Art, Literature, Music and Famous People of English-Speaking Countries

50 pytań o pisarzach, malarzach, kompozytorach i dziełach kultury krajów anglojęzycznych – po angielsku.

50 pytań · maks. 50 pkt

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Who wrote the novel „Pride and Prejudice”? (1 pkt)
- A. Jane Austen
- B. George Eliot
- C. Charlotte Brontë
- D. Mary Shelley
Which writer created the characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn? (1 pkt)
- A. Jack London
- B. Herman Melville
- C. Edgar Allan Poe
- D. Mark Twain
Which author wrote „The Hobbit” and „The Lord of the Rings”? (1 pkt)
- A. J.K. Rowling
- B. C.S. Lewis
- C. Roald Dahl
- D. J.R.R. Tolkien
Put these English-language writers in chronological order by birth year, from the earliest born to the latest born. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Jane Austen
- B. J.R.R. Tolkien
- C. William Shakespeare
- D. Charles Dickens
Arrange these works by their first publication date, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. „The Hobbit”
- B. „The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- C. „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
- D. „Oliver Twist”
Arrange these writers by year of birth, from the earliest born to the latest born. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Mark Twain
- B. Charles Dickens
- C. Edgar Allan Poe
- D. Oscar Wilde
Match each author with his or her work. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. William Shakespeare
2. Charles Dickens
3. Mary Shelley
4. Oscar Wilde
- A. „Great Expectations”
- B. „Frankenstein”
- C. „The Importance of Being Earnest”
- D. „Hamlet”
Match each writer with his country of birth. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. Oscar Wilde
2. Mark Twain
3. Charles Dickens
4. Robert Burns
- A. Scotland
- B. United States
- C. Ireland
- D. England
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the poem „The Raven”. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Charles Dickens wrote the play „Romeo and Juliet”. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Who wrote the novel „Great Expectations”? (1 pkt)
- A. George Eliot
- B. Charles Dickens
- C. Thomas Hardy
- D. William Thackeray
Which American author wrote the short story „The Tell-Tale Heart”? (1 pkt)
- A. Edgar Allan Poe
- B. Washington Irving
- C. Nathaniel Hawthorne
- D. Herman Melville
Which Irish-born writer wrote the play „The Importance of Being Earnest”? (1 pkt)
- A. Samuel Beckett
- B. Bram Stoker
- C. Oscar Wilde
- D. George Bernard Shaw
Arrange these English-language authors by birth year, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Charles Dickens
- B. Jane Austen
- C. J.R.R. Tolkien
- D. Mark Twain
- E. William Shakespeare
Arrange these works by the year of first publication, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”
- B. „The Hobbit”
- C. „Pride and Prejudice”
- D. „Oliver Twist”
Arrange these people by birth year, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Charles Darwin
- B. Alexander Graham Bell
- C. Isaac Newton
- D. Stephen Hawking
Match each author with a work they wrote. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. Jane Austen
2. Mark Twain
3. J.R.R. Tolkien
4. William Shakespeare
5. Charles Dickens
- A. „A Christmas Carol”
- B. „Emma”
- C. „The Lord of the Rings”
- D. „Hamlet”
- E. „Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
Match each artist or composer with the country where they were born. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. Pablo Picasso
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
3. Claude Monet
4. Vincent van Gogh
- A. Netherlands
- B. Germany
- C. France
- D. Spain
The Beatles were a band that came from Liverpool. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Charles Darwin published „On the Origin of Species” in 1959. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Which writer created the detective Sherlock Holmes? (1 pkt)
- A. Robert Louis Stevenson
- B. Arthur Conan Doyle
- C. Wilkie Collins
- D. Agatha Christie
Which painter is best known for the series of paintings „Sunflowers”? (1 pkt)
- A. Edgar Degas
- B. Paul Cézanne
- C. Vincent van Gogh
- D. Claude Monet
Arrange these English-language writers by the year of their birth, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. J.R.R. Tolkien
- B. William Shakespeare
- C. Charles Dickens
- D. Jane Austen
- E. Oscar Wilde
Match each author with their famous work. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. Mark Twain
2. Edgar Allan Poe
3. Oscar Wilde
4. J.R.R. Tolkien
5. Jane Austen
- A. „The Lord of the Rings”
- B. „Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”
- C. „The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- D. „The Raven”
- E. „Emma”
Match each famous person with their country of origin. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. Oscar Wilde
