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GET CONNECTED

Bender

WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? As we decided to organize something

interesting, first idea that came to our mind was about intellectual games.

The game had its usual rules. Students were divided in 3 teams:

“Easy”,” Scarlet” and ” Hero”

WARM-UP QUESTIONS: Q: What, according to Christopher Morley, was invented by a

woman who had been kissed on the forehead?Answer: High heels.  Q: The fear reaction that appeared on the screen was due not

only to the qualities of the actor John Marley, but also to the fact that when they filmed the scene they have never used a piece of plastic, but a real one, obtained from a dog food factory . And they didn't even warn John about that. What movie is it about?

Answer: The GodfatherComment: It's about the scene when the character wakes up

with a horse head in his bed.

ROUND 1: Questions:1. What do you get twice for free and have to pay for if

you want more?2. What place, according to Mark Twain, has the highest

rate of mortality?3. To answer this question you need to really joint efforts

of all the team members. One of them is the son of Constantine Filatov, another one is astrophysicist Holmogorov's son. Probably Holmogorov profession led him to give a specific name to his son. Born in the late 60s, they met with two others of their age in the mid-70s and were together until 1999. Under what name do we know this group?

4. Once, George Harrison's father, Harold, came home and saw his child in white clothes sitting on his head. George's mother asked her husband not to disturb the baby when he is in ALFA. "But I thought this is a pijama" - said Harold. In fact, ALFA appeared 17 years after the breakup of the band "The Beatles". What is ALFA?

5. In one publication numbers of "Компьютернaя газетa" (computer paper) there is an article entitled 'Does penguin need an umbrella". Answer by three words, which is the theme of the article in question.

6. 1 out of 5 divorces are caused by it. Every month are reported a lot of cases of breakups among its users. Its first investor, Peter Thiel, has sold half of the shares of Russian firm DST in 2009. What is this?

7. One of the rockets sent into space by the Soviet Union, was called dognik in the English magazines. Who was in the rocket?

8. Alexei Dobrotvorschii, scientist and inventor, says that in the history was only one person that cannot be replaced. Call his name.

ROUND 2:

9. The Beatles used the word "drug" 613 times in their tracks. What word was replaced by drug?

10. For some of you this objects reminds you about Jefferson president, for others this object reminds you about signing of the Declaration of Independence of the USA, others about 200 years from independence. Many of you have never seen it for sure. Name the object.

11. In 1938, magazine Time declared him "The men of the year". In the same year, he assumed control of his army, announced plans to crush Czechoslovakia, increased its influence in Austria threatened with invasion and exiled 12,000 people who were inferior to him in his country. Who is him?

12. Recently, U.S. farmers have accused the sellers of DVDs drop in demand for some agricultural crop. Which one?

13. He was originally going to be called Sherrinford. According to some statistics, HE has appeared in 226 films and been played by dozens of different actors since the advent of cinema in the late nineteenth century. What is his name?

14. What did the company BMW start producing at the beginning of its history.

15. RUBY was incredible beautiful. SHE became part of their family. SHE has a lot of fans all over the world after her appearance in all 9 chapters of this family story. RUBY is very important for two brave brothers, because their father loved her a lot. What was replaces by RUBY?

16. They say you can see him in the Scottish Highlands. And even there are no reasons to believe his existence, people are afraid of him. The legend about him also attracts many tourists. His nickname is Nessie. But how people usually call him?

IF YOU TRIED TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT NOW Answers Round 1:1. Teeth. (Baby teeth, permanent teeth, and false

teeth.)2. A bed3. Brigada4. Nirvana5. Antivirus for Linux6. Facebook7. Dogs Belka and Strelka8. Adam

Answers Round 2:9. Love10. 2$ bill11. Adolf Hitler12. Corn(selling DVDs lowers the number of visitors to

cinemas and thus lower demand for popcorn)13. Sherlock Holmes14. Aircraft engines15. Impala16. The Loch Ness Monster

WE WORKED HARD

WE GOT CONNECTED

WE HAD A LOT OF FUN!