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Feel like a connoisseur of the TV show What? Where? When? Try to answer tricky questions, but don't overuse the answers below! Many answers can be arrived at through thought and logic.

1. Which two passengers, according to the rules of international air transportation, cannot be in the same row of seats in the aircraft cabin?

2. Why does the conductor in Iran not walk on the bus, but stand exactly in the middle?

3. In 1445, bells rang by themselves in Moscow and the inhabitants decided that the end of the world had come. However, this “end” was experienced back in 1091 by the people of Kiev, in 1230 by the people of Vladimir, in 1626 by the Solovki, and again by the Muscovites in 1802. What was it really?

4. The indigenous people of Burma raise pigs, sell them to the Chinese, and then buy pork from them. Why do they need such disadvantageous manipulations?

5. In Sweden, dog owners prefer low, flattened breeds, while in neighboring Norway, on the contrary, they love dogs that are awkwardly tall, like a double-decker bus. What explains such a difference in tastes among neighboring, kindred peoples?

6. Every day the Earth adds 400 tons in weight. For what?

7. What unique geographical feature do Russia, Turkey and Egypt have?

8. In the Colombian region of Muzo, not a single chicken can be killed and gutted without the presence of a government official. What is the reason for this strange law?

9. After the legendary Pele published his book "I am Pele", he received a gold medal from the Ministry of Education. For what?

10. Going on the road at night, some inhabitants of tropical Africa tie bags filled with insects to their feet. What for?

11. The authorities of the Mexican state of Tabasco, developing a law against alcoholism, met with strong resistance. As a result, they managed to impose a ban on the sale of only one type of beer. The pub owners went on strike over this ban. What kind of beer was forbidden to sell them?

12. In Swaziland, it is considered indecent to interfere with parliamentarians when they are conferring with their ancestors. How do they do it?

13. When someone falls seriously ill in a wild African tribe, the sorcerer can bring out the disease in such a way that it can be taken into hands and then sold to naive white tourists. How?

14. There is an island in the Strait of Gibraltar, which in ancient times could not be bypassed during the crossing. This was cleverly used by its inhabitants, charging everyone a fixed fee. What is the name of this island?

15. The shortest river in the world is located in the USA and has a length of 134 m and an unusual short name starting with the letter "D". Give this title.

16. Astronauts say that from a height the river beds look like the blood arteries of a living organism. This figurative comparison is not far from the truth. It is no coincidence that during the Great Patriotic War Odessa surgeons used water as a blood substitute. What?

17. Prior to the Second World War, color-blind pilots were not taken to serve in the US Air Force, but in 1941 the situation changed radically - they began to be preferred. Why?

18. At the bottom of some northern seas, at a relatively shallow depth, plowed furrows can be found, the length of which reaches hundreds, and the depth is several meters. Name the "plowman" who created them.

19. What in Germany until the 30s of our century was hung from the ceiling on New Year's Eve?

20. Iceland specializes in setting New Year's world records. In what very dangerous area does it succeed?

Answers:
1. Cat and dog.
2. It separates the male and female halves.
3. Earthquake
4. Buddhism forbids them to kill.
5. In Sweden, the tax on dog owners is assigned based on the height of the dogs, and in Norway - based on their length.
6. Due to cosmic dust.
7. Located in two parts of the world.
8. Emeralds may be in their stomachs, which chickens peck to improve their digestion.
9. Many learned to read specifically to read this book.
10. To light the way (fireflies are collected in bags).
11. Cold!
12. In a dream (some of our parliamentarians do the same thing at meetings, only no one understands them).
13. The sorcerer removes the disease with a mask, which is then sold in the markets.
14. Tariff.
15. D (you can’t imagine shorter).
16. Marine (the so-called biogenic substances are concentrated in it, the chemical and energy properties of which are close to the composition of human blood).
17. Because they see camouflaged objects better.
18. Icebergs that have run aground
19. Christmas tree.
20. Iceland leads in the number of launched fireworks.

Questions of school tournaments on the game “What? Where? When?"

2.1 The Hebrew textbook opens with the words: “You are about to study the language you speak…” Who?

Answer. God.

2.2 This word is found in almost all Slavic languages. In Serbian and Slovenian, it means "good harvest". In Czech, Slovak and Polish it means "family". What's this word?

Answer. Motherland.

2.3 Among the Arab tribes of East Jordan, deprivation of this was considered one of the most humiliating punishments. And now many spend about six months to get rid of the consequences of this. So did, for example, Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great. What is this?

Answer. Beard. (The answer is "mustache"- not counted.)

2.4 Why did the King of Denmark, Eric IV, get the not too affectionate nickname "plow penny" among the people?

Answer. He introduced a tax on the plow.

2.5 Among them were an elephant, a rhinoceros, a grizzly, a marten, a lynx, a wasp, a bumblebee, a mouse ... Name the two most famous animals from this unsympathetic company.

Answer. "Tiger" and "Panther". All this- names of fascist tanks and self-propelled guns. ("Leopard"- wrong answer. This is a modern tank.)

2.6 Narts are the heroes of the epic legends of many Caucasian peoples. The most powerful of the Narts was Sasrykva, born of stone and tempered in a forge. What is the name of the drink he took from the gods and presented to people?

Answer. Nart-sano, that is, Narzan.

2.7 At the opening of the monument to Pushkin in 1880, Maria Hartung, Countess Natalya Merenberg, brothers Alexander and Grigory were especially honored guests. Name the brothers.

Answer. Pushkins (all four: daughters and sons of the poet).

2.8 Bulgarian writer Stefan Prodev says: “They were created in order to help Byzantium fight Rome. The emperor and the church considered them their soldiers. But, created as soldiers of the empire, they became the warriors of progress. Their strength overcame not only the papal nuncios, it broke the sword of the Byzantine colonizers sent to enslave the spirit of the Slavs ... ”Name those who created them.

Answer. Cyril and Methodius.

2.9 The main ten models have minor differences. For example, the Voiri model has a straight handle, the Yalasjärvi model has a slightly curved blade, the Rautalammi model has a handle trimmed with thin metal strips, and the Tommy model has a straight blade without recesses. Their common name is "puukko". And what do we call them?

Answer. Finca.

2.10 There is only one sport in which you have to walk backwards to win. Once it was even included in the program of the Olympic Games. What is it called?

Answer. Rope pulling.

2.11 Many representatives of the Naryshkin family left a noticeable mark on Russian history. And what did the Naryshkins themselves consider the main merit of their kind to Russia?

Answer. Birth of PeterI. His mother was Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina.

2.12 From the Greek word "ridzikon", that is, "cliff", comes the French verb, meaning "to maneuver between the rocks." And what word of the Russian language comes from this verb?

Answer . Risk, risk.

2.13 One of the streets of the Vietnamese city of Ho Chi Minh City is named after the Jesuit Alexander de Rode, who lived in the 17th century. He gave the Vietnamese what they still use today. What did they use before?

Answer. Hieroglyphs. Alexandre de Rhode developed the romanized alphabet for the Vietnamese language.

2.14 According to biblical legend, the daughter of the pharaoh found the baby Moses in a basket in the reeds. The word by which this basket is named occurs again in the Hebrew text of the Bible. What object is called by this word?

Answer. Noah's Ark.

2.15 In 1920, a well-known writer coined the word "laborge". However, his brother, a well-known artist, advised him to use another word. Which?

