Викторина по страноведению (США)

Учитель английского языка Бирюкова С. А.

Внеклассное мероприятие для учащихся 9 класса.

Викторина по страноведению.

“What do you know about America?”

«Что ты знаешь об Америке?»

Цели викторины:

1. Повторить пройденный учебный материал в неформальной обстановке во время игры.

2. Подвести итог по изучению темы «США» на данном этапе обучения английскому языку.

3. Повысить интерес учащихся к изучению английского языка. Правильный ответ оценивается в 1 балл.

Вопросы викторины:

/ раунд. History оf_America

1. What was the first holiday, celebrated by American colonies?

A*) Thanksgiving; B) The New Year’s Day; C) Easter; D) Christmas.

1. Who was the first President of the USA?

A) Theodore Roosevelt; B) Benjamin Franklin; C) Thomas Jefferson; D*) George Washington.

1. What tea party is a historical event?

A) Franklin and Washington tea party; B) Roosevelt and Churchill tea party; C*) Boston tea party; D) Atlanta tea party;

1. What was the number of the first English colonies in America?

A) 14; B) 27; C) 45; D*) 13.

1. When was the Declaration of Independence issued?

A*) On July 4'",1776; B) On July 14'\1776; C) On July 4'^A, 1778; D) On July 4'^A, 1789.

1. Where was the Constitution of the USA worked out?

A) In Atlanta; B) In New York; C) In Washington; D*) In Philadelphia. 7. Why did the pilgrims come to America?

A*) For religious freedom; B) For great money; C) For a newland; D) For great love.

1. Who discovered America?

A*) Christopher Columbus; B) George Washington; C) the pilgrims; D) Neil Armstrong.

1. Who was the first man of the Moon?

A) John Glenn; B) George Washington; C) Abraham Lincoln; D*) Neil Armstrong.

1. раунд. Literature.

1. Who is author of the book “The old man and the sea”?

A*) Ernest Hemingway; B) Mark Twain; C) Edgar Poe; D) Theodore Dreiser.

1. Who is author of the book “An American tragedy”?

A) Ernest Hemingway; B) Mark Twain; C*) Theodore Dreiser; D) Ray Bradbury.

1. Who is the founder of the modem detective story?

A) Arthur Conan-Doyle; B) Ernest Hemingway; C*) Edgar Poe; D) Walter Scott.

1. What is the real name of Mark Twain?

A) Samuel James Clemens; B*) Samuel Longhorn Clemens; C) Sidney James Clemens; D) William Sidney Porter.

1. What is the pen-name William Sidney Porter?

A) Mark Twain; B) Edgar Poe; C*) O’Henry; D) Walter Scott.

1. Who is author of the novel “The Martian chronicles”?

A) Edgar Poe; B*) Ray Bradbury; C) Robert Heinlein; D) Ernest Hemingway. Музыкальная пауза. Каждая команда исполняет любую песню.

III раунд. Education. culture science

1. What is the national anthem of the USA?

A*) The Star-spangled Banner; B) America, the beautiful; C) Silent night; D) Yesterday.

1. How many patents are attributed to Thomas Edison?

A) 456; B) 790; C) 23; D*) over 1000.

1. What was the first American University?

A*) Harvard college; B) Yelle college; C) Massachusetts college; D) Wisconsin college.

1. What is the famous library in Washington?

A) Library of the White House; B) Library of Capital; C) Library of the Supreme Court; D*) Library of Congress.

1. Who is “The King of rock’n’roll”?

A) Walt Disney; B) Louis Armstrong; C*) Elvis Presley; D) Stephen Spielberg.

1. Who is the father of the telephone?

A*) Alexander Bell; B) Henry Ford; C) Oliver Wright; D) Norman Rockwell.

1. What is the center of the cinema production in the USA?

A) New York; B) Washington; C) Boston; D*) Hollywood.

IV уаунд. Famous people

1. Who is considered to be the Father of his country?

A) Abraham Lincoln; B) Benjamin Franklin; C) Thomas Jefferson; D*) George Washington.

1. Who created the best animated cartoons in the USA?

A*) Walt Disney; B) Charles Jones; C) Norman Rockwell; D) John Portman.

1. Which of the US Presidents was a Hollywood actor?

A*) Ronald Regan; B) Benjamin Franklin; C) George Bush; D) Abraham Lincoln.

1. Who is the 43^rd President of the USA?

A) Bill Clinton; B) Ronald Regan; C*) George Bush, junior; D) George Bush.

1. What President was assassinated in Dallas?

A) George Bush; B) Ronald Regan; C*) John Kennedy; D) Abraham Lincoln.

1. Who is the greatest American architect of all times?

A) John Portman; B) Stephen Spielberg; C) Louis Armstrong; D*) Frank Lloyd Wright.

1. Who was known as the “King of jazz”?

A) Elvis Presley; B) Wilbur Wright; C) Ansel Adams; D*) Louis Armstrong.

В конце викторины жюри подсчитывает баллы и награждает победителей.