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GAME “WHAT? WHERE? WHEN?"
(7-9th grades)
Rules of the game
Questions for the game
“Assorted” questions.
Questions and queries:
Questions from the field of history:
1. Explain the meaning of the words:
- veche (national assembly);
- Magi (priests);
drawing
How the prophetic Oleg is getting ready now
Vsevolod the Big Nest.)
GAME “WHAT? WHERE? WHEN?"
(7-9th grades)
Several teams of 6 people can take part.
Teams choose a captain and come up with a name. The game is played in a large room, on the walls of which are hung
posters with the name of the game, colorfully designed images of question marks, drawings of an owl, etc.There is a table for the presenter on the stage. Behind the presenter's place there is a scoreboard to display the game score. During the game all teams
sitting in the hall. Each team is at a separate table. Teams must familiarize themselves with the rules of the game, and the host reminds them.
Rules of the game
The facilitator reads out the question and gives all teams one minute to discuss. After a minute has elapsed, a sound signal sounds, after which the teams must submit their answers in writing to the presenter within 20 seconds. After 20 seconds, a second beep sounds, after which no more responses from commands will be accepted. The presenter quickly looks through the sheets with the teams’ answers and reads out, without naming the teams, the “original answers.”
Then he pronounces the correct answer, and the results of the first question are recorded on the scoreboard.
If the question is answered correctly, the team receives one point.
The rating of the question is written in brackets - the number of teams that did not answer the question. The game continues and the next question is asked.
After completing half of the game, a musical break is organized to relax and relieve tension. This could be some number performed by the guys. After a musical break, the game resumes. The team that wins the game (scoring the most points) is awarded commemorative medals to the winners, personalized diplomas of the champions of the game “What? Where? When?”, as well as prizes.
If two teams score the same number of points, the total rating of all questions is taken into account to determine the winner.
Whichever team has more of it wins the game.
Questions for the game
“Assorted” questions.
1. Name the star closest to the earth. (Sun.)
2. Name the largest plucked string musical instrument. (Harp.)
3. Name the very first female astronaut. (V.N. Nikolaeva-Tereshkova.)
4. Name the highest mountain on our planet. (Qomolungma or Everest, 8848 m.)
5. Name the most important book of Muslims. (Koran.)
6. Name the smallest bird. (Hummingbird, less than 2 grams.)
7. Name the most common tree in Russia. (Larch. It makes up 45% of forest areas.)
8. Name the largest berry. (Watermelon.)
9. Name the most frequently encountered name on the pages of Kir Bulychev’s works. (Alice.)
10. Name the smallest monetary unit in the United States. (Cent.)
11. What is the name of the highest ocean wave? (Tsunami.)
12. Name the most popular vehicle in East Asia. (Bike.)
13. Name the most common drink to quench your thirst. (Water.)
14. Name the largest island on the planet. (Greenland.)
15. Name the most frequently published book in the world. (Bible.)
16. Name the most common shoes in Russia XVIII century. (Lapti.)
17. Name the most fun circus profession. (Clown.)
18. Name the most popular flower in Holland. (Tulip.)
Questions from the field of literature.
1. Beauty is life. (N.G. Chernyshevsky. This formula is given in the dissertation “Aesthetic relations of art to activity.)
2. You may not be a poet, but you must be a citizen. (N.A. Nekrasov. “Poet and Citizen.”)
3. Those born to crawl cannot fly. (M. Gorky. “Song about the Falcon.”)
4. Man - it sounds proud! (M. Gorky. “At the Bottom.”)
5. I want the feather to be equal to the bayonet. (V.V. Mayakovsky. “Home.”)
6. No one will embrace the immensity. (Aphorism from “Fruits of Thoughts” by Kozma Prutkov.)
7. You are heavy, Monomakh’s hat. (From A.S. Pushkin’s tragedy “Boris Godunov.”)
8. Signed, off your shoulders. (From Griboyedov’s comedy “Woe from Wit.”)
9. Look to the root! (Aphorism by Kozma Prutkov.)
10. There is a Russian spirit there, it smells of Russia. (A.S. Pushkin. “Ruslan and Lyudmila.”)
Questions and queries:
1. Which Russian poet was hanged by order of the tsar? (K. Ryleev.)
2. Name 11 operas and ballets based on the works of A.S. Pushkin. (“Eugene Onegin”, “Queen of Spades”, “Aleko”, “Mazeppa”,
“Ruslan and Lyudmila”, “Dubrovsky”, “Mozart and Salieri”, “Boris Godunov”, “Bakhchisarai Fountain”, “Golden Cockerel”, “Bronze Horseman”.)
3. The title of which work of a famous Russian writer is an adverb? (“On the Eve” by I.S. Turgenev.)
4. Which novel by a famous Russian writer begins with the words French? (“War and Peace” by L.N. Tolstoy.)
5. Which sailor, who has never sailed, is mentioned in one of the novels by I.S. Turgenev? (“Sailor the Cat” in “The Noble Nest.”)
6. Name Timur from A. Gaidar’s story “Timur and His Team.” (Garaev.)
7. Which Russian writer owned eight foreign languages? (Griboyedov. Was a diplomat - Latin, English, French, Arabic, Italian, Persian, Greek, German.)
8. Which of the writers wrote epigraphs for which works: “Take care of your honor from a young age”, “There is no point in blaming the mirror if your face is crooked”?
(A.S. Pushkin to the story “ Captain's daughter" Gogol epigraph to the comedy “The Inspector General”.)
9. Which of the Russian writers skated at the age of 70, was into cycling at the age of 75, and rode fast at the age of 82?
on horseback? (L.N. Tolstoy.)
10. What is the name of the work on which M.Yu. Lermontov worked for 12 years? (“Demon”, in 1829-1841)
11. Which of the Russian writers took part in the defense of Sevastopol, and what work was written by them under the impression of this
events? (L.N. Tolstoy. “Sevastopol Stories.”)
12. Which Russian artist redeemed the great from captivity Ukrainian poet? (K. Bryullov bought out T. Shevchenko.)
13. What literary works formed the basis for the paintings:
a) “Mermaid” by Kramskoy (“May Night”. N.V. Gogol);
b) “Cossacks” by Repin (“Taras Bulba” by N.V. Gogol);
c) “Barge Haulers on the Volga” by Repin (“On the Volga” by N. Nekrasov);
d) “Rest after the battle” by Neprintsev (“Vasily Terkin” by A. Tvardovsky)
14. What work was created by A.S. Pushkin after studying his greatest work ancient Russian literature"The Tale of Igor's Campaign"? (“Ruslan and Lyudmila.”)
15. Whose words are these: “There is still gunpowder in the flasks.” (Taras Bulba from N.V. Gogol’s story “Taras Bulba”.)
Questions from the field of history:
1. Explain the meaning of the words:
- veche (national assembly);
- polyudye (collection of tribute by the prince from the territories under his control);
- Magi (priests);
- wrote (a stick with a sharp end for writing on birch bark).
2. Which temple was the prototype of Sophia of Kyiv? (Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople.)
3. Name at least 3 tribes Eastern Slavs. (For example: Kivichi, Vyatichi, Radimichi, Polyane.)
4. About whom the Russian chronicler wrote: “He walked easily and silently on campaigns, like a leopard. He did not take a tent with him, but slept with the saddle under his head. Was he open and brave in battle? (Prince Svyatoslav.)
5. What does Monomakh’s hat have to do with Vladimir Monomakh? (According to legend, the Byzantine Emperor Constantine Monomakh gave it to his grandson Vladimir. From the point of view of historians: the hat has nothing to do with Vladimir, since it appeared in Rus' much later under the Mongols-Tatars.)
6. Explain the meaning of what is happening on drawing. (By order of Vladimir, on the day of the baptism of the Kievites, all pagan idols were thrown into the Dnieper River, this caused horror and fear among the population, a desire to save their gods and the old faith.)
7. U A.S. Pushkin has these words:
How the prophetic Oleg is getting ready now
Take revenge on the foolish Khazars...
What does history say about this? Did Oleg take revenge on the Khazars or did another prince do it? (Prince Svyatoslav defeated the Khazars.)
8. Is it true that the poem “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” is dedicated to Igor, the son of Rurik? (No. It was written later, in the 12th century, Igor here is brother
Vsevolod the Big Nest.)
9. The chronicles brought to us the image of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky as a proud and arrogant man. Explain whether only character traits
the prince was forced to look down on everyone? (As doctors established from the remains of Andrei Bogolyubsky, his 3 cervical vertebrae were fused, which made it impossible to tilt his head down; the prince’s head was always raised high.)
10. X-XII century. Confirm or refute the idea that the Russian people who lived at this time were dark and illiterate. (No. Already under Yaroslav the Wise, schools were opened for boys, and under Vladimir Monomakh for girls; numerous birch bark letters are known from Novgorod, etc.)
Questions from the field of geography:
1. Who made the first trip around the world? (Fernand Magellan.)
2. This point on the Earth is interesting because its geographic coordinates are zero. Where is this point? Find it on geographic
map. (Atlantic Ocean. Gulf of Guinea.)
3. This city was born from a Roman military settlement, then a mighty fortress with its bloody military history. Around it, block after block, new areas were piled up - chaotically and unplanned. The city was not built for fun, luxury or entertainment - it was needed here, at the mouth of the river, for trade, for raids on foreign lands. It was the abode of merchants and warriors. Now it is one of the largest cities and ports in the world, containing approximately 14% of the country's total population. Until 1953, in the suburbs of the city there was a world-famous observatory through which the Earth’s prime meridian passes. Name the city and the famous meridian that runs through it. At the mouth of which river is this city located? (London, Greenwich, Thames.)
