

What does she do?/

What did she do?

SCORE UPDATE After Round 2

9 th Grade A

Name

Points

9 th Grade B

10 th Grade

11 th Grade

Final ROUND