QUIZ How much do you know about the cuisines of different countries?

Do the quiz to find out.

1. Which country is famous for pasta and pizza?

A. Thailand.                      B. Italy.                              C. Brazil.

2. Which country is famous for kimchi?

A. Korea.                         B. Portugal.                         C. Australia.

3. England is well-known for ______.

A. dim sum                      B. spaghetti                         C. fish and chips

4. Sushi comes from ______.

A. Japan                          B. Korea                             C. Taiwan

5. In which country do you think kangaroo steak is common?

A. China.                         B. Australia.                        C. The USA.

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Complete the arts quiz. Use vocabulary from exercises 1, 3 and the correct form of the verbs in the following list. Then do the quiz and check your answers at the bottom of the page.

Artistic activities

act      appear in      carve      compose      conduct      create

dance      direct      draw      paint      perform      play      sing      write

Arts quiz

1. Which italian Renaissance artist (1) _____________ the Mona Lisa?

a. Michelangelo

b. Leonardo da Vinci

c. Caravaggio

2. Which Russian (2) _____________ wrote the music for the ballet Swan Lake?

a. Shostakovich

b. Rachmaninov

c. Tchaikovsky

3. Which of these films was not (3) _____________ by Steven Spielberg?

a. Jaws

b. 2001: A Space Odyssey

c. Schindler's List

4. Which Shakespeare (4) _____________ inspired the film West Side Story?

a. Romeo and Juliet

b. Julius Caesar

c. A Midsummer Night's Dream

5. Which famous (5) _____________ cut off part of his ear?

a. Monet

b. Cézanne

c. Van Gogh

6. Which British (6) _____________ sang on the 2011 hit Someone Like You?

a. Adele

b. Ellie Goulding

c. Calvin Harris

7. Which of these film series did actor Robert Pattinson not (7) _____________ ?

a. Harry Potter

b. Twilight

c. The Hobbit

8. What is the name of the famous (8) _____________ in the photo?

a. Mark

b. David

c. Anthony 

QUIZ Greetings around the world. Take the quiz. 

1. Which is probably the most common way of greeting around the world?

A. Shaking hands.

B. Sticking out one's tongue.

2. In the USA, people greet each other by _____

A. shaking heads

B. saying "Hello"

3. Thais greet their elders by saying "sawadee" and ____

A. saying their surname 

B. slightly bowing to them

4. The Maori of New Zealand greet each other by _____

A. kissing each other's cheek

B. pressing their noses together

5. How do people in Japan normally greet each other?

A. They bow to each other.

B. They hug each other.

Exercise 3: Read the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false.

One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you answer the fourteenth question correctly, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, it is very difficult to come to the last question.

All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don’t know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers; you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a million pounds one year after the programme started.

Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world’s most popular quiz programme.

1.   Chris Tarrant is the quizmaster in Britain                        T / F

2.   You have to answer 20 questions.                                    T / F   

3.   You can win £500,000 for the fourteenth question.         T / F

4.   There are two ways you can get help                               T / F

5.   The show is the world’s most popular programme.         T / F

* Mark the letter A, B, C, or O on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.

 You need to study your vocabulary words. You can do well on the quiz.

A. You need to study your vocabulary words, so that you can do well on the quiz. 

B. You need to study your vocabulary words, because you can do well on the quiz. 

C. You can do well on the quiz before you need to study your vocabulary words. 

D. Doing well on the quiz, you have a good chance to study your vocabulary words.

Do the quiz with a partner. Then listen and check your answers.

                                 WORLD of ADVENTURE

WE'VE FOUND SOME OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD FOR ADVENTURES. DO OUR COMPETITION QUIZ FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!

1. The Red Sea is a great place for scuba-diving. Which of these is not a sea?

a. The Yellow Sea

b. The Black Sea

c. The Blue Sea

2. The Grand Canyon is an enormous, deep valley. The river which made it is the.....

a. Nile

b. Colorado

c. Congo

3. In Quảng Bình, Việt Nam, there is an enormous cave called Son Doong. It holds the world's largest natural cave with a volume of....

a. 28.5 million m³

b. 38.5 million m³

c. 48.5 million m³

4. Brazil is a fantastic place for adventure. You can visit the spectacular falls at Iguazu, or watch the wildlife in the Amazon rainforest, which is bigger than.....

a. the USA

b. South America

c. Western Europe

5. You can surf some of the world's biggest waves in the Atlantic ocean off the beaches of Ireland and Portugal. Which of these is not an ocean?

a. Indian

b. North

c. Pacific

6. In the Gobi March, competitors run 250 kilometres through the dunes of the Gobi Desert. The race is part of a four-race desert challenge which also includes the....

a. Sahara, Atacama and the Antarctic

b. Alps, Andes and Himalayas

c. Islands, Highlands and Lowlands

XII.Read the passage and do the tasks below.

WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

      One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.

      All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don’t know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers; you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a million pounds one year after the programme started.

      Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world’s most popular quiz programme.

1.   Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

      A. Chris Tarrant          B. Chris Tarrante         C. Peter Tarrant           D. Tarrant

2.   How many questions do you have to answer?

      A. 12                           B. 13                           C. 14                           D. 15

3.   How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

      A. 300.000                  B. 400.000                  C. 500.000                  D. 600.000

4.   How many ways can you get help?

      A. one                         B. two                         C. three                       D. four

I. Read the passage and do the tasks below.

                     WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?

One of the most popular quiz programmes on television in the world is called Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? In Britain, the quiz master is Chris Tarrant. He asks the contestants fifteen questions. The first questions are easy but later they are more difficult. If you can answer the fourteenth question, you can win £500,000. You can win a million pounds if you can answer the last question. Of course, the last question is very difficult.

All the questions on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? are multiple-choice questions. After you hear the question, you see four answers. Only one answer is correct. You have to choose the correct answer. If you don‟t know the answer to a question, there are three ways you can get help: you can ask the quizmaster to take away two wrong answers; you can ask the studio audience which answer is right; or you can telephone a friend and ask for help. You can only do these things once. Very few people win the million pounds. The first person won a million pounds one year after the programme started.

Today, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? can be seen in more than 100 countries and is now the world‟s most popular quiz programme.

1. Who is the quizmaster in Britain?

A.   Chris Tarrant          B. Chris Tarrante         C. Peter Tarrant           D. Tarrant

2. How many questions do you have to answer?

A. 12                           B. 13                           C. 14                           D. 15

3. How much do you win for the fourteenth question?

A. 300.000                  B. 400.000                  C. 500.000                  D. 600.000

4. How many ways can you get help?

A.one                  B. two                 C. three                    D. four