4. What is the length of the equator in degrees, kilometers? (360, 4000 km.)
5. Can geographic latitude be equal to 95 degrees? (No.)
6. What is the length of the arc of the equator? (40,075.696 km.)
7. Write down the numerical scale and construct a linear one, if named 1 cm - 5 km (1: 500000); in 1 cm - 3500 km (1:350000000), in 1 cm - 100m (1:10000).
8. How can you use contour lines to determine which slope is steeper? (Where the horizontal lines are closer to each other, the slope is steeper.)
9. How does relative height differ from absolute height? (Relative height is the height of one point relative to another, absolute height is relative to sea level.)
10. What does the term “geography” mean? (Ground description.)
Questions from the field of computer science:
1. What was the original meaning of the word:
- computer? (The person doing the calculations.)
- calculator? (Stone (pebble) for counting.)
2. What information processes do you know? (Storage, transmission and processing of information.)
3. Name the first programmer. (Lady Ada Augusta Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron.)
4. What name did Blaise Pascal give to his summing machine? ("Pascalina", 1642)
5. What does jacquard fabric have to do with computer science? (In Jacquard looms, the pattern was set using punched cards.
Charles Babage used this idea to process information using a computer.)
6. What is a chip? (Integrated circuit on a silicon chip.)
7. What diameter can a flexible disk have? (8"" (first floppy disk 1971); 5.25"" (1976); 2"" (1985); 3"" (1982); 3.5 (1987) inches.)
8. How old are the accounts? (2000-5000 years China, Egypt, Greece.)
9. What is a flowchart? (Diagram showing the sequence of the main steps of the program.)
10. How does a logical error differ from a syntax error? (Syntax error - typo detected by computer, logical
The error is not noticed by the computer, but leads to incorrect results.)
Physics questions:
1. In a moving carriage of a passenger train, there is a book on the table. A book is at rest or in motion relative to:
a) table,
b) rails,
c) the floor of the carriage,
d) telegraph poles.
Answer: At rest.
2. What kind of motion is called uniform?
Answer: Uniform motion is motion when a body travels the same paths in equal intervals of time.
3. Why is it easier to jump over a ditch with a running start?
Answer: During a run, a person gains speed and, after leaving the ground, continues to move by inertia.
4. Why is it dangerous to cross the road in front of nearby traffic?
Answer: The car cannot stop immediately when the brakes are turned on; it continues to move forward for some time (moves by inertia).
5. Are cold water molecules different from hot water molecules?
Answer: The molecules are not different, only the speed of their movement is different.
6. Explain why gases can be compressed more than liquids?
Answer: The distances between gas molecules are much greater than the distances between liquid molecules.
7. Why can the scent of flowers be felt from a distance?
Answer: Due to the phenomenon of diffusion.
8. Why do odors of odorous substances spread quickly in calm air, but a dye (for example, blue) spreads slowly in calm water?
Answer: Diffusion rate in gas more speed diffusion in water, because in gases molecules move more freely and the distances between them are greater than in liquids.
9. The molecules of a solid are in continuous motion. Why don't solids break up into individual molecules?
Answer: There are attractive forces between molecules.
10. Molecules of a substance are attracted to each other. Why are there gaps between them?
Answer: Repulsive forces arise between molecules at close distances (smaller than the diameter of the molecules).
11. What is the reason for the destruction of buildings during an earthquake?
Answer: The phenomenon of inertia, because the soil, together with the foundation of buildings, begins to move, but the building itself remains at rest.
Questions from the field of art and music.
1. Name the names of famous Russian landscape painters. (Shishkin, Levitan, Kuindzhi, Polenov, Aivazovsky.)
2. In which painting by Russian artists is the sea depicted by one painter, and man by another? (“Pushkin by the Sea” Aivazovsky and Repin.)
3. Which of the most famous Peredvizhniki artists do you know? (Kramskoy, Perov, Savrasov, Ge, Shishkin, Makovsky, Repin, Surikov,
Vasnetsov, Levitan).
4. Which paintings by Russian artists were once removed from the exhibition by the Tsar? (“Refusal of Confession” by Repin and “Rural Procession for Easter” by Perov.)
5. Which of the great artists was an anatomist, biologist, astronomer, musician, writer, architect? (Italian Leonardo da Vinci, 16th century.)
6. The whole world knows the cartoons with the signature “Kukryniksy”. But it's a pseudonym. Who are the authors of these works? ( Soviet artists: Kupriyanov, Krylov, Sokolov.)
7. What a Russian artist, all his creative life devoted to the creation of one painting? (Ivanov Alexander Andreevich “The Appearance of Christ to the People.”)
8. Which great composer began his concert activities at the age of six? (Mozart.)
9. Which famous Russian composer was a chemist by profession, an academician of the Medical-Surgical Academy? (A.P. Borodin.)
10. Which famous Russian composer was a general of the Russian army, a scientist in the field of military engineering, a professor of engineering
academy? (Cui Caesar Antonovich.)
11. The great Russian composer Borodin died before finishing his opera “Prince Igor”. Who finished it? (Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov.)
12. Which famous Russian composer was a participant Patriotic War 1812, and then, based on a false denunciation, was arrested and exiled to Siberia? (Alyabyev Alexander Alexandrovich.)
13. What musical works are dedicated to the legendary battleship Potemkin? (Opera “Battleship Potemkin”, composer
N. Rechmensky.)
14. Based on the excerpt of the song, tell me what the name of the song is (and who are the authors of the lyrics and music)?
Why are you looking askance, my dear?
Bowing his head low.
It's hard to say and not say
Everything that is in my heart.
(“Moscow Evenings”, words by M. Matusovsky. music by V. Solovyov-Sedoy.)
- From these questions you can create a quiz game for participants of any age from 5th to 9th grade.
This phrase “What? Where? When?" For more than 40 years now it has been associated with us in a TV game show in which the intellectual elite Club of “experts” participates. Questions sent by viewers are always very unusual, interesting and tricky.
I.I. Rusanova compiled from them most interesting book, which can become a guide for novice experts. True, the author, as expected, first gives the questions, and at the end of the chapter - the answers, but in order to save you time on searching, we will give them right away. So…
1. Why does a heron not move from its spot when it pecks at a fish?
Because at this time a kind of “dandruff” falls off it, on which fish and frogs “peck”.
2. Why did the duelists hold their left hand up?
Since duels usually took place at dusk, either at dawn or in the evening, they held a lantern in their left hand.
3. Why did Alexander the Great require his soldiers to shave their beards?
So that in battle the enemy could not grab them by the beard. This contributed to increasing the combat effectiveness of the troops.
4. Why were typhoons used to be given female names?
Typhoon (Chinese tai feng - big wind) is the name given to tropical cyclones of storm and hurricane force in the Far East. The name of the first schooner damaged by the typhoon was "Maria", and since then typhoons have been given predominantly female names.
5. Why do cows like to graze on the railroad embankment?
Typically, railway sleepers are impregnated with tar, which consists of petroleum resins. The smell of tar drives away mosquitoes and other insects that bite cows.
6. Which woman did not sleep at night for 2 years, 8 months and 4 weeks?
This is a character Arabian tales“1001 Nights” Queen Shahrazad (or, as we are more familiar, Scheherazade). Her husband, King Shahriyar, after the betrayal of his former wife, took up arms against all women. Every night he took a new wife, and the next morning he executed her. The cunning Scheherazade began to tell a fairy tale at night and interrupted it at the most interesting point. This went on for 1001 nights. During this time, Shahriyar fell in love with the wise queen, and she became his faithful companion.
7. On which foot did Cinderella lose her shoe - on the right or on the left?
In the 17th century, when Charles Perrault, the author of this tale, lived, shoes for both feet were the same, without distinction between right and left. Division was only introduced in the 19th century. By the way, her slipper was not crystal at all, it’s just that in some French publications, instead of the word vair - “fur for edging”, verre - “glass” was mistakenly printed, and therefore in translations of this tale into other languages, including Russian, it appeared "crystal slipper"
8. Where did the ancient Romans look before paying off their debts?
IN Ancient Rome The date for payment of debts was Kalends - the first day of the month. The word “calendar” (from the Latin calendarium) literally means “debt book”.
9. What was the name of the stick of the ancient mule drivers?
In Ancient Rome, a pointed stick used to drive animals was called a stimulus (from the Latin stimulus). The word “stimulus” has acquired a figurative meaning - now we call it the motivating reason (an incentive to work, an incentive to win).
10. Name the main word in modern telephone conversations and explain the connection between him and 18th century English sailors.
Until the beginning of the last century, the word “hello”, used in maritime practice, meant “listen”; he was shouted into the mouthpiece of another ship. It is with this word that we start a conversation on the phone and pronounce it when it is hard to hear.
11. Why do Arabs say that the distance between truth and falsehood is only five fingers?
Because the distance between the ear and the eye is equal to the width of the palm.
12. In the last century, American miners, going down into the mine, took cages with canaries with them. Why was this done?
Canaries played the role of a kind of “sensor” of harmful gases. When their level increased, the canaries died, and the miners rose to the surface because there was a danger of explosion.
13. Why are there such short acts in Moliere’s comedies – lasting no more than half an hour each?
In Moliere's time, the stage was lit with candles, and the candle burns out in about half an hour.
14. When one person speaks, it is a monologue, and when two people speak, it is a dialogue. What do you call a conversation between six people?
In Greek, dialogue means “conversation, conversation,” so six people will also have a dialogue.
