Intellectual
game
‘ J E O P A R D Y ! ’
Warming-up
SMS language is a term for abbreviations and slang which are used because there is need in making phone messages shorter.
TASK
Two teams have to decode one and the same text written in SMS English as quicker as they can. The quickest team gets 10 points. The other team – 5 points.
It will be a start for your total score.
My smmr hols wr CWOT.
My summer holidays were complete waste of time.
B4, we usd 2 go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ kds FTF.
Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend and their three screaming kids face to face.
ILNY, its gr8.
I love New York, it’s great.
Bt my Ps wr so {:-/ BC o 9/11 tht they dcdd 2 stay in SCO & spnd 2 wks up N.
But my parents were so worried because of September 11 that they decided to stay in Scotland and spend two weeks up north.
Up N, WUCIWUG - 0.
Up north, what you see is what you get – nothing.
I ws vvv brd in MON.
I was extremely bored in the middle of nowhere.
0 bt baas & ^^^^^.
Nothing but sheep and mountains.
AAR8, my Ps wr :-) - they sd ICBW, & tht they wr :-) wth the pc&qt...
At any rate, my parents were happy – they said it could be worse, and that they were happy with the peace and quiet.
IDTS!!
I don’t think so!
I wntd 2 go hm ASAP, 2C my M8s again.
I wanted to go home as soon as possible, to see my mates again.
2day, I cam bk 2 skool.
Today I came back to school.
I feel v O:-) BC I hv dn all my hm wrk.
I feel very saintly because I have done all my homework.
Now its BAU ...
Now it’s business as usual…
The stages of the game
1. A quiz.
2. The captains’ battle:
- a mini-quiz;
- ‘Look and Guess’.
The quiz
TASK
to choose one of the questions of the headings presented and respond to it.
The rules
If you choose, for example, BLUE 20 you will get 20 points, BLUE 50 – 50 points
and so on.
You can start with any question of any heading.
Time for thinking is 30 seconds maximum.
If the team didn’t answer the question, the other team has the right to give their answer if they know.
The colours of the columns mean:
- Blue field – SPORT
- Green field – GREAT BRITAIN
- Purple field – FAMOUS PEOPLE
- Red field – FASHION
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SPORT
10 points
What is the motto of the modern
Olympic Games?
«Quicker, higher, stronger »
SPORT
20 points
In what kind of sport was Sherlock Holmes successful?
Boxing
SPORT
30 points
Even a baby can raise the shell of this kind of sport.
It weighs 2.5 grams.
(Name the shell & the kind of sport)
A tennis ball, tennis
SPORT
40 points
This name unites the famous chess player and the young wizard.
Harry
SPORT
50 points
An athlete (sportsman) who goes sitting.
A chess player
GREAT BRITAIN
10 points
Who invented penicillin?
When?
An English scientist
Alexander Fleming in 1929
GREAT BRITAIN
20 points
Where does
the legendary monster of Scotland live?
In Loch Ness
GREAT BRITAIN
30 points
He gathered the Knights of the Round Table
at his court at Camelot.
King Arthur
GREAT BRITAIN
40 points
Name at least four kinds of sports that were born in England.
Cricket, football, golf, rugby, horse racing, boxing
GREAT BRITAIN
50 points
What are the houses of the British Parliament?
The House of Lords (the Lords),
The House of Commons (the Commons)
FAMOUS PEOPLE
10 points
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
FAMOUS PEOPLE
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FAMOUS PEOPLE
20 points
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
FAMOUS PEOPLE
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FAMOUS PEOPLE
30 points
He is a unique traveller of the XXth century.
There were almost 3,000 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
FAMOUS PEOPLE
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FAMOUS PEOPLE
40 points
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.
He invented a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures.
Thomas Edison
FAMOUS PEOPLE
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FAMOUS PEOPLE
50 points
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
FAMOUS PEOPLE
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FASHION
10 points
What is the jacket
for the Nobel Prize?
Smoking
FASHION
20 points
Which style helps fashion designers not invent anything new?
Retro
FASHION
30 points
Which city in Northern Italy is the capital of Italian fashion?
Milan
FASHION
40 points
What is a long, narrow stage that models walk along in a fashion show?
A runway
FASHION
50 points
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’.
The captains’ battle
The captains’ battle
Mini-quiz
Mini-quiz
The rules of the mini-quiz
The questions are for both captains.
That captain who will be quicker and give the correct answer gets points.
- Which is the oldest university of England?
- Which is the oldest university of England?
(University of Oxford).
(University of Oxford).
- What is the monetary unit of the UK?
- What is the monetary unit of the UK?
(Pound sterling).
(Pound sterling).
If the answer isn’t correct the other captain can answer if she or he knows.
To respond you have to raise your hand.
1 point a correct answer.
- Which is the oldest university of England?
University of Oxford
- What is the monetary unit of
the UK?
Pound sterling
Sports game with the oval ball
- In the county of Nottinghamshire there was the ancient royal forest. It was called Sherwood Forest. What name of the legendary hero was it associated with?
With the name of Robin Hood
- What do the English usually eat for breakfast?
Oatmeal, toasts with marmalade, scrambled eggs and bacon
- To which literary character is the museum dedicated on Baker Street in London?
To Sherlock Holmes
- Tea is a traditional English drink. With what do the English usually drink tea?
With milk
- Name the author of the Harry Potter books.
J. Rowling.
- What is a traditional English dish for Christmas?
Turkey
- What is an English writer who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon?
Shakespeare
"Look and Guess"
TASK is
to guess what an UK attraction is depicted.
The picture shown is for both of the captains. That captain who will be quicker and give the correct answer gets points.
1 points a correct answer.
A double-decker bus
The Stonehenge
Tower Bridge
Ben
Big
The Palace of Westminster
London Eye or Observation wheel