Monday, June 3, 2013

The winners of the Polish quiz

The Polish challange is now completed. 
The winners of the quiz are Karlo, Petra and Tomislav. 
They knew answers to all questions, but one. 
Congratulations!


Would YOU like to check how much you know about Poland?
You will find quiz questions & answers both on slideshare and in the school-hall.
Have fun!

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Happy Kids' Day!

The first of June is celebrated as the national children's day in Poland!
Whatever age you are, eat some chocolate and have the happiest day ever!


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Get ready for the challange - part 2

Last minute preparation for the quiz? Watch the video! That should help.


Remember! Poland is a country of many colors :-)

Deset do jednoga – PRAVILA

Uslijed ograničenja vremena i broja natjecatelja pravila kviza su prilagođena.

Postavke
1.      Svaka skupina sastoji se od dva učenika I jednog učitelja.
2.      Natjecatelji stoje u polukrugu iza klupa/stolova.
3.      Svaka skupina započinje s tri prilike, takozvana “života”.
4.      Članovi skupine koji ispadnu, sjedaju.
5.      Kviz se sastoji od tri kruga.

Krug 1
1.      Svaka skupina započinje kviz s tri “života”.
2.      Skupine dobivaju pitanja o Poljskoj numeričkim redom i imaju 5 sekundi za odgovor.
3.      Ako nema odgovora, ili ako je odgovor netočan, skupina gubi jedan “život”.
4.      Nakon što svaka skupina dobije po jedno pitanje, počinje slijedeći krug istim redoslijedom.
5.      Skupina koja ne ponudi točan odgovor u prvom krugu, a ne zna ni odgovor na pitanje iz drugog kruga, gubi oba preostala “života” i ispada iz natjecanja.  

Opće pravilo prvog kruga glasi:
"Svakome dva pitanja, jedan točan odgovor za preživljavanje."

Krug 2
1.      Svaka skupina ima još 2 ili 3 “života”.
2.      Kao i u Prvom krugu, pitanja se postavljaju skupinama 1, 2, 3, a za netočan odgovor gubi se “život”.
3.      Ako skupina odgovori točno, proziva broj sljedeće skupine koja će odgovarati.
4.      Ako prozvana skupina ne odgovori točno, gube jedan “život”, a skupina koja ih je prozvala proziva sljedeću skupinu za odgovaranje.
5.      Ako prozvana skupina točno odgovori, proziva sljedeću skupinu.
6.      Kad skupina izgubi posljednji “život”, ispada iz igre.
7.      Natjecatelji ne smiju prozvati skupinu koja je njih prozvala.
8.      Igra završava kada u igri ostane samo jedna skupina ili ako se odgovori na sva pitanja.

9.      Ako ostanu dvije ili tri skupine, pobjednik je skupina s većim brojem točnih odgovora.

The greatest Polish athletes of all time

Poland has been present in winter and summer Olympic Games since 1924. The Polish national team has won 285 medals, paving the way for many Polish Olympians to go down in the history of international sport. The brightest star of Polish sport is Irena Szewińska, a track-and-field athlete and a sprinter, who won 7 medals – 3 gold (the 4x100m relay, the 200-meter and 400-meter sprint), 2 silver (in the 200m sprint and the long jump) and 2 bronze. Poles are also really proud of Robert Korzeniowski, the greatest race walker ever. He won only 4 Olympic medals, but they were all gold.

Irena Szewinska
Robert Korzeniowski
Polish athletes celebrated their greatest successes during the summer Olympics. Many of them have won more than one medal, and they were often gold, e.g. Otylia Jędrzejczak (swimming), Tomasz Majewski (shot putting), Robert Sycz and Tomasz Kucharski (rowing). In the winter Polish athletes performed with less success, apart from two phenomenal ski jumpers Wojciech Fortuna (the gold medal in the K90 ramp jump in 1972) and Adam Małysz (1 bronze and 3 gold medals), as well as, a brilliant cross-country skier Justyna Kowalczyk (1 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals).

Justyna Kowalczyk
Adam Malysz


Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Polish History in a Nutshell

You don't need to know any foreign language to learn more about the Polish history. 
Check out the Animated Historty of Poland. Enjoy watching!


Events worth remembering:
*966 Christianization (Mieszko I - the first ruler of Poland)
*1025 Kingdom of Poland (Bolesław Chrobry - the first king of Poland)
*1410 The Grunwald Battle (against the Teutonic Knights)
*1569 The Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth
*1795 The Partition of Poland
*11.11.1918 The Reconstruction of Poland (The Independence Day, Józef Piłsudski)
*1939 Westerplatte, The Invasion of Poland (WWII)
*1945 Communist Poland
*1989 The Round-table Talks
*2004 Poland in the European Union

Get ready for the challange!

Do you want to take part in the Polish quiz, but at the same time you're afraid that you don't know enough to get through the first round? Don't worry about that! All the questions involve general knowledge about Poland and topics that I covered in different classes.

Get ready for the challenge by checking my PowerPoint presentations (Poland - general knowledgePolish MusicPolish Education) and blog posts. Although materials I have to offer are in English, the quiz itself will be held in Croatian. Thus, the language barrier should not be a problem.

In case of any questions, don't hesitate to write!