15. What will happen to the matador if instead of an angry bull he is attacked by an angry cow. Justify your answer!
When a bull is enraged, his eyes become bloodshot, he sees almost nothing and simply closes his eyes when attacking. This does not happen to a cow, so it perfectly sees the object of attack.
16. One day Pythagoras asked his students a question: what needs to be done in order for a valuable thought to come to mind.
The correct answer, which the teacher himself gave, made his students very happy. So, what needs to be done when doing science so that a valuable thought comes to mind?
According to Pythagoras, for this you just need to rest.
17. What is it called French dish, prepared from all sorts of things: different varieties greens, meat, etc.?
This dish is called potpourri in French. The same name began to be given to a piece of music consisting of various melodies. famous operas, operettas and songs.
18. What is in the black box is a fake, a fake and a deception.
It is made by men, but is used by women. This deception is over 200 years old, but we still continue to pay money for it. What's in the box?
This is costume jewelry - jewelry made from base stones and metals. Its heyday came in the 18th century, when there was a great need for imitation precious jewelry. Subsequently, a wide variety of materials began to be used to make jewelry: glass, wood, leather, plastic, etc. Costume jewelry with Swarovski crystals, which, thanks to a special processing technology, are difficult to distinguish from real diamonds, is especially valued.
19. Far from the city of Snezhnogorsk, in a deep forest, there is a hut for hunters and fishermen, which is called a “winter hut”.
Usually, when leaving there after hunting or fishing, people leave a supply of food. How can you preserve fresh potatoes without freezing?
Potatoes should be placed in a plastic bag, tied tightly and placed in water under ice. Since the water always has a positive temperature, potatoes can be perfectly stored for a long time.
20. Most popular view urban transport in London in the 19th century were cabs - hired carriages.
However, in the second half of the century, a certain invention appeared that caused violent protests among English cabmen. Which?
It was an umbrella that actually appeared in China back in the 11th century BC. and served as protection from the sun. English entrepreneur Jonas Hanway took it out into the rain for the first time, and mass production of this item, especially relevant for England, immediately began. And the cab drivers were simply afraid that they would have fewer clients.
21. Name and show that item of clothing that was not in the wardrobe of the Romans before their conquest of the northern peoples.
Pants, or, in modern terms, trousers, became such a novelty for the Romans. Their name among the northern peoples was similar: among the Celts - “brak”, among the Germans - “brokes”, among the Dutch - “brock”.
22. This technical innovation appeared in London in 1911, but Londoners were wary of it.
Then the management, to prove its safety, hired a disabled person on a wooden crutch to demonstrate its advantages. After that, everyone began to use the new product and continue to do so to this day. What is it?
This is an escalator at a metro station, the safety of which was convincingly proven by a disabled person on a wooden crutch.
23. In Japan, where earthquakes are frequent, reinforced concrete buildings are destroyed during earthquakes, but pagodas remain standing. Why?
In each pagoda, the builders hung a special long wooden beam from top to bottom, equipped with a weight at the end, and the oscillation frequency of this kind of pendulum was selected in such a way that the beam would swing out of phase with the building itself during an earthquake. This made it possible to dampen vibrations caused by an earthquake. The same principle is used today in vibration dampers installed on tall factory chimneys and television towers.
24. The Japanese concern Toyota pays its staff remuneration for inventions and improvements. Which ones pay the smallest reward?
Remuneration, even the smallest one, is paid even for those inventions that have no practical application.
25. The object in the black box is a masterpiece that was invented in Ancient Babylon and has reached us unchanged. What is this?
This is a brick. Bricks appeared in Ancient Babylon, and it was there that the corresponding standard was first approved for them, which made it possible and allows the construction of any buildings and structures from bricks.
26. The Swedish lake Holmsø was polluted by acid rain and industrial waste.
Ecologists proposed restoring life in it using large amounts of lime. What ingenious way have local authorities found to solve this problem?
There is a confectionery factory on the shore of this lake. In her yard there is a constant accumulation of huge amount eggshells are an excellent calcareous material. If these shells are thrown into the lake, then, according to scientists, it will gradually cleanse it of industrial pollution.
27. In 1769, residents of Boston, America discovered that mail from England to Boston was delivered two weeks later than from Boston to England. Who was the culprit of this violation?
The culprit was the current: ships sailed to England with the current, and from England - against the current. In 1769, the Boston City Council complained to King George III that mail from England was constantly being delayed. B. Franklin, an outstanding American politician and scientist, who was at that time Under Secretary of Post for the Colonies, decided to find out the reasons for this and, after studying the logbooks and maps of whaling ships, compiled a map of the Gulf Stream, a powerful warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.
28. In the first half of the 15th century, there were only a few tens of thousands of handwritten books throughout Europe, but by 1500 the number of printed books was already more than 9 million.
Such sharp increase The number of books was facilitated by three inventions made in different centuries: 1) the invention of paper and its use instead of expensive parchment, 2) the invention and improvement of fonts, as well as the invention of movable metal type, when lines in a typesetting frame were composed of pre-cast letters and signs. What was the third invention?
It was the invention and spread of glasses that made it possible to change (mostly reduce) font sizes. True, the English scientist Roger Bacon wrote about glasses back in the 13th century, and ancient authors also mentioned polished natural crystals, which could be used to improve vision.
29. “The doctor has three weapons”
“The doctor has three instruments,” wrote the great Arab scientist, philosopher and physician of the 10th century, Avicenna. “The first is a knife, the second is a plant, and the third is the main thing...” What tool, according to Avicenna, was the main one of the doctor!
This is the word. No wonder in Ancient Rus' people who knew how to talk mentally, persuade, persuade, and calm others were called doctors, from the word “to lie.” True, then it simply meant “to speak.”
30. We usually use table napkins, or wipers, as they were called in Rus'. How were such napkins used in Ancient Rome?
In Ancient Rome, each guest was served two napkins. He used the smaller one during meals. As you know, feasts in Ancient Rome were plentiful, with dozens of courses, and in a second, larger napkin, the guest could take the treat home.
This is the standard of one kilogram - a cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy, which is kept near Paris at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, founded in 1875.
33. The famous Elsinore Castle, where the tragedy “Hamlet” takes place, stands on the shore of the strait.
In the 15th to 18th centuries, all ships passing through the strait had to pay a duty to the Danish kings based on the value of the goods. Moreover, each captain himself reported the cost of his cargo. What method did the royal treasury use to ensure that this was done absolutely honestly?
The Danish king reserved the right to purchase any cargo according to the cost that the captain named, and if it turned out to be suspiciously low, the king immediately laid out the named amount, and the captain could only sail with empty holds.
Leading. Good afternoon, dear experts! It is very pleasant that the most knowledgeable, the most inquisitive and the most attentive gathered here. So, we have three gaming tables, with flags of different colors on them. The game will have several rounds on the following topics: geography, music, wildlife, literature, riddles. Let's start with a round of general questions. Questions will be asked to three teams at the same time, at the signal “The minute has passed” you begin the discussion. The first team to raise the flag answers.
General questions round
1. You all know the mighty hero Ilya Muromets. How many years did Ilya lie on the stove? (33 years old)
2. Which branch does not grow on a tree? (Railway)
3. Remember what spell Mowgli knew? (“You and I are of the same blood - you and I”)
4. Remember in which fairy tale by A.S. Pushkin a fundamentally new wage system was introduced. Show her. (Three clicks)
5. It’s cold in winter, so we dress warmly - felt boots, fur coats, hats. Does a fur coat keep you warm in winter? (No, it just keeps you warm)
6. Who has a mustache longer than his legs? (At the cockroach)
7. What is this herb that even the blind can recognize? (Nettle)
8. What did the poodle Artemon wear on his front leg from A. Tolstoy’s fairy tale “The Golden Key”? (Silver watch)
9. What is the name of the living quarters for the crew on a ship? (Cockpit)
10. In Ancient Rus', silver bars served as money. They were called hryvnias. If an item was worth less than the entire block, then a part of it was cut off. What was the name of the severed piece of silver bar? (Ruble)
Round of quick questions
1. What do the rider and the rooster have in common? (Spurs)
2. What kind of fuel is produced in the swamp? (Peat)
3. Where do they dance lezginka? (In Georgia)
1. Under what bush was the hare sitting during the rain? (Under the wet)
3. What is czardas? (Hungarian dance)
1. How can you carry water in a sieve? (Frozen)
2. What country is worn on the head? (Panama)
3. When are eggs tasty? (When you eat them)
Geographic round
1. Most deep lake in the world. (Baikal)
2. Which continent has no rivers? (In Antarctica)
3. Between what two identical letters can you put a small horse and get the name of the country? (Japan)
4. Name the star closest to Earth. This star is visible during the daytime. (Sun)
Musical round
1. What notes can be used to measure distance? (Mi-la-mi)
2. Which Austrian composer was already performing in concerts at the age of six? (Mozart)
3. Which composer composed and played his works while deaf? (Beethoven)
4. What two notes grow in the garden? (Beans)
5. What song did the short kids sing when they were flying in a hot air balloon with Dunno? (“A grasshopper sat in the grass”)
Round “Wildlife”
1. What bird breeds chicks in any frost? (Crossbill)
2. During the flight of these birds, it seems that a solid flame is moving. What kind of bird is this? (Flamingo)
3. Which bird flies the fastest? (Swift, up to 140 km/h)
4. What poisonous plant is used to prepare medicine used for heart disease? (Lily of the valley)
5. What plants do not have roots, stems, leaves, flowers? (Algae)
6. What kind of wood is used to make skis? (Birch)
7. Which predatory animal’s footprint is similar to a human’s? (Bear)
8. What kind of wood are matches made from? (From aspen)
9. Which plant juice helps with mosquito bites? (Parsley)
Literary round
1. Which of literary heroes do you own the running shoes and the magic staff? (To Little Muk)
2. Name three Russians epic heroes. (Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, Alyosha Popovich)
3. What medicine did Malvina Buratino want to give? (Castor oil)
4. What academic title did the owner have? puppet theater Karabas-Barabas? (Doctor of Puppet Science)
5. What did Pinocchio love more than anything in the world? (Scary adventures)
6. What monetary coin was used by the residents of the town from the fairy tale “The Golden Key”? (Soldo)
7. “He swayed, swayed on his thin legs, took one step, took another step, hop-hop, straight to the door, across the threshold and into the street.” Who is this? (Pinocchio)
8. “A long, wet, wet man came out with a small, small face, as wrinkled as a morel mushroom.” Who is this? (Seller of medicinal leeches Duremar)
9. What was Gulliver’s profession? (Ship's doctor)
Round of riddles
1. He won’t knock or blurt out, but he’ll come through the window. (Dawn)
2. Stronger than the sun, weaker than the wind, no legs, but walking, no eyes, but crying. (Cloud)
3. The fur coat is new, but there is a hole in the hem. (Ice hole)
4. It curls around the nose, but is not easy to handle. (Smell)
5. Blue uniform, yellow lining, and sweet in the middle. (Plum)
6. Not the sea, not the river, but agitated. (Ears of corn in the field)
7. She will be born in water,
But strange fate:
She's afraid of water
And he always dies in it. (Salt)
8. Sits on a spoon with its legs dangling. (Noodles)
9. What kind of animal:
White as snow
Puffed up like fur
Walks with shovels
And he eats with a horn. (Goose)
10. Gray, but not a hare, with hooves, but not a horse. (Donkey)
11. Many arms, but one leg. (Tree)
12. Two daughters, two mothers, and a grandmother and granddaughter. How many are there? (Three)
On September 4, 1975, at exactly 12:00, the program “What? Where? When?” was broadcast for the first time. Today, even a child can tell the rules of this game, but few people remember that 38 years ago there were no experts, no spinning top, or the famous crystal owl. In the first games, two families competed against each other, 2 rounds were filmed in their house, and then the stories were edited using photographs from the participants’ family album. Later, students began to take part in the game and the program was called a "youth television club", and in 1991 it turned into " smart casino".
