Страноведческая викторина по теме Праздники (9-11 классы)

Christmas

1. Santa Claus really started to get famous when American author … published stories about Santa Claus.

a) Mark Twain

b) Washington Irving

c) Edgar Allan Poe

2. The first Santa flew around in a …

a) wagon

b) sleigh

c) airplane

3. The legend of Santa's flying reindeer was made popular by the poem …

a) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

b) "Thunder and Lightning"

c) "The Night Before Christmas"

4. … is an elf, who helps Santa. He is the Administrator of the "Naughty & Nice list".

a) Shinny Upatree

b) Sugarplum Mary

c) Alabaster Snowball

5. The first Christmas Tree was put up in … in 1510.

a) New York

b) London

c) Riga

6. President … was the first president of the USA to light National Christmas Tree.

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) Calvin Coolidge

c) George Washington

7. The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree has been an annual gift to the people of London by the city of …

a) Oslo

b) Moscow

c) Glasgow

8. The first Christmas Tree was brought to England by …

a) Prince Charles

b) Prince Albert

c) Prince Harry

9. The custom of decorating Christmas trees was introduced to Russia by …

a) Peter the Great

b) Ivan the Terrible

c) Alexander I

10. It is supposed to be hung each year to protect the house from fire and any man and woman that met each other under it were obliged to kiss.

a) Poinsettia

b) Christmas Tree

c) Mistletoe

Halloween

1. What day is Halloween celebrated on?

1. October 30

2. October 31

3. November 1

4. March 31

2. Which vegetable was originally used to make jack-o'- lanterns?

• Spinach

• Celery

• Carrots

• Turnips

3. What colours are associated with Halloween?

• Red and green

• Orange and black

• Yellow and blue

4. Which animals are the most commonly associated with witches?

• Black cat

• Red panda

• Green frog

• Yellow dog

5. What sort of supernatural being is Dracula?

• Goblin

• Wizard

• Vampire

• Banshee

6. What is worn around the neck to keep vampires away?

• Garlic

• Pepper

• Onion

7. If you saw a mummy chasing you in Halloween, which country would you guess it had come from?

• China

• Great Britain

• Egypt

• Transylvania

8. What does a witch use for transport?

• A hat

• A broomstick

• A motorbike

9. What is a pumpkin?

• Animal

• Vegetable

• Mineral

• Fruit

10. Which of these words is another word for "ghost"?

• Gnome

• Phoenix

• Sprite

• Phantom

Valentine's Day

1. When do we celebrate St. Valentine's Day?

A) on the 1st of May

B) on the 8th of March

C) on the 14th of February

2. Where was the holiday born?

A) in ancient Egypt

B) in ancient Greece

C) in ancient Rome

3. What organ did people associate love with in Shakespeare's time?

A) Kidneys
B) Liver
C) Pancreas

4. It's the eighteenth century, and a sailor's sweetheart was given a "busk valentine". What is it?

A) A kiss
B) A piece of decorated whale-bone
C) A song in which the singer vows fidelity

5. It was the 1850s, and Esther Howland was one of the first to mass produce valentines in the United States. For what quality were her valentines known?

A) Using only local materials
B) Only costing a penny
C) Beauty and taste

6. Valentine's Day has been popular in Japan since the 1950s. It is now customarily celebrated by:

A) Women giving chocolate to men
B) Extravagant meals at special "love diners"
C) Men giving electronic products to women

7. In early nineteenth-century Britain, a new type - the "vinegar valentine" became trendy. What type of message was it?

A) An apology
B) A break-up message
C) A series of insults

8. What is the English for "возлюбленный"?

A) sweetheart

B) heartsweet

C) Sweet tooth

9. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?

A) William Shakespeare

B) Alexander Pushkin

C) Mark Twain

10. Can you match these couples?

1. Tristan a) Ludmila

2. Romeo b) Becky Thatcher

3. Tom Sawyer c) Gerda

4. Adam d) Isolda

5. Kay e) Eve

6. Ruslan f) Juliet

Easter

1). What is another name for Easter Sunday?

Day of Rebirth
Resurrection Day
Good Sunday

2). What does the Easter egg symbolize?

Hope
Rebirth
Fertility

3). Where did Easter Island get its name?

An explorer named John Easter first discovered the island in the 18th century.
The island was shaped like an egg.
It was on Easter Day that the first Europeans landed on Easter Island.

4). Where will you find the world's largest Easter egg?

Ukraine
Scotland
Canada

5). What is the origin of the name Easter?

The name of the white Estuarine Flower that blossoms this time of year
Ostara, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility
The word "East," referring to the rising sun and the spring

6). What day does Lent - the period that precedes Easter - begin on?

Shrove Tuesday
Palm Saturday
Ash Wednesday

7). Which type of cake is traditionally made at Easter?

Simnel Cake
Fat Rascal
Bakewell tart

8). What do Australian's use to symbolize Easter instead of a rabbit?

Koala
Bilby
Kangaroo

9). What is the traditional name for Easter egg painting?

Quaresimal
Maamoul
Pysanka

10). When did the rabbit first appear as an Easter symbol?

In the 16th century Germany
When St. Patrick drove snakes from Ireland
When the 18th century rabbit population in England reached dangerous proportions

THE KEYS.

Christmas

1. b) Washington Irving

2. b) sleigh

3. c) "The Night Before Christmas"

4. c) Alabaster Snowball

5. c) Riga

6. b) Calvin Coolidge

7. a) Oslo

8. b) Prince Albert

9. a) Peter the Great

10. c) Mistletoe

Halloween

1. October 31

2. Turnips

3. Orange and black

4. Black cat

5. Vampire

6. Garlic

7. Egypt

8. A broomstick

9. Vegetable

10. Phantom

Valentine's Day

1. C) on the 14th of February

2. C) in ancient Rome

3. B) Liver

4. B) A piece of decorated whale-bone

5. C) Beauty and taste

6. A) Women giving chocolate to men

7. C) A series of insults

8. A) sweetheart

9. A) William Shakespeare

1. Tristan

d) Isolda

2. Romeo

f) Juliet

3. Tom Sawyer

b) Becky Thatcher

4. Adam

e) Eve

5. Kay

c) Gerda

6. Ruslan

a) Ludmila

Easter

1. Resurrection Day

2. Rebirth

3. It was on Easter Day that the first Europeans landed on Easter Island.

4. Canada

5. Ostara, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility

6. Ash Wednesday

7. Simnel Cake

8. Bilby

9. Pysanka

10. In the 16th century Germany
    
    

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