Answer. Robot. ("Laborge" from English.labor- Job. The writer's name was Karel Capek. AT1920. he wrote the play "IU. Rwhere the word "robot" was first used.)

2.16 In the battle with the Swedes at Gangut in 1714, ten enemy ships were captured, including the flagship Elefant. In honor of this victory, a triumphal arch was built. On this arch hung a picture, under which was the inscription: "The Russian eagle does not catch flies." What was shown in this picture?

Answer. Eagle holdinginelephant claws. (“An eagle sitting on an elephant” counts.)

2.17 Members of one of the Old Believer sects believed that the rite of baptism required not the participation of a priest, but the participation of God. They baptized themselves. And where did they get the water for this ritual?

Answer. They used water sent by God, that is, rain.

2.18 In South Africa, in the vicinity of the small town of Upington, luxurious vineyards are laid out. During the harvesting of ripe berries, they are dumped whole by dump trucks to large, the size of a football field, concrete sites, and they leave it there. What for?

Answer . This is how raisins are made.

2.19 In ancient Babylon, this sequence looked like this: Saturn, Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus. What do we now call what corresponded to Mars?

Answer. Tuesday.

2.20 Once in South America, the Spanish conquistadors were amazed to see a creature hovering motionless in the air, surrounded by a cloud. Hastily called the priest, he looked at the miracle and announced that it was an angel. And who was it really?

Answer. Hummingbird.

2.21 Everyone is well aware of the “law of the sandwich”, sometimes also called the “law of selective gravity”. According to Jennings' addition to this law, "the probability of a sandwich falling on the carpet on the smeared side is directly proportional to ..." What?

Answer, "... the cost of the carpet."

2.22 What fish is named for its large eyes?

Answer. Perch.

2.23 In the middle of the 9th century, the Vikings first entered the Mediterranean Sea. Encountering no serious resistance from the rich coastal cities, they nevertheless were soon forced to get out. The Vikings were frightened by the sudden “skin disease” that struck them. What was its cause?

Answer. The Vikings, who had never before encountered the hot southern sun, simply burned out.

2.24 This movie has been on the screen for decades. Although it constantly raises the problems of relationships with blacks and cruelty to animals, the plot is always focused on the passions boiling between the inseparable main characters. It is a pity that when translating films into Russian, the names of the characters are not translated, otherwise their names would be Foma and Yerema. What is the name of this movie?

Answer. "Tom and Jerry".

2.25 What ancient Russian city was founded where the Volga forms a bend?

Answer. Uglich (from the word "corner").

2.26 This type of treatment is used for diseases of the joints of the limbs, spine, bones, nervous system, blood vessels, and some forms of infertility. The general name of medical procedures is applications, and some of them have special names: “gloves”, “socks”, “trousers”, “jacket”. What type of treatment are we talking about?

Answer. Mud treatment (procedures are named depending on which parts of the body are covered with mud).

2.27 The ancient Semites called their temples "betil", which means "house of God". And the ancient Iranians called the temples the word "atashked", which means "house ...". Whose?

Answer. Fire. Zoroastrians worship fire.

2.28 One of the English firms produces an "eternal" electric flashlight. Advertising says that diving to a depth of 150 meters does not harm him, the flashlight does not corrode, it is not possible to break or break it. This product is warranted for the lifetime of the owner. However, there is a note in the warranty card: “The company is not responsible for the consequences of an attack on a flashlight by a shark, a bear and ...” Who?

Answer. child.

2.29 She inspired the artist Grekov, but we know more about the work of the poet Ruderman and composer Listov, dedicated to her. According to that work, she was a native of Kyiv, or Poltava, or Rostov-on-Don. Name her.

Answer. Tachanka.

2.30 This Russian word in the past meant "face" and came from words with the meanings "forehead" and "mouth". What's this word?

Answer. Jaw ("brow" + "mouth").

2.31 The first list is Euler, Brahe, Kepler, Regiomontanus, Ulugbek, Biruni. The second list is Kordylevsky, Lovell, Struve, Sternberg, Galileo, Vorontsov-Velyaminov. The people on the first and second list were astronomers. And who were the people from the first list, but were not the people from the second list?

Answer . Astrologers.

2.32 Once an attempt was made to find out what factors influenced the choice of profession by famous people. It turned out that in second place - the influence of acquaintances, in the third - travel, in fourth. - natural beauties, then - the influence of parents, school and theater. What factor came first?

Answer. Books.

2.33 Doll, deceased, amoeba, toy, corpse, queen. Choose from this list those nouns that, from the point of view of the grammar of the Russian language, are animate.

Answer. Doll, dead man, amoeba, queen. By definition, animate nouns are those that do not have the same plural nominative and accusative forms, for example: them. P. - dead, wines P. - I see the dead; them. P. - corpses, wines P. - I see corpses.

2.34 In the primitive era, this was considered a natural process of ridding society of useless members. Then it was considered a terrible crime, the ancient Greeks were horrified by the mere thought of it. We have known about one such crime since childhood. The defendant denied having committed the crime. Name at least one of its distinguishing features and the instrument of crime.

Answer. The offender was red and freckled, and he killed his grandfather with a shovel.

2.35 The Swahili people of Africa have a legend telling that the first man descended to earth from the sky. And who helped him do it?

Answer. Giraffe.

2.36 According to one child, adults do not know how to love, be friends, regret, rejoice. Because of this, they "do not find what they are looking for." And to find, you need to know only two secrets. The first one says: "Only the heart is vigilant." Name the second one.

Answer. "You are always responsible for those you have tamed."

2.37 “We saw women fighting in the front ranks as leaders. They are white-skinned and tall, their long hair braided and wrapped around their heads. The Oki are strong and, armed with a bow and arrow, each of them fights no worse than ten men. What is the name of the country in which the author of these lines, Gaspard de Carvajal, discovered such amazing women?

Answer. Brazil.

2.38 Both in the traditional Russian women's costume and in the military uniform there is an element whose name is associated with a cockscomb. What is it called in each of these cases?

Answer. Kokoshnik and cockade.

2.39 Before the Jean-Michel Jarre concert near the Moscow State University building on Sparrow Hills, he received a promise from Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov that even the Pope could not give him. So what did Luzhkov promise?

Answer. Good weather.

2.40 Listen to an excerpt from a poem by the poet Sergei Khmelnitsky dedicated to the Prophet Muhammad:

"There were six messengers in the world,

And the earth is not worth the seventh.

There was Adam and Nuh with Ibrahim,

And Musa, and Daud with Isa.

The seventh "messenger" is, of course, Muhammad. Who is Adam, everyone, of course, knows. And under what names do we know the rest of the enumerated "messengers"?

Answer. Noah, Abraham, Moses, David and Jesus.

2.41 Karion Istomin, the author of the 16th-century Primer, believed that an uncleaned room required five, bad behavior at the table - three, unwashed dishes - six, foul language - ten, not attending church - twelve, and playing cards or dice - eight. What do these numbers mean?

Answer. The number of blows with the rod. (An answer without the word "rod" does not count.)

2.42 In Persian, it means "nettle cloth", in Turkish this expression became the name of a headdress, and in Europe it gave its name to the plant. Which one?

Answer. Tulip (from the word "turban").

2.43 Many Africans who live in the same area with him avoid using his name and call him "He who kills with a smile." And what do we call it?

