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Quiz on Belarus.

Good afternoon, dear classmates and Lara!

Today we will have a tour around our beautiful country. We know, that you, Lara, have spent almost 4 months in Belarus and maybe you have learnt a lot about our republic. I think, we should start our little examination and check your knowledge and maybe give you more information.

We will add information about Germany, that we found on the Internet. And we will be very thankful if you give us some more details about your country.

Question 1. .What is the population of Belarus?

A. about 10 mln people

B. about 7 mln people

C. about 12 mln people

The correct answer is about 10 mln people. The most populated city is of course our capital. About 2 mln people live in Minsk. And the population of Novopolotsk is about 107 thousand people. Can you tell us how many people live in your city?

Question 2. Before we ask question 2, show us please the place where you live.

Ok, thank you. And can you find Novopolotsk on the map of Belarus? Yes, right!

How many regions are there in Belarus?

A. 7 regions

B. 6 regions

C. 5 regions

There are 6 regions in our country. And 6 biggest cities: Minsk, Vitebsk, Mogilev, Gomel, Brest, Grodno.

In Germany there are 11 regions. Can you tell us and show us the biggest cities in Germany?

Of course the biggest cities are very important for our country, but there are a lot of smaller towns and villages that are really wonderful and interesting to visit. For example, Braslav and its lakes, Dudutki and its ethnographical open-air museum, Polotsk and its cultural heritage, Mir and Nesvizh and their castles, Brest and its fortress, Polessye and its ancient nature, Belovezhskaya Pushcha and its residents, Gervyaty and its church, Novogrudok and the ruins of its caslte, Khatyn  and its memorial complex, villiga Buinichi Mogilyov region and its Buinitski field, Elnya and its swamps and cranes, the open-air museum Stalin’s line  and its war planes, cars and tanks.

Question 3. 3. What is the biggest lake in Belarus?

A. Lake Dryvyaty

B.Lake Glubokoe

C. Lake Naroch

Its area is about 80 sk\km. Lake Naroch is the biggest in our country, but not the deepest, the deepest is Lake Dolgoe. And what’s the biggest lake in Germany?

Question 4. What' s the longest river in Belarus?

A. the Dniepr

B. the Western Dvina

C. The Neman

The Dnieper is 2201 km long and it’s the longest river in our republic. And what’s the longest river in Germany?

Question 5. What do you think, what does the green stripe on our flag symbolize?

A. our green fields

B.our national character - friendly and peaceful

C. our young generation

The red stripe is the symbol of our history, the ornament on the white stripe are symbols of our culture, spiritual wealth and unity. And the green colour is the symbol of hope, spring and our green fields and forests. Do you know anything about colours on German flag?

Question 6.  Let’s speak about our natural symbols. What bird is the symbol of our country?

1. A stork
2. A sparrow
3. A woodpecker

Of course, it’s a stork. And it’s also a symbol of good luck.

Question 7. What animal is a symbol of our forests and national parks?

1. A deer
2. An elk
3. A bison

The symbol of Belovezhskaya Pushcha and the strongest animal in Belarus is a European bison. There are about 2000 bison in Belarus. Lara, have you ever seen a bison?

Question 8. What flower is a symbol of Belarusian fields?

A.a shamrock

B. a cornflower

C. a comemile

Belarus is often called the blue-eyed country. It’s because of lakes and rivers and lots of cornflowers on our fields.

Video Belarus

Question 9. Name the cultural capital of the Republic of Belarus

A.Vitebsk

B.Grodno

C.Brest

This city is famous for its artists Kazimir Malevich, Mark Shagal, Ilya Repin and its festival Slavyanski Bazar. Many talented singers from Slavic countries start their career on this festival and become famous. We are speaking about Vitebsk. We know that you visited Vitebsk last week. Did you like it?

Question  10. Listen to the song and guess the famous Belarusian band

1. Pesniary
2. Siabry
3. J Mors

The right answer is Pesniary. It was a popular Soviet folk rock group since 1969. It was founded by the guitarist Uladimir Muliavin. Among their best known songs are "Kasiu Jas Kaniushynu", "Belovezhskaya Pushcha", "Belorussiya" and "Alesia".

What German singers would you recommend us?

Question 11. Look at the picture and guess the name of this thing:

1. Lapti
2. zedlik
3. Padloga

The word “padloga” means the floor, the word “zedlik” is a chair, and the traditional shoes of our greatgrannies and greatgrandads were “lapti”. They were made of straw.

Did you learn any other Belarusian words?

Question 12. Most Europeans call this building the ugliest building in Europe, but it’s the symbol of our knowledge and modern Belarus, the monument to our generation and the gift to our future generations.

1. The Sophia Cathedral in Polotsk
2. The National Library in Minsk
3. The Fortress in Brest

The correct answer is the National Library in Minsk. It looks like a diamond and has an observation platform.

Dear Lara, thank you very much for taking part in our tour around Belarus. We hope you will have only good memories of spending time in our country and you will tell your friends at home lots of good things about us. We really enjoyed time with you.