What is in your name intellectual questions. Examples of questions and tasks of different types for intellectual games

1. Cat and dog.

2. 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.

15. D (you can’t imagine shorter).

16. Marine (the so-called nutrients, whose chemical and energy properties are close to the composition of human blood).

17. Because they see camouflaged objects better.

18. Icebergs that have run aground.

20. Iceland leads in the number of launched fireworks.

21. Pour the juice from the second glass into the fifth.

Regulations on the game

Target:

The competition consists of three rounds and is held according to the following scheme:

  1. Participants are seated one at a desk, each is assigned a number.
  2. On the desk, the participants have three tablets with the numbers 1, 2, 3. Answering the question, the participants raise the card with the correct answer.
  3. The question and answer options are read twice and immediately the participants give an answer to the question. The answers of those participants who immediately raised the card with the answer option are taken into account.
  4. The first round consists of 10 compulsory questions with three possible answers. If the participants scored the same number of points, they are given additional questions to determine 12 participants who will advance to the second round.
  5. Before the second round, the order of the participants' answers is determined. For this, everyone has a “cut” word on their desk. The facilitator asks a question, the participants collect a word that is the answer to the question. Whoever collected the first answers first, etc. if the participant collected the word incorrectly, then he can try again. The results are controlled by the presenter, the jury fixes.
  6. Further, each participant (according to the previously established order) chooses a field of knowledge, the names of which are posted on the board. Each participant chooses one area to answer and answers five questions. (Each area will consist of 10 questions, so 2 participants can choose one area). 6 people advance to the third round.
  7. In the third round, each participant must answer the largest number questions asked in 1 minute. The time and correctness of the answers are controlled by the jury.
  8. The jury consists of 6 people. In the first round, everyone fixes the results of only 3 certain people. The jury is given a table in which the numbers of the participants are written. If the participant answered correctly, then he is given any sign, which then turns into a point. If he answered incorrectly, then nothing is put to him. Each round uses its own table to record the results. At the end of each round, the jury determines the participants. who move on to the next round.

First tour.

  1. What mice live in the tundra?
    1. forest
    2. volatile
    3. lemmings
  2. The city of Vladivostok is located on the…
    1. Laptev Seas
    2. North Sea
    3. Sea of ​​Japan
  3. Sasha and Arina solved the problem in 10 minutes. How much time did each girl spend on solving the problem?
    1. 5 minutes
    2. 10 minutes
    3. 20 minutes
  4. Where does the sun rise?
    1. in the West
    2. on South
    3. in the east
  5. Which of these characters was not invented by E. Uspensky?
    1. Vrungel
    2. Pechkin
    3. Shapoklyak
  6. Which of the heroes of the Novgorod epics played the harp and visited the sea king?
    1. Sadko
    2. Svyatogor
    3. Mikula Selyaninovich
  7. How many sounds (o) are in the word puzzle?
    1. four
    2. one
  8. Who is not a bird?
    1. owl
    2. penguin
    3. bat
  9. Which part of speech does not use prepositions?
    1. adjective
    2. verb
    3. noun
  10. What paints need to be mixed to paint green grass?
    1. yellow and blue
    2. yellow and brown
    3. purple and brown
  11. Who looks like a fabulous unicorn?
    1. narwhal
    2. seal
  12. How many labors is believed to have been performed by Hercules?
  13. Which sea does not exist?
    1. lilac sea
    2. red sea
    3. White Sea
  14. What did Winnie the Pooh consider the best gift?
    1. sugar
    2. chocolate
  15. From what distance are penalties awarded in football?
    1. from 12 meters
    2. from 11 meters
    3. from 10 meters

"Cut Word". The name of which plant says where it lives? (Plantain).

Second round.

Mathematics.

  1. The turkey weighs 4 kg. How much will he weigh if he stands on one leg? ( 4 kg)
  2. How much will it be if the number 1 is multiplied by itself a thousand times? ( 1 )
  3. The man went to Moscow in a taxi. On the way, 7 trucks and 5 cars were moving towards him. How many cars went to Moscow? ( one is a taxi)
  4. Dad, mom and son together for 70 years. How old will they be together in 4 years? ( 12 years more -82)
  5. Name the next year after 2002, which can be read both from left to right and from right to left. ( 2112 )
  6. Veronica asked her brother: “If I am 4 years older than you now, how many years will I be older than you in 5 years?” ( for 4 years)
  7. Half the diameter of a circle. ( radius)
  8. Emelya was sawing wood. How many cuts must Emelya make to get 8 logs? ( 7 cuts)
  9. What is a number equal to if its twelfth part is 2? ( 24 )
  10. Name five days in a row, without naming any numbers or days of the week. ( the day before yesterday, yesterday, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow)
  11. The three painters had a brother, Polycarp, but Polycarp had no brothers. How could this happen? ( Painters - sisters)

Russian language.

  1. The words are opposite in meaning. ( antonyms)
  2. What pronouns are the purest? ( you-we-you)
  3. Replace the phrase with an adverb. On an empty stomach. (on an empty stomach)
  4. Finish the proverb: Learning is light, ... ( and ignorance is darkness).
  5. Solve the metagram:
    With the sound (C) I'm not tasty,
    But everyone needs food.
    S (M) - beware of me, not that
    I will eat both the dress and the coat. ( salt - mole)
  6. Is this the initial form of the verb? ( indefinite form)
  7. Finish the proverb: Where there are many words, there ... ( little business).
  8. What are obsolete and obsolete words called? ( archaisms)
  9. Which pronoun needs to be cleaned up? ( my)
  10. Solve the metagram:
    C (K) I'm at school on the wall
    Mountains, rivers are on me.
    S (P) - I won’t hide from you -
    I am also at school. ( map - desk)

Literary reading.