The first questions for experts were thought up by Vladimir Voroshilov himself and a team of editors, but a few years later, letters from viewers began to arrive at the program’s address with questions, the answers to which were sometimes the most unexpected.
"RG" selected several interesting questions that were voiced on the air of the game "What? Where? When?"
Question No. 1
In 1926 and 1948, Germany was punished for starting wars in the same way that Sparta was once punished. What kind of punishment is this?
Answer: German athletes were prohibited from participating in Olympic Games Oh
Question #2
The Weekly World News conducted a survey in five major American cities to find out who would agree to go naked to work for $1 million. 84% of men agreed. Women, as it turned out, are somewhat more shy: only 20% would show off their charms. True, the explanation may be contained in the words of one of the survey participants, who would have exposed herself provided she had been warned several weeks in advance. Why does she need these few weeks?
Answer: To lose weight
Question No. 3
The Mexican resort of Acapulco is world famous. Its popularity is largely due to the local climate, which is perfectly suitable for recreation. Having guessed what the word “acapulco” means in translation from the Aztec language, name famous traveler, who visited, among other interesting places, a city with the same name.
Answer: Dunno
Question #4
This device was invented in the USA in the early 20s. It was first produced by a company that had previously been involved in the production of cocktail mixers, and quickly gained popularity among a significant part of the population. In the 30s and 40s, models appeared with adjustable heat and speed. Why did sales of these devices increase sharply in the 60s?
Answer: Because men began to wear long hair and they also needed hair dryers.
Question #5
A radical avant-garde association of artists from the beginning of the last century, which broke away from the “Jack of Diamonds,” bore an unusual name of two words, denoting an object that was once gifted to the rightful owner. What was the name of this association?
Answer: "Donkey's tail"
Question #6
English psychologist David Lewis claims that it is safe only for women, while for men it can become a source of dangerous diseases. Studies have shown that only a quarter of women experienced any minor abnormalities, such as palpitations. Men, on the contrary, reacted extremely negatively to this: their pulse quickened, arrhythmia began to appear, and their blood pressure jumped sharply. Name it English word, which relatively recently penetrated into the Russian language.
Answer: Shopping
Question No. 7
Many do not believe in its existence. However, Kant believed that any human knowledge. And they also say that it only fails those who have it. Name it.
Answer: Intuition
Question #8
Oddly enough, these two have a lot in common. Both have Italian roots. They would have the same middle names, if, of course, they had any. But their relations with Russia developed differently. For the former, his visit to Russia ultimately brought nothing but trouble, although at first everything went very well for him. The second one is not only known to everyone in Russia, young and old, in fact, he was born here. Name them both.
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte and Pinocchio
Question No. 9
There is something inhuman, mechanical in each of them. At the same time, the first one is friendly towards others, although a certain woman suffered a lot from him. The second one, on the contrary, is very unfriendly, but a certain woman eventually managed to avoid the threat from him. Interestingly, both made the same promises. Who are they?
Answer: Carlson and the Terminator
Questions from school tournaments on the game “What? Where? When?"
2.1 The Hebrew textbook opens with the words: “You begin to study the language spoken by...” Who?
Answer. God.
2.2 This word is found in almost all Slavic languages. In Serbian and Slovenian it means “good harvest”. In Czech, Slovak and Polish it means "family". What is this word?
Answer. Homeland.
2.3 Among the Arab tribes of Eastern Jordan, deprivation of this was considered one of the most humiliating punishments. And now many spend about six months to get rid of the consequences of this. For example, Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great did the same. What is this?
Answer. Beard. (Answer "mustache"- didn't count.)
2.4 Why did King Eric IV of Denmark receive the not-so-affectionate nickname “penny plow” among the people?
Answer. He introduced a tax on the plow.
2.5 Among them were an elephant, a rhinoceros, a grizzly bear, a marten, a lynx, a wasp, a bumblebee, a mouse... Name the two most famous animals from this unattractive company.
Answer. "Tiger" and "Panther". All this- names of fascist tanks and self-propelled guns. ("Leopard"- the answer is wrong. This is modern tank.)
2.6 Narts are the heroes of many epic legends Caucasian peoples. The most powerful of the Narts was Sasrykva, born from stone and tempered in the forge. What is the name of the drink that he took from the gods and gave to people?
Answer. Nart-sano, that is, Narzan.
2.7 At the opening of the monument to Pushkin in 1880, especially honored guests were Maria Hartung, Countess Natalya Merenberg, brothers Alexander and Grigory. What are the brothers' last names?
Answer. Pushkins (all four: daughters and sons of the poet).
2.8 Bulgarian writer Stefan Prodev says: “They were created to help Byzantium fight Rome. The emperor and the church considered them their soldiers. But, created as soldiers of the empire, they became warriors of progress. Their strength defeated not only the papal nuncios, it broke the sword of the Byzantine colonialists sent to enslave the spirit of the Slavs...” Name those who created them.
Answer. Cyril and Methodius.
2.9 The main ten models have minor differences. For example, the “Voiri” model has a straight handle, the “Yalasyarvi” has a slightly curved blade, the “Rautalammi” has a handle trimmed with thin metal strips, and the “Tommy” has a straight blade without indentations. Their common name is “puukko”. What do we call them?
Answer. Finka.
2.10 There is only one sport in which you have to walk backwards to win. Once upon a time it was even included in the program of the Olympic Games. What is it called?
Answer. Tug of war.
2.11 Many representatives of the Naryshkin family left a noticeable mark on Russian history. And what did the Naryshkins themselves consider the main merit of their family to Russia?
Answer. Birth of PeterI. His mother was Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina.
2.12 From the Greek word "ridzikon", that is, "cliff", comes the French verb meaning "to maneuver between the rocks." What Russian word comes from this verb?
Answer . Risk, take risks.
2.13 One of the streets in the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh City is named after the Jesuit Alexandre de Roda, who lived in the 17th century. He gave the Vietnamese something they still use today. What did they use before?
Answer. Hieroglyphs. Alexandre de Rode developed a romanized alphabet for the Vietnamese language.
2.14 According to biblical legend, Pharaoh's daughter found baby Moses in a basket in a reed thicket. The word for this basket appears one more time in the Hebrew text of the Bible. What object is called by this word?
Answer. Noah's Ark.
2.15 In 1920, a famous writer coined the word “laborge.” However, his brother famous artist, advised him to use another word. Which?
Answer. Robot. (“Laborge” from English.labor- Job. The writer's name was Karel Capek. IN1920. he wrote the play "IU. R", where the word "robot" was used for the first time.)
2.16 In the battle with the Swedes at Gangut in 1714, ten enemy ships were captured, including the flagship Elephant. In honor of this victory, it was built triumphal arch. On this arch hung a painting with the caption: “The Russian eagle does not catch flies.” What was depicted in this picture?
Answer. Eagle holdingVelephant claws (“An eagle sitting on an elephant” counts.)
2.17 Members of one of the Old Believer sects believed that performing the rite of baptism required not the participation of a priest, but the participation of God. They baptized themselves. Where did they get water for this ritual?
Answer. They used water sent by God, that is, rainwater.
