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London: Riddles. By Mgr. Šárka Jurajdová. VY_32_INOVACE_AJ3r02 11. 7 riddles. Task: 1/ Form 3 groups and give a name to yours 2/ Get a noticeable object which you will use to show that you know the answer 3/ You will be given 3 hints to find out what sight is being talked about.
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London: Riddles By Mgr. Šárka Jurajdová VY_32_INOVACE_AJ3r0211
7 riddles Task: 1/ Form 3 groups and give a name to yours 2/ Get a noticeable object which you will use to show that you know the answer 3/ You will be given 3 hints to find out what sight is being talked about. 4/ After the 1st hint you can raise your object and get 3 points for the right answer. 5/ 2nd hint = 2 points, 3rd hint = 1 point 6/ For a wrong answer you‘ll always get a minus point ( -1p)
1 HYDE PARK (1) “To follow Jesus reject God!” (2) Enjoy feeding the swans (3) Enter a gate made of a precious stone
2 St. Paul’s Cathedral (1) MrsSamaritan and Mr Unfaithful rings exchange (2) Devoured by flames and rebuilt (3) The seat of Bishop of London
3Tate Modern (1) No interest in the past (2) Avoid falling in the crack! (3) Arachno-maniacs have something to admire
4 KENSINGTON GARDENS (1) Separate statues of the couple ruling the country in most of the 19th c. (2) A children‘s hero with animals all around (3) A circle full of water
5 WESTMINSTER ABBEY (1) The brain which came up with the law of universal gravitation rests there. (2) Mowgli‘s and Oliver Twist‘s fathers found their peace there. (3) From above a shape of a cross one might admire
6 THE BRITISH MUSEUM (1) More objects than people in Denmark (2) Stones shaped by hands of the world (3) “Champollion‘s treasure”
7Tower Bridge (1) Museum of hydraulic engines which used to move the object (2) Two vertical monsters (3) Close to the former medieval prison
Invent your own riddle! Choose any of the following London sights and form a similar set of 3 riddles. Don‘t forget that it should be a bit (or more) challenging and tricky for the others to solve it.
London sights to choose from ♣ St. James‘s and Green Parks ♣ The National Theatre ♣ The National Gallery ♣ Madame Tussaud‘s Museum ♣ The Natural History Museum ♣ The Science Museum ♣ Camden ♣ London Zoo ♣ London Eye ♣ London Gherkin ♣ The Royal Albert Hall ♣ London Dungeon ♣ The Houses of Parliament ♣ The Buckingham Palace ♣ Big Ben ♣ Westminster Hall ♣ Whitehall ♣ Downing Street 10 ♣ Trafalgar Square ♣ Piccadilly Circus ♣ Oxford Street ♣ Regent’s park
Sources: http://www.skola.amoskadan.cz/s_aj/ajhtm/ae/ae02.htm http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/tourist-attraction/top-ten-attractions?ref=nav http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_abbey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_museum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Gardens http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Modern http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral