Intellectual games club. Questions "What?"
Question 1: We hope you enjoy this question. Typically English joke. An elderly gentleman, taking the elevator to the top floor, starts a conversation with the elevator operator:
- Tell me, my dear, what is the most difficult thing in your work? Probably climbs?
- No, sir.
- Then, probably, descents?
- No, sir.
- But what, in that case?
Restore the elevator operator's answer.
Answer: “Questions, sir.”
Answer: Everything after three counts.
Answer: deadline.
Test: using the keyword “questions” (“stupid questions”, “stupid questions”, “answer questions”, etc.).
Question 4: Writer Sergei Ivanov compared the January sun with HER. SHE usually shines several times a day, and for a fairly short time. Name HER in two or three words.
Answer: light bulb in the refrigerator
Question 5: Once, in the mid-30s. last century, HE visited his friend and read one work to his friend’s daughters. When leaving, HE forgot his stick, and so the girls decided that HE was THE SAME. Name those whom we encrypted with the words “HE” and “THE SAME”
Answer: Marshak and Scattered from Basseynaya Street.
Question 6: In one of the Harry Potter books, a bookseller gets into serious trouble because of the pugnacity of the monster books. He remembers another unpleasant situation, when the store purchased books on the ability to DO IT. Name the person who managed to DO THIS scientifically.
Answer: main character books The Invisible Man - Griffin, Books about Invisibility.
Question 7: On August 3, 1937, for literally an hour and a half, more than 15 thousand residents of Minsk saw how the red one was first raised on a high mast balloon, and then at different intervals one after another - six green balloons. What object serves as these balloons today?
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Answer: Scoreboard.
Comment: The balls indicated those that were pocketed in football match goals.
Question 8: American actor Willie Rogers, proud of his family's ancient history, once said: “My ancestors were not among the first settlers who came to America on the Mayflower.” They were…". Finish the sentence.
Answer: among those who met him.
Question 9: Once on the Segodnyachko program it was reported that a dog bit a certain Sergei Ivanovich, and, according to the correspondent, now only this citizen knows... And what does he know?
Answer: where the dog is buried.
Question 10: [To the presenter: read Stalin’s phrase with a Georgian accent; Emphasize the word “soften” a little in your voice.]
“This thing is stronger than Goethe’s Faust. Here love conquers death.” They say that when the decision was made to put Maxim Gorky’s book with this inscription by Stalin on public display, the archive workers froze in anticipation of a scandal. One ordinary employee was not at a loss, who, in order to soften the impression of this exhibit on visitors, armed herself with a pen and added... What?
Answer: Soft sign.
Test: Soft signs.
Comment: Stalin wrote this inscription while he was very drunk, so he wrote “love.”
Question 11: Driving along a St. Petersburg street, the author of the question saw an inscription that reported one action that is completely common today. Exactly the same inscription, by the way, could easily hang on the doors of a medieval weapons workshop. Reproduce the text of this two-word inscription.
Answer: “Making copies.”
Question 12: At the Statler Hotel in Chicago, the management sometimes places a mannequin in front of those gathered for a dinner party, which they jokingly call Louis XIV, and serves him equally with other guests. In what cases do they do this?
Answer: When 13 people gathered at the table, they seated the 14th - a mannequin.
Comment: Superstitions are still strong today...
Question 13: About whom did Mark Twain say: “He was happy man. When something funny came to his mind, he could be firmly sure that he was not repeating other people’s witticisms”?
Answer: Adam.
Question 14: The following useless fact can be found in the Book of Useless Facts: “If THIS were recognized as a religion, IT would be the tenth largest religious movement.” Let us add that in some countries, such as the DPRK, PRC, former USSR and, according to some sociological surveys, in Israel THIS would become the most numerous religion, but in Poland it would not. What is this?
Answer: Atheism.
Question 15:
Having guessed how LiveJournal user crimenelf signed these two pictures, write what word he signed with the third photograph we removed.
Question 16: In the TV series “House,” a doctor makes diagnoses for very complex cases of illness. His colleague Wilson is sometimes involved in determining the diagnosis. According to Wikipedia, Dr. House was based on another fictional person. Give this person's last name.
Answer: Holmes.