2.18 In South Africa, in the vicinity of the small town of Upington, there are luxurious vineyards. During the harvesting of ripe berries, they are transported by whole dump trucks to large concrete platforms the size of a football field, and they are left there. Why?
Answer . This is how raisins are made.
2.19 In ancient Babylon, this sequence looked like this: Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus. What do we now call what corresponded to Mars?
Answer. Tuesday.
2.20 Once upon a time in South America The Spanish conquistadors were amazed to see a creature hovering motionless in the air, surrounded by a cloud. He hastily called the priest, he looked at the miracle and announced that it was an angel. And who was it really?
Answer. Hummingbird.
2.21 Everyone is well aware of the “sandwich law,” sometimes also called the “law of selective gravity.” According to Jennings's addition to this law, "the probability of a sandwich falling on the carpet on the buttered side is directly proportional to..." What?
Answer, "...the cost of the carpet."
2.22 Which fish got its name for its big eyes?
Answer. Perch.
2.23 In the middle of the 9th century, the Vikings first entered the Mediterranean Sea. Having not encountered serious resistance from the rich coastal cities, they were nevertheless soon forced to go home. The Vikings were frightened by a “skin disease” that suddenly struck them. What was its cause?
Answer. The Vikings, who had never encountered the hot southern sun before, simply burned out.
2.24 This film has not left the screens for several decades. Although it constantly raises problems of relationships with blacks and cruelty to animals, the plot is always focused on the passions boiling between the inseparable main characters. It’s a pity that when films are translated into Russian, the names of the characters are not translated, otherwise their names would be Foma and Erema. What is the name of this film?
Answer. "Tom and Jerry".
2.25 What ancient Russian city was founded where the Volga makes a bend?
Answer. Uglich (from the word “angle”).
2.26 This type of treatment is used for diseases of the joints of the limbs, spine, bones, nervous system, blood vessels, some forms of infertility. The general name of the treatment procedures is applications, and some of them have special names: “gloves”, “socks”, “pants”, “jacket”. What type of treatment are we talking about?
Answer. Mud therapy (procedures are named depending on which parts of the body are covered with mud).
2.27 The ancient Semites called their temples “betil”, which means “house of God”. And the ancient Iranians called temples with the word “atashked”, which means “house...”. Whose?
Answer. Fire. Zoroastrians worship fire.
2.28 One of the English companies produces an “eternal” electric flashlight. The advertisement says that it is not harmed by immersion to a depth of 150 meters, the flashlight does not corrode, it cannot be broken or broken. This product is guaranteed for the lifetime of the owner. However, the warranty card contains a note: “The company is not responsible for the consequences of an attack on a flashlight by a shark, a bear and...” Who?
Answer. Child.
2.29 She inspired the artist Grekov, but we are more familiar with the work of the poet Ruderman and composer Listov, dedicated to her. If you believe that work, she was a native of Kyiv, or Poltava, or Rostov-on-Don. Name it.
Answer. Tachanka.
2.30 This Russian word in the past meant “face” and came from words meaning “forehead” and “mouth”. What is this word?
Answer. Jaw (“brow” + “mouth”).
2.31 The first list is Euler, Brahe, Kepler, Regiomontan, Ulugbek, Biruni. The second list is Kordylevsky, Lovell, Struve, Sternberg, Galileo, Vorontsov-Velyaminov. People from the first and second lists were astronomers. And who were the people from the first list, but not the people from the second list?
Answer . Astrologers.
2.32 Once an attempt was made to find out what factors influenced the choice of profession by famous people. It turned out that the influence of acquaintances is in second place, travel is in third place, and travel is in fourth place. - natural beauty, then - the influence of parents, school and theater. Which factor came first?
Answer. Books.
2.33 Doll, dead man, amoeba, toy, corpse, queen. Select from this list those nouns that, from the point of view of Russian grammar, are animate.
Answer. Doll, dead man, amoeba, queen. By definition, animate nouns are those whose plural forms of the nominative and accusative cases do not match, for example: them. p. - dead, wine p. - I see dead people; them. p. - corpses, wine p. - I see corpses.
2.34 In the primitive era it was considered natural process ridding society of useless members. Then it was considered terrible crime, the ancient Greeks were horrified by the mere thought of it. We have known about one such crime since childhood. The accused denied committing the crime. Name at least one of his distinctive features and the weapon of the crime.
Answer. The criminal was red-haired and freckled, and he killed grandfather with a shovel.
2.35 The African Swahili people have a legend that tells that the first man descended to earth from the sky. And who helped him do this?
Answer. Giraffe.
2.36 According to one child, adults do not know how to love, be friends, feel sorry for, or be happy. Because of this, they “don’t find what they are looking for.” And to find it, you need to know only two secrets. The first one says: “Only the heart is vigilant.” Name the second one.
Answer. “You are always responsible for those you have tamed.”
2.37 “We saw women fighting at the forefront as leaders. They are fair-skinned and tall, their long hair is braided and wrapped around their heads. The Okies are strong and, armed with bows and arrows, each of them fights no worse than ten men.” What is the name now of the country in which the author of these lines, Gaspar de Carvajal, discovered such amazing women?
Answer. Brazil.
2.38 And in traditional Russian women's suit, and the military uniform has an element whose name is related to the cockscomb. What is it called in each of these cases?
Answer. Kokoshnik and cockade.
2.39 Before Jean-Michel Jarre's concert near the Moscow State University building on Vorobyovy Gory, he received a promise from Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov that even the Pope could not give him. So what did Luzhkov promise?
Answer. Good weather.
2.40 Listen to an excerpt from a poem by poet Sergei Khmelnitsky dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad:
“There were six messengers in the world,
But the earth is not worth the seventh.
There was Adam and Nuh with Ibrahim,
And Musa, and Daud and Isa."
The seventh “messenger” is, of course, Muhammad. Of course, everyone knows who Adam is. And by what names do we know the other listed “messengers”?
Answer. Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus.
2.41 Karion Istomin, the 16th-century author of the Primer, believed that an untidy upper room required five, bad behavior at the table - three, unwashed dishes - six, foul language - ten, failure to attend church - twelve, and playing cards or dice - eight. What do these numbers mean?
Answer. Number of blows with a rod. (Answer without the word “rod” is not counted.)
2.42 In Persian it means “fabric made from nettles”, in Turkish this expression became the name of a headdress, and in Europe it gave the name to the plant. Which one?
Answer. Tulip (from the word “turban”).
2.43 Many Africans who live in the same area as him avoid mentioning his name and call him “He who kills while smiling.” What do we call it?
Answer. Crocodile.
2.44 Followers of the Old Believer sect of the Onesimites believed that the most righteous of them received communion from the hands of an angel once a year. On Holy Thursday, after prayer, they waited for some time with their mouths open for the angelic communion. Because of this custom, they received two nicknames among the people. Name these nicknames.
Answer. Open and gaping.
2.45 Name the failed agricultural worker and musician who discovered significant gaps in the secondary education system.
Answer. Antoshka.
2.46 The flag of Ireland alternates green, white and orange. White symbolizes peace, but who do green and orange symbolize if for many years the symbolism of the flag could not be realized?
Answer. Catholics and Protestants.
2.47 Before the opening of the Moscow metro, it was necessary to decide how to make a signal for the departure of the train. After trying different types of whistles and horns, the metro managers ultimately made the same choice as the Prophet Muhammad did in his time. What did they choose?
2.48 The ancient Indians counted six “urmi” - sufferings that accompany human life. I will name five: hunger, thirst, heat, cold, greed. If your karma is not so heavy and you will not undergo the sixth suffering right now, then you will name it correctly. What is this?
Answer. These are mistakes.
2.49 Sailors, as you know, have no questions. And who, according to Yuri Mikhailik’s poem, has no answers?
Answer. U poets have no answers.
2.50 The Chinese sage Xu Zeshu wrote that you can do this when you are idle, when you listen to boring poetry, when the music stops, when you live in solitude, when you talk late at night, when you host a learned husband or well-mannered singers, in good weather, in hot weather. , day, at dusk. All of you probably do this, and most of you regularly. What is needed for this?
Answer. Tea and cups. This is a tea party.
2.51 In the games of two boys, she performed the functions of a Christmas tree, a cab driver, a Chinese pagoda, a flower pot on a stand, and even a bishop, until she became the keeper of the Great Secret. What was she really like?
Answer. Chess queen (“Conduit and Schwambrania” by L. Kassil). The answer “chess piece” is accepted, “pawn” is not.
2.52 The word "wing" in German and Dutch sounds very similar. Both words were borrowed from the Russian language, but the German began to denote a separate building, and the Dutch - a part of a building or, if you like, a device. Name both words.
Answer. Outbuilding and weather vane.
2.53 Alexey Ivanovich Popov, the Minister of Culture of the RSFSR in the 50s, was such a desperate swearer that even the Soviet leadership finally could not stand it. Popov was removed from the Ministry of Culture and appointed... who?
Answer. Minister of Education.
2.54 During excavations of an ancient Egyptian settlement in Thebes, fragments of limestone with funny drawings were discovered. One of them depicts a donkey, a lion, a crocodile and a monkey. Half of this information is enough for any Russian schoolchild to guess what they are doing. What?
Answer. They play musical instruments (a donkey and a monkey are half of Krylov’s “Quartet”).
2.55 Along with other great men of England, he is buried in Westminster Abbey. The following epitaph is placed on his tombstone: “He has increased the wealth of his country, increased the strength of man, and occupies a distinguished place among the most glorious scholars and real benefactors of the world.” This person's last name appears in the SI system. Who is he?
Answer. James Watt (bulb watts- Vhis honor).