Answer. Crocodile.

2.44 The followers of the Old Believer sect of the Onisimians believed that the most righteous of them were honored with communion from the hands of an angel once a year. On Holy Thursday, after prayer, they waited for some time with their mouths open for angelic communion. Because of this custom, they received two nicknames among the people. Name these nicknames.

Answer. Open and open.

2.45 What is the name of a failed agricultural worker and musician who discovered significant gaps in the secondary education system.

Answer. Antoshka.

2.46 The flag of Ireland alternates between green, white and orange. White color symbolizes the world, and who does green and orange symbolize, if for many years the symbolism of the flag could not be realized?

Answer. Catholics and Protestants.

2.47 Before the opening of the Moscow metro, it was necessary to decide how to make a signal for the departure of the train. After trying different types of whistles and horns, the leaders of the subway, in the end, made the same choice as the prophet Muhammad in his time. What did they choose?

2.48 The ancient Indians numbered six "urmi" - the suffering that accompanies a person's life. I will name five: they are hunger, thirst, heat, cold, greed. If your karma is not so heavy and you will not undergo the sixth suffering right now, then you will correctly name it. What's this?

Answer. These are mistakes.

2.49 Sailors, as you know, have no questions. And who, according to the poem by Yuri Mikhailik, has no answers?

Answer. At poets have no answers.

2.50 The Chinese sage Xu Zeshu wrote that you can do this when you are idle, when you listen to boring poems, when the music stops, when you live in solitude, when you talk late at night, when you receive a learned husband or well-mannered singers, in good weather, in hot weather. , day, at dusk. All of you probably do this, and most of you do it regularly. And what is needed for this?

Answer. Tea and cups. This is a tea party.

2.51 In the games of two boys, she performed the functions of a Christmas tree, a cab driver, a Chinese pagoda, a flower pot on a stand, and even a bishop, until she became the keeper of the Great Secret. And what was she really?

Answer. Chess queen (“Konduit and Shvambrania” by L. Kassil). The answer "chess piece" is accepted, "pawn" is not.

2.52 The word "wing" in German and Dutch sounds very similar. Both words were borrowed into Russian, but the German began to denote a separate building, and the Dutch - a detail of a building or, if you like, a device. State both words.

Answer. Outbuilding and weather vane.

2.53 Alexei Ivanovich Popov, Minister of Culture of the RSFSR in the 1950s, was such a desperate swearer that even the Soviet leadership, in the end, could not stand it. Popov was removed from the Ministry of Culture and appointed ... by whom?

Answer. Minister of Education.

2.54 During excavations of an ancient Egyptian settlement in Thebes, fragments of limestone with funny drawings were discovered. One of them depicts a donkey, a lion, a crocodile and a monkey. Half of this information is enough for any Russian schoolchild to guess what they are doing. With what?

Answer. They play musical instruments (a donkey and a monkey - half of Krylov's Quartet).

2.55 Along with other great men of England, he is buried in Westminster Abbey. The following epitaph is placed on his tombstone: "He increased the wealth of his country, increased the strength of man and occupies an outstanding place among the most glorious scientists and real benefactors of the world." This person's last name is in the SI system. Who is he?

Answer. James Watt (watts on light bulbs- inhis honor).

2.56 According to legend, these sounds were heard in the summer of 1284 in a city in Germany. They heard the tickling rustle of grain, a trickle flowing from a hole in the bag; cheerful clicking of butter in a frying pan; crunch of cracker under sharp teeth. What were these sounds for?

Answer. To lure rats out of the city (the legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin).

2.57 A bold project, conceived in the 1920s by two Soviet sailors: Andrei Vasilievich Vronsky and Ivan Aleksandrovich Mann, remained unfulfilled. Their ship did not even leave the port. But later this plan nevertheless brought them well-deserved fame. True, under other names. What exactly?

Answer . Captain Vrungel and senior assistant Lom. Vronsky and Mann were planning a trip around the world on a two-seater yacht; A. Nekrasov put Vronsky's stories about the failed trip as the basis of his book.

2.58 Sixth were birds, seventh was a bull, eighth were mares, tenth were cows, eleventh were apples, twelfth was a dog. Name the first and second.

Answer. Lion (Nemean) and Hydra (Lernaean). The exploits of Hercules are listed (not all).

2.59 According to one ancient myth, when God created man, the devil wanted to repeat the experiment. But instead of a man, he got a wolf, who immediately bit his creator. For what place? Justify the answer.

Answer. By the leg, the devil has been limping ever since.

2.60 The word "dvija" - "twice born" - the ancient Indians called a representative of one of the three higher castes, as well as a part of the human body and the animal class ... Name the animal and body part. Answers that correctly name at least one of the two will be accepted.

Answer . Bird and tooth.

2.61 According to legend, they poisoned Jesus' last minutes of his life, just as they often poison our lives. Therefore, according to popular belief, by killing one of them, you can get rid of forty sins. Who are they?

Answer . Mosquitoes.

2.62 The staging of Alexei Kruchenykh's opera Victory over the Sun, which took place at the end of 1913, was also to mark a complete victory over realism. Even the sun on the set had nothing to do with the real thing. Who was the stage designer?

Answer. Kazimir Malevich (he depicted the sun as a black square).

2.63 The Romans called this word a well-coordinated game on wind musical instruments, harmony, unanimity. Sometimes it acquired a negative connotation and meant: a conspiracy, a conspiracy to rebellion. We call this word one of the necessary conditions for such a conspiracy. Name this word.

Answer. Conspiracy (cop- co, spero - spirit).

2.64 The inhabitants of Polynesia had very useful items, without which they did not go on trips. These objects were palm leaf cuttings connected by plant fibers, intersecting at different angles. In some places, mollusk shells were attached to them. What did cuttings mean, and what did shells mean?

Answer. These objects are nautical charts, on which shells denoted islands, and leaf cuttings denoted sea currents.

2.65 The first edition of the Small Soviet Encyclopedia says about this city: “The population is 1 million 360 thousand inhabitants. It is located at the vast closed bay of the Atlantic Ocean. The main streets in terms of the wealth of shops and the splendor of buildings are not inferior to the first cities in the world, and in the working quarters there are squalid shacks, narrow and dirty streets. And what clothes, according to a less authoritative source, did the inhabitants of this city prefer?

Answer. White pants. This is Rio de Janeiro, and Bender carried in his pocket a clipping from the Little Soviet Encyclopedia.

2.66 In total there are 321 species. There are sword-billed, red, ruby-throated, sappho, angel, long-tailed, topaz, rocket-tailed and others. Who are they and what is the name of the one that is the size of a swallow?

Answer. Giant or gigantic hummingbird.

2.67 The mystery of Igor Guberman. Huberman claims to have asked it to many humanities friends and only once got the right answer. So, who are they - "a brother-in-law aims at a brother-in-law for sure"?

Answer. Dantes and Pushkin.

2.68 Demonakt once saw two ignoramuses, one of whom asked stupid questions, and the other gave no less stupid answers. The demonact said to them, "I think one of you is milking a goat, and the other is framing..." What?

Answer. Sieve.

2.69 The first one, which appeared in Moscow in 1338, arrived from captured Tver. After 1346, the chronicler tells about the "captives" from the conquered cities and principalities: Gorodets, Pskov, Smolensk. In Moscow, one could also find “foreigners” among them, for example, many of them were captured in 1480 after a clash with the Livonian Order. There were also local "natives". Why did a quarter of them die in the first half of the 18th century?

