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Школа №1 - Лагута Г.І.
The Geography of Great Britain

1.    What's the capital of the Republic of Ireland?

 Cardiff
 Dublin
 London
 Belfast

2.    Where in Britain can you find Loch Ness?

 England
 Wales
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland

3.    What is the capital of Scotland?

 Glasgow
 Aberdeen
 Edinburgh
 Inverness

4.    What is the highest mountain in Britain?

 Snowdon
 Ben Nevis
 Ben Macdhui
 Scafell Pike

5.    In which part of Britain can you find the Snowdonia National Park?

 England
 Wales
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland

6.    Which island lies between England and Ireland?

 The Isle of Man
 The Isle of Skye
 Sheltand Islands
 Jersey

7.    Which part of Britain is not in the flag of the UK?

 England
 Wales
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland

8.    What is the flag of the UK called?

 Tricolore
 Union Jack
 Stars and Stripes
 United Kingdom

9.    In which part of the UK is Dartmoor?

 England
 Wales
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland

10. In which part of the UK is the Lake District?

 England
 Wales
 Scotland
 Northern Ireland

The Geography of Ukraine:

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1. What country borders Ukraine to the North?

 Latvia

 Turkey

 Belarus

 France

2. What is the capital city of Ukraine?

 Kiev

 Kouf

 Moscow

 Leningrad

3. Which body of water borders the south of Ukraine?

 Red Sea

 Dead Sea

 Yellow Sea

 Black Sea

4. Complete this phrase, Ukraine is the ______ basket of Europe?

 fruit

 potato

 fish

 bread

5. What is the national language of Ukraine?

 Russian

 French

 Arabic

 Ukrainian

6. Name the military city stationed on the Crimean Peninsula that has played a major role in military issues in the 20th century?

 Odessa

 Kiev

 Rostov

 Sevastopol

7. This western Ukrainian city is famous for its Ukrainian nationalism?

 Lviv

 Odessa

 Kiev

 Donetsk

8. This river services the capital city of Ukraine and many small villages and cities along it?

 Volga

 Dnieper

 Danube

 Rhine

9. How many subway lines service the city of Kiev?

 3

 7

 4

 8

10. During the Soviet Union this city on the Black Sea was a resort city and still attracts many tourist there?

 Kiev

 Dneipepotrosk

 Sevastopol

 OdessaКонец формы

Ліцей - Малишок Є.С.

Great Britain. Literature.

1.  Whom was the epic poem "Beowulf" written by?

2. Who killed Hamlet's father in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"?

3. In Christopher Marlowe's "Doctor Faustus," what terrible bargain does Faustus strike?

4. In Jonathan Swift's satirical "Gulliver's Travels," Gulliver meets intelligent horses that refer to humans as what?

5. In the early chapters of "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte, the young Jane experiences a tragedy at her boarding school. What tragedy was that?

6.  By whom are all but four of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories featuring Sherlock Holmes narrated by?

Ukraine. Literature.

1. Who of the following writers was the collector and editor of the first modern Ukrainian explanatory dictionary (1909)?

2. What was the pen name of Mariia Vilinska (1834 - 1907)?

3. What was the servant's name in "Chasing Two Hares" by Mykhailo Starytsky?

4. Ivan Franko wrote all the following except:

1. Fox Mykyta;

2. Stolen Happiness;

3. Turbulent Times;

4. Mykola Dzheria.

5. The master of the very short highly dramatic expressionistic short story was:

1. Volodymyr Vynnychenko

2. Vasyl Stefanyk

3.  Natalena Korolova

4. Taras Shevchenko

Art. Great Britain.

1.      I was born in London in 1775, my style can be said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism. I am...

A. Thomas Gainsborough

B. Joseph Mallord William Turner

C. Lemuel Francis Abbott

2. I am known principally for my landscape paintings of Dedham Vale. One of my most famous paintings is The Hay Wain of 1821. I am...

A. John Constable

B. John Varley

C. John Sell Cotman

3. I was born in 1599 and I am most famous for my portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court. I am...

A. George Gower

B. Nicolas Hilliard

C. Sir Anthony Van Dyck

4. I am Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King at the beginning of 18th Century, I am one of the founders and first President of the Royal Academy. I am...