2.56 According to legend, these sounds were heard in the summer of 1284 in a city in Germany. They heard the tickling rustle of grain flowing in a trickle from a hole in the bag; the cheerful clicking of oil in a frying pan; the crunch of a cracker under sharp teeth. What were these sounds needed for?
Answer. To lure rats out of the city (the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin).
2.57 A bold project, conceived in the 20s by two Soviet sailors: Andrei Vasilyevich Vronsky and Ivan Aleksandrovich Mann, remained unfulfilled. Their ship didn't even leave the port. But later this plan still brought them well-deserved fame. True, under different names. Which ones exactly?
Answer . Captain Vrungel and senior assistant Lom. Vronsky and Mann were planning a trip around the world on a two-seater yacht; A. Nekrasov based Vronsky’s stories about the failed journey as the basis for his book.
2.58 The sixth were birds, the seventh was a bull, the eighth were mares, the tenth were cows, the eleventh were apples, the twelfth was a dog. Name the first and second.
Answer. Leo (Namean) and Hydra (Lernaean). The labors of Hercules are listed (not all).
2.59 One at a time ancient myth, when God created man, the devil wanted to repeat the experiment. But instead of a man, he got a wolf, who immediately bit his creator. For what place? Justify your answer.
Answer. By the leg, the devil has been limping ever since.
2.60 The word “dvija” - “twice born” - was used by the ancient Indians to name a representative of one of the three highest castes, as well as a part of the human body and the animal class... Name the animal and part of the body. Answers that correctly name at least one of the two will be accepted.
Answer . Bird and tooth.
2.61 According to legend, they poisoned Jesus’ last moments of his life, just as they often poison our lives. Therefore, according to popular belief By killing one of them, you can get rid of forty sins. Who are they?
Answer . Mosquitoes.
2.62 The production of Alexei Kruchenykh’s opera “Victory over the Sun,” which took place at the end of 1913, was also supposed to mark a complete victory over realism. Even the sun on the set had nothing in common with the real thing. Who was the artist for the play?
Answer. Kazimir Malevich (he depicted the sun as a black square).
2.63 The Romans used this word to describe harmonious playing of wind musical instruments, agreement, unanimity. Sometimes it acquired a negative connotation and meant: secret conspiracy, conspiracy to rebel. We call this word one of the necessary conditions for such a conspiracy. Name this word.
Answer. Conspiracy (cop- co, spero - spirit).
2.64 The inhabitants of Polynesia had very useful items, without which they did not go on trips. These objects were cuttings of palm leaves connected by plant fibers, intersecting at different angles. In some places, mollusk shells were attached to them. What did the cuttings mean and what did the shells mean?
Answer. These items are nautical charts, in which shells represented islands, and leaf cuttings represented sea currents.
2.65 The first edition of the Small Soviet Encyclopedia says about this city: “The population is 1 million 360 thousand inhabitants. Situated on a vast sheltered bay Atlantic Ocean. The main streets are not inferior to the first cities in the world in terms of the wealth of shops and splendor of buildings, but in the working-class districts there are squalid shacks, narrow and dirty streets.” And what clothes, according to a less authoritative source, did the residents of this city prefer?
Answer. White pants. This is Rio de Janeiro, and Bender carried a clipping from the Small Soviet Encyclopedia in his pocket.
2.66 There are 321 species in total. There are sword-billed, red, ruby-throated, sappho, angel, long-tailed, topaz, racket-tailed and others. Who are they and what is the name of the one the size of a swallow?
Answer. Giant or gigantic hummingbird.
2.67 The mystery of Igor Huberman. Huberman claims that he asked it to many friends in the humanities and only once received the correct answer. So, who are they - “brother-in-law is aiming for brother-in-law for sure”?
Answer. Dantes and Pushkin.
2.68 Demonakt once saw two ignoramuses, one of whom asked stupid questions, and the other gave equally stupid answers. Demonakt told them: “In my opinion, one of you is milking a goat, and the other is setting up...” What?
Answer. Sieve.
2.69 The first, which appeared in Moscow in 1338, arrived from captured Tver. After 1346, the chronicler talks about “captives” from the conquered cities and principalities: Gorodets, Pskov, Smolensk. In Moscow, “foreigners” could also be found among them; for example, many of them were captured in 1480 after a clash with the Livonian Order. There were also local “natives”. Why did a quarter of them die in the first half of the 18th century?
Answer . PeterIordered the bells to be poured onto the cannons.
2.70 In 1995, for the first time in history, the Japanese ate more of the former than the latter. Name both the first and second products.
Answer . Meat, rice.
2.71 You probably know the famous steam locomotive competition, which was won by Stephenson's Rocket. Before the start of these competitions, the judges disqualified one of the locomotives, as they discovered an unfair technique that sharply increased the chances of this locomotive winning. Now such a trick would hardly help win races. What engine did this locomotive have?
Answer. There was a live horse hidden there (with the help of peculiar pedals it drove the wheelsVmovement).
2.72 You have all heard about the famous Aztec civilization and their language, otherwise called Nahuatl. You all know that it was the Aztecs who gave the Old World chocolate, in Aztec “chocolatl”. Now tell me, how exactly do the names of a vegetable in the nightshade family and an animal in the canine family sound in Aztec?
Answer. Tomatl and coyotl.
2.73 By the beginning of the twentieth century, this area ratio for Great Britain was 1:109, for the Netherlands - 1:67, for France and Portugal - 1:21, for Germany and Denmark - 1:5, for Belgium - 1:80. What kind of relationships are these?
Answer . The ratio of the areas of metropolises to the areas of colonies.
2.74 On the back of the head of these birds is a black crest of elongated feathers. This feature, about two hundred years ago, made them look like people of a certain profession, hence the name of these birds. What are they called?
Answer. Secretary bird.
2.75 Sergei Lvovich Pushkin, being in a good mood, willingly recited this French playwright to children. Under his influence, 9-year-old Pushkin wrote - in French! - the play “The Kidnapper”. But the audience, represented by sister Olga, booed the play, and the self-critical author immediately wrote an epigram on himself, in which he admitted that he had borrowed the play from another... Who?
Answer. At Moliere's.
2.76 The "Scottish Brothers" were famous in XV-XVI centuries, “Bohemian Sisters” - in XIX-XX. However, the former name of a completely different country has become a household name. If you understand what we are talking about, you can easily say what this country is called now.
Answer . Thailand, we are talking about Siamese twins.
2.77 One day, the “Golden Goddess”, a cup awarded to world football champions, was stolen. The dog who found her, Shalopai, immediately became famous. He was invited to star in the film “The Detective with a Cold Nose” and was awarded a commemorative medal. What privilege was he given in addition, if he alone of his fellows possesses it?
Answer. The right to attend football matches.
2.78 Specialists in military propaganda know that when campaigning it is necessary to take into account the national psychological characteristics of the personnel of the enemy troops. For example, it is believed that American soldiers tend to evaluate the orders of commanders from the point of view of expediency; for the Japanese, comfort during combat operations is not important; The French are inventive and have a developed imagination, which cannot be said about the British. Representatives of which nation are known to overestimate the role of numerical superiority over the enemy?
Answer. About the Chinese.
2.79 In an ancient Welsh manuscript called the Black Book, the legendary King Arthur bears the title "Amberwyder". What does this title mean?
Answer. This is a corruption of the word "emperor".
2.80 All of you, of course, know the story of three hundred Spartans who detained an entire army of Persians in the Thermopylae Gorge. But why did only this small detachment stand in the way of the Persian army? Where was the main power of Hellas concentrated at this time?
Answer. In Olympia. The main forces of the Greeks set out on the campaign only after the end of the Olympic Games.
2.81 Listen to the poem.
"The Acrobat and the Little Dog"
Two empty barrels weigh
A smart dog without an acrobat
Weighs two skeins of twine,
And with one skein of lamb
You see, it weighs like a barrel.”
Attention, question:
“How much does an acrobat weigh?
In terms of lambs?
Answer. 2.
2.82 Some historians believe that they came from China, others insist that they came from Africa. Their appearance in Europe was first documented in 1369. Name those that have two heads.
Answer . King, queen, jack.
2.83 In Moscow there is a river called Los, a tributary of the Ichka River, which flows into the Yauza. What is the name of the largest of the streams flowing into the Elk River?
Answer. Elk calf.
2.84 This man, based on the text of Homer's Odyssey, tried to calculate the route of Odysseus's journey according to Mediterranean Sea. He allegedly found the cave of Polyphemus in Sicily, and identified the island of Pheakov with the island of Corfu. Later researchers refuted his conclusions. But his other project was more successful. What was this man's name?
Answer. Heinrich Schliemann.
2.85 In ancient Chinese writings it is said that in the spring it is necessary to make sacrifices to Ma-zu - the progenitor of horses, in the summer - to Xian-mu - the first shepherd of horses, in the winter - to Ma-bu - the spirit of horse diseases. And in the fall, sacrifices should be made to Ma-she, who, as you can easily guess, is also related to horses. Who was Ma-she?
Answer. The first rider.
2.86 The iconographic rules for depicting this saint were established recently - in 1988. According to them, he should be depicted with the icon of the Trinity in his hands. Name it.
Answer. Reverend Andrei Rublev.
2.87 The navigator Bougainville concluded his diary about his journey to this place with the words: “Goodbye, happy people. I will always remember with joy every moment spent among you, and as long as I live I will glorify the happy island of Kifaru, this true Utopia.” And someone who has never been there claims that his life is no worse with us. What kind of place is this?
Answer. Tahiti Island. "Someone who has not been there"- cat from the cartoon "Return of the Prodigal Parrot".
