What do you know about America? Викторина по страноведению для 9 – 10 классов

Iраунд 1. History of America 1. What was the first holiday, celebrated by American colonies? a) Thanksgiving b) the New Year c) Easter d) Christmas (5.000$)

2. Who was the first President of the USA? a) Theodore Roosevelt d) Benjamin Franklin c) Thomas Jefferson d) George Washington (10.000$)

3. What tea party is a historical event? a) Franklin and Washington tea party b) Roosevelt and Churchill tea party c) Boston tea party d) Atlanta tea party (15.000$)

4. What was the number of the first English colonies in America? a) 14 b) 27 c) 45 d) 13 (20.000$)

5. When was the Declaration of Independence issued? a) on July 4 th, 1776 b) on July 4 th, 1778 c) on July 14 th, 1776 d) on July 4 th, 1789 (25.000$)

6. Where was the Constitution of the USA worked out? a)In Atlanta b)In New York c)In Washington d)In Philadelphia (30.000$)

7. Why did the pilgrims come to America? a) for religious freedom b) for great money c) for a new land d) for great love

II раунд. Literature 1.Who wrote the story ‘The old man and the sea’? a)Ernest Hemingway b)Mark Twain c)Edgar Poe d)Walt Whitman

2. Who wrote “An American tragedy”? a) Ernest Hemingway b)Mark Twain c)Edgar Poe d) Theodore Dreiser

3. Who is the founder of the mordern detective stories? a) Arthur Conan – Doyle b) Ernest Hemingway c) Edgar Poe d)Walter Scott

4. Who is the author of the novel “The Martian Chronicles”? a) Edgar Poe b) Ray Bradbury c) Robert Heinlein d) Arthur Clark

III раунд 1. Education, culture, science. 1.What is the national anthem of the USA? a) the star – sprangled banner b) America, the beautiful c) silent night d) yesterday (10.000$)

3. What was the first American University? a)Harvard college b)Yelle college c)Massaachusetts college d)Wisconsin college (20.000$)

4. What is the famous library in Washington? a)Library of the White House b)Library of Capitol c)Library of the Supreme Court d)Library of Congress (25.000$)

5. Who is the “King of rock-and-roll”& a)Walt Disney b)Louis Armstrong c)Elvis Presley d)Stephen Spielberg (30.000$)

6. Who is the father of the telephone? a)Alexander Bell b)Henry Ford c)Orville Wright d)Norman Rockwell (40.000$)

7. What is the center of the cinema production in the USA? a)New York b)Washington c)Boston d)Hollywood (50.000$)

IV раунд Famous people 1. Who is considered to be the Father of his country? a) Abraham Lincoln b) Benjamin Franklin c) Thomas Jefferson d) George Washington (10.000$)

2. Who created the best animated cartoons in the USA? a)Walt Disney b)Charles Jones c)Norman Rockwell d)John Portman (15.000$)

3. Which of the US Presidents was a Hollywood actor? a)Ronald Reagan b)Benjamin Franklin c)George Bush d)Abraham Lincoln (20.000$)

4. Who is the 43d President of the USA? a)Bill Clinton b)Ronald Reagan c)George Bush, junior d)George Bush (25.000$)

5. What President was assassinates in Dallas? a)George Bush b)Ronald Reagan c)John Kennedy d)Abraham Lincoln (30.000$)

6. Who is the greatest American architect of all times? a)John Portman b) Stephen Spielberg c) Louis Armstrong d) Frank Lloyd Wright (40.000$)

7. Who was known as the ‘King of jazz’? a) Elvis Presley b) Wilbur Wright c) Ansel Adams d) Louis Armstrong (50.000$)