‘ My Russia’

1. ‘ My Russia’ Зембицкая Е.В. г.Североморск МБОУ гимназия №1, Блохина И.А. г.Североморск МБОУ гимназия №1

2. The first round.

3. 1.There we can see the famous Tsar-Bell and Tsar-Cannon.(10)

4. 2. This city has 111 bridges.(20)

5. 3. Who created the monument to Peter the First, which is called ‘the Cooper Horse Rider’ ? (30)

6. 4. This poet first called St. Petersburg Petrograd. (40)

7. 5. Which Slavonic tribe lived on the territory of present-day Moscow? (50)

8. 1.This city is the most western city in Russia.(10)

9. 2. In this city the weather is the coldest in winter.(20)

10. 3. This is the biggest sea that washes the coasts of Russia.(30)

11. 4. Suzdal, Yaroslavl, Rostov, Zagorsk, Pereyaslavl-Zalessky, Vladimir, Kostroma are beautiful Russian towns. Give another popular name for them.(40)

12. 5. This part of Russia is named after a German emperor.(50)

13. 1. This deepest lake in the world is situated in Russia.(10)

14. 2. This Russian river has the longest bridge over it. (20)

15. 3. This river flows from out of lake Baikal.(30)

16. 4. Which is the largest lake in European part of Russia? (40)

17. 5.About which river can hear these words: ‘Ломая лед, шумит поет на голоса’? (50)

18. 1. People call this tree the symbol of Russia.(10)

19. 2. What is a bear called in Russian tales?(20)

20. 3. This animal can be seen on the coat-of-arms of Murmansk.(30)

21. 4. RaisaKudasheva and Leonid Beckman composed a song about this famous tree.(40)

22. 5. A branch of this tree decorates our Russian coins.(50)

23. The Second Round.

24. 1.Peter the Great won this battle in 1709. (20)

25. 2. Peterthe Great learnt to build ships in these countries. (40)

26. 3. Auction. What was the surname of the Russian tsar, Peter the First ? (60)

27. 4.What was his mother’s name? (80)

28. 5. What were the names of the guards’ military forces formed by Peter the Great? (100)

29. 1. A monument to these people is in Red Square in Moscow. (20)

30. 2. This battle took place in 1380. (40)

31. 3. Where was the first important victory of the Soviet army in 1941? (60)

32. Auction. 4. The Russian writer Leo Tolstoy took part in this war. (80)

33. 5. This Russian prince won two very important victories over German invaders in the 13th century. (100)

34. 1. Who wrote these words: “Скажи-ка, дядя, ведь недаром Москва, спаленная пожаром, французу отдана?” (20)

35. Musical question. Who is the composer of the song? (40)

36. 3. He was the first Russian writer who visited Sakhalin and wrote about it. (60)

37. 4. Which poet wrote a poem about Russian women? (80)

38. 5. Which Russian poet said: “Люблю грозу в начале мая” ? (100)

39. 1. Who directed the film “ A Brilliant Arm” ? (20)

40. 2. Alexei Batalov’s hero in this film is called Gosha. (40)

41. 3. These two popular actors played two of the most popular friends and detectives. (60)

42. Musical Question. 4. He sings for all the characters in the cartoon “Bremen Musicians”. (80)

43. 5. He played the role of Hamlet in the film “Hamlet”. (100)

44. The Third Round.

45. 1. Who introduced the three-coloured flag to Russia? (30)

46. 2. What is on the Russian coat-of-arms? (60)

47. 3. When did the three-coloured flag become the state flag of Russia again? (90)

48. Auction. 1.Glinka called this opera “Life for the Tsar”. (30)

49. Musical Question. 2. Who composed the music for this song? (60)

50. 3. He composed the music for the opera “ Snow maid”. (90)