  1. Who wrote the fairy tale Stone Flower»? ( Bazhov)
  2. Name the most famous nanny of one of the famous poets. (Arina Rodionovna)
  3. What was the name of the king in The Tale of the Golden Cockerel? ( Dadon)
  4. Name the author of the fairy tales: "Porridge from an ax", "Fear has big eyes." ( people)
  5. Finish the saying: go there - I don’t know where, ... ( bring it, I don't know what)
  6. This writer published his first stories under the pseudonym Antoshe Chekhonte. State the real name of this author. ( Anton Pavlovich Chekhov)
  7. A market woman with a severed nose.
  8. Continue the poem by A. Barto.
    It was in January
    There was a tree on the mountain
    …. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    (And near this Christmas tree
    Wandering evil wolves
    .)
  9. How many brothers did Eliza, the heroine of H.H. Andersen's fairy tale "Wild Swans" have? ( 11 )
  10. This is the name of the story of Nikolai Nosov, and the poem of Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky. ( "Telephone")

Natural science.

Sport.

  1. How is water polo played? ( ball)
  2. Previously, this game was called "basket-ball". What kind of game is it? ( basketball)
  3. How many minutes is a football game? ( 45 minutes)
  4. The Olympic flag has five rings. What do they symbolize? ( five continents of the earth)
  5. What is the maximum number of points you can earn in basketball with one shot? ( 3 points)
  6. What games, known since ancient times, unite athletes from all countries? ( Olympic Games)
  7. What does the term "draw" mean in chess? ( nobody won)
  8. Name the sport that has the lightest ball. ( tennis)
  9. What is the name of the distance in cross country skiing? ( track)
  10. What is biathlon? ( long distance skiing and rifle shooting)

"About everything in the world".

  1. Surname circus performer, famous for its numbers with cats. ( Kuklachev)
  2. From the fruit of which plant are raisins made? ( grape)
  3. On which tree does a crow sit when it rains? ( on the wet)
  4. Which country ranks first in the world in terms of population? ( China)
  5. Which famous writer made snowdrops bloom in winter? ( Marshak "12 months")
  6. What is the smallest bird in the world? ( hummingbird)
  7. Who could ride half a horse? ( Munchausen)
  8. What geometric figure has the same name as a hat? ( cylinder)
  9. Where is the grasshopper's ear? ( On the foot.)
  10. Which of Vehicle is there a stop valve? ( train)

Third round.

  1. Bed sheet for the little ones. ( diaper)
  2. verb)
  3. . Which is lighter: 1 kg of down or 1 kg of iron? ( equals)
  4. The deepest lake in the world. ( Baikal)
  5. What number cannot be divided by? ( zero)
  6. Time span of 100 years. ( century)
  7. How to write "dry grass" in four letters? ( Hay)
  8. cabbage leaf with stuffing wrapped in it? ( stuffed cabbage)
  9. In which fruit was Cheburashka found? ( in oranges)
  10. What is the name of the main square in Moscow? ( Red)
  11. Name the national tree of Russia. ( Birch)
  12. What kind of shoes did a Russian peasant wear? ( Bast shoes)
  13. What treat is a must at Maslenitsa? ( Pancakes)
  14. How many ears do 5 mice have? ( 10 )
  15. Who was the first to call K. Chukovsky on a fabulous phone? ( Elephant)
  16. How many eggs can you eat on an empty stomach? ( One. After the first - it's not on an empty stomach).
  17. Can an ostrich call itself a bird? ( no, he doesn't speak)
  18. Who spoke magic words: "Sim, Sim, open the door"? ( Ali Baba)
  19. A scientist who excavates? ( archaeologist)
  20. Soup based on kvass. ( okroshka)
  21. The part of speech that denotes an action is called ... ( verb)
  22. Which continent is the coldest? ( Antarctica)
  23. How many months in a year besides summer? ( 9 )
  24. Name the hero of the fairy tale with a beautiful rich fur coat, who wished to take Thumbelina as his wife. ( Mole)
  25. How many dwarves does Snow White have? ( 7 )
  26. "Blue vegetable" ( eggplant)
  27. . What is the name of ancient ancestor elephant? ( mammoth)
  28. Dr. Watson's friend. ( Sherlock Holmes)
  29. . What animals have eight legs? ( Spiders, ticks, scorpions, etc.).
  30. What is the most common substance found on earth called? three types? (water)
  31. The device on which Baba Yaga flew. ( mortar)
  32. Box for pens and pencils. ( pencil case)
  33. The largest in the ocean. ( whale)
  34. Will rabbits be born blind or sighted? ( sighted)
  35. Who writes poetry? ( poet)

Questions for the intellectual game.

    By order of Napoleon, a disinfectant with a triple effect was developed for soldiers who were on the campaign for a long time - healing, hygienic and refreshing. Nothing better was invented even after 100 years, therefore, in 1913, at an exhibition in Paris, this tool received the Grand Prix. This tool has reached our days.

Attention, the question is: Under what name is it produced in our country?

