THE CLEVEREST

PROCEDURE

I think you’ve seen the TV program “The Cleverest”.To my mind it’s great. It’s a source of education and pleasure. It helps us to prepare for lessons and to learn new information because there is not much time to read books. It is really a very useful and interesting educational quiz program.

So we are starting uor game. Let’s see who knows English better than others.

As you see there are four participants in our game today. It’s high time to make acquaintance with our participants!

So, the rules of our game are the next:

• There will be 3 rounds. During the first round you have to make up the word from the letters and with the help of  this task we’ll define the turn for the next task.
• In the second round there wiil be 13 topics. You’ll have to choose one of them and give as many correct answers as you can for a minute and a half.
• Participants who will take part in the third round will call the number from 1 to 10 and answer the question at this number. A team who will give more correct answers will be the winner of our game. The participant may answer the question of his opponent if he doesn’t give the answer.

Category 1 USA, Washington

1.   What river does Washington stand on? (The Potomac river).

2.   Why is the district called so? (Was name after George Washington and Christopher Columbus)

3.   What are the main buildings? (The Capitol, The White House, Monuments to three Presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln)

4.   Where is Washington monument? (Stands at edge of the Mall, a long narrow park extending from the Capital)

5.   What does it like? (It is white marble obelisk 555 feet. Its interior is hollow and visitors may climb the stairs or ride the to the top)

6.   What museums are there in Washington? (The Institution includes the National Museum of Natural History and National Air and Space Museum)

7.   What trees is Jefferson memorial surrounded with? (The Jefferson memorial stands amid the famed cherry trees on the shore of the Tidal Basin)

8.   What memorials are there in Washington? (Monuments to three presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln)

9.   When was the White House built? (In 1792)

10. What stands on the top of the dome of the Capitol? (On top of the dome stands a bronze Statue of Liberty)

Category 2  Great Britain. Economy and Towns

1.   What industries are highly developed in Great Britain? (Shipbuilding industry, woolen cloth, machine-building industry, textile, motorcars, aero engines, food canning)

2.   What are the main industrial centers? (The Southeast, The Midlands, Lowlands, the Clyde Valley, Cardiff)

3.   What is the poorest region of the UK? (Northern Ireland)

4.   What are the main ports? (Liverpool, Brighton, Dover, Glasgow, Newport)

5.   What are the main university towns? (Oxford and Cambridge)

6.   What is the birthplace of Shakespeare? (Stratford-upon-Avon)

7.   What is the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh)

8.   What part of the country is Glasgow situated in? (Scotland)

9.   What is exported to many countries from England? (Variety of cottons, wool carpets and hosiery, leather ships, motor cars, marine, aero engines)

10. Where is the Lake District? (In the North of England)

Category 3   USA. Famous People

1.   What American writers do you know? (Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, James Fennimore Cooper, Jack London, O’Henry)

2.   What is Thomas Jefferson famous for? (Important even in His Term: Civil War. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence)

3.   Who was the 16-th president? (Abraham Lincoln)

4.   What was he famous for? (In 1863 he signed the Emancipation Proclamation — the document that made all the slaves free)

5.   Who was called the father of the nation? (George Washington)

6.   What is the real name of M. Twain? (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)

7.   What books did he write? (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)

8.   Why are his books so popular? (The writer showed boys and girls with great sympathy and understanding)

9.   Who is now the President of the USA?

10. When was Walt Disney born? (In Chicago on December 5, 1901)

Category 4    Great Britain. London

1.   What river does London stand on? (The Thames)

2.   What parts does it consist of? (The City, the Westminster, the West End and the East End)

3.   What is the business center of London? (The City)

4.   Where do rich people live? (The West End)

5.   What part is called the “hands” of London? (The East End)

6.   What is the queen’s residence? (Buckingham Palace)

7.   Where is The National Gallery situated? (In Trafalgar Square)

8.   What monument can you see in the middle of Trafalgar Square? (The monument to Admiral Nelson)

9.   What is understood by the Commonwealth? (The Commonwealth is an organization of about 50 independent states)

10. Who does the power in the country belong to? (To the British Parliament and to the British Government)

Category 5    USA. Economy and Towns

1.   What industries are developed in the USA? (Motor-car, industry, electric and electronic engineering, transport, communication)

