Task 1- Senior students

General knowledge 1

100

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

Au - Aurum 

200

What planet is known as the Red Planet?

Mars

300

What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

Diamond

400

What nationality was Vincent van Gogh?

Dutch -German

500

What does WWW stand for in a website browser?

World Wide Web

General knowledge 2

100

What is the largest country in the world?

Russia

200

Who was the first President of the United States?

George Washington

300

Which movie features the song Hakuna Matata?

The Lion King

400

Who is known as the father of physics?

Isaac Newton

500

How many elements are there in the Periodic Table?

118

General knowledge 3

100

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo da Vinci

200

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

William Shakespeare

300

Which river is the longest in the world?

The Nile

400

Who invented the telephone?

 Alexander Graham Bell

500

Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?

Brazil

Grammar knowledge

100

Most police officers ............ uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher positions ......... their street clothes.

Most police officers wear uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher positions wear their street clothes.

200

How many books .......... in the last few years? 

present perfect: 

How many books has he/she written in the last few years?

300

Before we ........ for Spain, I ......... to teach her some Spanish. (leave, offer)

Past perfect:

Before we left for Spain, I had offered to teach her some Spanish.

400

Fortunately, I ............. any bones.

Fortunately, I have never broken any bones.

500

According to her statement, she .......... at the Crown hotel from last Monday to Thursday.

Past simple:

According to her statement, she stayed at the Crown hotel from last Monday to Thursday.

Vocabulary

100

Be careful not to injure your  .........  when you lift something heavy. 

back 

200

 The Chicago train leaves from ______ 4.
   a) line
   b) bank
   c) quay
   d) platform

d) platform

300

1. My car ....... on the way back from college yesterday afternoon.   (You may have to change the tense)

a. put down                            c. give up
b. break down                         d. put away

b. broke down

400

 Hi Jane. I was wondering if you could ____ my cat for a few days while I am away on vacation.
   a.  look for
   b.  look after
   c.  look up

b.  look after

500

The dress looked horrible on her! ____, she still bought it.
    a. however
    b. despite

a. however