Answer: (Triple cologne)

    “Inspiration is not for sale, but you can sell them.” So, in any case, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin thought and was often guided by this rule.

Attention, the question is: what did the great poet sell?

Answer: Manuscripts of their works.

    Aristotle was once asked: “How are you different from most people?”

The philosopher replied: “They live to eat, but I…”

Attention, question: Finish the phrase of Aristotle.

Answer: "They live to eat,

I eat in order to live,

The philosopher answered.

    Voltaire's riddle: what is longer and shorter than everything in the world, what is neglected and cherished, what devours everything insignificant and resurrects everything good?

Attention, the question is: what is it about?

Answer: Time

    Offers you a charade.

Attention, question!

The beginning is a letter in the word "raft"

end - pronoun

And the middle is a couple of notes,

All together - encouragement.

Answer: P-re-mi-ya.

    In 1492, some epochal event was expected in Russia, which was supposed to turn the whole world upside down. This year, Christopher Columbus really discovered America, but in Russia, apart from the transfer of the New Year celebration from March 1 to September 1, nothing happened. Over the centuries, Russians have been waiting for this event several times. One of the dates is 2000.

Attention, the question is: so what have we been waiting for for 5 centuries?

Answer: End of the world. According to the Orthodox calendar

1492 from the birth of Christ - 7000 from the creation of the world.

    Everyone knows the unpleasant sensation from a needle prick of a medical syringe. If it were technically possible to create a needle that matches its natural counterpart, then the pricking procedure would be completely painless. What is a natural analogue of the needle of a medical syringe and what is its principle of operation?

Answer: (The sting of a wasp or bee. Its length does not exceed 3 mm, and its thickness is 0.001 mm.

The sting easily digs into the skin of a person, turning into a tiny dagger.

And it's not the injection that causes pain, but the burning poison injected with this syringe.)

    In France - Jean Chocolat, in England - Jack Pudding, in Italy - Macaroni, in Holland - Pikel-Hering, in Germany - Hans Wurst. The first three names do not need clarification. As for the last 2, the German means "sausage", and the Dutch - "smoked herring". In all these countries, these are the traditional names of representatives of this profession.

Attention, the question is: what profession are we talking about?

Answer: Clowns.

    He is depicted against the background of the interior, landscape, shoulder-length, waist-length, full-length. Attention, the question is: what is it about?

Answer: Portrait

    - Were you born on the same day? asked the twin brothers.

Are you twins?

Attention, the question is: How can this be?

Answer: (they are triplets)

    Some patient asked the great Botkin:

Tell me, doctor, what are the most useful exercises to lose weight?

Turn your head from right to left and from left to right, Botkin replied.

Attention, question: suppose that Botkin answered?

Answer: When you are offered food.

    The famous writer Bernard Shaw once said: “My friend has a pickford cord in his pocket. Is there fire on one end and a fool on the other?

Attention, question: What did Bernard Shaw mean?

Answer: Cigarette

    The Jia-yu-guan fortress is a fort that has protected the southeast of China for hundreds of years. The fortress was built for 43 years. After construction, a brick was placed on the ledge of the main tower as a monument. Guess who or what it was dedicated to?

Answer: A monument to the exact calculation of the architect of this fortress.

    Once in Rus', salt was very expensive, and the owner himself salted the food to the guests; distant guests (insignificant) got little salt, or even no salt at all.

Attention, question: What expression appeared in Russian as a result of such a poor reception?

Answer: "He left, slurping unsaltedly."

    The Mongol-Tatar Khan gave his son a huge territory, which is now part of Russia. Having named it, we also learn the name of the son of the khan.

Attention, the question is: what territory are we talking about?

Answer: (Siberia - Sai-byr)

    The Moon is at a distance of 384.401 km from the Earth. This is approximately 35 diameters of our planet.

Attention, question: name the only creation of human hands, visible from the Earth.

Answer: The Great Wall of China.

    It is not for nothing that one of the well-known washing detergents is called Lotus.

Attention, question: How can you explain the connection between the process of washing clothes and the name of this flower?

Answer: Lotus grows in muddy water, but it always remains clean. Dirt that falls on the leaves of a flower does not linger on them. Due to the fact that on the surface of the petal there are small knots consisting of vegetable wax. These nodules prevent dirt and water particles from coming into contact with the surface of the leaf. A process called the "lotus effect" occurs.

    The Serpent Gorynych got into the habit of ruining villages and kidnapping people. Empty edge. In one village, only old people and children were left at all ... But the children were very smart. In winter, the Serpent grabbed them and put them in a dungeon - they will grow up, they say, until spring, then they will eat. But the children raised such a scream and squeal that Gorynych lost his peace and sleep, and most importantly, his appetite, all seven heads fell ill. Then he decided to outwit the children. "I will set you free," he told them, "if you bring me a bucket living water to rejuvenate. But such a condition: that water be brought without dishes!

What can you do - the children agreed. Where the underground stream with living water is known.

Attention, the question is: Yes, how can the Snake's condition be fulfilled?

Answer: the guys froze water in a birch bark bucket and brought ice in the shape of a bucket to Zmey Gorynych.

    It is said that humans and volcanoes are equally omnipotent. But, nevertheless, one of these factors is stronger.

Attention, question! Who is stronger in their activity: people or volcanoes?

Answer: (People, since they annually extract more than 80 km3 of rock from the bowels of the earth in the mining industry, having long overtaken the work of all volcanoes, “ejecting only 64 km3 of dust, gases and magma annually.)

