Сборник всероссийских интеллектуальных викторин для учащихся 5-11 классов общеобразовательных учреждений

Муниципальное автономное общеобразовательное учреждение

«Средняя общеобразовательная школа № 29»

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СБОРНИК ВСЕРОССИЙСКИХ ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНЫХ ВИКТОРИН

ДЛЯ УЧАЩИХСЯ 5 – 11 КЛАССОВ

ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЙ

(викторины размещены и проведены на сайте olympiadonline.ru)

 

Составитель:

Учитель английского языка

Морозова Марина Александровна

Березники, 2016

 

Содержание:

1. Интеллектуальная викторина «The Greatest Britons»

(общее количество участников 230+)

Цель викторины: закрепить страноведческие знания обучающихся 9-11 классов по теме «The Greatest Britons»

Вопросы:

1. Who was a British statesman, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. He was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States

1. Tony Blair

2. Margaret Thatcher

3. Winston Churchill +

4. Harold Wilson

2. Who was an English naturalist and geologist, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. He introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection

1. Gregor Mendel

2. Charles Darwin +

3. Carl Linnaeus

4. Alexander Fleming

3. Who was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess. She was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Her reign is sometimes called the "Golden age of England»

1. Anne Boleyn

2. Elizabeth I +

3. Diana, Princess of Wales

4. Elizabeth II

4. Who was an English poet, writer and actor. He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems

1. William Shakespeare +

2. Robert Burns

3. Lewis Carroll

4. Oscar Wilde

5. Who was an English physicist and mathematician. He was known as a key figure in the scientific revolution. He made seminal contributions to optics, classical mechanics and he shares credit with Leibniz for the development of calculus

1. Albert Einstein

2. Nikola Tesla

3. Blaise Pascal

4. Isaac Newton +

6. Who was the most сruel English military and political leader, the head of the English revolution. In 1653 he established the one-man military dictatorship of the protectorate and became «Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland».

1. Maximilien Robespierre

2. Oliver Cromwell +

3. William the Conqueror

4. Thomas More

7. Who was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.

1. Vitus Bering

2. Christopher Columbus

3. Ferdinand Magellan

4. James Cook +

8. He is an English former professional footballer. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

2. Lionel Messi

3. David Beckham +

4. Zinedine Zidane

9. Who was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the silent era. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years

1. Charlie Chaplin +

2. Jim Carrey

3. Rowan Atkinson

4. Eddie Murphy

10. Who was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. The outstanding British commander of the fleet, Vice-Admiral. He was noted for his inspirational leadership, superb grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics, all of which resulted in a number of decisive naval victories, during the Napoleonic Wars.

1. Charles Hardy

2. John MacBride

3. Horatio Nelson +

4. Thomas Graves

2. Интеллектуальная викторина «Legends of Valentine’s Day»

(общее количество участников 290+)

Вопросы викторины

1. One legend says that he was the first man who sent “valentines” to his girlfriend:

1) Cupid

2) Casanova

3) Valentine+

4) Romeo

2. What was the signature of that letter?

1) I love you

2) From your Valentine+

3) Forever yours

4) See you soon

3. When and where he lived, who was he?

 1) He was a scientist, who lived in 270 in Greece

2) He was a soldier, who served during the 19th century in France

3) He was a magistrate, served during the 15th century in Russia

4) He was a priest, who served during the third century in Rome+

4. Why he was executed?

1) He got married himself despite the law forbidding marriage

2) He disobeyed the order of Emperor and secretly married young couples+

3) Emperor’s daughter was in love with him

4) He was in love with Emperor’s wife

5. What was the name of that Emperor?

1) Caesar

2) Konstantin

3) Claudius II+

4) Napoleon

6. Why Emperor forbade men to marry?

1) He hated women

2) He decided that single men made better soldiers than those married+

3) He was not married

4) He didn’t like children

7. According to another legend the origin of the celebration can be traced back to a Roman festival, which name was:

1) Easter

2) Maslenitsa

3) Christmas

4) Lupercalia+

8. Valentine’s Day was first celebrated in

1) 270+

2) 1270

3) 720

4) 702

9. In 1969 the Roman Catholic Church stopped celebrates of Valentine’s Day. Instead, they revere the memory of:

1) Saints Peter and Fevronia

2) Saints Cyril and Methodius+

3) Saint Tryphon

4) Saint Paul

10. Modern symbols of Valentine’s Day are:

1) Flowers, toys and sweets

2) Turkey

3) Red heart, doves and the figure of the winger Cupid+

4) Red eggs

 

3. Интеллектуальная викторина «Royal Parks of London»

(общее количество участников 300+)

Цель викторины: закрепить страноведческие знания учащихся по теме «Royal Parks of London»

Вопросы:

1. It is one of the largest parks in central London

1) Hyde Park+

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens

2. It is the oldest of the Royal Parks of London

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park+

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens

3. The Open Air Theatre is located in the park

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park+

4) Kensington Gardens

4. It is famous for its Speakers’ Corner

1) Hyde Park+

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens

5. You can see the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery, Speke's monument and the statue of Peter Pan

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens+

6. One of the main sights of the park is the lake Serpentine

1) Hyde Park+

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens

7. The park was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St. James the Less.

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park+

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens

8. Nine villas were built in the park

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park+

4) Kensington Gardens

9. The park has a small lake, St. James's Park Lake, with two islands, West Island, and Duck Island, which is named for the lake's collection of waterfowl

