Quiz from France

1)      How many islands are there in the estuary of Gironde?

2)      What sort of fish did ‘Capitaine’, the fisherman, use to fish?

3)      What is ‘The Lacanau Pro’ ?

4)      When is ‘The Lacanau Pro ? a) In July b) In August

5)      Who was the first winner of the ‘Lacanau Pro and when did he win ?

6)      What do fishermen do with the eggs of sturgeons?

7)      What is the average life expectancy of a sturgeon?

8)      How do you recognize a sturgeon?

9)      Which river goes through Bordeaux?

10)  What is the name of the famous basin (bassin) of Gironde? a) Cap-Ferret  b) Lacanau c) Arcachon

11)  What typical architecture refers the the colonial times in Bordeaux?

12)  Where were the ‘cabanes tchanquées’ built?

13)  What is the ‘Mirror of Water’ made of?

14)  What was the’Mirror of Water’ created for?

a)      to reflect Bordeaux’s buildings

b)      to see people swim

c)      to see the sky in the water

15)  How many oysters are produced every year?

16)  What is the name of larvas of oysters?

17)  What is the ‘mascaret’ (bore)?

18)  How many steps are there in the lighthouse of Cap Ferret.

a)      456

b)      248

c)      895

19)  Which lighthouse was destroyed by the Germans?

a)      The lighthouse of Grave

b)      The lighthouse of Contis

c)      The lighthouse of Hourtin

20) Who organized the last ‘Night of Water’?

BIRMINGHAM’S WATER SUPPLY QUIZ.

1. In which year did Joseph Chamberlain become Mayor of Birmingham?

 2. What was polluting the towns water supply?

 3 .What was the “the great stink”?

 4. The new streets and buildings in Birmingham were modelled on which European city?

 5. How far was Elan from Birmingham?

 6. No pumps would be needed to get the water to Birmingham, why?

 7. In what year did the work begin?

 8. Where were the new workers deloused?

 9. How often were the women allowed to bath?

 10. Who opened the Elan Dams?

 11. In what year were the Dams opened?

 12. The initial Elan scheme cost how much?

 13. How much water is supplied to Birmingham from Elan?

 14. What delayed the building of the second phase of building?

 15. When was the whole scheme completed?

 16. When buildings were demolished to make way for the dams, a house associated with which poet was lost?

 17. At what age were children allowed to work on the dams?

 18. How long did it take to build the village for the workers?

 19. What is Garreg Ddu?

 20. How many reservoirs make up the Elan Valley development of dams?

VARNA'S QUIZ

1.     What is the name of the sea near Varna ?

2.     Why does it have such a name ?

3.     Where was the coast of the sea in the past ?

4.     How was Varna named in the past ?

5.     What is the meaning of the old name of Varna ?

6.     When was the Battle of Varna fought ?

7.     Who led the crusaders against the Turks ?

8.     What was found in the Varna Necropolis ?

9.     Which is the most popular resort town on the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, only 17 km north of Varna ?

10. What is it popular for ?

11. What is the emblem of Varna like?

12. In which century was the first water-main made in Varna ?

13. Where was the first modern water-main built in Bulgaria ?

14. The water-main Devnia – Varna was built in 1988. How much water per second passes through it ?

15. What is the consumption of water for Varna ?

16. How many metres is the water-supply network ?

17. Who was the first director of the Marine Park ?

18. Whose was the first memorial in the Alley of the Bulgarian Revival ?

19. How long is Asparuhovo Bridge, built over the Lake of Varna ?

20. How much time did it take to build the Dolphinarium in Varna ?