    The one who won the competitions in Olympia, on Olympic Games, received a wreath of wild olive branches as an award. It was a great honor! IN hometown the victor rode in wearing a purple robe, standing on a chariot drawn by four horses, and on this occasion, fellow citizens dismantled part of the city wall.

Attention, question! What did the inhabitants of the city mean by this?

Answer: Fellow citizens stressed that a city with such defenders does not need fortifications.

    I quote an artificial phrase: Loving, eat tongs, - the mayor will sigh, - the buzz is tenacious.

Attention, question: What do you think, in what situation and for what purpose can this phrase be used?

Answer: the above phrase was created with a special purpose - to use all the letters of the Russian alphabet once. It can be used, for example, to test the operation of a computer keyboard.

    Dogs have been faithful companions and helpers of man since ancient times.

Attention, the question is: what fun with the participation of dogs was banned in England because of the inhumane attitude towards dogs?

Answer: "Badger in a barrel" - a game during which the badger was played against the dogs in the barrel, and the badger always turned out to be the winner. Translated from English word"badger" means - "mock"

    Great and mighty is the Russian language. The language of prominent poets, writers and scientists. Our language is with you.

Attention, the question is: why is a playful rhyme used in Russian:

As once Jacques the ringer

City broke a lantern?

Answer: To memorize some elementary information in physics. In the initial letters of the words, the sequence of colors in the solar spectrum is encrypted here: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

    We all face sooner or later army service. There is practically no person who would not understand military ranks

Attention, question: When is a lieutenant "more important" than a major?

Answer: a lieutenant is more important than a major when he is a general. The fact is that the hierarchy of military ranks is actually higher than a lieutenant. But a lieutenant general is higher in rank than a major general.

    The task is not only in the Russian language, but also in arithmetic. There is a proverb: There was not a penny, but suddenly Altyn.

Attention, the question is: How many times has the condition in question increased?

Answer: (Altyn is the old name for a coin with a denomination of 3 kopecks. As for the word penny, this coin had a different value in Russia: first 2 kopecks, and starting from 1815 Ug kopecks. Judging by what is presented in the proverb

opposition (there was very little, but there was a lot), in this case it is the last dignity of the coin that is meant. Therefore, the state has increased by b times)

    The Kumi tribe living in the Philippines has such a legend.

When God decided to create the first people (everything else, including animals, had already been created), he fashioned 2 human figures from clay, and, tired, fell asleep. Taking advantage of this, a huge snake crawled and ate the figurines. God was forced to mold new ones. But they suffered the same fate. This happened many times. However, God - but he and God - still found a way out. Once again taking up modeling, he did not start with people, but fashioned ... and placed it next to human figures at night.

Attention, question: Guess who God fashioned and what happened next when the snake returned.

Answer: according to the legend of the Kumi tribe, God first fashioned a dog and placed it next to human figures at night. When the snake crawled, the dog jumped on it and drove it away.

    This indispensable item in the household is used by both carpenters and builders. And blacksmiths make it from raw materials mined from the depths of the earth's bowels.

Mentioning this word in figuratively, mean best number concert program.

Attention, the question is: what subject are we talking about.

Answer: nail

    Most people like to eat hot soup more than cold.

Attention, question: Give possible explanations why this is so.

Answer: The surface of any liquid has a surface tension that depends on temperature. The higher the temperature, the lower the tension of the liquid and the better wetting of the liquid on a solid surface. Hot soup “clings” to the tongue more, passes into the esophagus more easily, moistens it better, creating additional taste sensations in the receptors of the tongue.

    In fairy tales and legends of the Slavs, great importance is given to various superstitions.

Attention, the question is: Why did the Slavs crown the roofs of houses with a horse or a rooster?

Answer: when building a house, a dead horse or rooster was placed under it so that they would guard the house and its residents.

    Many prominent people: writers, scientists and others, often, in addition to their main activities, were engaged in something else. So to speak for the soul.

Attention, the question is: what was I.V.'s hobby? Goethe.

Answer: cultivation of violets, Goethe scattered their seeds everywhere.

    Someone W. Willett, amazed that the British lose 154 hours of daylight hours in the summer, suggested saving fuel in the simplest way. His proposal was accepted by the English Parliament on May 21, 1916.

Attention to the question: What did Willet propose to Parliament?

Answer: (The so-called "summer time" - moving the hands of the clock forward one hour.)

    Attention Black Box. The box contains a substance necessary for life, among the ancient Incas it was considered a gift from the ancestors living in the lower sea. Name the substance.

Answer: (Water.)

    In Finnish village houses It was customary to hang bread on a crossbar. What "device" for this method of storage did round flat rye bread have? Answer: (A hole in the middle.)

    "Black box". There is some invention in the box. Some historians believe that if Napoleon had classified the invention of the cook, he could have conquered the whole world. Name the invention.

Answer: (Canned food.)

    "Black box". This improvement in clothing was invented by the American Judson, but he did not achieve commercial success. It wasn't until the US Navy ordered 10,000 of them for naval pilots' overalls, and one of the firms used them for boots, that the invention became popular around the world.

Answer: (Zipper.)

    Casanova wrote that he once saw French court ladies jumping from one room to another like crouching kangaroos.

Attention, the question is: Why did they do this?