A. Francis Hayman

B. Sir Joshua Reynolds

C. Joseph Wright of Derby

Art. Ukraine

1.      Who was one of the most important forerunners of Ukrainian Art?

2.      What of the great Ukrainian writers was also an artist?

A.L. Ukrainka;

B.I. Franko;

C.     T. Shevchenko;

D.    M. Vovchok;

E.     P. Zagrebelnyi.

3.      What kind of fine arts does ‘pysankarstvo’ belong to?

4.       Who of Ukrainian famous artists collected things of Ukrainian antiquity?

5.      Who was a founder of printing in Ukraine?

6.      Who was a creator of the Ukrainian alphabet?

Гімназія - Грибань І.М. - Music

1.Which is/are (a)  British singer(s) a) Pink b) George Michael c) Justin Timberlake	2. Benjamin Britten- a. the famous English musician; b. the British singer; c. a conductor.	3.Regular seasons of opera and ballet are given  а) at the Royal Opera House b Covent Garden in London c) the National Youth Theatre	4.The national musical instrument of the Scots a) The bagpipe b) the violin c) the guitar	5. Andrew Lloyd Webber a. a musician b. a composer c. a singer
6. Arthur Sullivan - the famous English composer a) of the 18th century  b) of the 19th century c) of the 20th century	7. The Promenade concerts take place a. in the summer; b. in spring; c. in autumn.	8.John Lennon was a) the leader of the band  b)a singer c) a song writer.	9.  The Beatles had their own full length cartoon a. Flintstones b. Yellow Submarine c. Tom and Jerry.	10. The Beatles came a) from Belfast  b) from Cambridge  c) from Liverpool
	2.Name the famous Ukrainian carol song, which is known worldwide.	3.Who is the author of Ukrainian anthem?	4...  The musical instrument, that was popular in Ukraine in XV—XVI century?	5.A wooden pipe without valves, sometimes wrapped in birch bark
1. Name two Ukrainian winners of Eurovision Song Contest

ШЗШ №5 - Ільченко Ю.В.

History.The UK

1.     For what had men to pay a special tax in the 16^th century?

2.     Who made a law that everyone had to be in bed by 8 p.m?

3.     What was the name of the  King who exploded in his coffin? 

4.     Winston Churchill was terrible at school. But in what two subjects was he an except?

5.     What was the name of London in the Saxon times?

6.     What Celtic languages are still spoken?

7.     Who was Boudica ?

8.     What is illegal to do for anyone in the Houses of Parliament?

9.     Whose reigning of England was the shortest?

10.   What is the name of the wars between the supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet -  the House of York and the House of Lancaster ?

                                                                    Ukraine

1.     When did the Kyivan state attain the height of its cultural development?

2.     Who was the first ruler to give Kyivan Rus’ political unity by baptizing the Slavs ?

3.     What was the name of an assembly which resolved all matters on behalf of the population and it became particularly important during the internecine wars of the princes for the throne of Kyiv?

4.     What did Kyiv get after the withstanding of the Nazis in 1941?

5.     Who are the Asgarda?

6.     How has Ukraine been called, due to its ability to produce enormous amounts of wheat?

7.     What was the name of the super-progressive document which meant to separate powers into three branches and regulate the rights and responsibilities of the government and citizens in 1710?

8.     Where were the oldest map known to scientists, as well as the most ancient settlement of Homo Sapiens found in Ukraine?

9.    Inside one of State symbols of the President of Ukraine -The presidential mace -  there is a hidden blade, with the engraved motto on it . What is the motto?

10.  Who led the largest of Cossack uprising against Commonwealth and the Polish king in 1648?

ШЗШ №7 - Ніколаєнко Є.В.

Sights of the UK

1. Which London park is famous for its Speakers' Corner? 

2. What is the official name of the tower that houses Big Ben? 

3. Which park is home to the London Zoo? 

4. What is the nickname of the London underground system? 

5. What would you see when you visit the Madame Tussauds London? 

6. What is the traditional colour of most cabs in London? 

7. What is often called the “London Eye”? 

8. Which is often considered to be “home” to street artists in London? 

9. Who is the person standing on a tall column in the Trafalgar Square? 

10. What is the name of the Queen’s residence in London? 

Sights of Ukraine

1. What is the newest tourist attraction that was the property of Ukrainian ex-president Victor Yanukovich? 

2. What statue, standing at 102 m tall, can be seen from almost all points of Kyiv? 

3. What is the name of Kiev entertainment island in the middle of the Dnipro river with some nice sandy beaches? 

4. Which University took its name after a great Ukrainian poet and artist and that is red painted with black columns? 

5. Which Kiev monastery complex is included into the World Heritage of UNESCO and into the list of 7 wonders of Ukraine? 

6. What is official ceremonial residence of Ukrainian President, built in Baroque style?

7. What capital monument, situated in the middle of Sophia Square, is dedicated to Ukrainian Cossack leader? 

8. What is the second name of Kiev Horodetsky House? 

9. What is the name of a Kiev ride that connects the historic upper town to the lower Podil district through the steep hill? 