Answer . PeterIordered to pour the bells on the guns.

2.70 In 1995, for the first time in history, the Japanese ate more of the former than of the latter. Name both the first and the second product.

Answer . Meat, rice

2.71 You probably know the famous competition of steam locomotives, in which Stephenson's "Rocket" won. Before the start of these competitions, the judges disqualified one of the locomotives, as they discovered a dishonest trick that dramatically increased the chances of this locomotive to win. Now such a trick would hardly help win the race. What engine did this locomotive have?

Answer. A live horse was hidden there (with the help of peculiar pedals, it drove the wheelsintraffic).

2.72 All of you have heard about the famous Aztec civilization and their language, otherwise called Nahuatl. You all know that it was the Aztecs who gave the Old World chocolate, in Aztec "chocolatl". Now tell me, how exactly do the names of a vegetable of the nightshade family and an animal of the canine family sound in Aztec?

Answer. Tomatl and coyote.

2.73 By the beginning of the twentieth century, this area ratio for Great Britain was 1:109, for the Netherlands - 1:67, for France and Portugal - 1:21, for Germany and Denmark - 1:5, for Belgium - 1:80. What are these ratios?

Answer . The ratio of the areas of the metropolises to the areas of the colonies.

2.74 On the back of the head of these birds is a black crest of elongated feathers. This feature about two hundred years ago made them look like people of a certain profession, hence the name of these birds. What are they called?

Answer. Secretary bird.

2.75 This French playwright Sergey Lvovich Pushkin, being in a good mood, willingly recited to children. Under his influence, 9-year-old Pushkin wrote - in French! - the play "The Kidnapper". But the audience, represented by sister Olga, booed the play, and the self-critical author immediately wrote an epigram on himself, in which he admitted that he borrowed the play from another ... Whom?

Answer. At Molière.

2.76 "Scottish brothers" were known in the XV-XVI centuries, "Bohemian sisters" - in the XIX-XX. However, the former name of a completely different country has become a household name. If you understand what is at stake, then you can easily say what this country is called now.

Answer . Thailand, we are talking about Siamese twins.

2.77 Once the "Golden Goddess" - the cup awarded to world football champions, was stolen. The dog who found her named Shalopai immediately became famous. He was invited to star in the film "The Detective with a Cold Nose", was awarded a commemorative medal. What additional privilege was granted to him, if he alone possesses it among his brethren?

Answer. The right to attend football matches.

2.78 Specialists in military propaganda know that in agitation it is necessary to take into account the national psychological characteristics of the personnel of the enemy troops. So, for example, it is believed that American soldiers tend to evaluate the orders of commanders from the point of view of expediency; for the Japanese, comfort during hostilities is not important; The French are resourceful and imaginative, which is not the case with the British. Representatives of which nation are known to overestimate the role of numerical superiority over the enemy?

Answer. About the Chinese.

2.79 In an ancient Welsh manuscript called the Black Book, the legendary King Arthur bears the title of Amberoudir. What does this title mean?

Answer. It is a corruption of the word "emperor".

2.80 All of you, of course, know the story of three hundred Spartans who detained a whole army of Persians in the Thermopylae Gorge. But why was only this small detachment in the way of the Persian army? Where was the main power of Hellas concentrated at that time?

Answer. In Olympia. The main forces of the Greeks set out on a campaign only after the end of the Olympic Games.

2.81 Listen to the verse.

"Acrobat and dog

Weigh two empty barrels

Nimble dog without an acrobat

Weighs two skeins of twine,

And with one skein of lamb

It weighs - you see - a barrel.

Attention question:

How much does an acrobat weigh

In terms of lambs?

Answer. 2.

2.82 Some historians believe that they come from China, others insist that they came from Africa. Their appearance in Europe was first documented in 1369. Name those that have two heads.

Answer . King, queen, jack.

2.83 In Moscow there is the Los River, a tributary of the Ichka River, which flows into the Yauza. And what is the name of the largest of the streams flowing into the Elk River?

Answer. Elk.

2.84 This man, according to the text of Homer's Odyssey, tried to calculate the route of Odysseus's journey through the Mediterranean Sea. He allegedly found the cave of Polyphemus in Sicily, and identified the island of Theacov with the island of Corfu. Later researchers refuted his conclusions. But his other project was more successful. What was this person's name?

Answer. Heinrich Schliemann.

2.85 In ancient Chinese writings, it is said that in the spring it is supposed to make sacrifices to Ma-tszu - the progenitor of horses, in the summer - Xian-mu - the first horse herder, in winter - Ma-bu - the spirit of horse diseases. And in autumn, sacrifices should be made to Ma-she, who, as you might guess, is also related to horses. Who was Ma-she?

Answer. The first rider

2.86 The iconographic rules for the image of this saint were established recently - in 1988. According to them, he should be depicted with the icon of the Trinity in his hands. Name it.

Answer. Reverend Andrei Rublev.

2.87 The navigator Bougainville concluded his diary about his journey to this place with the words: “Goodbye, happy people. I will always remember with joy every moment spent among you, and as long as I live, I will glorify the happy island of Kifaru, this true Utopia. And someone who has not been there claims that he lives no worse with us. What is this place?

Answer. Tahiti island. "Someone Who Wasn't There"- cat from the cartoon "Return of the Prodigal Parrot".

2.88 Five qualities: fidelity, politeness, courage, truthfulness, simplicity - are the main virtues of one of the Japanese paths. And what do people on this path say like this: “If you parted with this, you parted with your life”?

Answer. About the sword.

2.89 For us, real estate is buildings, and movable property is cash and valuables. The ancient Greeks had a similar division, only they called precious metals in ingots, gold, copper, iron not moving wealth; and what kind of wealth they called the word "probata", i.e. "moving property"?

Answer. cattle.

2.90 Not far from the Danish city of Aarhus is a whole country of technical fantasy. Here you can walk around the invented Indian country with caves, monsters and attractions, walk around the "mini-Copenhagen" with the royal palace and guardsmen, sit next to Andersen ... What are all the elements of this extraordinary "country" made of?

Answer. From the details of the designer "Lego" - this is "Legoland".

2.91 According to the Guinness Book of Records, the French soldier Jean Marie Saletti, who escaped from an English prison in 1815, was the first to do this. By May 1997, 4,412 people had attempted this, of which 505 had succeeded, some more than once. What did they do?

Answer . Swim across the English Channel.

2.92 In the Khanty language, “ket” means heart, “sam” means hand. Translate the word "kyotsem" into Russian.

Answer. Pulse.

2.93 Claudia Zakharovna Plotnikova, a representative of the Kamasin people, who died in 1975, and Dolly Pentre from the Cornish were such. But the heroes of the works of the famous American writer and the famous Soviet writer were not like that, despite the titles of the works. What were the people mentioned, but not the characters mentioned?

Answer. The last ("The Last of the Mohicans" by Cooper and "The Last of the Udege" by Fadeev).

2.94 A person looking at the list of Moscow museums can conclude that the life of Yermolova, Chekhov, V. Vasnetsov, Lermontov and A. Ostrovsky was more comfortable than the life of Gorky, Dostoevsky, Tsvetaeva, Meyerhold and A. Vasnetsov. What two terms will help to draw such a conclusion?