    They say, society lady Idalia Poletika played an important role in organizing the duel of A.S. Pushkin, so she took revenge on the poet for a joke. In response to obsessive requests to write poetry in the album, the poet wrote that she was beautiful, smart, etc., but at the end he made a postscript that caused revenge.

Attention, question: What date was written at the end of the poem?

    The village that appeared to the eye Grand Duke, was called Kuchkovo. The boyar Stepan Kuchka met the prince "very proudly and unfriendly", for which he paid with his life, and the prince renamed the village.

Attention, the question is: How did the prince call the village of Kuchkovo?

Answer: (Moscow.)

    It is known that February Revolution 1917 was held under the red banners. In 1918, a red cloth became the flag of Russia, in 1954 a blue stripe was placed along the flagpole. On August 21, 1991, the emergency session of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR restored the white-blue-red flag as the state flag.

Attention to the question: What do these colors represent in our time?

Answer: (White - frankness and nobility; blue - loyalty and honesty; red - courage, courage, love)

    The first got its name due to its size, the second - because of the ability to give Additional information, the third became famous for its location, the fourth prefers to speak incognito.

Attention, question: What is the name of the fifth?

Answer: little finger.

    In June 1887, the Moscow book-lovers' society arranged an exchange, during which everyone could receive, in exchange for a translated "consumer" book, Russian masterpiece adventurous romance, in which there is everything: a prison, and a scrip, and a duel, and cards, and love, and hatred, and the capital, and the province.

Attention, question! What kind of work could everyone get?

Answer: "The Captain's Daughter" by A.S. Pushkin.

    Surely you know that the seas and oceans of the Earth have several different names.

Attention, question! What sea - lake on Earth is also called "asphalt" and why?

The Dead Sea-lake - since it is not only the most salty, but also asphalt coming from the bowels of the Earth floats to its surface.

    The mention of this among the Russians is associated with disorder or disgrace, among the British - with a well-known psychiatric clinic.

Attention, question! Say this word in Russian.

Answer: Bedlam.

    In the summer of 1938, the Japanese army was rapidly advancing to the west of China along the Yellow River valley in the area of ​​the hydroelectric power station. The Chinese did not have enough military force to prevent this progress. Call someone for help.

Attention, question! What should the Chinese government do to stop the invaders?

The Chinese government ordered the opening of one of the river dams. Dirty waters of the great river, half mixed with the earth, gushed forth. Japanese troops literally bogged down in the mud. The offensive of the invaders was stopped.

    In drawing and drafting lessons, you learn many different terms. How attentively you listen or listened to the teacher, Ekaterina Viktorovna decided to check.

Attention, question! What does the word "poster" mean?

Poster is a word denoting an announcement, a poster.

    This food product will never spoil under proper storage conditions. Even during the first excavations tombs of the pharaohs, archaeologists discovered it and were surprised that it retained its taste.

Attention, question! Name this food we all know?

The life-giving energy of the sun and the earth, brought to us by bees, is known to us under the name "honey".

    Among the many works of architecture and art of antiquity, known to us from the descriptions of contemporaries and archaeological finds, seven are recognized as truly outstanding and traditionally considered miracles. These are: the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pyramids at Giza, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and Alexandrian lighthouse. But sometimes they talk about the "seven wonders" of the New Age.

Attention, question! Name the miracles of modern times.

    mausoleum Taj Mahal, India, Agra, 17th century, the most beautiful temple in the world, the tomb for the beloved wife of the emperor from the Mughal dynasty. Mumtaz Mahal.

    The great Wall of China

    Eiffel Tower, France, Paris, 1887-1889, designer Gustave Eiffel, height -300 m

    Shatry Cathedral

    The Empire State Building, New York's most famous skyscraper, 1931, 381 m high, 102 floors.

    Panama Canal, links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, 51 km, opened in 1914, French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps.

    statues on Easter Island.

    Roald Amundersen spent all his savings to build the Maud ship to attack the North Pole, so instead of a bottle of champagne, this object had to be smashed on board the ship.

Answer: Icicle

    It is known that from ancient times in Japan and China the standard female beauty was small size feet. How in these countries did women manage to stop the natural growth of the leg?

Answer: When the female leg grew to the required size, the girls (aged 8 to 12 years old) wore original wooden platform shoes, which were popularly called "blocks". They were worn for several years (mostly before marriage). The tree tightly squeezed the girl's feet, thereby preventing the growth of the foot.

    According to legend, the Archangel Gabriel made three wreaths for the Virgin: from yellow, white and red roses. A wreath of white roses meant her joy, of yellow roses - glory ... .. what did the wreath of their red roses mean?

Answer: suffering.

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Children are very interested in participating in various competitions, relay races. An event whose main idea is intellectual questions, will surely attract a lot of people who want to participate. Such activities will captivate both children and adults. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to them and conducting them more often, especially among middle and high school students.

Why intellectual games are useful for schoolchildren

A smart game that includes intellectual questions is very useful for children. In respect of personal development this will help:

  • learn to make important decisions quickly;
  • think logically;
  • find solutions in difficult situations;
  • increase brain activity;
  • feel the confidence and spirit of victory when you answer correctly.

In terms of benefits for the company of children, intellectual questions and a spirit of excitement will contribute to:

  • active communication between students;
  • developing skills to communicate their ideas;
  • uniting the team in a difficult situation.

In any case, intellectual questions for schoolchildren will help to make a bright holiday filled with emotions and the desire to win.

