Викторина 8 класс QUIZ AROUND THE WORLD

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  Quiz
  “Around the world"
  

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  PART 1.
  Geographical objects
  
  

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  A very high hill
  
  Mountain
  
  

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  A part of land surrounded by the water
  
  Island
  
  

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  A long, natural area of water that flows across the land and into a sea, lake, or another river
  
  River
  
  

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  A large area of water that has land all around it
  
  Lake
  
  

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  A long, thin piece of land that has water around most of it
  
  Peninsula
  
  

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  A large mass of ice that moves slowly
  Glacier
  

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  An area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not many plants
  Desert
  

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  PART 2
  
  The most…
  

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  The highest mountain
  
  
  Everest
  

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  The longest river
  
  The Nile
  

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  The biggest continent
  
  Asia
  

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  The longest mountain range
  
  The Andes
  

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  The highest waterfall
  
  Anjel
  

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  The biggest lake in Britain with the legendary “inhabitant”
  
  Loch-Ness
  

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  The longest river in Great Britain
  
  The Severn
  

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  The coldest state of the USA
  Alaska
  

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  The longest river in the USA
  The Mississippi
  

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  The coldest point in Russia
  
  Oymyakon
  

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  The highest peak in Russia
  
  Elbrus
  

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  The most famous Russian river and the longest river in Europe
  
  The Volga
  

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  Name the noisiest waterfall in the world situated on the border of the USA and Canada
  
  The Niagara Falls
  

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  The mountain range which separates Europe from Asia
  
  The Urals
  

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  The largest lake in Europe.
  
  Ladoga 
  

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  Which country has a unicorn as its national animal?
  Scotland
  

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  What country was known as Ceylon until 1972
  Sri Lanka 
  

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  Which Italian city is famous for its canals?
  Venice
  

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  He discovered America
  
  Christopher Columbus
  
  

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  He made the first round-the-world voyage
  
  Fernando Magellan
  
  

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  A great British explorer who discovered Australia and Tasmania
  
  James Cook
  

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  An Italian merchant who spent some years in China and brought from there macaroni, ice cream and gun powder
  
  Marco Polo
  

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  PART 3
  WHERE IT IS?
  

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  Rome, Italy
  Athens, Greece 
  Venice, Italy
  the Vatican
  Where is the Acropolis?
  Athens, Greece
  

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  In what city is the leaning Tower?
  
  Pisa
  Rome
  Paris
  Padua
  Pisa
  

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  The country where the monument to don Quixote is situated.
  France 
  Spain 
  Italy 
  Norway
  Spain 
  

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  What building is shown in the picture?
  Dome
  Mausoleum
  Coliseum
  the Acropolis
  Coliseum
  

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  Where is Big Ben?
  
  London, England 
  Lisbon, Portugal 
  Vienna, Austria
  Rome, Italy
  London, England
  

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  Where is the Statue Of Christ The Redeemer located
  Almada, Portugal
  Malta
  Swiebodzin, Italy
  Rio de Janeiro,
  Brazil
  Rio de Janeiro,
  Brazil
  

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  Where is the Statue of Liberty situated?
  Rome
  Paris
  New York
  Moscow
  New York
  

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  Where is the famous University of Oxford situated?
  Czech Republic
  England
  Hungary
  Belgium
  England
  

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  What ocean is Easter island
  located in?
  the Pacific ocean 
  the Atlantic ocean 
  the Indian ocean 
  the Arctic ocean
  the Pacific ocean
  

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  The Taj Mahal is ...
  
  in Italy
  in France 
  in India
  in the USA
  in India
  

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  Who built the Eiffel Tower?
  
  Salvador Dali
  Antonio Gaudi 
  Donato Bramante
  Gustave Eiffel
  Gustave Eiffel
  

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  It is ten minutes past twelve -
  It is a quarter to eight -
  It is half past three -
  It is twenty four minutes past one -
  It is thirty two minutes to five -
  It is sixty seconds past seven -
  It is forty three minutes to eleven -
  It is fifty five minutes past nine -
  It is five minutes to two -
  It is a quarter past one -
  It is half past twelve - ­
  It is five minutes to eight -
  

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  It is ten minutes past twelve – 12:10
  It is a quarter to eight – 07:45
  It is half past three – 03:30
  It is twenty four minutes past one – 01:24
  It is thirty two minutes to five – 04:28
  It is sixty seconds past seven – 07:01
  It is forty three minutes to eleven – 10:17
  It is fifty five minutes past nine – 09:55
  It is five minutes to two – 01:55
  It is a quarter past one – 01:15
  It is half past twelve - ­12:30
  It is five minutes to eight – 07:55