Answer. House-museum and museum-apartment.

2.95 We call a respirator a device that protects the respiratory organs from dust and harmful substances contained in the air. Its name comes from the Latin word respirare "to exhale". What device do the French call aspirateur, literally "inhaler"?

Answer. A vacuum cleaner.

2.96 Derzhavin, seeing this, wrote: "The mountain is pouring diamonds." What did he see?

Answer. Waterfall (to be precise, the Kivach waterfall in Karelia).

2.97 Which building, according to the French proverb, is closest to the tavern?

Answer. Prison.

2.98 The Monk Maximus the Confessor, who lived in the 7th century, skillfully and successfully proved the incorrectness of the Monothelite heresy, which was widespread at that time. When he fell into the hands of the Byzantine emperor Heraclius, a supporter of heretics, he ordered to cut off two parts of Maxim's body, the most dangerous from the point of view of the emperor. What parts of the body did Saint Maximus lose?

Answer. tongue and right hand (so that he could neither preach nor write books).

2.99 One of the first to stage Pushkin's works was the playwright Shakhovskaya. He called the staging of The Queen of Spades "Chrysomania, or the Passion for Money"; the name "Kerim-Girey, or the Fountain of Bakhchisarai" speaks for itself. And he called an episode from a certain poem simply “Finn”. What is this poem?

Answer. "Ruslan and Ludmila".

2.100 Blok wrote: “In taverns, in lanes, in windings, In electric waking sleep…” - What did Blok mean by “electric waking sleep”?

Answer. Cinema.

2.101 They may be in the shape of an arch, wing, dome, pyramid or table, and their maximum draft may be more than half a kilometer. Name their most famous victim.

Answer. "Titanic" (we are talking about icebergs).

2.102 In the Middle Ages, this was the name of ready-made samples of letters, in which it was only necessary to enter the date and names of the participants in the transaction. We also get the result by substituting specific data into them. What is this about?

Answer. About formulas.

2.103 This fish got its name because if it is pulled ashore, it immediately changes color - it becomes covered with dark spots. What fish are we talking about?

Answer. Lin (he sheds).

2.104 The names of these military uniform accessories come from words meaning "shoulder" - one in German, the other in French. Name both items.

Answer. Axelbant and epaulette.

2.105 Even on the day of the wedding, the future mother-in-law was ready to postpone the ceremony, demanding more and more sums from Pushkin. As a result, the poet did not have enough money even to purchase this item of clothing necessary for the wedding. And he borrowed it from Nashchokin. According to Pushkin's friends, the same item of clothing was used for burial. What is the subject?

Answer. About tailcoat.

2.106 What is the official opinion of the Iraqi government, expressed in the early 1990s, is the name of the 19th province of Iraq?

Answer. Kuwait.

2.107 The prototype of this musical instrument was the so-called Yelets piano accordion. The modern name was given to it in 1829 by the Viennese master Damian to show that on the instrument designed by him, by pressing one button, you can achieve the sound of several sounds at once. Name this tool.

Answer. Accordion- from the word "chord", the piano accordion got its name due to the fact that its right keyboard was equipped with keys, like a piano. The right keyboard of the accordion has the same appearance.

2.108 Through a simple operation, Matroskin proved to Pechkin that he had a high fever, although Pechkin's temperature was only 36.6 ° C. Reproduce this proof.

Answer. 36 and 6= 42.

2.109 Now the Moscow Museum of Horse Breeding belongs to the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, but when it was founded, it belonged to another Moscow institution. Which one?

Answer. Hippodrome.

2.110 Some researchers believe that the Latin name for willow, Salix, comes from two Celtic words "sal" and "lis". The first means "near". What does the second mean?

Answer. Water (willow grows near water).

2.111 Most representatives of isopod crustaceans live in water. Only one group of these animals has adapted to live on land, and even then only in a humid environment. This feature is reflected in their russ who's name. Name them.

Answer. Woodlice.

2.112 Leo Tolstoy is said to have loved doing this. A Huanapum Indian chief named Smohalla refused to do so, saying that he "wouldn't dare damage his mother's hair." And we all have repeatedly heard that animals were doing this at night. Which?

Answer . Hares (mowed grass).

2.113 This man did not believe the words of soothsayers like Nostradamus, who were many in his time. Ridiculing them, he wrote the essay “Predictions”, where in vague and sometimes ominous terms he described ordinary things: sleep, the shadow of a person, playing ball, ants, the work of a digger, kindling a fire. You are well aware of these works. Name their author.

Answer. Leonardo da Vinci (the so-called "Leonardo riddles" are taken from the book "Predictions"),

2.114 On June 8, 1799, Pushkin was baptized in the Church of the Epiphany in Yelokhovo. On February 1, 1837, he was buried at the Konyushennaya Church in St. Petersburg. And what happened on February 18, 1831 in the Great Ascension Church in Moscow?

Answer . The wedding of the poet with Natalia Nikolaevna.

2.115 Right at the Oscars ceremony, the long-awaited statuettes are confiscated from the lucky winners of prizes. What is it for?

Answer. They will be engraved with the name of the recipient and returned.

2.116 For the journey of Catherine II along the Volga, the shipbuilder Shchepin built in Tver a magnificent galley "Tver" with eight cabins for the empress, eight cabins for the retinue ... The crew lived in the hold. The galley was armed with eight small cannons. What were they for?

Answer. For fireworks.

2.117 In a letter to Bonch-Bruevich dated February 5, 1920, Lenin cited the phrase "newspaper without paper and without distances." What did he mean?

Answer. Broadcasting (radio is not received).

2.118 He has been an artist, a speed cleaner, a builder, a nanny, a dog breeder, a tamer, a juggler, a cook, a doctor and many others. He assessed his successes in all areas of activity equally. How?

Answer . Considered myself the bestinthe world.

2.119 In 1936, the song “Eleven Sisters” was written for the film “The Girl from Kamchatka”: “Eleven favorites And everything is like a selection ...” Even if you have not seen the film, you will probably remember the name of at least one sister.

Answer. Armenia, Georgia, Ukraine, etc. In 1936, the USSR included 11 republics (excluding the Baltic states and Moldova).

2.120 In an 18th century Dutch book “Emblems and Symbols” says about Margaret of Navarre: “All her actions, thoughts, desires and feelings followed the great Sun of Righteousness, the almighty Lord, for she turned all her thoughts to the heavenly and spiritual.” What was the symbol of Margaret of Navarre?

Answer. Sunflower.

2.121 For the first time, this word in its modern sense was used in relation to the Englishman James Fig, who defeated all rivals in fights with rapiers, cleavers, clubs and fists. In combination with what name is this word most often written on Moscow fences?

Answer. Spartacus. Word- "champion".

2.122 The huge and luxurious airship "Hindenburg" received a nickname during its construction, which, during its eleventh voyage to New York, it, in fact, lived up to. This nickname consisted of two words. The first word is "heavenly". Name the second.

Answer. "Titanic".

2.123 Prone to paradoxes, Oscar Wilde argued that "a map that does not indicate this country is not worth hanging on the wall." However, you will not find this country on the political map of the world. Name her.

Answer. Utopia.

2.124 The servant of the god Ares, Alectrion, stood guard during the meetings of his master with Aphrodite and had to wake them up before morning. One day he overslept, and Helios found them. As punishment, Ares turned Electrion into… What?

