NEW ZEALAND
HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS IN GB AND USA
IRELAND
AMERICAN LITERATURE
PRAGUE
100

Name at least 5 animals living in New Zealand

kiwi, kakapo, weka, sheep, shark, dolphin, penguin, bat, takahe, kea...

100

When is Saint Patrick`s day celebrated?

the 17th of March

100

Name 2 Irish symbols

shamrock, harp, green, leprechaun, trinity knot, celtic cross

100

Who wrote The Raven?

Edgar Allan Poe

100

When was Charles University founded?

1348

200

Name the national languages of New Zealand

English, Maori

200

What do Americans eat for Thanksgiving? Name at least 3 meals

Turkey, Mashed potatoes, Cranberry sauce, Stuffing, Casserole, Candied sweet potatoes, Green beans, Pumpkin pie...

200

What is the percentage of Irish speaking people in Ireland?

(tolerance of 5 percent)

39%

200

Name 2 Steinbeck's books

Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, The Pearl...

200

Where can you find Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul?

in Vyšehrad

300

When did James Cook explore NZ?

(tolerance of 20 years)

1769

300

Do you know what is celebrated on the 5th of November in GB?

Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night)

300

Which mountain is the highest?

Carrauntoohil (1038m)

300

What is the name of the main role in Hemingway`s For Whom the Bell Tolls?

Robert Jordan

300

Who is the famous architect of Franz Kafka`s head, London Booster and Tower Babies?

David Černý

400

What separates the north from the south?

Cook strait

400

When is Martin Luther King's Day celebrated? And who was it?

On the third Monday of January every year. He was one of the leaders in the civil rights movement, activist, afro-american.

400

Name 3 Irish writers

Oscar Wilde, Jonathan Swift, G. B. Shaw, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, William Buttler Yeats...

400

A quote by a Cuban fisherman Santiago - "A man can be destroyed but never defeated." can be found in book...

The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway

400

How many stations has metro C?

(tolerance of 2)

20

600

How many letters has the longest hill name?

(tolerance of 5 letters)

92 letters

600

How heavy was the largest chocolate easter egg?

(tolerance 50kg)

7200kg

600

How many American presidents had Irish roots?

(tolerance of 3)

22 presidents

600

Whose real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens?

Mark Twain

600

How tall is Petřín Tower? 

(tolerance of 2 meters)

58m

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