2. Mark Twain
3. Charles Dickens
4. Robert Burns
- A. the USA
- B. England
- C. Scotland
- D. Ireland
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Jane Austen wrote the novel „Jane Eyre”. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Which composer, born in Germany, spent much of his career in London and wrote „Water Music”? (1 pkt)
- A. Benjamin Britten
- B. Henry Purcell
- C. Edward Elgar
- D. George Frideric Handel
Arrange these people by the century in which they were born, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. Jane Austen
- B. J.R.R. Tolkien
- C. Charles Dickens
- D. William Shakespeare
Match each museum or gallery with the city where it is located. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. The British Museum
2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
3. The National Gallery of Australia
4. The Art Institute
- A. New York
- B. Canberra
- C. Chicago
- D. London
Which English playwright wrote „Hamlet” and „Macbeth”? (1 pkt)
- A. Ben Jonson
- B. Christopher Marlowe
- C. John Milton
- D. William Shakespeare
Which English poet wrote the epic poem „Paradise Lost”? (1 pkt)
- A. Lord Byron
- B. John Milton
- C. William Wordsworth
- D. Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Which British artist painted the landscape „The Hay Wain” (1821)? (1 pkt)
- A. John Constable
- B. J. M. W. Turner
- C. William Blake
- D. Thomas Gainsborough
Arrange these English-language works by their first publication or first performance date, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. „Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
- B. „Hamlet” by William Shakespeare
- C. „The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- D. „Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe
Which British composer wrote the oratorio „Messiah”? (1 pkt)
- A. Edward Elgar
- B. George Frideric Handel
- C. Benjamin Britten
- D. Henry Purcell
Which American artist is famous for his paintings of Campbell's soup cans? (1 pkt)
- A. Edward Hopper
- B. Roy Lichtenstein
- C. Andy Warhol
- D. Jackson Pollock
Arrange these people by year of birth, from the earliest born to the latest born. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. William Shakespeare
- B. Virginia Woolf
- C. Jane Austen
- D. Charles Dickens
Arrange these works by the year of their first publication, from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. „Oliver Twist”
- B. „Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”
- C. „Frankenstein”
- D. „Animal Farm”
Match each writer with the work he or she wrote. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. J. K. Rowling
2. Harper Lee
3. George Orwell
4. F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Mary Shelley
- A. „Frankenstein”
- B. „Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”
- C. „To Kill a Mockingbird”
- D. „Nineteen Eighty-Four”
- E. „The Great Gatsby”
Which English poet wrote „The Canterbury Tales”? (1 pkt)
- A. John Milton
- B. Edmund Spenser
- C. Geoffrey Chaucer
- D. William Wordsworth
Which English author wrote the novel „Robinson Crusoe”? (1 pkt)
- A. Henry Fielding
- B. Daniel Defoe
- C. Jonathan Swift
- D. Samuel Richardson
Arrange these composers by year of birth, from the earliest born to the latest born. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. George Frideric Handel
- B. Henry Purcell
- C. Edward Elgar
- D. Benjamin Britten
Match each Shakespeare play with its main character. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. „Hamlet”
2. „Othello”
3. „Macbeth”
4. „Romeo and Juliet”
- A. Moorish general
- B. Young lovers of Verona
- C. Scottish nobleman
- D. Prince of Denmark
Match each author with the work they wrote. (1 pkt, wpisz literę pasującej odpowiedzi)
1. Mary Shelley
2. Lewis Carroll
3. Robert Louis Stevenson
4. Emily Brontë
- A. „Treasure Island”
- B. „Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”
- C. „Frankenstein”
- D. „Wuthering Heights”
William Shakespeare was born in the 16th century. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote „Paradise Lost”. (1 pkt)
- True
- False
Which American poet wrote the collection „Leaves of Grass”? (1 pkt)
- A. Emily Dickinson
- B. Robert Frost
- C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- D. Walt Whitman
Arrange these events from the earliest to the latest. (1 pkt, wpisz litery A, B, C… w kolejności)
- A. The Beatles release „Abbey Road” (1969)
- B. Handel's „Messiah” is first performed (1742)
- C. Jane Austen's „Emma” is published (1815)
- D. Shakespeare's „Hamlet” is written (around 1600)
Which American painter is best known for „American Gothic” (1930), showing a farmer with a pitchfork standing next to a woman? (1 pkt)
- A. Norman Rockwell
- B. Andrew Wyeth
- C. Edward Hopper
- D. Grant Wood

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