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Quiz about Denmark

 "3 Truths and 1 Lie"- online game

The rules are simple: in each round, there are four statements. The students must guess which one is the lie.

Overview

An interactive online trivia game designed for Danish and Croatian elementary school students to learn about each other's cultures, countries, and fun facts. Using Microsoft Teams, students will look at presentations, vote on the "lies" in real-time, and discuss the answers, turning a standard video call into an exciting international game show.

Objectives

• Culture: Learn fun facts about Denmark and Croatia.
• Language: Practice English in a casual, low-pressure environment.
• Connection: Build friendships across borders despite the physical distance.

 Round 1: Amazing Facts About Denmark

1. Lego bricks were invented in Denmark, and the name comes from Danish words meaning "play well."
2. Denmark has a king and a queen, and their royal family is one of the oldest in the world.
3. Denmark has a mountain over 3,000 meters high where children go skiing every winter.
4. There is an amusement park in Copenhagen called Tivoli that is so old it inspired Walt Disney to build Disneyland.

 THE LIE IS: Statement number 3. Denmark is an extremely flat country! Its highest natural point (Møllehøj) is only about 171 meters high. There are no real mountains there.

Round 2: Amazing Facts About Croatia

1. The necktie (cravat) worn by business people all over the world originated from Croatian soldiers in the 17th century.
2. The popular Dalmatian dog breed (famous from the movie "101 Dalmatians") comes from a Croatian region called Dalmatia.
3. Croatia has more than 1,000 islands, islets, and reefs along its beautiful Adriatic Sea.
4. Croatia is home to the largest rainforest in Europe, where wild pandas live in the trees.

 THE LIE IS: Statement number 4. While Croatia has beautiful nature and national parks, there are no wild pandas there (they live in China).

 Round 3: Stories, Inventions, and Records

1. The famous fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen (author of "The Little Mermaid" and "Th

   

   e Ugly Duckling") was born in Denmark.

2. The legendary inventor Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia, in a small village called Smiljan.
3. The world's first high-speed bullet train was invented by a joint team of Danish and Croatian scientists.
4. The smallest town in the world according to the Guinness World Records is called Hum, and it is located in Croatia.

 THE LIE IS: Statement number 3. High-speed bullet trains (Shinkansen) were actually developed in Japan, not through a Danish-Croatian partnership.