How to get kids interested

For the most part, students themselves do not mind taking on such a responsible mission as participating in an intellectual relay race. But in order for the game to be filled with excitement, a thirst for victory and efforts, it is worth coming up with a motivation. It could be:

  • a gift for everyone;
  • cup for the winning team;
  • certificates for all participants;
  • winning a ticket to a children's pioneer camp;
  • automatic receipt of grades for subjects related to the theme of the game.

There are countless ideas for rewards. The main thing is to have an incentive to active position in the intellectual race.

Interesting intellectual questions for high school students

To make the competition active, unusual and interesting, you need to carefully prepare for it. Various intellectual questions with answers will help to do this:

  • Name the continents the globe that start with the letter "A". How many are there in number? (They are five: North America, South America, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.)
  • How many eyes does a fly have? (Five.)
  • How many sense organs does a person have that are considered basic? (Five: sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch.)
  • How many squares are on the chessboard? (There are sixty-four squares on the chessboard.)
  • How many times did the old man meet the golden fish from the sea in the fairy tale? (He called her five times.)
  • How many leaves are in a lily of the valley? (Two.)
  • How many days does it take a hen to incubate an egg to hatch a chick? (Twenty-one days.)
  • Why is there a tongue in the mouth? (Behind the teeth.)
  • Until what point can you go deep into the forest? (Exactly up to half, because after half you start to leave the forest.)
  • Four cones grew on one of the birches, and five cones grew on the second. How many cones are on two birches? (Cones do not grow on birches.)

Such intelligent questions with answers will help children think and be smart during the game. It is worth preparing for the relay race to be held in one breath, and stock up on additional questions.

Questions for an intellectual trick game

Children faster than adults perceive tasks in which there are errors, so you can safely include cunning in the game. Interesting and reactive questions for a mind game might be:

  • Which geometric figure can be called "solar"? (Ray.)
  • What bag do you most often go on a hike with? (With backpack.)
  • Name the heel that is the sharpest among the rest? (Hairpin.)
  • Ballet with teeth. (Nutcracker.)
  • Sports female name. (Olympics.)
  • musical flower. (Bell.)
  • Most kind doctor in the world. (Aibolit.)
  • This musical instrument often taken on trips. (Guitar.)
  • A tourist who knows the whole world. (Robinson Crusoe.)
  • Which artist painted the world's most mysterious smile? (Leonardo da Vinci.)

Such questions for an intellectual game will surely cause excitement and a thirst for victory in children.

Questions for the smallest in intellectual relay races

It is not necessary to ignore the youngest schoolchildren in such games. Children's questions on intellectual competition help to get involved a large number of kids, even toddlers. Assignments should be easy. Children should be asked to answer who they will become if:

  • They will go to the doctor. (by a patient.)
  • They will watch TV. (by the viewer.)
  • Will include loud music after eleven at night. (Troublemaker.)
  • Will go to public transport. (Passenger.)
  • They sit behind the wheel of a car. (Driver.)
  • They will worry about the game of their beloved football team. (A fan.)
  • They go to the grocery store. (Buyer.)
  • They will go to rest on the sea or in the mountains. (Resting.)
  • They will go with a fishing rod to the pond. (Fisherman.)
  • They will come to someone's home. (Guest.)

Multiple choice questions, one of which is correct

You can also offer children questions that have several answers, and they must choose the correct one.

1. What color is not in the rainbow?

  • Red.
  • Orange.
  • Brown.
  • Green.

Correct answer: brown.

2. If you mix red and blue paint what color will it be?

  • Blue.
  • Violet.
  • Green.
  • Orange.

Correct answer: purple.

3. Which of the military has blue berets?

  • Sailors.
  • Pilots.
  • Tankers.
  • Paratroopers.

Correct Answer: Paratroopers

4. Which plant is not blue?

  • Forget-me-not.
  • Chicory.
  • Buttercup.
  • Cornflower.

Correct answer: buttercup.

5. What sea does not exist in the world?

  • Red.
  • Blue.
  • yellow.
  • White.

Correct answer: blue.

Questions with humor

1. One person really did not like the Eiffel Tower, but he dined every time on the lower level of this building, why?

Answer: You can't see the tower from there.

2. What kind of surface is used all the time, but almost never driven?

Answer: stairs.

3. Two people approached the river at the same time, there was a boat on the shore. The boat could only support one, but both men landed on the opposite bank. How did it happen?

Answer: They came to different shores.

4. How can a person not sleep for eight days?

Answer: maybe if he sleeps at night.

5. In which word "no" is used a hundred times?

Answer: moans.

Let the intellectual game for schoolchildren go like clockwork. Cheerful and sonorous children's voices will fill you with joy and faith in

There is a rich house and a poor one. They are on fire. Which house will the police put out?

Police do not put out fires, firefighters put out fires

How can a person not sleep for 8 days?

Sleep at night

You enter a dark kitchen. It contains a candle, a kerosene lamp and a gas stove. What will you light first?

A girl is sitting, and you cannot sit in her place, even if she gets up and leaves. Where is she sitting?

She sits on your lap

You are standing in front of three switches. Behind an opaque wall are three light bulbs in the off state. You need to manipulate the switches, go into the room and determine which light bulb each switch belongs to.

First you need to turn on two switches. After a while one of them will turn off. Enter the room. One bulb will be hot from the switch on, the second - warm from the off, the third - cold, from the untouched switch

It is known that among the nine coins there is one counterfeit, which has less weight than the rest of the coins. How to determine a counterfeit coin using a weighing pan in two weighings?

