1. BE THE BEST An intellectual contest “DO YOU KNOW TATARSTAN WELL?”

2. BE THE BEST 1.The Republic of Tatarstan is a _______ of the Russian Federation. a)subject b)object c)state

3. BE THE BEST 2. The Head of the Republic of Tatarstan is _______________. a)the President b)the Prime Minister c)the Speaker of the State Council

4. BE THE BEST 3. The territory of the republic is about _____________ square km. a)48 000 b)58 000 c)68 000

5. BE THE BEST 4. The official languages of Tatarstan are _______________. a)Russian b)Tatar c)Russian and Tatar

6. BE THE BEST 5. There are ________ letters in the Tatar alphabet. a)26 b)33 c)39

7. BE THE BEST 6. People of ________ nationalities live friendly in the republic. a)10 b)100 c)115

8. BE THE BEST 7. There are ________ cities and towns in Tatarstan. a)5 b)9 c)20

9. BE THE BEST 8. The population of the Republic of Tatarstan is _______ mln people. a)1.1 b)3.8 c)38

10. BE THE BEST 9. Chistopol is situated on the ________ bank of the Kama River. a)right b)left c)both

11. BE THE BEST 10. Tatarstan’s second largest city is ______________. a)Almetyevsk b)Naberezhnye Chelny c)Nizhnekamsk

12. BE THE BEST 11. Christmas is celebrated in Tatarstan in ______________. a)December b)January c)February

13. BE THE BEST 12. One of the oldest universities in Russia, Kazan University was founded in ________. a)1810 b)1812 c)1804

14. BE THE BEST 13. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan is ___________ now. a)M.Shaimiev b)R.Minnikhanov c)F.Mukhametshin

15. BE THE BEST 14. One of the national sports in our republic is ___________. a)football b)wrestling c)swimming

16. BE THE BEST 15. Ichigs are _________________. a)ancient leather boots b)slippers c)modern shoes

17. BE THE BEST 16. The Suyumbike Tower is _______ metres high. a)58 b)46 c)50

18. BE THE BEST 17. The flag of Tatarstan is ________________________. a)white, blue, red b)green, white, red c)red, white, green

19. BE THE BEST 18. Kul-Sharif is a _________________. a)Cathedral b)Church c)Mosque

20. BE THE BEST 19. ________ was a talented composer, who contributed a lot to the development of Tatar professional music a)Kavi Nadzhmi b)Salikh Saidashev c)Baki Urmanche

21. BE THE BEST 20. Sabantuy is __________________. a)a religious holiday b)a celebration of the plough c)the officially sanctioned manifestation