Commentary: Dr. House even lives in house number 221B, just like his supposed prototype Sherlock Holmes. House and Wilson have surnames that start with the same letters as Holmes and Watson.
Question 17: The German naturalist Johann Blumenbach called this animal “primary he”. We do not ask what and how we changed in this matter. Name this animal.
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Answer: Mammoth.
Comment: In fact, Blumenbach called the mammoth “primary elephant.”
Question 18: According to one version, this work tells about the creation of the world. The demiurges are a bird and a mammal, and the emotional witnesses are a pair of ancestors, the first humans. Name this work.
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Answer: “Chicken Ryaba.”
Question 19:
In one of the episodes of the animated series “The Simpsons,” Lisa starts smoking, and Homer tries to wean her from this habit. original name this episode was the title of a popular song with the beginning changed last word. Play this title.
Answer: Smoke on the daughter.
Question 20:
A Twitter user commented on the resignation of Yuri Luzhkov with the words “They cut down the forest - the chips fly.” In one of the words in this post we replaced one letter. Reproduce the word the blogger used.
Answer: Caps are flying.
Question 21:
As the saying goes, this piece of clothing goes through a lot of hard work all day. Name this item of clothing.
Answer: Socks. On your feet all day.
Question 22: Roma Voronezhsky depicted a BLACK SQUARE in the center of the Japanese flag and called what he got a flag Kuril Islands. What did we replace with the phrase “BLACK SQUARE”?
Answer: White rectangle.
15 not the most difficult questions asked in the game “What? Where? When?"
1. Aviation sports include: airplane, helicopter, glider... Name the fourth type.
Answer:* Parachuting.
2. The British say: “It doesn’t matter what you’re hanged for - a sheep or a lamb.” What are we saying in this case?
Answer: “Seven troubles, one answer.”
3. According to local legend, the inhabitants of this small mountainous European country, with a predominantly Muslim population, are descendants of a large black eagle. What kind of country is this if its name means “Country of Eagles”?
Answer: Albania.
4. What rule is strictly observed in relation to diamonds weighing more than 50 carats?
Answer: They are given names.
5. The highest mountain system Western Europe- Alps - located on the territory of 7 states. I will name six of them, and you will name the seventh. So: Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, Yugoslavia.
Answer: France.
6. How in Russia since the 16th century they called a measure of length equal to the length of the phalanx index finger, which in turn was equal to 1.75 inches?
Answer: Vershok.
7. Translate the word “revenge” into Italian.
Answer: Vendetta.
8. This is the first time military rank(as a title) was received by the brother of the French king Charles IX, later the king himself - Henry III. IN Russian history you can count them on your fingers. Name the first and last in the USSR.
Answer: Stalin is a generalissimo.
9. B under stress The body produces dangerous toxins. How, most often independent of human will, are they removed from the body?
Answer: With tears.
10. What word in Japanese means “ a big wave in the harbor"?
Answer: Tsunami.
11. Although he built many structures: a bridge in Bordeaux, a viaduct in Garabi, a train station in Budapest, and took part in the construction of the Panama Canal, only one object brought him worldwide fame. Which one?
Answer: Eiffel Tower in Paris.
12. What are the names of Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.
13. The English say: “Curses are like chickens - they immediately come back.” What are we saying in this case?
Answer: “Don’t dig a hole for someone else, you’ll fall into it yourself.”
14. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. "Taras Bulba". Ostap: “Father! where are you? Can you hear? Taras Bulba: “I hear you!” Name two more characters between whom there is almost verbatim dialogue.
Answer: Wolf: “Hare! Can you hear me?" Hare: “I hear, I hear.” Wolf: “Well, Hare, wait!”
15. You know that if a cat is aggressive towards you, it arches its back, flattens its ears, moves its tail; if a dog is aggressive, it bares its teeth, bristles and growls. And what animal in this situation bares its teeth, flattens its ears and tries to turn its back?
Answer: Horse.
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Interesting things on the web
Question 1: In one film adaptation famous work John has a pet called Morph, which can also imitate the shape of other creatures. Say John's last name.Answer: Silver.
A comment: In the fantastic film adaptation of Treasure Island, John Silver has a creature that imitates not only its voice (like a parrot), but also its external form.