1st weighing: 3 and 3 coins. The counterfeit coin is in the pile that weighs the least. If they are equal, then the fake is in the third pile. 2nd weighing: Any 2 coins from the pile with the lowest weight are compared. If they are equal, then the fake is the remaining coin.

Two people approach the river. Near the shore is a boat that can only support one. Both men crossed to the opposite bank. How?

They were on different shores

Two fathers, two sons found three oranges and divided them. Each got a whole orange. How can this be?

The dog was tied to a ten-meter rope, and walked 300 meters. How did she do it?

The rope was not tied to anything.

How can a thrown egg fly three meters and not break?

You need to throw an egg four meters, then the first three meters it will fly by

The man was driving a large truck. The lights on the car were not on. There was also no moon. The woman began to cross the road in front of the car. How did the driver manage to see her?

It was a bright sunny day

If five cats catch five mice in five minutes, how long does it take for one cat to catch one mouse?

Five minutes

Can you light a match underwater?

You can, if you pour water into some kind of container, for example, into a glass, and keep the match below the glass

The boat is rocking on the water. A ladder has been thrown out from it along the side. Before high tide, water covered only the bottom step. How long will it take for the water to cover the 3rd step from the bottom, if at high tide the water rises by 20 cm per hour, and the distance between the steps is 30 cm?

Never, as the boat rises with the water

How to divide five apples among five girls so that each girl gets an apple and at the same time one of the apples remains in the basket?

Give one girl an apple with a basket

One and a half pike perch cost one and a half rubles. How much are 13 zanders worth?

Merchants and potters. In one city, all the people were merchants or potters. Merchants have always told lies, and potters have always told the truth. When all the people gathered in the square, each of those gathered said to the others: “You are all merchants!” How many potters were there in this city?

The potter was alone, because:

  1. If there were no potters, then the merchants would have to tell the truth that all other merchants, and this contradicts the condition of the problem.
  2. If there were more than one potter, then each potter would have to lie that the rest were merchants.

There are two coins on the table, in total they give 3 rubles. One of them is not 1 ruble. What are these coins?

1 and 2 rubles

The satellite makes one revolution around the Earth in 1 hour 40 minutes, and the other in 100 minutes. How can it be?

100 minutes is 1 hour 40 minutes

As you know, all Russian female names end either in the letter “a” or in the letter “ya”: Anna, Maria, Irina, Natalya, Olga, etc. However, there is one single female name that ends in a different letter. Name it.

What has no length, depth, width, height, but can be measured?

Time, temperature

If it rains at 12 o'clock at night, can we expect that in 72 hours it will be sunny?

No, because in 72 hours it will be night

Seven brothers have a sister. How many sisters are there?

One yacht goes from Nice to San Remo, the other from San Remo to Nice. They left the harbors at the same time. The first hour of the yacht's movement went at the same speed (60 km/h), but then the first yacht increased its speed to 80 km/h. Which of the yachts will be closer to Nice at the time of their meeting?

At the time of their meeting, they will be at the same distance from Nice

A woman was walking to Moscow, and three men were walking towards her. Everyone has a bag, in each bag there is a cat. How many creatures were sent to Moscow?

Only the woman went to Moscow, the rest went the other way

There were 10 birds perched on a tree. A hunter came and shot one bird. How many birds are left on the tree?

None - the rest of the birds flew away

The train runs from east to west, and the wind blows from north to south. In which direction does the smoke from the chimney fly?

You are running a marathon and you overtook the second runner. What is your current position?

Second. If you answered that you are now first, then this is wrong: you overtook the second runner and took his place, so you are now in second position

You are running a marathon and you overtook the last runner. What is your current position?

If you answered that the penultimate one, you were mistaken again :). Think about how you can overtake the last runner? If you run after him, then he is not the last. The correct answer is it's impossible, you can't overtake the last runner

There were three cucumbers and four apples on the table. The child took one apple from the table. How many fruits are left on the table?

3 fruits and cucumbers are vegetables

The product first rose in price by 10%, and then fell in price by 10%. What is its value now relative to the original?

99%: after a rise in price, 10% was added to 100% - it turned out to be 110%; 10% of 110% = 11%; then subtract 11% from 110% and get 99%

How many times does the number 4 appear in integers from 1 to 50?

15 times: 4, 14, 24, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 - twice, 45, 46. 47, 48, 49

You drove the car two thirds of the way. At the beginning of the journey, the gas tank of the car was full, and now it is one-quarter full. Will there be enough gasoline until the end of the journey (at a similar consumption)?

No, since 1/4< 1/3

Mary's father has 5 daughters: Chacha, Cheche, Chichi, Chocho. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

A deaf and dumb man went into an office supply store to buy a pencil sharpener. He stuck a finger in his left ear and with the fist of his other hand made a rotational movement near his right ear. The seller immediately understood what he was being asked for. Then a blind man entered the same store. How did he explain to the salesperson that he wanted to buy scissors?

Just said he's blind but not dumb

A rooster flew to the border of Russia and China. He sat right on the border, absolutely in the middle. Took an egg. It fell exactly across: the border divides it in the middle. What country does the egg belong to?

Roosters don't lay eggs!

