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Geography

Sports, Arts ,

literature

Customs

and holidays

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Idioms and

proverbs

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Geography $100

Name the official name of Britain

• Name the official name of Britain

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Geography $200

What does the state flag of Great Britain (the Union Jack or the Union flag) look like?

a) b)

c)

Geography $300

Which part of the UK is known to have 2 official languages?

Name the part and languages.

There 2 official languages in Wales: Welsh and English

Geography $400

Name another name of Northern Ireland

Ulster

Geography $500

• Т h е USA consists о f....

50 states and the District of Columbia and 5 independent territories

Geography $600

Name the value of American coin - dime

10 cents

Geography $700

Whose coat of arms

is this?

Scottish

Geography $800

What is Ben Nevis?

The highest mountain in the UK

History $100

The name Australia is derived

from the Latin australis, meaning … ?

southern

History $200

In ____ Christopher Columbus discovered

the American continent.

1492

History $300

When did Trafalgar Battle happened?

Who won it?

October 21, 1805

History $400

As you know, the first European settlers

in Australia were British criminals.

What crimes were sentenced with exile

to Australia?

Small crimes like stealing

History $500

Name the surname of the Queen Elizabeth II

Windsor

History $600

Name the profession of the Englishman named

Christopher Wren ? What was he famous for?

Architect.

He designed the St. Paul’s Cathedral

History $700

This king ruled England at the times

of Robin Hood. What was his name?

Richard I, the Lion Heart

History $800

In ____ the first Englishmen came

to America on the ship named…

In 1620 .

The ship was

named

“ Mayflower”.

Customs and holidays $100

Tea is the traditional English drink.

What should you add into regular tea,

if you want to drink real English tea?

The British drink tea with milk

Customs and holidays $200

Which animal according to the legend

can look at the King?

A cat

Customs and holidays $300

Guy Fawkes is …

He was the man

who wanted

to set fire

to the House

of  Parliament

Customs and holidays $400

Name of this traditional Scottish dish

is an homonym to the famous brand of

nappies.

Haggis

/Huggis

Customs and holidays $500

In 10 th century farmers in Wales were allowed

to grow only two vegetables. One of them

was the ingredient of Welsh traditional dish

-”cawl” . This vegetable is also the floristic

symbol of Wales. What is its name?

A Leek

Customs and holidays $600

2 animals are considered to be the symbols

of Canada. But one of them is specially revered.

According to the Indian legend this animal

brought people stolen fire and warm

The elk

/moos

Customs and holidays $700

In Britain people’s weight is measured in …

stones and pounds

Customs and holidays $800

This British holiday is normally held on the

second Saturday in June

The Sovereign’s

'official‘

summer birthday

Sports, Arts, Literature $200

According to English writer Rudyard  Kipling  

each person has six servants.

Name them

Questions :

who , what , where ,

when , why , how )

Sports, Arts, Literature $300

What was J. Constable?

painter

Sports, Arts, Literature $400

This kind of sport was banned by the royal

edicts between 1314 and 1667 because

of violence of the players .

football

Sports, Arts, Literature $500

This Scotland poet wrote poems about

the beauty of the Highlands

Robert Burns

Sports, Arts, Literature $600

Name the original name of American

writer Mark Twain

Samuel Clemens

Sports, Arts, Literature $700

Who are these teenagers?

What are they famous for?

Sports, Arts, Literature $800

Name the country where you can watch

this unusual kind of boat racing

River Todd,

Australia

Sports, Arts, Literature $800

Name the country where you can watch

this unusual kind of boat racing

River Todd,

Australia

Idioms and proverbs $100

Name English equivalent of Russian proverb :

Без труда не вытащить и рыбки из пруда.

A) Tastes differ.

B) No pains, no gains.

C) As you make your bed so you must lie on it.

D) So many men, so many minds.

E) East or West, home is best.

B) No pains, no gains

Idioms and proverbs $200

Complete the proverb:

A sound mind in a ... body.

A) Handsome.

B) Pretty.

C) Nice.

D ) Sound .

E ) Beautiful .

D) Sound body

Idioms and proverbs $300

Name English equivalent of Russian proverb :

Либо пан , либо пропал .

A) Still waters ran deep.

B) То kill two birds with one stone.

C) Bad news travels fast.

D) There is no smoke without fire.

E ) Neck or nothing .

Neck or nothing

Idioms and proverbs $400

Complete the idiom:

To ... oneself together.

A) Give.

B) Get.

C) Put.

D) Pull.

E) Take.

To pull oneself together

Idioms and proverbs $500

Find the ending of the proverb:

Practice ...

A) ... is half done.

B) ... makes perfect.

C) ... until trouble troubles you.

D) ... better than wealth.

E) ... costs nothing.

Practice makes perfect

Idioms and proverbs $600

Name English equivalent of Russian proverb :

Обжегшись на молоке, дуешь на воду.

A) Out of sight out of mind.

B) As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.

C) Once bitten, twice shy.

D) To make a mountain out of a molehill.

E) Look before you leap.

C) Once bitten, twice shy

Idioms and proverbs $700

Name Russian equivalents of English proverbs:

• So many men, so many minds.
• Little and sweet
• Out of sight out of mind.
• As you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
• To make a mountain out of a molehill.

Idioms and proverbs $800

Match the idiom and its meaning :

This is where I draw the line.

A) I am careful.

B) I don't have enough people to help.

C) I am nervous about it.

D) I will pay for mistake.

E) I will not do more.

I will not do more

Sport, Art, Literature $100

This London Museum which is in Baker Street,

dedicated to the famous character… of a book.

Name the character, the book, the author

Sherlock

Holmes/

Conan

Doyle