Quiz time M41 - end of 1st term

What country is called "The Emerald Isle"?

• Spain

• Ireland

• the UK

• Denmark

The costumes worn by Irish dancers today reflect the clothing of the past. True or false?

(a)  

When did Hawaii become the 50th state of the USA?

(a)  

Finish the sentence: Ann's voice really _______ from the rest of the choir?

• stands by

• stands up

• stands out

• stands for

Which river is called "Great River"?

• the Seine

• the Sava

• the Danube

• the Zambezi

What kind of fish live in the ocean but reproduce in fresh water?

• bluefish

• tuna

• salmon

• herring

Where are Victoria Falls?

(a)  

Which prize is granted annually to people or institutions for outstanding contributions during the previous year in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, international peace etc?

• The Booker Prize

• Pulitzer Prize

• The Nobel Prize

Who wrote the novel "The old man and the sea?"

• Ernest Hemingway

• Robert Frost

• Lord Byron

• Lav Tolstoy

Who wrote " Ulysses"?

• Dostoevsky

• William Faulkner

• Vladimir Nabokov

• James Joyce