TEST FOR THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

„ETHNO TREASURE HUNT” COMPETITION

FOR THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

                                                             NAME: __________________  SCORE: _______

GOOD LUCK!

a)      Match the words meaning „home” to the right languages:

A. namo                           1. Polish

B. ev                                 2. Turkish

C. casa                              3. Lithuanian

D. dom                             4. Italian

                                                                                   1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___

b)     All the expressions below mean „I love you”. In which country do we say them? Match.

A.    Te iubesc                                            1. Turkey

B.     Obicham te                                        2. Poland

C.     Aš tave myliu                                    3. Bulgaria

D.    Ti amo!                                               4. Lithuania

E.     Seni seviyorum!                                 5. Italy

F.      Kocham cię!                                      6. Romania

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___

c)      Which country do these come from? Write the name of the partner country:

1. Golden Sands holiday resort   ___________                        2. prophet’s eye ____________ 

3. Transylvania  ___________     4. spaghetti   ___________             

5. Formula 1 driver, Robert Kubica  ___________  6. zeppelin’s noodles ____________    

d)     A long time ago all the cities in this country were decorated with tulips, which meant the wealth of this country. That period of time is known as: “The era of tulips”. Which country is the mother country for tulips?

A.    Italy

B.     Bulgaria

C.     Turkey

D.    Poland

e)      Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, for whom many ancient Roman ceasars built their temples lived once in one country, which one?

A.    Poland

B.     Italy

C.     Romania

D.    Turkey

f)       In Turkey people drink a lot of coffee. What do you usually do after you drink it?

A.    you go to sleep

B.     you predict your future from the remains in the cup

C.     you wash your hands with special perfume

D.    you ask for another cup of coffee to be polite for the host

g)      In which country there was the Trojan war?

A.    in Lithuania

B.     in Italy

C.     in Turkey

D.    in Bulgaria

h)     Bath is a symbol of healing and comfort. In the old times special houses were built for those who wanted to clean themselves. Which country is famous for its baths?

A.    Turkey

B.     Poland

C.     Romania

D.    Italy

i)        Draw flags of each partner countries:

 

Poland                                                     Italy                                                   Bulgaria

 

Romania                                                  Turkey                                                Lithuania

j)       Which of the EU programmes below deal with the support and development of education?

A.    ETWINNIG  

B.     LEONARDO

C.     SOCRATES

D.    EDUSEEK

k)       Match the currency to the corresponding country:

A.    grosz                          1. Turkey

B.     cent                            2. Poland

C.     stotin                          3. Italy

D.    kurus                          4. Bulgaria

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___

l)        Where do these people come from?

1. Arvydas Sabonis – basketball player   2. John Paul II - pope             3. Sophia Loren – actress

4. Mevlana – a dervish monk                  5. Vlad Dracula          6. Christo Stoiczkow - footballer

A. Italy     B. Lithuania                C. Bulgaria     D. Turkey          E. Poland                 F. Romania

1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___

m)   Find the partner countries on the map and write the numbers in the appropriate space on the map of Europe:

1. Italy      2. Lithuania                3. Bulgaria      4. Turkey           5. Poland                 6. Romani

THE MAP OF EUROPE

n)     Match the right meaning to the words below:

1. mokykla [Lithuanian]         A.  lamp

2. giocattolo  [Italian]            B. mug

3.  isik [Turkish]                     C. money

4. kitka [Bulgarian]                D. school

5. kubek [Polish]                    E. toy

6. bani [Romanian]                 F. notebook

                                                                 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ 4. ___ 5. ___ 6. ___

o)      What do these words in the European languages mean? Write the meaning:

1. occhi, gozde, gliocchi, akis                         __________

2. lac, gol, ezero, lago, ezeras                        __________

3. albastru, mavi, melynas                             __________

4. toprak, terra, pamant                                 __________

5. anne, maare, motina                                   __________

6. masina, araba, kopa                                   __________

p)     In one country there is a mine famous for the chapel curved all in salt. Where is it?

A.    Turkey

B.     Poland

C.     Romania

D.    Italy

q)     When does Europe celebrate the European Day of Languages every year?

a.       9^th September

b.      9^th May

c.       26^th September

d.      4^th July

r)      Which air force developed the first air-dropped bomb in military history?

A.    Lithuania Air Force

B.     Italy Air Force

C.     Bulgaria Air Force

D.    Turkey Air Force

s)       Bocce is a popular sport in one of the countries below. It is a lot like bowling. The point is to roll balls as close to a target ball as possible. Where can you play it?

A.    Italy

B.     Turkey

C.     Poland

D.    Romania

t)       On 1^st March, every year, people from this country give each other 'martenitsas' - small figures made of white and red threads. These figures are believed to be a symbol of the awakening - of spring, health and happiness. Where do they come from?

A.    Italy

B.     Bulgaria

C.     Turkey

D.    Poland

u)     Where were these things invented: barometer, electric battery, nitroglycerin, and wireless telegraphy?

A.    Turkey

B.     Poland

C.     Romania

D.    Italy

v)      This country had only one king called: King Mindaugas (1236-1263). Where did he rule?

A.    Lithuania

B.     Turkey

C.     Poland

D.    Romania

w)    A famous Polish woman scientist won two Nobel Peace Prizes in chemistry and physics and was the only person in history to win the prize in two fields. What was her full name?

_________________

x)      What is Romania's code on the Internet ?  _________

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