Source(s): http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Planet
Question 2: During the second Anglo-American war of 1812-1814. position of food inspector in American army occupied by one Samuel Wilson. On boxes with food sent to the front, he put two letters, from which he received his nickname. Which? Question 3: In Daniel Orlov's poem, the Xs are sick from a blizzard. The title of the article about the Victory Parade mentions three ICSAs on Red Square. What word did we replace with "X"? Question 4: U ancient philosophers HE was associated with the Universe, united in its diversity. In Christianity, HE symbolizes the church, which patronizes numerous believers. And HE is also present on the historical coat of arms of one European province. What is the name of this province?Answer: Granada.
A comment: HE is a garnet.
Source(s):
1. O. Vovk. Encyclopedia of signs and symbols. - M.: Veche, 2006. - P. 139-140.
2. http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada_(province)
Answer: Flared trousers.
Test: Flared; flares.
A comment: In French, they are pattes d "éléphant - elephant paws. In Russian, the name passed to trousers, apparently, from the flared skirt.
Source(s):
1. E. Grishkovets, “How I Ate the Dog.”
2. http://lingvo.yandex.ru/fr?CardId=MOgQ7BDUESAQ,;L2C;4;0;1;0;8;9
Answer: Conquest of the Kazan and Astrakhan kingdoms.
Test: Capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, etc.
A comment: The Kazan and Astrakhan monarchs were traditionally called tsars in Russian; After the conquest of the cities, Ivan the Terrible assumed these titles.
Source(s): CM. Soloviev. Works: In 18 books. - Book 3. - M.: Mysl, 1989. - P. 497, 499.
Question 8: He is the author of several dozen works. There is a version that attributes his creations to his fellow writer. Academician Garson published a brochure in which he attributed these works to the crowned lady. To confirm his version, the academician “deciphered” the author’s surname as “I am the king.” Name the Russian writer who wrote a work about the life of this person, putting his last name in the title.Answer: Bulgakov.
A comment:"Me le Roi" = Moliere, story "The Life of Monsieur de Moliere".
Source(s):
1. http://lib.meta.ua/index.php?book_id=17823
2. http://slovari.yandex.ru/art.xml?art=bse/00010/80900.htm
In the comedy "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", Robin's rival shows the best result in shooting. However, Robin, having looked at the regulations, finds out that he has the right to have one more try, and those around him, having also checked the regulations, recognize this. What word of Greek origin have we replaced with the word “regulation”? Question 12: In Brazil, IT used to be released with Braille text and the smell of coffee. And in Argentina several years ago, one man tried to poison his rival out of jealousy by smearing IT with strychnine and selling IT to the victim. Name IT.
Answer: Postage Stamp.
Test: Brand.
A comment: The would-be killer was a postal worker.
A long time ago, the Shah of Persia wanted to know what determines a person’s actions and behavior in this life. First, the Shah's assistants compiled a whole volume, then one page, and then they found one single word. Question: name this main word. (1995)
Experts' answer: Love.
Correct answer: survival.
Medical experiments
One therapist believed that people in his profession should have two qualities. Firstly, this complete absence disgust. Secondly, observation. At his lectures at the institute where he taught, he demonstrated the following experiment: he took urine, put his finger in it, then took it out and licked it and determined by taste whether the patient had diabetes or not. Question: After a few minutes, repeat this experiment. (1997)
Experts' answer: you need to dip one finger into the urine and lick the other.
Correct answer: the experts answered correctly.
Oriental tales
The Arabs claimed that woman's face without this it’s like dawn without the sun. Question: what are they talking about? (2003)
Experts' answer: without a smile.
Correct answer: without a mole.
Nomad dish
The connoisseurs were brought a cauldron with a hole in the lid.
During a trip to Central Asia The TV viewer watched as the nomads prepared an amazing dish - a snake stuffed with rice. Moreover, the snake’s body turned out to be thicker than its head. Question: In one minute, should you describe in detail what the nomads did to prepare this dish? (2005 year)
Experts' answer: pour water into the cauldron, dead snake Place in a bowl so that the tail is at the bottom and the head looks out through the hole in the cauldron. The cook had to open the snake's mouth and press the rice into it.