2.88 Five qualities: loyalty, politeness, courage, truthfulness, simplicity - are the main virtues of one of the Japanese ways. And what do people on this path say: “If you give up this, you give up your life”?
Answer. About the sword.
2.89 For us real estate- these are buildings, and movables - cash and valuables. The ancient Greeks had a similar division, but they did not call precious metals in bullion, gold, copper, iron, as moving wealth; and what kind of wealth they called the word “probata”, i.e. "moving property"?
Answer. Cattle
2.90 Not far from the Danish city of Aarhus there is a whole land of technical fantasy. Here you can walk through an imaginary Indian country with caves, monsters and attractions, walk through a “mini-Copenhagen” with a royal palace and guards, sit next to Andersen... What are all the elements of this extraordinary “country” made of?
Answer. From Lego construction parts, this is Legoland.
2.91 According to the Guinness Book of Records, the first to do this was the French soldier Jean Marie Saletti, who escaped from an English prison in 1815. By May 1997, 4,412 people had attempted this, of which 505 had completed their task, some more than once. What did they do?
Answer . We crossed the English Channel by swimming.
2.92 In the Khanty language “ket” means heart, “sam” means hand. Translate the word “ketsem” into Russian.
Answer. Pulse.
2.93 Claudia Zakharovna Plotnikova, a representative of the Kamasin people, who died in 1975, and Dolly Pentre from the Cornish people were such. But the heroes of the works of the famous American writer and famous Soviet writer they were not like that, despite the titles of the works. What were the people mentioned, but the characters mentioned were not?
Answer. The last ones (“The Last of the Mohicans” by Cooper and “The Last of the Udege” by Fadeev).
2.94 A person looking at the list of Moscow museums can conclude that the life of Ermolova, Chekhov, V. Vasnetsov, Lermontov and A. Ostrovsky was more comfortable than the life of Gorky, Dostoevsky, Tsvetaeva, Meyerhold and A. Vasnetsov. What two terms will help you make this conclusion?
Answer. House-museum and museum-apartment.
2.95 We call a respirator a device that protects the respiratory system from dust and harmful substances contained in the air. Its name comes from the Latin word respirare, "to exhale." What device do the French call an aspirateur, literally “inhaler”?
Answer. Vacuum cleaner.
2.96 Derzhavin, seeing this, wrote: “The mountain is falling like diamonds.” What did he see?
Answer. Waterfall (to be precise, the Kivach waterfall in Karelia).
2.97 According to the French proverb, which building is closest to the tavern?
Answer. Jail.
2.98 The Monk Maximus the Confessor, who lived in the 7th century, skillfully and successfully proved the incorrectness of the Monothelite heresy, which was widespread at that time. When he fell into the hands of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, a supporter of heretics, he ordered the two parts of Maximus’s body, the most dangerous from the emperor’s point of view, to be cut off. What parts of the body did St. Maximus lose?
Answer. Tongue and right hand (so that he could neither preach nor write books).
2.99 One of the first to dramatize Pushkin’s works was playwright Shakhovskoy. Staging " Queen of Spades"he called "Chrisomania, or Passion for Money"; The name “Kerim-Girey, or Bakhchisarai Fountain” speaks for itself. And he simply called an episode from a certain poem “Finn.” What kind of poem is this?
Answer. "Ruslan and Lyudmila."
2.100 Blok wrote: “In taverns, in alleys, in twists and turns, In an electric waking dream...” - What did Blok mean by “an electric waking dream”?
Answer. Cinema.
2.101 They can be in the shape of an arch, wing, dome, pyramid or table, and their maximum draft can be more than half a kilometer. Name their most famous victim.
Answer. "Titanic" (we are talking about icebergs).
2.102 In the Middle Ages they were called ready-made samples letters in which it was only necessary to enter the date and names of the parties to the transaction. We also get the result by substituting specific data into them. What are we talking about?
Answer. About formulas.
2.103 This fish got its name because if it is pulled ashore, it immediately changes color - it becomes covered with dark spots. What kind of fish are we talking about?
Answer. Lin (he is molting).
2.104 The names of these military uniform accessories come from words meaning "shoulder" - one in German, the other in French. Name both accessories.
Answer. Aiguillette and epaulette.
2.105 Even on the wedding day, the future mother-in-law was ready to postpone the ceremony, demanding more and more amounts from Pushkin. As a result, the poet did not have enough funds even to purchase this item of clothing necessary for the wedding. And he borrowed it from Nashchokin. According to Pushkin's friends, the same item of clothing was used during the burial. What subject are we talking about?
Answer. About the tailcoat.
2.106 What is the official name of the 19th province of Iraq, according to the official opinion of the Iraqi government expressed in the early 1990s?
Answer. Kuwait.
2.107 The prototype of this musical instrument there was the so-called Yelets piano accordion. The Viennese master Damian gave it its modern name in 1829 to show that the instrument he designed could produce several sounds at once by pressing one button. Name this tool.
Answer. Accordion- from the word “chord”, the piano accordion got its name due to the fact that its right keyboard was equipped with keys, like a piano. The right accordion keyboard has the same appearance.
2.108 Through a simple operation, Matroskin proved to Pechkin that he had a high fever, although Pechkin’s temperature was only 36.6 °C. Reproduce this proof.
Answer. 36 and 6= 42.
2.109 Now the Moscow Museum of Horse Breeding belongs to the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, but when it was founded it belonged to another Moscow institution. Which one?
Answer. Hippodrome.
2.110 Some researchers believe that the Latin name for willow, Salix, comes from two Celtic words “sal” and “lis”. The first means "close". What does the second mean?
Answer. Water (willow grows near water).
2.111 Most representatives of isopod crustaceans live in water. Only one group of these animals has adapted to live on land, and even then only in a humid environment. This feature is reflected in their russ com name. Name them.
Answer. Woodlice.
2.112 They say that Leo Tolstoy loved to do this. A Huanapum Indian chief named Smohalla refused to do this, saying that he "wouldn't dare damage his mother's hair." And we have all heard repeatedly that this night hour animals were doing. Which?
Answer . Hares (mowed the grass).
2.113 This man did not believe the words of soothsayers like Nostradamus, of whom there were many in his time. Making fun of them, he wrote the essay “Predictions,” where he described ordinary things in vague and sometimes ominous terms: a dream, a person’s shadow, playing ball, ants, the work of a digger, starting a fire. You know these works well. Name their author.
Answer. Leonardo da Vinci (the so-called “Leonardo’s riddles” are taken from the book “Predictions”),
2.114 On June 8, 1799, Pushkin was baptized in the Church of the Epiphany in Yelokhov. On February 1, 1837, his funeral service was held in the Stable Church in St. Petersburg. What happened on February 18, 1831 in the Moscow Church of the Great Ascension?
Answer . The wedding of the poet with Natalya Nikolaevna.
2.115 Right at the Oscars ceremony, the long-awaited statuettes are taken away from the lucky winners of the prizes. Why is this being done?
Answer. They will be engraved with the honoree's name and returned.
2.116 For Catherine II’s journey along the Volga, shipwright Shchepin built a magnificent galley “Tver” in Tver with eight cabins for the empress, eight cabins for the retinue... The crew lived in the hold. The galley was armed with eight small cannons. What were they intended for?
Answer. For fireworks.
2.117 In a letter to Bonch-Bruevich dated February 5, 1920, Lenin cited the phrase “a newspaper without paper and without distances.” What did he mean?
Answer. Radio broadcasting (radio is not received).
2.118 He was an artist, speed cleaner, builder, nanny, dog walker, trainer, juggler, cook, doctor and much more. He assessed his successes in all areas of activity equally. How?
Answer . Considered myself the bestVworld.
2.119 In 1936, the song “Eleven Sisters” was written for the film “Girl from Kamchatka”: “Eleven beloved And all as chosen...” Even if you have not seen the film, you will probably remember the name of at least one sister.
Answer. Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, etc. In 1936, the USSR included 11 republics (excluding the Baltic states and Moldova).
2.120 In a Dutch book of the 18th century. “Emblems and Symbols” says about Margaret of Navarre: “All her actions, thoughts, desires and feelings followed the great Sun of Righteousness, the almighty Lord, for all her thoughts were turned to the heavenly and spiritual.” What was the symbol of Margaret of Navarre?
Answer. Sunflower.
2.121 For the first time this word in its modern meaning was used in relation to the Englishman James Fig, who defeated all his opponents in fights with rapiers, cutlasses, clubs and fists. In combination with what name is this word most often written on Moscow fences?
Answer. Spartacus. Word- "champion".
2.122 The huge and luxurious airship "Hindenburg" during construction received a nickname, which, during its eleventh voyage to New York, it, in fact, justified. This nickname consisted of two words. The first word is “heavenly”. Name the second one.
Answer. "Titanic".
2.123 Oscar Wilde, who was prone to paradoxes, argued that “a map that does not indicate this country is not worthy to hang on the wall.” However, you will not find this country on the political map of the world. Name it.
Answer. Utopia.
2.124 The servant of the god Ares Alectryon stood guard during the meetings of his master with Aphrodite and had to wake them up before morning. One day he overslept, and Helios caught them. As punishment, Ares turned Alectryon... Into what?
Answer. At the rooster.
2.125 For men, it weighs on average 25 g, and for women - only 15 g. According to the rules of good manners, it is not recommended to display this for public viewing, but if the need arises to use it, then it must be used discreetly and silently. What is this?
Answer. Handkerchief.
2.126 Judging by its name, it should give liquid food, but many of us happened to ask it for solid food. Who is she?
Answer. Ladybug.