10. What do they call Lviv town-hall? 

ШЗШ №8 - Целікова Ю.О.

Food in the UK

1. Traditional Easter bread in Great Britain is called…

2. This popular Scottish dish is made by mixing sheep’s heart, liver and lungs with outmeal and onions. Even a well-known Scottish poet Robert Burns devoted a poem to this dish.

3. The most eaten fast food in the world was invented by an English aristocrat with a passion for gambling. He invented this dish to keep his hands clean for cards. What’s his name or the name of the dish( they are the same)?

4. Ukrainian people say “ I’m hungry as a wolf”, but British people say “I am hungry as a….”

5. Not only a breed of a dog. but this pudding also takes its name after the name of the largest region in Nothern England. So, we call it  “….Pudding”.

6. If you have accidentally taken too much food and you cannot possibly eat it, you say: “ Sorry, but my (part of the body) is/are bigger than my stomach”. What part of body is it?

7. Shrove Tuesday is a special day celebrated in different countries. It’s also called “Mardi Gras” or “Fat Tuesday”. What do people eat on this day?

8. The Uk exports over 20 billion pounds of food and drink per year. Chocolate is on the second place. What alcohol drink takes the first place?

9. A popular cartoon character cat Garfield loved this Italian dish the best.

10. In a fairy tale Goldilocks has eaten all this national British dish from Little Bear’s plate.

11. What’s the name of our “Kolobok” in English?

          Food in Ukraine

1.      How many dishes do Ukrainians have for a Christmas Eve?

2.      Whom do Ukrainians bring Kutya on Christmas Eve?

3.      This dish is a staple Ukrainian food. It is regarded as a holy gift of God and all Ukrainian celebrations include it.

4.      This popular Ukrainian dish is made out of about 20 ingredients.

5.      This dish has brought fame to Ukraine. There is the name of Ukrainian capital city in the name of this dish.

6.      On the 24^th of May 1997 the first famous restaurant was opened in Kyiv. What’s  its name?

7.      This beautiful city is considered to be the capital of coffee in Ukraine.

8.      This beverage is typically served during Christmas and Easter Dinners. It is made out of dried fruit.

9.      How did Patsuik eat varenyky in “ Evenings on a Farm Near Dykanka”?

10.  The old expression that a person is “worth his…..” comes from this product used as a part of payment in ancient times. 

ШЗШ №11 - Головньова В.О.

Holidays of Great Britain

1. This holiday is celebrated as a religious festival and as the start of spring when new life comes to the earth. It is the time of giving and receiving of presents are used to signify the Nature`s reawakening. What are these presents?

2.What are 'bank' holidays and when are they observed?

3.     What is the other name of Pancake Day? What do you know about it?

4.     What is Guy Fawkes Night?

5.     What is the national Day of England and when is it celebrated?

6.     It is the night of all witches when spirits walk the earth. People wear ghoulish costumes… What holiday is it? And what is the attribute of it? 

7.     What is the national emblem of Wales and when is it pinned to one`s coat?

8.     What do you know about Shamrock Day?

9.     What profession is the holiday Balancing the Book connected with?

10.     When do the English like to brighten up their homes with holly, mistletoe and other evergreens?

  Holidays of Ukraine

1. It is a purely Christian holiday. They say Holy water must be present in every house. The magical abilities of Holy water give the patient recovery even from incurable diseases. What holiday is it? 

2.    It is one of the brightest spring holidays. It doesn’t have a certain date of celebration, but it is definitely on Sunday. It`s the holiday of Christ resurrection. This day is associated with many interesting customs and traditions: colored eggs and special bakery products, greetings and religious ceremonies. It’s a family holiday, so all the members should gather around the holiday table, and that means that the family will stay together all round the year. What is the name of this holiday?

3.    Ukrainians start preparing for Easter days before the actual holiday. What are they supposed to do on Pure Thursday before Easter?

4.    What is the name of Ukraine`s most popular Christmas carol?

5.    What is Christmas traditional folk puppet theatre? 

6.    All the houses are decorated with branches, flowers and fragrant herbs, because plants are a symbol of life. By this time, everything is in blossom and nature finally wakes up. How is Holy Trinity Day often called in Ukraine? 

7.    What holiday is marked on June,28? 

8.    What is the ancient holiday of Ivana Kupala (or Midsummer) associated with? 

9.    When do we celebrate the Independence Day of Ukraine? 

10.  It is not just the beginning of autumn, it is also the first bell and excitements, bunch of flowers and ocean of ribbons, and, of course, the traditional lessons of peace. For millions of pupils, students, their parents, and for teachers it’s a real holiday… What is it?