One morning, a soldier who had previously been on night guard approached the centurion and said that that night he had dreamed that the barbarians would attack the fortress that evening from the north. The centurion did not really believe in this dream, but nevertheless he took measures. That same evening, the barbarians really attacked the fortress, but thanks to measures taken their attack was repulsed. After the battle, the centurion thanked the soldier for the warning and then ordered him to be taken into custody. Why?

For sleeping on duty

There are ten fingers on the hands. How many fingers are on ten hands?

Aircraft with English tourists flew from Holland to Spain. It crashed in France. Where should the surviving (injured) tourists be buried?

The survivors do not need to be buried! :)

You drove a bus with 42 passengers from Boston to Washington. At each of the six stops, 3 people got out of it, and at every second - four. What was the name of the driver when the driver arrived in Washington 10 hours later?

How about you, because in the beginning it was said that You drove the bus

What can you find in minutes, seconds and days, but not in years, decades and centuries?

How many times can 3 be subtracted from 25?

Once, because after the first subtraction, the number "25" will change to "22"

All of Mrs. Taylor's bungalows are finished in pink color: it has pink lamps, pink walls, pink carpets and a pink ceiling. What color are the stairs in this bungalow?

There are no stairs in the bungalow

In the ancient castle where the prison was located, there were 4 round towers in which prisoners were imprisoned. One of the prisoners decided to escape. And then one day he hid in a corner, and when a guard came in, he stunned him with a blow to the head, and he ran away, changing into other clothes. Could this be?

No, because the towers were round and there were no corners

The 12-storey building has an elevator. Only 2 people live on the ground floor, from floor to floor the number of residents doubles. Which button in the elevator of this house is pressed more often than others?

Regardless of the distribution of residents by floors - button "1"

A pair of horses ran 20 kilometers. Question: how many kilometers did each horse run individually?

20 kilometers

What can stand and walk, hang and stand, walk and lie down at the same time?

Is it possible to predict the score football match before it starts, and if so, how?

The score of any match before it starts is always 0:0

What in a person can increase in diameter by 7 times in a few seconds?

Pupil. When moving from bright light by darkness, the diameter can vary from 1.1 to 8 mm; everything else either almost does not increase, or increases in diameter by no more than 2-3 times

A seller in the market sells a hat that costs 10 rubles. A buyer comes up and wants to buy it, but he has only 25 rubles. The seller sends the boy with these 25 rubles. exchange for a neighbor. The boy comes running and gives 10 + 10 + 5 rubles. The seller gives a hat and change of 15 rubles, and 10 rubles. leaves to himself. After a while, a neighbor comes and says that 25 rubles. fake, demands to give her money. The seller returns her money. How much money was deceived by the seller?

The seller was deceived by fake 25 rubles.

How many animals did Moses take on his ark?

Animals were taken to the ark not by Moses, but by Noah

2 people walked in at the same time. One has an apartment on the 3rd floor, the other has an apartment on the 9th. How many times will the first person get there faster than the second? Note: they simultaneously pressed the buttons in 2 elevators moving at the same speed.

Usual answer: 3 times. Correct answer: 4 times. Elevators usually go from the 1st floor. The first one will pass 3-1=2 floors, and the second one 9-1=8 floors, i.e. 4 times more

This riddle is often offered to children. But sometimes adults can rack their brains for a long time to guess how to solve such a problem, so you can arrange a competition: invite everyone to try to solve the problem. Whoever guesses, regardless of age, deserves a prize. Here is the task:

6589 = 4; 5893 = 3; 1236 = 1; 1234 = 0; 0000 = 4; 5794 = 1; 1111 = 0; 4444 = 0; 7268 = 3; 1679 = 2; 3697 = 2

2793 = 1; 4895 = 3

The main thing is to look at the problem in a childish way, then you will understand that the answer is 3 (three circles in the numbers)

Two jigits competed: whose horse will come to the finish line last. However, things did not go well, both stood still. Then they turned to the sage for advice, and after that both galloped at full speed.

The sage advised the jigits to exchange horses

One student tells another: “Yesterday our college basketball team won the basketball game 76:40. At the same time, not a single basketball player scored a single ball in this match.

Women's teams played

A man enters a store, buys sausage and asks to cut it, but not across, but along. The saleswoman asks: "Are you a firefighter?" - "Yes". How did she guess?

The man was in uniform

The lady did not have a driver's license with her. She did not stop at the railway crossing, although the barrier was lowered, then, ignoring the "brick", she moved along the street with one way traffic against traffic and stopped after only three blocks. All this happened in front of the traffic police officer, who for some reason did not consider it necessary to intervene.

The lady was walking

There were three tailor shops on one Odessa street. The first tailor advertised himself like this: “The best workshop in Odessa!” The second - "The best workshop in the world!" The third "surpassed" them both.

“The best workshop on this street!”

The two brothers were drinking at a bar. Suddenly, one of them began to argue with the bartender, and then he pulled out a knife and, ignoring his brother's attempts to stop him, hit the bartender. At his trial, he was found guilty of murder. At the end of the trial, the judge said: "You are found guilty of murder, but I have no choice but to let you go." Why did the judge have to do this?

The culprit was one of Siamese twins. A judge couldn't send a guilty person to jail without putting an innocent one in there too.

Baba Yaga, the Serpent Gorynych, the stupid ensign and the smart ensign were traveling in the same compartment. There was a bottle of beer on the table. The train entered the tunnel, it became dark. When the train left the tunnel, the bottle was empty. Who drank beer?

The stupid ensign drank the beer, since the rest of the creatures are unreal and do not occur in life!)