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 · Wariant A

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

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Klucz odpowiedzi — Art, Literature, Music and Famous People of English-Speaking Countries · Wariant A

A → C → B → D — William Shakespeare → Jane Austen → Charles Dickens → J.R.R. Tolkien
C — George Frideric Handel
1–C, 2–E, 3–D, 4–B, 5–A — Mark Twain — „Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”; Edgar Allan Poe — „The Raven”; Oscar Wilde — „The Picture of Dorian Gray”; J.R.R. Tolkien — „The Lord of the Rings”; Jane Austen — „Emma”
D — Mark Twain
D — Andy Warhol
A → D → B → C — William Shakespeare → Jane Austen → Charles Dickens → J.R.R. Tolkien
1–A, 2–D, 3–C, 4–B — Oscar Wilde — Ireland; Mark Twain — the USA; Charles Dickens — England; Robert Burns — Scotland
False
False
1–B, 2–C, 3–E, 4–A, 5–D — Jane Austen — „Emma”; Mark Twain — „Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”; J.R.R. Tolkien — „The Lord of the Rings”; William Shakespeare — „Hamlet”; Charles Dickens — „A Christmas Carol”
1–A, 2–D, 3–B, 4–C, 5–E — J. K. Rowling — „Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”; Harper Lee — „To Kill a Mockingbird”; George Orwell — „Nineteen Eighty-Four”; F. Scott Fitzgerald — „The Great Gatsby”; Mary Shelley — „Frankenstein”
C — George Frideric Handel
1–A, 2–B, 3–D, 4–C — Pablo Picasso — Spain; Ludwig van Beethoven — Germany; Claude Monet — France; Vincent van Gogh — Netherlands
B → C → A → E → D — William Shakespeare → Jane Austen → Charles Dickens → Oscar Wilde → J.R.R. Tolkien
D — Grant Wood
D — John Milton
C → D → B → A — „Frankenstein” → „Oliver Twist” → „Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” → „Animal Farm”
A — Geoffrey Chaucer
True
C → A → D → B — Isaac Newton → Charles Darwin → Alexander Graham Bell → Stephen Hawking
D — Oscar Wilde
C → B → A → D — Edgar Allan Poe → Charles Dickens → Mark Twain → Oscar Wilde
D → B → A → C — „Hamlet” by William Shakespeare → „Robinson Crusoe” by Daniel Defoe → „Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley → „The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
False
C — Charles Dickens
D — Arthur Conan Doyle
1–B, 2–C, 3–D, 4–A — William Shakespeare — „Hamlet”; Charles Dickens — „Great Expectations”; Mary Shelley — „Frankenstein”; Oscar Wilde — „The Importance of Being Earnest”
D → C → A → B — „Pride and Prejudice” → „Oliver Twist” → „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” → „The Hobbit”
True
C — John Constable
B → A → D → C — „Oliver Twist” → „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” → „The Picture of Dorian Gray” → „The Hobbit”
False
1–C, 2–D, 3–A, 4–B — Mary Shelley — „Frankenstein”; Lewis Carroll — „Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”; Robert Louis Stevenson — „Treasure Island”; Emily Brontë — „Wuthering Heights”
D — J.R.R. Tolkien
B — Walt Whitman
1–D, 2–A, 3–C, 4–B — The British Museum — London; The Metropolitan Museum of Art — New York; The National Gallery of Australia — Canberra; The Art Institute — Chicago
B — Daniel Defoe
C → D → A → B — Shakespeare's „Hamlet” is written (around 1600) → Handel's „Messiah” is first performed (1742) → Jane Austen's „Emma” is published (1815) → The Beatles release „Abbey Road” (1969)
D — Vincent van Gogh
C — William Shakespeare
C → A → D → B — Henry Purcell → George Frideric Handel → Edward Elgar → Benjamin Britten
1–A, 2–D, 3–C, 4–B — „Hamlet” — Prince of Denmark; „Othello” — Moorish general; „Macbeth” — Scottish nobleman; „Romeo and Juliet” — Young lovers of Verona
C — Edgar Allan Poe
True
B — Jane Austen
1–D, 2–C, 3–B, 4–A — Oscar Wilde — Ireland; Mark Twain — United States; Charles Dickens — England; Robert Burns — Scotland
True
E → C → B → A → D — William Shakespeare → Jane Austen → Charles Dickens → Mark Twain → J.R.R. Tolkien
True
C → D → B → A — William Shakespeare → Jane Austen → Charles Dickens → Virginia Woolf