2.   Where is motor-car industry concentrated? (It is concentrated in and around Detroit)

3.   Where is ship-building industry developed? (Is developed along the Atlantic coast and in San Francisco)

4.   Where is the textile industry found? (The textile industry is found in the north-east and in the south of the country)

5.   Where are the coal mines? (In the Cordillera Mountains and the Kansas City region)

6.   Where is iron mined? (Iron is mined near the Great Lakes)

7.   What is the largest city in the USA? (New York or Washington)

8.   On what river does Washington stand? (On the Potomac River)

9.   What was the first capital of the USA? (Philadelphia)

10. What nickname does New York have? (Big Apple)

Category 6     Great Britain. Geography

1.   What is the official name of the country? (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

2.   What parts does Great Britain consist of? (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)

3.   What seas and oceans is the country washed by? (The United Kingdom by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Irish Sea)

4.   Where is the highest mountain situated? (The highest mountain situated in the Highlands, Scotland)

5.   What part of Great Britain is situated in the west? (Wales)

6.   What parts of the country are mountainous? (Scotland (Highland), Wales)

7.   What is the longest river? (The Thames)

8.   What kind of climate has Great Britain? (The climate in the United Kingdom is generally mild because of the Gulf Steam — humid, cool and changeable)

9.   What kind of winter and summer has the country? (Winters are very mild, summers are never too hot. It often rains)

10. What are the two main islands? (Great Britain and Ireland)

Category 7       USA. Holidays

1.   When is the birthday of the USA? (July 4th — Independence Day)

2.   What do many cities have on Independence Day? (Every town and city has parades, games and sports  games with prizes. There are often picnics)

3.   What other holidays do they celebrate? (Easter, Memorial day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve)

4.   What is the important holiday of the year? (December 25th — Christmas Day)

5.   What is special about New Year’s Day in America? (People usually make promises, people ring dells at midnight, they have “watch night” services in churches. In New York people gather in Times Square and watch the “Big Apple” fall)

6.   What is Easter? (Easter is a Christian holiday which celebrates the day when Jesus came back from the dead. On Easter Sunday people give colored or chocolate eggs to each other and send cards. Some cities have Easter parades and a big Easter hunt)

7.   Is American Halloween different from English Halloween? (The most favorite holidays in the USA. America celebrates in the same way. Children dress upshout “Trick or treat”, get sweets, fruit, cakes and people make pumpkins with candles)

8.   Where do people usually go on Memorial Day in America? (Many people pay special visits to the graves of their relatives and friends and leave flowers there)

9.   When do the Americans celebrate Flag Day? (On June 14th — Flag Day)

10. What do you know about Thanksgiving? (November, fourth Thursday, give thanks for different things)

Category 8     USA. Geography

1.   Where is the USA situated? (In the central part of the North American Continent)

2.   What is the territory of the USA? (The total area of the USA is over 9 million square kilometers)

3.   What oceans is it washed by? (By the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream)

4.   What kind of climate has the country? (Has almost every kind of weather)

5.   What mountains are there? (The Rocky Mountains, the Appalachians, the Grand Canyon, the Cordilleras)

6.   What are the longest rivers? (The mighty Mississippi — 6.400 km, the Colorado, the Missouri, the Hudson)

7.   Where do they flow? (The Mississippi from the north and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. The Colorado from Alaska to the south of the country)

8.   What countries does it border on? (It borders on Canada and Mexico)

9.   What lakes are there in the country? (Great Lakes)

10. How many ethnic Ukrainians live in the USA? (200.000)

Category 9      Great Britain. Holidays and traditions

1.   Where do the English prefer to live? (In houses)

2.   What holiday do they celebrate on the 23 of April? (April 23 is Shakespeare’s birthday it is also the day he died)

3.   What do people do on the St. Valentines Day? (Send Valentine cards, exchange greetings of affection, undying love or satirical comment)

4.   When do they celebrate Christmas? (It is celebrated on the twenty-fifth of December)

5.   What is the next holiday after Christmas? (Twelfth Night, the 5th of January, the Feast of the Epiphany, twelve days after Christmas)

