Викторина 8 класс Around the World

Quiz “ Around the world "

PART 1.

Geographical objects

A very high hill

Mountain

A part of land surrounded by the water

Island

A long, natural area of water that flows across the land and into a sea, lake, or another river

River

A large area of water that has land all around it

Lake

A long, thin piece of land that has water around most of it

Peninsula

A large  mass of ice that moves slowly

Glacier

An area, often  covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants

Desert

PART 2

The most…

The highest mountain

Everest

The longest river

The Nile

The biggest continent

Asia

The longest mountain range

The Andes

The highest waterfall

Anjel

The biggest lake in Britain with the legendary “inhabitant”

Loch-Ness

The longest river in Great Britain

The Severn

The coldest state of the USA

Alaska

The longest river in the USA

The Mississippi

The coldest point in Russia

Oymyakon

The highest peak in Russia

Elbrus

The most famous Russian river and the longest river in Europe

The Volga

Name the noisiest waterfall in the world situated on the border of the USA and Canada

The Niagara Falls

The mountain range which separates Europe from Asia

The Urals

The largest lake in Europe.

Ladoga 

Which country has a unicorn as its national animal?

Scotland

What country was known as Ceylon until 1972

Sri Lanka 

Which Italian city is famous for its canals?

Venice

He discovered America

Christopher Columbus

He made the first round-the-world voyage

Fernando Magellan

A great British explorer who discovered Australia and Tasmania

James Cook

An Italian merchant who spent some years in China and brought from there macaroni, ice cream and gun powder

Marco Polo

PART 3

WHERE IT IS?

Where is the Acropolis?

• Rome, Italy
• Athens, Greece 
• Venice, Italy
• t he Vatican

Athens, Greece

In what city is the leaning T ower?

• Pisa
• Rome
• Paris
• Padua

Pisa

The country where the monument to don Quixote is situated .

• France 
• Spain 
• Italy 
• Norway

Spain 

What building is shown in the picture?

• Dome
• Mausoleum
• Coliseum
• t he Acropolis

Coliseum

Where is B ig Ben?

• London, England 
• Lisbon, Portugal 
• Vienna, Austria
• Rome, Italy

London, England

Where is the Statue Of Christ The Redeemer located

• Almada, Portugal
• Malta
• Swiebodzin, Italy
• Rio de Janeiro,

Brazi l

Rio de Janeiro,

Brazi l

Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?

• Rome
• Paris
• New York
• Moscow

New York

Where is the famous University of Oxford situated ?

• Czech Republic
• England
• Hungary
• Belgium

England

W hat ocean is Easter island

located in ?

• t he Pacific ocean 
• t he Atlantic ocean 
• the Indian ocean 
• the Arctic ocean

t he Pacific ocean

The Taj Mahal is ...

• i n Italy
• i n France 
• i n India
• in the USA

i n India

Who built the Eiffel T ower?

• Salvador Dali
• Antonio Gaudi 
• Donato Bramante
• Gustave Eiffel

Gustave Eiffel

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