ВОПРОСЫ К КОЛЛОКВИУМУ

1.  What is the capital of Belarus?

2.  Who is the president of the Republic of Belarus?

3.  How many regions are there in Belarus?

4.  What is the territory of Belarus?

5.  What is the population of Belarus?

6.  What countries does Belarus border on?

7.  What is the population of Brest?

8.  What is the main tourist attraction of Brest?

9.  When was Brest founded? (year)

10. What goods are produced in Brest?

11. Where in Brest can we see a catholic church?

12. Which of the Belarusian singers took part in the "Evrovidenie" competition and what were their results?

13. Where can we see the ghost of Barbara Radzivil (the Black Lady)?

14. What bird is considered the symbol of Belarus?

15. How many professional theatres are there in Brest?

16. What is the oldest known town of Belarus?

17. When was Minsk founded? (year)

18. What is the judicial power in Belarus represented by?

19. What is the legislative power in Belarus represented by?

20. What is the executive power in Belarus represented by?

21. When did Belarus become independent from the USSR?

22. When was Brest fortress built? (century)

23. What is the longest river of Belarus?

24. What is the largest lake of Belarus?

25. Who was the first Prince of the Polotsk Principality?

26. When was the building of the railway station in Brest erected? (century)

27. When did Brest State Pedagogical Institute become university?

28. What festivals annually take place in Brest? (name at least one)

29. What is the life expectancy in Belarus?

30. When did the explosion in Chernobyl nuclear plant take place? (year)

31. What town was the first capital of the Great Duchy of Lithuania?

32. When was Polotsk founded? (year)

33. When was the Belarusian national republic declared?

34. When was Brest Union declared uniting the orthodox and catholic churches?

35. What museum is situated at the crossroads of the Masherova and the Lenina streets in Brest?

36. Who is the ballet-master of the Belarusian Ballet Theatre?

37. What Belarusian poet died of tuberculosis in Yalta?

38. What Belarusian poet has been nominated for the Nobel Prize?

39. When was Belarusian State University opened?

40. What international organizations is Belarus a member of?