6.   What do English listen to on TV or on the radio at midnight? (The queen’s speech, Big Ben chime)

7.   On what day do they have many jokes? (April the first is know as All Fools’ Day)

8.   What is the name of the Britain flag? (The Union Jack)

9.   On what side do cars and buses go? (Left side)

10. How many lessons do English schoolchildren have? (8 lessons)

Category 10      Political outlook of the USA

1.   How many states are there in the USA? (50 states)

2.   How many states formed the USA first? (13 states)

3.   How many stars and stripes does the USA flag have and what do they symbolize? (The US flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes. The stars symbolize how many states there are in the USA now and the stripes symbolize how many states were in the USA first)

4.   What kind of country is the USA? (It’s a federal republic)

5.   How are the first ten amendments of the US Constitution called? (The Bill of Rights)

6.   How many amendments has the US Constitution got? (27 amendments)

7.   How often is the president of the USA elected? (Every 4 years)

8.   Which amendments effected women’s suffrage? (19th amendment)

9.   Why can the US government be compared with a tree? What do you call the branches of the US government? (The US government is like a tree with a strong trunk and three branches. The trunk is the people. The first branch on the tree of government is the Congress. The second branch is the President and his helpers. The third branch is the Supreme Count)

10. How many judges does the Supreme Count consist of? How long do the judges work in the Supreme Count? (The Supreme Count is made up of nine judges. They work in the Supreme Count as long as they live)

Category 11      What do you know the United Kingdom?

1.   What parts does the British parliament consist of? (It consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords)

2.   Who is the head of Great Britain? (King or Queen is the head)

3.   Who is the head of the government in Great Britain? (The Prime Minister, who is the leader of the majority party in the House of Commons)

4.   Who adopts laws in Great Britain? (Parliament)

5.   Who built the White Tower? When was it built? (William the Conqueror. In the eleventh century)

6.   Where does the British Prime Minister live? (He lives at number 10 Downing Street)

7.   What bridge is near the Houses of Parliament? (It’s Westminster Bridge)

8.   How many members are there in the House of Commons? (650)

9.   What is the name of the British national flag? (The Union Jack)

10. Give please other names of Great Britain (The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Britain, the United Kingdom, UK)

Category 12     Political system of Ukraine

1.   You now that the Great State Emblem of Ukraine has a great history. What elements does the State Emblem consist of? (It consists of the Small State Emblem — The Trident, the sign of the state of Prince Volodymyr the Great and the Emblem of Zaporozhian Cossack Army)

2.   This document was adopted on the 28th of June 1996. What is it? (The Ukrainian Constitution)

3.   In Ukraine people have many right and duties. What chapter of the Constitution are they described in? (In Chapter II)

4.   In Ukraine two cities (Kyiv and Sevastopol) have a special status. Kyiv is a capital of the country. Why Sevastopol? (Because the Russian military base is situated there)

5.   How is the democracy in Ukraine expressed by? (It is expressed by elections and referendums)

6.   How many branches of power are there in Ukraine? What are they? (There are 3 branches of power: legislative, executive and judicial)

7.   In Ukraine the president is the head of the state and speaks on behalf of it. What does he guarantee? (The state sovereignty, the territorial integrity, observance of the Constitution, human rights and freedoms)

8.   Everyone knows the State Anthem of Ukraine. The music was written by M. Verbotsky. Who is the first author of the words of the Anthem? (Chubynsky)

9.   What are the state symbol of Ukraine? (The Stat Flag, the State Emblem, the State Anthem of Ukraine)

10. How many chapters and articles are in the Constitution of Ukraine? (15 chapters, 161 articles)

Category 13     General questions

1.   What is the capital of Scotland? (Edinburgh)

2.   What color are most London buses? (Red)

3.   What river flows through London? (The Thames)

4.   What name is given to the clock of the Houses of Parliament in London? (Big Ben)

5.   What was Mark Twain’s real name? (Samuel Clemens)

6.   When was William Shakespeare born — in 1564 or 1654? (1564)

7.   Is great Britain a republic or a monarchy? (A monarchy)

8.   How many children has Queen Elizabeth II got? (4)

9.   What country is the motherland of hockey? (Canada)

10. Which country has a bigger territory — Canada or the USA? (Canada)

Category 14    Questions to the extra round

1.   Whom did the famous English writer Ben Jonson call “Sweet Swan of Avon?” (W. Shakespeare)

2.   What is the richest part of London? (The West End)

3.   In what nationality are there men wearing checked skirts? (Scotts)