Museums
Grammar
The World of Hobbies
Fun Facts & Figures
Theatre
100
Where (what museum) can you try a train simulator?
The Museum of the History of the Minsk Subway (Metro).
100
Fill in the correct preposition
Teenagers often just like to hang __________ with their friends at the shopping centre.
hang out
100
This ancient practice combines physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation.
YOGA
100
According to Guinness World Records, what is the most popular board game in the world?
chess
100
This is the area in front of the stage, a space where the orchestra sits in a musical theatre or opera house.
the orchestra pit
200
In which museum can you find old icons and modern paintings?
The National Art Museum.
200
Use the correct form of infinitive
He may not ________ (hear) the news yet. He's been offline all day.
have heard
200
People who collect and study stamps are known as what?
Philatelists
200
In the video game industry, what is the best-selling video game of all time?
Minecraft
200
These are the hidden areas to the left and right of the stage where actors wait before they enter and where props are stored.
the wings
300
What Belarusian writer is this museum dedicated to?
Yanka Kupala State Literary Museum
300
Choose the correct modal verb from the brackets and put the main verb into the correct infinitive form (Simple, Continuous, or Perfect).
He was so stupid! He ______ (tell / shouldn't / mustn't) her the truth. Now she's crying.
shouldn't have told
(shouldn't + have + V3 — сожаление о совершенном действии)
300
If you are "geocaching," what tool are you absolutely dependent on to find the hidden treasure?
A GPS device (or a smartphone with GPS).
300
The average person will spend roughly 4,000 hours of their lifetime doing this hobby.What hobby is it?
reading
300
This famous playwright was a "sharer" (part-owner) in the Globe Theatre.
William Shakespeare
400
Name the museum in Minsk
National Historical Museum of the Republic of Belarus
400
Find the synonyms
•to choose = ____________
•to take care of = ____________
•to test = ____________
•to return = ____________
•to search for information = ____________
•to start a hobby = ____________
to pick out
to look after
to try out
to give back
to look up
to take up
400
You don't make a sound, but in this performing hobby, your goal is to make the audience laugh.
MIME or Pantomime
400
Which country were first crosswords published in ?
(a) United Kingdom, (b) United States, or (c) France.
United States (The first published crossword was created by Arthur Wynne for the New York World newspaper in 1913)
400
The original Globe Theatre was built in this year.
1599
500
Where can you see these exhibits?
National Art Museum
500
What negative prefix is used with these adjectives?
active efficient capable correct complete
IN
500
The art of beautiful handwriting.
Calligraphy
500
Queen Elizabeth II was famous for her love of a specific breed of dog. She personally owned more than 30 of them during her reign, all named "Willow" or "Holly."
Corgis
500
What theatre is it?
Janka Kupała National Theatre или Yanka Kupala National Academic Theatre.