Answer. In a rooster.

2.125 For men, it weighs an average of 25 g, and for women, only 15 g. According to the rules of good manners, it is not recommended to put it on public display, but if the need arises to use it, then you need to use it discreetly and silently. What's this?

Answer. Handkerchief.

2.126 Judging by its name, it should give liquid food, but many of us happened to ask her for solid food. Who is she?

Answer. Ladybug.

2.127 Lao Tzu said: “The trap is needed to catch the hare: when the hare is caught, the trap is forgotten. THEY are needed to catch the thought: when the thought is caught, they are forgotten about. Name them.

Answer. The words.

2.128 This military rank appeared in the Russian army in 1716 by decree of Peter the Great. In 1798 it was abolished by Paul I, but in 1917 it was restored by the Provisional Government and finally abolished only in 1942 by the headquarters of the Supreme High Command. Name this title.

Answer. Commissioner.

2.129 Valery Bryusov in the poem "Never Again" wrote:

"My face is too strict, like the singer of Inferno,

Girls are embarrassed by the secret of past years ... "

Who is this singer Inferno?

Answer . Dante. "Inferno» - "Hell" (it.)- the first part of the Divine Comedy.

2.130 American Lee Coppola entered his dog Ashley instead of himself in the telephone directory. Soon the mailbox was filled with letters addressed to Ashley Coppola with offers to buy lawn care products, a book on the history of the Coppola family, where Mr. Ashley Coppola was allegedly also mentioned, and other rubbish. But one commercial proposal, in the opinion of the owner, should have especially outraged Ashley, because it directly encroached on his functions. What was offered to him to buy?

Answer . Electronic home security system.

And so all the diversity of the peoples of the world,

United by the community of an idol,

Leading a peaceful, noble dispute,

Answer. Pierre de Coubertin.

2.132 In 1783, one of the most common French sheep received an honorable retirement and a lifelong place in the royal menagerie of Louis XVI. What kind of vehicle did he have to travel for?

Answer. On the hot air balloon.

2.133 When the Byzantine enemies presented this man with poisoned food, he guessed that it contained poison and refused to eat. After that, as a sign of the ability to foresee, he received a nickname. Which?

Answer. Prophetic.

2.134 "Veterinar" in Chukchi - "bark-doctor". What does the Chukchi word "bark" mean?

Answer. Deer (northern).

2.135 Pushkin wrote about Alexander I:

"He is a human! they are dominated by the moment.

He is a slave of rumors, doubts and passions;

Forgive him the wrong persecution:

He took Paris ... "

And what else did he do good, according to Pushkin?

Answer, "... he founded the Lyceum."

2.136 One of the ideas of the Russian philosopher N. Fedorov was the resurrection of all people who have ever lived on Earth. One of Fedorov's followers thought, where is there a place for everyone? And he found a way out. We don't ask what he suggested, just give him his last name.

Answer. Tsiolkovsky.

2.137 At 5, it is considered light, at 12.5 - strong. Name a person of royal blood, whom he once helped in carrying out search activities.

Answer . Prince Elisha. It's about the wind.

2.138 Christian holidays in Russia were often accompanied by peculiar customs. So, on Trinity, a tree was cut down, decorated with ribbons, carried around the village with singing, and then branches were broken off from it and scattered across the fields so that the soil was more fertile. What song do they usually sing?

Answer. "There was a birch in the field."

2.139 Finish the humorist Vladimir Reznichenko's joke: “Due to the increased spread of AIDS, Moscow ambulances will be equipped with additional…” What?

Answer . "... speedometer."

2.140 Why did the Chinese poet Su Shi write:

Answer. About verses.

2.141 Vadim Nikitin, the owner of several Moscow restaurants, believes that it is more difficult to cook well, for example, borscht than frog legs. Explaining this thought, he almost repeats one reasoning of Confucius. Why is it so difficult to please a client with borscht?

Answer. Because everyone knows what borscht should taste like, and few people know what frog legs should be like. (Confucius has a saying that drawing a rooster is harder than drawing a devil.)

1.142 Until recently, it was believed that the first realistic depiction of this was made in the 16th century by the Flemish anatomist Andrew Vesalius. However, archaeologists have recently found in Mexico an earthenware vessel similar to this one, made about 2,500 years earlier. What is this?

Answer. Human heart. The answer "heart" without specifying that it is human also counts.

1.143 After the crisis that began in August 1998 and hit Russian entrepreneurs very hard, a proverb was born among them: “Before August 17, it was prestigious to have a mobile phone, but after August 17…” What phone became desirable to have after August 17?

Answer. Worker.

1.144 The name and patronymic of the first of them was Mikhail Fedorovich, the last - Nikolai Alexandrovich. What was the name of the second one?

Answer. Alexei Mikhailovich (Romanov).

1.145 How can a sperm whale, narwhal and walrus replace an elephant?

Answer. Their teeth replace ivory.

1.146 The Sandwich Islands archipelago consists of twenty-four islands: Maui, Molokai, Oahu and so on. What is the name of the largest of the Sandwich Islands?

Answer. Hawaii (Sandwich Islands otherwise Hawaiian).

1.147 The first one has 4 and 4, the second has 8 and 6, the third has 6 and 8, the fourth has 20 and 12, the last has 12 and 20. Name any of these five.

Answer. Tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron (five regular polyhedra).

1.148 Who committed the greatest sacrilege in history against the goddess Artemis?

Answer . Herostratus (burned the temple of Artemis in the city of Ephesus).

1.149 Which of the apostles at the Last Supper was marked by the so-called "communion of salt", that is, Jesus personally dipped a piece of bread in salt for him?

Answer. Judas Iscariot.

1.150 What clock always shows the true time?

Answer. Solar ("true solar time").

1.151 In Malay, as you probably know, the word "orang" means "man". What does the word "orangorang" mean?

Answer. People (plural).

Answer . Fuel, instead of boiling water (99% of bacteria die from the sun during this time).

1.153 He tried to ask for peas, wheat, oats, hemp, barley. What plant should you ask for?

Answer . Sim-sim, or sesame, or sesame (Kasim, when he wanted to get out of the cave of the robbers, "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves").

2.154 Ivan Vasilievich came to Novgorod, trampled on his liberties, executed many people. Question: who is it - Ivan the Third, the Fourth or someone else?

Answer. Both (and IvanIII, and IvanIVboth did).

2.155 Name two more, besides Romeo and Juliet, the characters of this tragedy, and by the same names as they are indicated in the list of characters.

Answer. Montecchi and Capuleti (fathers), Senora Monteki and Senora Capulet, Juliet's Nurse, Lorenz's Brother, Mercutio, Benvolio, Tybalt, Paris, Apothecary, Duke of Escalus, Old Man, Giovanni's Brother, Balthazar, Samson, Gregory, Pietro, Abram, Pages Mercutio and Paris, Bailiff.

2.156 A rectangular sheet of paper folded in half was cut in half again. How many pieces will there be?

Answer. Or two, or three. Answers 2 or 3 are not accepted.

2.157 By the will of fate, we are especially aware of three characters in the history of ancient Egypt who lived at the same time. This is Akhenaten, his wife and his young successor.

Name the woman and the boy.

Answer. NefertitiandTutankhamun.

2.158 For buses, trolleybuses, trams and electric trains with right-hand traffic, the exit is more often on the right side than on the left. Why is this not the case for metro trains?

