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Школа, класс	ГБОУ СОШ № 000 8 класс
Населенный пункт	Москва

AUSTRALIA

1 the Southern Cross constellation	2 Australia celebrate its birthday on 26 January	3 James Cook commanded “Endeavour” on his first voyage to Australia
4 The first Fleet brought to Australia 780 convicts	5.” Down Under”	6 The 1st December is the official start of summer in Australia
7 Canberra, the name of Australia's principal capital, originates from an Aboriginal term which denotes 'meeting place'. The first term was kamberra and stem from the language of the indigenous Ngunnawal folks	8 the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney. It is Sydneys tallest structure.	9 9 Darwin
10 . Didgeridoo	11 Tasmanian Devil	12 The Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world's largest coral reef

CANADA

13 Maple Leaf	14 Ontario	15 Three times
16 . It is called the Loonie, because it has a picture of a loon (bird) on it.	17 Wayne Douglas Gretzky	18 18 Winnie-the-Pooh

GREAT BRITAIN

19 yes, it’s true	20 The text of the first Christmas speech was written by poet and writer Rudyard Kipling and began with the words: "I speak now from my home and from my heart to you all."	21 Windsor
22 22 . King George III	23 He spoke "Norman French."	24 “England and America are two countries separated by a common language”
25 . The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses	26 Grimpen, Dartmoot, Devon. They were the Devonshires’s swamps	27 . The most famous celebration is in London round the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus where crowds gather and sing and welcome the New Year. In Trafalgar Square there is also a big crowd and someone usually falls into the fountain.
28 Green park	29 . The English Channel	30 Greenwich, England has been the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

NEW ZEALAND

31 New Zealand was discovered by a Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman in 1642	32 . Polynesians settled New Zealand in 1250–1300 CE and developed a distinctive Māori culture	33 33 kiwi
34 They are rabbits	35 The name of New Zealand’s highest mountain is Aorangi or Aoraki (“Cloud Prierier”)	36 "The Middle of Middle-earth"

THE USA

37 Great Brittain was the motherland of the 13 colonies	38 The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation	39 Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February
40 Theodore Roosevelt	41 The quotation "All men are created equal" has been called an "immortal declaration", Declaration of Independence	42 The Statue of Liberty
43 The Indians taught the Pilgrims how to survive	44 Benjamin Franklin	45 on the Moon
46 The president of the USA	47 Known as the “Shrine of Democracy,” Mount Rushmore	48 It’s MAINE Most of the year, this is the first place the sun comes up in the whole United States. It's also the most famous hike in beautiful Acadia National Park.

YOUR QUESTION (4 POINTS)

49 Who was the 42nd American president and could played the saxophone?

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