Country Study
Science and Technology
Literature
Lost in Translation
Famous People
100
The United Kingdom consists of __________
(A) England, Scotland, Wales
(B) Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(C) England and Scotland
(D) Great Britain and the Irish Republic
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
100
Which "means of transport" did the blacksmith Vakula from the work "The Night before Christmas" get to St. Petersburg by?
Damm
100
Two of these writers are not British. Who are they?
Charles Dickens
Oscar Wilde
Theodore Dreiser
Agatha Christie
George Bernard Show
Edgar Allan Po
Theodore Dreiser
Edgar Allan Po
100
What does "GO BANANAS" mean?
"Go crazy"
100
Who was the Portuguese navigator and commander of the first expedition (1519) to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
200
The public school is __________
(A) a comprehensive school for children in which the tuition is free
(B) a specialized school for talented children in which the tuition fee is quite low
(C) a private school for privileged children in which the tuition fee is very high
(D) a common boarding school for all children
A comprehensive school for children in which the tuition is free.
200
Which of these projects is not Elon Musk’s
Hyperloop
Starlink
SolarCity
Spray Clothes
Pay Pal
Space X
Tesla
Neuralink
Spray Clothes
(Manel Torres)
200
"West Side Story", a musical, is based on a tragedy by Shakespeare. Which tragedy is it?
Romeo and Juliet
200
What does “Vertically challenged” mean?
A short person
200
Who is this woman?
Carmen Miranda
Gabriela Mistral
Maria Izquierdo
Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo
300
London is the first city in the world where the underground appeared.
True or False?
True
300
Solve the task
A+B= 100
A-B= 60
A/B= ?
4
300
What is the genre of the novel “1984” by English writer George Orwell?
A. Dystopian fiction
B. Utopian fiction
C. Romance
Dystopian fiction
300
What does “To have a green thumb” mean?
To be good at gardening.
300
Who is remembered as a comedy film star from London who went to the USA in 1916 and starred in City Lights, The Kid, The Gold Rush, and Limelight?
Charlie Chaplin
400
The Monarch of the UK __________
(A) rules and governs;
(B) reigns but does not rule;
(C) reigns and rules;
(D) rules but does not reign
Reigns but does not rule.
400
A cat in a bag.
A sandwich
400
The novel “Gone with the Wind” by American author Margaret Mitchell is set during which historical period?
A. The American Civil War
B. World War I
C. World War II
The American Civil War
400
What does “For donkey’s years” mean?
"For many years"
400
"If not me, who?
If not now, when?”
Who do these words belong to?
Emma Watson
500
The British monarchs are crowned in __________
(A) Westminster Abbey
(B) St. Paul’s Cathedral
(C) the Tower
(D) Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
500
What does the acronym USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
500
Put these Harry Potter books in chronological order:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
500
What does this idiom mean?
"It’s water under the bridge".
It’s the thing of the past which can’t be changed.
500
Whose wedding ceremony was listed in the Guinness Book of Records due to the largest number (2 billion people)of simultaneous views?
Prince William and Kate Middleton's
