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How much time do you have for the written part of school maturita exam from English?
80 minutes
Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France (it was designed by a French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi)
What two animals represent Democrats and Republicans in the US?
donkey, elephant
What colour are the traditional taxis in London and in New York?
black, yellow
What do you call the most common eating disorder?
anorexia
What are the names of Czech national parks?
Krkonoše, Šumava, Podyjí, České Švýcarsko
How many stripes are there on the flag of the USA and why?
13 stripes which represent the 13 original colonies
What do you call the scale for measuring earthquake magnitude?
Richter's scale
What is the full name of the inventor of contact lenses?
Otto Wichterle
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How long is the Czech President elected for?
5 years, maximum 2 terms
Who discovered penicillin and when? (full name; tolerance 10 years)
Alexander Fleming, 1928
Who wrote 'The Old Man and the Sea'? (full name)
Ernest Hemingway
When exactly did the UK leave the EU and what was this act called?
31st January 2020; Brexit
Which four presidents are carved into Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt
Who is also known as the Bard of Avon?
William Shakespeare
Explain the differce between blue-collar and white-collar jobs.
Blue-collar jobs typically involve physically demanding manual work, while white-collar jobs normally take place in office settings, involving administrative, and managerial tasks.
How many times can you retake maturita in case you fail?
twice
What are the capital cities of New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and Canada?
Wellington, Dublin, Canberra, Ottawa
Which famous physicist wrote 'A brief history of time'?
Stephen Hawking
In which ocean would you find Hawaii?
the Pacific Ocean
How many stars are there on the EU flag and what colour are they?
12, gold
How many terms does an English school year have?
3 terms each academic year - Autumn term, Spring term and Summer term (each term includes a half term break)
Who painted 'Guernica' and what style is it?
Pablo Picasso, cubist style
What is the nickname of the British flag and what does it consist of?
Union Jack; consists of crosses of St. George (England), St. Andrew (Scotland), and St. Patrick (Ireland)
How many topics are there in the oral part of the English maturita examination?
25 (24 for sports class)
Which US state is the most populated and how many inhabitants live there? Tolerance 5 million
California, around 38 mil.
What is the name of the very first Disney movie?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
When (month and year) did the Covid pandemic break out in the Czech Republic?
March 2020
When is Boxing Day celebrated and what was the original tradition behind it?
26th December, Boxing Day was a day to donate gifts to those in need, especially to servants. It may also refer to the alms box placed in Christian churches to collect donations for the poor.
Which British Prime Minister was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Winston Churchill
Who is the current monarch of the UK and since when?
King Charles III, who ascended the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
Which year did the Titanic sink?
1912 (15th April)
What is the name of the the most famous park in New York?
Central Park
What is CPR? (say what the abbreviation stands for or explain it)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation – an emergency lifesaving procedure performed when the heart stops beating
When did the Velvet Revolution take place? (exact date)
17th November 1989
What is the nickname given to people living in New Zealand?
Kiwis
What is the name of the artist who painted the ‘Mona Lisa’?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Which sport is associated with Wimbledon?
tennis
Which country was the first to give right to vote to women, known as the Women's Suffrage and when did it happen? Tolerance 10 years
New Zealand, 1893
When do people celebrate Thanksgiving and St Patrick's Day?
Thanksgiving - 4th Thursday in November; St Patrick's Day - 17th March
What is the anthem of the EU and who composed it?
Ode to Joy by Ludwig Van Beethoven
What is the full name of the famous Australian coral reef?
Great Barrier Reef
What do you call the athletic discipline in which you jump as high as possible with the help of a long stick?
Pole vault
Which is the oldest US national park?
Yellowstone National Park
Which US president abolished slavery and when? Tolerance 20 years
Abraham Lincoln, 1863
What is the highest mountain of the UK and what is its height? Tolerance 100 meters
Ben Nevis; 1,345 m high
What is the name of the plain where Stonehenge is located?
Salisbury Plain (in Wiltshire, England)
What year were the first modern Olympic games held and where? Tolerance 10 years
1896, Athens - Greece
Who wrote Animal Farm?
George Orwell
What do you call an enforced or hurried wedding, especially because the bride is pregnant?
shotgun wedding
In which ocean would you find Bermuda Triangle region?
the Atlantic Ocean
What is the official term for an agreement made by a couple before they marry concerning the ownership of their respective assets should the marriage fail?
Prenuptial agreement
What order do kangaroos belong to and what do you call their 'pocket'?
marsupials, pouch (marsupium)