Germany
United Kingdom
France
FIYA facts
100
How many genders are there in German language? Can you name them?
There 3 genders: masculine, feminine and neutral.
100
The longest-reigning Queen in the world is ...
Queen Elizabeth II.
She ruled for 70 years and 214 days
100
What are the colors of the French flag?
Blue, White and Red
100
Name the areas of training (specialties) at the Faculty of Foreign Languages
Teaching and Linguistics
200
Which surname is considered to be forbidden in Germany?
'Hitler' surname is forbidden according to laws and moral principles.
200
How is the UK's flag called?
The Union Jack
200
The Eiffel Tower is more than ... years old
More than 100 years old!
It's 135 years old now.
200
Who was the first dean of the faculty?
Abram Lvovich Vainshtein
300
How many people speak German?
Around 130 million speak German as their mother tongue or as a second language.
300
The most popular sports game in the UK is ...
Football
There are over 100 football clubs across the country
300
What is the name of the largest and most visited museum that's located in France?
The Louvre Museum
300
Who is the audience 409 named after? Who was this person?
Nadezhda Ivanovna Arzamasceva
The dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages
400
Germany is sometimes known as the land of ...
It's known as the land of poets and thinkers.
400
A famous British person, politician, who was born in 1874 and who was also a famous writer
Winston Churchill
400
About ...% of modern English words are of French origin
45%
400
What year did the German-English department open?
in 1992
500
What beverage originated in Germany as a result of the Second World War?
Fanta (Coca-Cola Company)
500
London was previously called ...
Londinium (Roman London)
500
This French writer's works have been translated into over 60 languages. Some of his popular works are Les Contemplations (The Contemplations) and La Légende des siècles (The Legend of the Ages). Name the author.
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
500
How many departments are there at the faculty? Name them.
Three departments -
Department of English Philology
Department of Romano-Germanic Philology
Department of Foreign Language Speech Communication