Correct answer: Pour water into a cauldron, put a live snake in it and cover with a lid. Due to lack of oxygen, the live snake sticks its head into the hole, opens its mouth, and the cook begins to throw rice into it.
A simple equation
Recently, a group of American sociologists came up with an equation by which you can calculate the rate of increase in the number of bestsellers purchased (that is, if you know how many books were bought in the first week, you can find out how many will be bought in a month, for example). But it turned out that a similar equation has been known for a long time. True, it is used in another sphere of human activity. Question: What is calculated by the same equation as the distribution of best sellers? (2010)
Experts' answer: growth of epidemics.
Correct answer:
Memory prosthesis
The black box now contains what the writer Vladimir Soloukhin called a memory prosthesis? Question: What is in the black box? (year 2012)
Experts' answer: camera.
Correct answer: Notebook.
Haircut is both dangerous and difficult
One hairdressing school produced a poster that advertised haircuts for trainees. The poster showed a copy of one famous self-portrait. Question: what kind of self-portrait was used? (year 2013)
Experts' answer: Self-portrait of Van Gon with a cut off ear.
Correct answer: The experts gave the correct answer.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 05/18/2007:
On the facade of the building of the land cadet corps in St. Petersburg representatives were depicted different countries in national clothes. And the artist decided to draw only a representative of one European country not in national clothes, but naked with a piece of fabric in his hands.
Attention, question: What country did this naked man represent?Answer:
When the head of this corps, Major General Anhalt, asked the artist why this man was naked, the artist replied: “This is a Frenchman, Your Excellency! Their fashion changes every day.”
The experts lost the question.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 12/31/1994:
Can you name the device, 140cm long, 80cm wide and 45cm high, that the 17th century Dutch used to try to lower their blood pressure?
Answer:
17th century Dutch fleeing high blood pressure...slept sitting. The device for this was simply a short bed.
Alexey Blinov's team played. Victory for the viewer.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 05/28/2004:
Attention, question: Guess the Russian folk riddle:
There is a head, but no brain.
There are ears, but no hearing.
There is a back, but no belly.Answer:
There is a head, but no brain.
There are ears, but no hearing.
There is a back, but no belly. This is a bast shoe!The experts answered incorrectly.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 09/12/1989:
What exactly did Mary Quant cut off with ordinary scissors, for which she received the Order of the British Empire?
Answer:
In 1963, Wells girl Mary Quant cut off the hem of her skirt. She was awarded the Order of the British Empire for inventing the mini fashion.
Nurali Latypov answered, but the experts’ version turned out to be incorrect.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 12/21/1996:
According to Egyptian legend, the pharaoh once instructed his priests to find a word that would contain all the wisdom of the world. A word that is now interpreted by the modern philosophical dictionary as “the zone within which a given quality can be modified while maintaining its essential characteristics.” Attention, question: Find this word.
Answer:
The word that the priests found, which “would contain all the wisdom of the world” is the word... measure.
Maxim Potashev gave the wrong answer, the experts lost.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 01/05/2000:
“Life is a tragedy for those who feel.”
Attention, question: And for whom is life a comedy, from the point of view of the Finnish writer Larni Marti?Answer:
Larnie Marty said: “Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think!”
Rovshan Askerov answered incorrectly.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 03/15/2003:
In the second half of the 19th century, many hairdressing salons opened in Moscow.
Why was it customary in those days to install a large aquarium in the center of the hall? What was it for?Answer:
There were leeches in the aquariums, since at that time some medical services were provided in hairdressing salons.
The rookie team was playing! The question was figured out.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 05.12.1992:
In an ancient Japanese temple, the bells strike exactly one hundred and eight times on New Year's Day. And with the last, 108th blow, the Japanese is, as it were, reborn.
Attention, question: What does every ring of the New Year's bell mean to the Japanese?Answer:
IN New Year the Japanese seem to be born again. According to legend, every Japanese has 108 sins, and with each strike of the bell, the Japanese are cleansed of one of their vices.
Leonid Klimovich brought the team a point.
- The question was asked in the TV game “What? Where? When?" 04/23/1980:
Imagine a whalebone...or several whalebones! These objects in life were, so to speak, in blue. And this blue is, so to speak, in something red.
Attention, question: Name this blue and this red?
