Trivia Interchange 3

Tuesday March 9, 2021

Historical aspects

Multiple Choice

What was the former name of New York City?

• New England

• New London

• New Amsterdam

Multiple Choice

What artist painted the Mona Lisa?

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

Multiple Choice

When did Walt Disney made his first cartoon movie?

• in 1920

• in 1937

• in 1947

Multiple Choice

Who used the first magnetic compass?

• the Chinese

• the Portuguese

• the Dutch

Multiple Choice

Constantinople was an earlier name of what city?

• Cairo

• Mumbai

• Istambul

Multiple Choice

When did the Berlin wall come down?

• 1979

• 1989

• 1999

Multiple Choice

Where was Marie Curie, the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize, born?

• Poland

• France

• England

Multiple Choice

Who was the first human in space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Neil Armstrong

• Hohn Glenn

Multiple Choice

What did Thomas Edison invent in 1879?

• television

• telephone

• light bulb

Multiple Choice

IN which year did Mexico gain its independence?

• 1721

• 1821

• 1921

Wh-questions in Simple Past

• To Be: What was the former name of New York?

• Other verbs: When did Walt Disney make his first cartoon movie?

• NOTE: don't use auxiliary when asking for the subject: What artist painted the Mona Lisa? / Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Perfect tenses

• Present perfect: How long have women participated in the Olympics?

• Past perfect: Who had won the Nobel Prize before Marie Curie?

• NOTE: Use "When" with Simple Past

Multiple Choice

The Olympic games took place in Olympia ____ 18th century BCE _____ 4th century CE

• for / to

• from / to

• since / to

Multiple Choice

Women have competed in the Olympics ____ 1900

• for

• in

• since

Multiple Choice

The Chinese invented ice-cream 4,000 years ____.

• old

• ago

• from

Multiple Choice

The first modern Olympics were held ____ 1896

• during

• in

• since

Multiple Choice

Ice-cream was brought to Italy _____ the 13th century

• during

• since

• from

Multiple Choice

____that time (the 18th century) different flavors have been created

• during

• in

• since

From / to

Use from / to when you have a starting date/time and an ending date/time

Example:

From the eighth century BCE to the fourth century CE

In

Use in with simple past to refer to specific dates

Example:

Olympics were held in 1896 (Simple past passive and we are refering to a specific date "1896")

Since

Use "since" with present perfect to refer to a period of time that started in the past and continues up to the present

Example: 

Women have only completed in the Olympics since 1900 

(women started competing in the Olympics in 1900 and continue to participate until now).

For

Use "for" with present perfect to refer to a period (or amount of time) that acumulated in the past and has some relevance now (because the situation continues up to the present).

Example:

Women have competed in the Olympics for 1679 years.

(Women started competing in the Olympics in the past and they continue to participate)

For

Use for with the simple past to refer to an amount of time in the past.

Example:

I lived in the U.S. for one year.

(I don't live there anymore)