Answer. Platform between tracksanot outside.

2.159 This city was renamed in 1946 so that the Latinized version of its name Regiomontan would have to be replaced by Viburnumurbus. What is this city?

Answer. Koenigsberg, Kaliningrad (German "koenigs"= lat. "regio"= "royal", German. "berg"= lat. "montan"= mountain, lat. "Viburnum» = viburnum (plant), lat. "urbus"= "city").

2.160 Which two supreme pontiffs, among other things, became famous for the reform of the calendar?

Answer. Julius Caesar and Pope GregoryXIII.

2.161 Hours are arranged differently. What two types of clocks noticeably speed up when gravity increases?

Answer. Walkers with weights (pendulum) and sand (or water).

2.162 What, from a general biological point of view, is the main difference between the oriole and meadowsweet?

Answer . Oriole is an animal, meadowsweet is a plant.

2.163 The word "solfeggio" comes from the name of two notes. What?

Answer. Sol and Fa (in Italian sound).

2.164 In order to reach Pereslavl and Kyiv from Suzdal in the 12th century, one had to have very long… What?

Answer. Hands (Yuri Dolgoruky got the nickname because, being a prince of Suzdal, he fought for power far from Suzdal).

2.165 From the first letters of the names of the two main characters and the two main characters of this famous novel, the word "veto" is formed. What is this novel?

Answer. "Eugene Onegin" (Vladimir, Evgeny, Olga, Tatyana).

2.166 What are these Latin words: Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpius, Sagittarius, Capricornus?

Answer . The names of the signs of the Zodiac (Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn).

2.167 Who swallowed the stone and ultimately killed his political career as a result?

Answer. Kronos (swallowed a stone instead of the baby Zeus).

2.168 Few of them are so poetic as to carry in imagine the beauty of "ivory" or "morning freshness." What's this?

Answer. Names of states (Korea = Joseon - "Land of the morning freshness", Côte d'Ivoire = "Ivory Coast").

2.169 What is deuterium oxide commonly called?

Answer. Heavy water.

2.170 If d "Artagnan did not go to England, but in Russia, he would find here an extremely romantic, but very little reflected in literature period of history. At the court of which king, almost the same age as Athos, would he be?

Answer . Mikhail Romanov (reigned from 1613 to 1645, LouisXIIIdied 1643, LouisXIV- 1638-1715).

2.171 The Latin word "ksiv" is actually not a word, but ... What?

Answer. Number 14(XIV).

2.172 Biographical description plan: place of birth, place of residence, appearance, environment and meetings, fatal meeting and death, posthumous fate. Cite the beginning of this biographical description.

Answer. "The Forest Raised a Christmas Tree…"

It's the phrase "What? Where? When?" For more than 40 years we have been associated with a TV game, in which the intellectual elite Club of "experts" participates. Questions sent by viewers are always very unusual, interesting and tricky.

I.I. Rusanova compiled a most interesting book from them, which can become a guide for beginner experts. True, the author, as expected, first gives questions, and at the end of the chapter answers, but we, in order to save you time searching, will give them right away. So…

1. Why does a heron, when pecking at a fish, do not leave the place?

Because at this time, a kind of “dandruff” falls from it, on which fish and frogs “peck”.

2. Why did the duelists keep their left hand up?

Since duels usually took place at dusk, either at dawn or in the evening, they held a lantern in their left hand.

3. Why did Alexander the Great require his soldiers to shave their beards?

So that in battle the enemy could not grab them by the beard. This helped to increase the combat capability of the troops.

4. Why were typhoons previously given female names?

Typhoon (Chinese tai feng - big wind) - this is how tropical cyclones of storm and hurricane force were called in the Far East. The name of the first schooner hit by a typhoon was "Maria", and since then, typhoons have been assigned predominantly female names.

5. Why do cows like to graze on the railway embankment?

Usually railway sleepers are impregnated with tar, consisting of petroleum resins. The smell of tar repels mosquitoes and other insects that bite cows.

6. Which woman did not sleep at night for 2 years, 8 months and 4 weeks?

This is the character of the Arabic fairy tales "1001 Nights" Queen Shahrazad (or, as we are more accustomed to, Scheherazade). Her husband, King Shahriyar, after the betrayal of his former wife, took up arms against all women. Every night he took a new wife, and the next morning he executed her. The cunning Scheherazade began to tell a fairy tale at night and interrupted it at the most interesting place. This went on for 1001 nights. During this time, Shahriyar fell in love with the wise queen, and she became his faithful companion.

7. From which foot did Cinderella lose her shoe - from the right or from the left?

In the 17th century, when Charles Perrault, the author of this tale, lived, the shoes for both feet were the same, without distinction for the right and left. Division was introduced only in the 19th century. By the way, her shoe was not crystal at all, it’s just that in some French editions, instead of the word vair - “fur for the trim”, verre was mistakenly printed - “glass”, and therefore in the translations of this tale into other languages, including Russian, appeared "glass slipper".

8. Where did the ancient Romans look before paying their debts?

In ancient Rome, the date of payment of debts was kalends - the first day of the month. The word "calendar" (from Latin calendarium) literally means "debt book".

9. What was the name of the stick among the ancient muleteers?

In ancient Rome, a pointed stick used to drive animals was called a stimulus (from Latin stimulus). The word “incentive” has acquired a figurative meaning - now we call it the motivating reason (an incentive to work, an incentive to win).

10. Name the main word in modern telephone conversations and explain the connection between it and English sailors of the 18th century.

Until the beginning of the last century, the word "hello", used in maritime practice, meant "listen"; it was shouted into the mouthpiece of another ship. It is with this word that we start a conversation on the phone and pronounce it when it is hard to hear.

11. Why is it customary for Arabs to say that the distance between truth and falsehood is only five fingers?

Because the distance between the ear and the eye is equal to the width of the palm.

12. In the last century, American miners, descending into the mine, took cages with canaries with them. What was it for?

Canaries played the role of a kind of "sensor" of harmful gases. When their level rose, the canaries died, and the miners rose to the surface, because there was a danger of an explosion.

13. Why are there such short acts in Molière's comedies - lasting no more than half an hour each?

In Molière's time, the stage was lit by candles, and a candle burns out in about half an hour.

14. When one person speaks, this is a monologue, and two people speak a dialogue. What do you call a conversation of six people?

In Greek, dialogue means "conversation, conversation", so six people will also have a dialogue.

15. What will happen to a matador if instead of an angry bull he is attacked by an angry cow. Justify your answer!

When the bull is furious, his eyes are filled with blood, he sees almost nothing, and when attacking, he simply closes his eyes. This does not happen with a cow, so she perfectly sees the object of attack.

16. Once Pythagoras asked his students a question: what needs to be done in order for a valuable thought to come to mind.

The correct answer given by the teacher himself made his students very happy. So, what needs to be done when doing science so that a valuable thought comes to mind?

According to Pythagoras, for this you just need to relax.

17. What is the name of a French dish made from all sorts of things: different varieties of greens, meat, etc.?

This dish is called potpourri in French. A piece of music consisting of various melodies of famous operas, operettas and songs began to be called in the same way.

18. What is in the black box is a fake, fake and deceit.

It is made by men but used by women. This scam is over 200 years old, but we still continue to pay money for it. What is in the box?