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park+

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens

10. The park also contains the Elfin Oak

1) Hyde Park

2) Green Park

3) Regent’s Park

4) Kensington Gardens+

4. Интеллектуальная викторина «British and American Press»

(общее количество участников 150+)

Цель викторины: закрепить страноведческие знания учащихся обучающихся 5-9 классов по теме «British and American Press»

Вопросы

1. It is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register.

1) The Times+

2) The Guardian

3) The Financial Times

4) The Daily Telegraph

2. It was founded in 1821, it is unique among major British newspapers in being owned by a foundation

1) The Times

2) The Guardian+

3) The Financial Times

4) The Daily Telegraph

3. It is a British international morning daily business newspaper published in the Borough of Southward, London and printed at 22 sites.

1) The Times

2) The Guardian

3) The Financial Times+

4) The Daily Telegraph

4. The newspaper was founded by Colonel Arthur B. Sleigh in June 1855

1) The Times

2) The Guardian

3) The Financial Times

4) The Daily Telegraph+

5. The website of this newspaper is one of the highest-traffic English-language news websites

1) The Times

2) The Guardian+

3) The Financial Times

4) The Daily Telegraph

6. The newspaper's cover price in the United Kingdom is 90p on weekdays (30p for students at some university campus shops) and £1.50 on Saturday.

1) The Times+

2) The Guardian

3) The Financial Times

4) The Daily Telegraph

7. In January 2009, it was the highest selling British 'quality' paper, with a certified average daily circulation of 842,912

1) The Times

2) The Guardian

3) The Financial Times

4) The Daily Telegraph+

8. Printed as a broadsheet on light salmon paper, it is the only paper in the UK providing full daily reports on the London Stock Exchange and world markets.

1) The Times

2) The Guardian

3) The Financial Times+

4) The Daily Telegraph

9. It is an English-language international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, in New York City, with Asian and European editions. The newspaper has won the Pulitzer Prize thirty-three times

1) The Wall Street Journal+

2) The New York Times

3) USA Today

4) The Washington Post

10. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance. It is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, and Features

1) The Wall Street Journal

2) The New York Times+

3) USA Today

4) The Washington Post

11. It is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. USA Today was founded in 1982. The first issue reported on the death of actress Grace Kelly

1) The Wall Street Journal

2) The New York Times

3) USA Today+

4) The Washington Post

12. It is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest, founded in 1877. The newspaper is written as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color as well as in black and white. Weekday printings include the main section, containing the first page, national, international news, business, politics, and editorials and opinions, followed by the sections on local news, sports, style and classifieds

1) The Wall Street Journal

2) The New York Times

3) USA Today

4) The Washington Post+

5. Интеллектуальная викторина «Birthday traditions in different countries»

(общее количество участников 240+)

Цель викторины: проверить знания учащихся 7-9 классов об истории и традициях празднования дня рождения в разных странах мира

1. History tells us that the ancient Egyptians were the first who began to celebrate the birthday. However, the right to celebrate the birthday was only the pharaohs, kings and their heirs, the only male. Day appears on the girl's light not even recorded. But after a while the women also got the right to celebrate the birthday. The first woman to take advantage of this privilege was:

1) Nefertiti

2) Hatshepsut

3) Cleopatra II+

4) Neithhotep

2. It is a greeting which is used by some on birthdays. The term itself refers to the passing year. Since the 18th century this has been used as a salutation to offer the hope that a happy day being marked would recur many more times.

1) Happy birthday!

2) Many happy returns!+

3) Be healthy!

4) Good luck!

3. In which country special year birthdays such as 5, 10, 15, 20, 21 are called Crown Years. The family also decorates the birthday child’s chair at the dining room table with seasonal or paper flowers and balloons.

1) Holland+

2) Denmark

3) China

4) Scotland

4. In which country the birthday child greets his parents respectfully and receives a gift of money? Friends and relatives are invented to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.

1) Holland

2) Denmark

3) China+

4) Scotland

5. In which country neighbors know that there is a birthday person in the family? A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday.

1) Holland

2) Denmark+

3) China

4) Scotland

6. In which country a pound coin is given for every year of the child’s age, plus an additional pound for good luck? A soft smack on the bottom is also given for each year.

1) Holland

2) Denmark

3) China

4) Scotland+

7. In which country the birthday child's parents need to set free the animal?

1) Vietnam

2) Germany

3) Japan

4) Thailand+

8. In which country birthday is celebrated only for children who have reached three, five and seven years. These dates are called "City-Go-San."

1) Vietnam

2) Germany

3) Japan+

4) Thailand

9. In which country candles are left burning all day long?

1) Vietnam

2) Germany+

3) Japan

4) Thailand

10. In which country all children celebrate their birthday on the same day? Everyone’s birthday is celebrated on Tet (New Year’s Day). Children say they were born in the year of the symbol of the lunar calendar for that year.

1) Vietnam+

2) Germany

3) Japan

4) Thailand

 

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