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And what game am I playing? "What? Where? When?" And I can even brag that this year my team (and I'll brag again that I'm its captain) is going to the Russian championship, thanks to the fact that we took third place at the Moscow region championship held recently.
Here are a couple of questions from the championship. Since some words are emphasized with voice, so that attention is paid to them, I will write them in capital letters.
Let's start with something simple!
1) This city has the town of Poloumnov as a suburb. What is the name of the city itself? (12 out of 20 teams of high school students answered this question)
2) In Japanese, the meaning of words often depends on pronunciation. For example, the surname of John Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, can also be pronounced in two ways. The first way is with a short "o" at the end - Ono, which means a small rice field. And what does her surname mean when pronounced with a prolonged "o" at the end, i.e., OnOOOO? (18 out of 20 teams of high school students answered this question)
3) In pre-revolutionary Russia, it was common for the wives of exiled people to be sent into exile with them. However, in 1907, a unique case occurred: Karl Sommerfeld's wife went into exile with him (don't overthink the abstract surname). What was unique about this case? (16 out of 20 teams answered this question)
Now, a question of medium difficulty.
4) In 1908, Vladimir Nabokov was already a "co-author" of many books. Surely, you, our esteemed experts, have at least once been a co-author of such a book. Which one? (8 out of 20)
And now, the "coffins" (questions that no team in the hall could answer).
5) In the spring of 1978, the film "Halloween" was being filmed at Paramount Pictures. However, something in this film was not real, but made of paper and painted. What was it?
6) Some Chinese car factories have a reputation similar to that of a certain Englishman, because they produce cheap cars FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT RICH, and they even manage to STEAL foreign brands.
Name this Englishman; if the exact date of his birth is unknown, approximately the 12th-13th century AD. (I'm kidding - 3 teams answered this question)
The wording of some questions may differ slightly, as I'm recalling them from memory.
So many centuries So many Gods We were the prisoners of our own fantasy But now we are marching Against these Gods I'm the wizard, I will change it all Valhalla - Deliverance Why've you ever forgotten me
19.08.2008 СК Олимпийский.Я запомню это навсегда!!!