This is bijouterie - jewelry made from non-precious stones and metals. Its heyday came in the 18th century, when there was a great need to imitate precious jewelry. Subsequently, a wide variety of materials began to be used for the manufacture of jewelry: glass, wood, leather, plastic, etc. Jewelry with Swarovski crystal crystals is especially valued, which, thanks to a special processing technology, are difficult to distinguish from real diamonds.

19. Away from the city of Snezhnogorsk, in a dense forest, there is a hut for hunters and fishermen, which is called "winter hut".

Usually, leaving there after hunting or fishing, people leave a supply of food. How can you store fresh potatoes so they don't freeze?

Potatoes need to be put in a plastic bag, tightly tied and lowered into water under ice. Since the water is always at a positive temperature, potatoes can be perfectly stored for a long time.

20. The most popular type of urban transport in London in the 19th century were cabs - hired carriages.

However, in the second half of the century, a certain invention appeared, which caused violent protests among English cabmen. Which?

It was an umbrella that actually appeared in China as early as the 11th century BC. and served to protect from the sun. The English businessman Jonas Hanway took it outside for the first time in the rain, and mass production of this particularly relevant item for England immediately began. And cabmen were just afraid that they would have fewer customers.

21. Name and show the item of clothing that was not in the wardrobe of the Romans before they conquered the northern peoples.

Pants, or, in modern terms, trousers, became such a novelty for the Romans. Their name among the northern peoples was similar: among the Celts - “marriage”, among the Germans - “brokes”, among the Dutch - “brock”.

22. This technical innovation appeared in London in 1911, but the Londoners were wary of it.

Then the management, to prove its safety, hired a disabled person on a wooden crutch to demonstrate its advantages. After that, everyone began to use the novelty and continue to this day. What it is?

This is an escalator at a subway station, the safety of which was convincingly proved by a disabled person on a wooden crutch.

23. In Japan, where earthquakes are frequent, reinforced concrete buildings collapse during earthquakes, and pagodas stand. Why?

In each pagoda, builders hung a special long wooden beam from top to bottom, equipped with a load at the end, and the oscillation frequency of this kind of pendulum was chosen so that during an earthquake the beam would swing in antiphase with the building itself. This made it possible to dampen the vibrations caused by the earthquake. The same principle is used today in vibration dampers mounted on tall factory chimneys and TV towers.

24. The Japanese concern "Toyota" pays remuneration to its personnel for inventions and improvements. What pays the smallest reward?

Remuneration, albeit the smallest, is paid even for those inventions that have no practical application.

25. The item in the black box is a masterpiece that was invented back in Ancient Babylon and has come down to us unchanged. What's this?

This is a brick. Bricks appeared in Ancient Babylon, and it was there that the corresponding standard was first approved for them, which allowed and still allows building any buildings and structures from bricks.

26. The Swedish lake Holmsø was polluted by acid rain and industrial waste.

Ecologists have proposed to restore life in it, using a large amount of lime. What ingenious way did the local authorities find to solve this problem?

On the shore of this lake is a confectionery factory. In her yard, a huge amount of eggshells, a wonderful limestone material, constantly accumulates. If this shell is thrown into the lake, then, according to scientists, it will gradually clear it of industrial pollution.

27. In 1769, the inhabitants of American Boston discovered that mail from England to Boston was delivered two weeks later than from Boston to England. Who is responsible for this violation?

The culprit was the current: to England, ships went with the flow, and from England, against the flow. In 1769, the Boston City Council complained to King George III that mail from England was constantly delayed. B. Franklin, an outstanding American political figure and scientist, who was then the Deputy Minister of Posts for the Colonies, decided to find out the reasons for this and, having studied the watch logs and charts of whaling ships, he compiled a map of the Gulf Stream - a powerful warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.

28. In the first half of the 15th century, there were only a few tens of thousands of handwritten books throughout Europe, and by 1500 the number of printed books was already more than 9 million.

Such a sharp increase in the number of books was facilitated by three inventions made in different centuries: 1) the invention of paper and its use instead of expensive parchment, 2) the invention and improvement of fonts, as well as the invention of a movable metal type, when lines in a typesetting frame were made up of pre-cast letters and signs. What was the third invention?

It was the invention and distribution of glasses that made it possible to change (mostly reduce) font sizes. True, the English scientist Roger Bacon wrote about glasses back in the 13th century, and ancient authors also mentioned polished natural crystals that could improve eyesight.

29. "The doctor has three tools"

“The doctor has three tools,” wrote the great Arab scholar, philosopher and physician of the 10th century, Avicenna. “The first is a knife, the second is a plant, and the third is the main thing ...” What tool, according to Avicenna, was the doctor’s main tool!

This word. Not without reason in Ancient Russia, people who knew how to sincerely talk, persuade, speak, calm others, were called doctors from the word "lie." True, then it simply meant "to speak."

30. Usually we use table napkins, or wipers, as they were called in Russia. And how were such napkins used in ancient Rome?

In ancient Rome, two napkins were served to each guest. The one that is smaller, he used during meals. As you know, the feasts in ancient Rome were plentiful, with dozens of changes of dishes, and in the second napkin, a larger one, the guest could take the treat home.

This is the standard of one kilogram - a cylinder made of platinum-iridium alloy, which is stored near Paris at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, founded in 1875.

33. The famous castle of Elsinore, where the action of the tragedy "Hamlet" is played out, stands on the shore of the strait.

In the 15th-18th centuries, all ships passing through the strait had to pay a duty to the Danish kings, depending on the value of the goods. Moreover, each captain himself reported on the cost of his cargo. What method did the royal treasury use to do this with absolute honesty?

The Danish king reserved the right to purchase any cargo according to the value that the captain named, and if it turned out to be suspiciously low, the king immediately laid out the named amount, and the captain had only to sail with empty holds.

On September 4, 1975, the legendary television game “What? Where? When?". Over the years of its existence, the rules, the names of the sectors, the teams themselves have changed. But invariably every year, fans of this program send tricky questions to compete with connoisseurs. Today we present you the five most interesting questions from the program “What? Where? When?".

The absurd disappearance of the picture

One day, Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was stolen from the Oslo National Gallery. The criminals climbed through the window, removed the picture and, despite the alarm, were able to escape unhindered. The explanation for this incident mentions another city. Which?

Answer: Lillehammer.

Explanation: The guards were so engrossed in the TV broadcast of the opening of the Winter Olympics from the Norwegian town of Lillehammer that they simply ignored the alarm.

Siberian conversation

The great Russian traveler Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalsky said that Siberians love to gather around the table on long winter evenings and, as they say, “Siberian conversation”. In the black box is an indispensable attribute of the "Siberian conversation". Attention, the question is: What is in the black box?

Answer: An indispensable attribute of the "Siberian conversation" was pine nuts. The Siberians sat at the table, nibbling nuts, and for the most part were silent.

Discoveries

What unites the great discoveries of Mendel and Mendeleev?

Answer: Mendel's theory of heredity and Mendeleev's periodic law of chemical elements are united by the fact that both of these discoveries were made in a dream.

Privileges of old age

An ancient Chinese book says: “A 50-year-old man can only walk on a stick at home. 60-year-old - only in his city. 70-year-old - wherever he wants. An 80-year-old can even come to the emperor's palace with a wand." And what does the ancient Chinese book say about the 90-year-old man?

Answer: The emperor himself must come to the 90-year-old old man.