Викторина на развитие кругозора учащихся. General knowledge quiz

General knowledge quiz

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1.     What colour will you get if you mix blue and yellow?

a)     purple b)    green c)     brown

2.     Who is the father of Geometry?

a)     Aristotle b)    Euclid c)     Pythagoras

3.     Which group did Freddy Mercury belong to?

a)     the Animals b)    the Queen c)     Pet Shop Boys

4.     Which famous fast food comes from Germany?

a)     pizza b)    sandwich c)     hamburger

5.     Which of the following martial arts was invented in Russia?

a)     karate b)    sambo c)     aikido

6.     Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

a)     Mars b)    Venus c)     Mercury

7.     What is the capital of Scotland?

a)     Edinburgh b)    Cardiff c)     Dublin

8.     What language do people in Brazil speak?

a)     Spanish b)    Italian c)     Portuguese

9.     What is the capital of New Zealand?

a)     Wellington b)    Auckland c)     Kiwiland

10. Who played Captain Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean?

a)     Orlando Bloom b)    Johnny Depp c)     Daniel Radcliff

11. What is the national symbol of Canada?

a)     a maple leaf b)    a red rose c)     a green apple

12. Who wrote the Harry Potter books?

a)     J.K.Rowling b)    R.Dahl c)     R.L.Stevenson

13. Where is the Hermitage, the largest of all museums?

a)     in Paris b)    in London c)     in St Petersburg

14. In which country were the 2008 Olympic Games held?

a)     in Canada b)    in China c)     in Germany

15. Which continent has the most people?

a)     Europe b)    Asia c)     Africa

16. Where were the Vikings from?

a)     England b)    Germany c)     Scandinavia

17. Which sport is played in Wimbledon?

a)     football b)    ice hockey c)     tennis

18. How many strings does a violin have?

a)     6 b)    4 c)     3

19. Which is the only continent on earth where giraffes live in the wild?

a)     Asia b)    Africa c)     Australia

20. What was the name of the first Romanov tsar?

a)     Ivan b)    Michael c)     Nicholas

21. Who made a great discovery while having a bath?

a)     Archimedes b)    Hippocrates c)     Democritus

22. Where is Antarctica?

a)     in the North Pole b)    in the South Pole

23. Which is the largest  “big cat” in the world?

a)     tiger b)    lion c)     leopard

24. Who was the Greek Goddess of love?

a)     Athena b)    Aphrodite c)     Artemis

25. Which group did John Lennon belong to?

a)     The Beatles b)    The Rolling Stones c)     The Doors

26. Who painted the famous Mona Lisa?

a)     Leonardo da Vinci b)    Raphael c)     Michelangelo

KEYS

1.   b 2.   c 3.   b 4.   c 5.   b 6.   b 7.   a 8.   c 9.   a 10.                    b 11.                    a 12.                    a 13.                    c

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