2.127 Lao Tzu said: “A trap is needed to catch a hare: when the hare is caught, the trap is forgotten. THEY are needed to catch the thought: when the thought is caught, THEY are forgotten.” Name THEM.
Answer. Words.
2.128 This military rank appeared in the Russian army in 1716 by decree of Peter the Great. In 1798 it was abolished by Paul I, but in 1917 it was restored by the Provisional Government and finally abolished only in 1942 by the Supreme Command. Name this title.
Answer. Commissioner.
2.129 Valery Bryusov wrote in his poem “Never Again”:
“My face is too stern, like the singer Inferno,
Girls are confused by the secret of past years..."
Who is this singer Inferno?
Answer . Dante. "Inferno» - "Hell" (it.)- first part of The Divine Comedy.
2.130 American Lee Coppola entered his dog Ashley in the telephone directory instead of himself. Soon the mailbox was filled with letters addressed to Ashley Coppola with offers to buy lawn care products, a book on the history of the Coppola family, where Mr. Ashley Coppola was allegedly also mentioned, and other rubbish. But one commercial proposal, according to the owner, should have especially outraged Ashley, because it directly encroached on his functions. What was he offered to buy?
Answer . Electronic system home security.
“And so all the diversity of peoples of the world,
United by the commonality of the idol,
Leading a peaceful, noble dispute,
Answer. Pierre de Coubertin.
2.132 In 1783, one very ordinary French ram received an honorable discharge and a lifelong place in the royal menagerie of Louis XVI. What kind of vehicle did he have to travel in for this?
Answer. On a hot air balloon.
2.133 When Byzantine enemies presented this man with poisoned food, he realized that it contained poison and refused to eat. After this, as a sign of his ability to foresight, he received a nickname. Which?
Answer. Prophetic.
2.134 “Veterinarian” in Chukchi is “bark doctor.” What does the Chukchi word “bark” mean?
Answer. Deer (northern).
2.135 Pushkin wrote about Alexander I:
“He's a man! they are ruled by the moment.
He is a slave to rumors, doubts and passions;
Let us forgive him his wrongful persecution:
He took Paris..."
What else, in Pushkin’s opinion, did he do good?
Answer, “...he founded the Lyceum.”
2.136 One of the ideas of the Russian philosopher N. Fedorov was the resurrection of all people who have ever lived on Earth. One of Fedorov’s followers wondered, where is there room for everyone? And he found a way out. We don't ask what he suggested, just say his last name.
Answer. Tsiolkovsky.
2.137 At 5 it is considered light, at 12.5 it is considered strong. Name a person of royal blood whom he once helped in carrying out search activities.
Answer . Prince Elisha. It's about the wind.
2.138 Christian holidays in Rus' were often accompanied by peculiar customs. So, on Trinity Sunday they cut down a tree, decorated it with ribbons, carried it around the village singing, and then broke off its branches and scattered them across the fields to make the soil more fertile. What song did they usually sing?
Answer. “There was a birch tree in the field.”
2.139 Finish the joke by humorist Vladimir Reznichenko: “Due to the increased rate of spread of AIDS, Moscow ambulances will be equipped with additional…” What?
Answer . "... speedometer."
2.140 Why the Chinese poet Su Shi wrote:
Answer. About poetry.
2.141 Vadim Nikitin, owner of several Moscow restaurants, believes that it is more difficult to cook, for example, borscht well than frog legs. Explaining this idea, he almost repeats one of the arguments of Confucius. Why is it so difficult to please a client with borscht?
Answer. Because everyone knows what borscht should taste like, and few people know what frog legs should taste like. (Confucius says that it is more difficult to draw a rooster than a devil).
1.142 Until recently, it was believed that the first realistic depiction of this was made in the 16th century by the Flemish anatomist Andrew Vesalius. However, archaeologists recently found a clay vessel in Mexico similar to this one, made about 2,500 years earlier. What is this?
Answer. Human heart. The answer “heart” without specifying that it is human also counts.
1.143 After the crisis that began in August 1998 and hit Russian entrepreneurs very hard, a proverb was born among them: “Before August 17, it was prestigious to have mobile phone, and after August 17...” What kind of phone became desirable to have after August 17?
Answer. Worker.
1.144 The first name and patronymic of the first of them was Mikhail Fedorovich, the last - Nikolai Alexandrovich. What was the name of the second one?
Answer. Alexey Mikhailovich (Romanov).
1.145 In what ways can the sperm whale, narwhal and walrus replace the elephant?
Answer. Their teeth replace ivory.
1.146 The Sandwich Islands archipelago consists of twenty-four islands: Maui, Molokai, Oahu and so on. What is the name of the largest of the Sandwich Islands?
Answer. Hawaii (Sandwich Islands otherwise known as Hawaiian).
1.147 The first of them has 4 and 4, the second has 8 and 6, the third has 6 and 8, the fourth has 20 and 12, the last and fifth has 12 and 20. Name any of these five.
Answer. Tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron (five regular polyhedra).
1.148 Who committed the greatest sacrilege in history against the goddess Artemis?
Answer . Herostratus (burned the Temple of Artemis in the city of Ephesus).
1.149 Which of the apostles at the Last Supper was marked with the so-called “communion of salt,” that is, Jesus personally dipped a piece of bread into salt for him?
Answer. Judas Iscariot.
1.150 Which watch always shows true time?
Answer. Solar (“true solar time”).
1.151 In Malay, as you probably know, the word "orang" means "person". What does the word "orangorang" mean?
Answer. People (plural).
Answer . Fuel, instead of boiling water (99% of bacteria die from the sun during this time).
1.153 He tried to ask peas, wheat, oats, hemp, barley to do this. What plant should I have asked for?
Answer . Sim-sim, or sesame, or sesame (Kasim, when he wanted to leave the cave of robbers, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”).
2.154 Ivan Vasilyevich came to Novgorod, trampled on its liberties, and executed many people. Question: who is this - Ivan the Third, the Fourth or someone else?
Answer. Both (and IvanIII, and IvanIV- both did this).
2.155 Name two more characters, besides Romeo and Juliet, in this tragedy, using the same names as they are indicated in the list of characters.
Answer. Montagues and Capulets (fathers), Senora Montague and Senora Capulet, Juliet's nurse, brother Lorenza, Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, Paris, Apothecary, Duke Escalus, Old Man, brother Giovanni, Balthasar, Samson, Gregory, Pietro, Abram, pages Mercutio and Paris, Bailiff.
2.156 A rectangular sheet of paper folded in half was cut in half again. How many pieces will there be?
Answer. Or two, or three. Answers 2 or 3 will not be accepted.
2.157 As fate would have it, we are especially familiar with three characters from the history of Ancient Egypt who lived at the same time. This is Akhenaten, his wife and his young successor.
Name the woman and the boy.
Answer. NefertitiAndTutankhamun.
2.158 For buses, trolleybuses, trams and electric trains when driving on the right, the exit is often at right side than to the left. Why is this not the case with metro trains?
Answer. Platform between the tracksAnot outside.
2.159 This city was renamed in 1946 so that the Latinized version of its name Regiomontan would have to be replaced by Viburnumurbus. What kind of city is this?
Answer. Koenigsberg, Kaliningrad (German: “koenigs”= lat. "regio"= "royal", German "berg"= lat. "montan"= "mountain", lat. "Viburnum» = viburnum (plant), lat. "urbus"= "city").
2.160 Which two supreme pontiffs, among other things, became famous for the reform of the calendar?
Answer. Julius Caesar and Pope GregoryXIII.
2.161 Clocks are designed differently. Which two types of clocks noticeably speed up when gravity increases?
Answer. Walkers with weights (pendulum) and sand (or water).
2.162 What, from a general biological point of view, is the main difference between oriole and meadowsweet?
Answer . Oriole is an animal, meadowsweet is a plant.
2.163 The word "solfeggio" comes from the name of two notes. Which ones?
Answer. G and F (in Italian sound).
2.164 In order to reach from Suzdal to Pereslavl and Kyiv in the 12th century, you had to have very long... What?
Answer. Hands (Yuri Dolgoruky received his nickname because, as a Suzdal prince, he fought for power far from Suzdal).
2.165 From the first letters of the names of the two main characters and two main heroines of this famous novel the word “veto” is formed. What kind of novel is this?
Answer. “Eugene Onegin” (Vladimir, Evgeny, Olga, Tatyana).
2.166 What are these Latin words: Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus?
Answer . Names of the Zodiac signs (Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn).
2.167 Who swallowed the stone and ultimately lost his political career as a result?
Answer. Kronos (swallowed a stone instead of baby Zeus).
2.168 Few of them are so poetic as to carry V imagine the beauty of “ivory” or “morning freshness”. What is this?
Answer. Names of states (Korea = Joseon - “Land of Morning Freshness”, Ivory Coast = “Ivory Coast”).
2.169 What is deuterium oxide commonly called?
Answer. Heavy water.
2.170 If d'Artagnan had gone not to England, but V Russia, he would find here an extremely romantic, but very little reflected V literature period of history. At the court of which king, almost the same age as Athos, would he end up?
Answer . Mikhail Romanov (reigned from 1613 to 1645, LouisXIIIdied 1643, LouisXIV- 1638-1715).
2.171 The Latin word "xiv" is actually not a word, but... What?
Answer. Number 14(XIV).
2.172 Plan of biographical description: place of birth, place of residence, appearance, environment and meetings, fatal meeting and death, posthumous fate. Quote the beginning of this biographical description.
Answer. “A Christmas tree was born in the forest...”
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