Historical Quiz
Історична вікторина
- Complete the sentence.
- Ukraine is situated in the south-eastern part of Europe.
- The main river of Ukraine is Dnipro.
- There are Carpathians Mountains in the west of Ukraine.
- Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine.
- Answer the questions.
1) What was the name of an ancient state of the Eastern Slavs? Kievan Rus
2) What was the name an chronicler and monk of the Kiev-Pechery Monastery? Nestor
3) Say the name of Prince who promoted culture and literature, opened libraries and schools, build St. Sophia’s Cathedral ? Yaroslav Wise
4) What Prince of Kievan Rus ruled from 980 to 1015 and started Christianity?
The Prince Vladimir
5) What is the main street of Kyiv? Kreschatik
6) Who was Kyiv named after? Kyiv was named after eldest brother Kiy, who was travelling in this place with his family.
- Choose a) or b) and complete the sentences.
- Kozaks were …
- not independent people
- free people
- The main idea of Zaporizhian Kozaks was …
- to be independent
- to work for their masters
- Kozaks called their leader …
- tsar
- koshovyi otaman
- Ivan Sirko
- broke up Zaporizhian Sich
- won many victories
- Kozaks fought for …
- independence of their native land
- Russian Empress
- Kozaks were men who loved…
- freedom and independence
- their masters.
- Point and read the word in which the letter r is pronounced
(Вкажіть та прочитайте слово, де читається буква r)
TEAM 1 a) locator; c) church;
b) sovereignty; d) flower.
TEAM 2 a) garden; c) year;
b) proclaim; d) skirt.
5. TEAM 1 Point the English translation of the word незалежність .
a) construction; c) independence;
b) sovereignty; d) representative.
TEAM 2 1 Point the English translation of the word боротьба
a) referendum; c) national;
b) fighting; d) construction.
6. Translate into Ukraine.
1) The December referendum 1991 opened a new page in the history of Ukraine.
2) The history of Ukraine is the history of the fighting for independence.
7. Translate into English.
1) Україна розташована у центрі Європи.
2) Я думаю, що Київ – найкраще місто України.
3) Дніпро – головна річка України.
4) Ми святкуємо день незалежності 24 серпня.
- Ukraine is situated in the centre of Europe.
- I think Kyiv is the best city of Ukraine.
- Dnipro is the main river of Ukraine.
- We celebrate Independence Day on the 24th of August.
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