General knowledge quiz
8 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
questions.
1
a
Which of these sentences is true?
Languages have more words for positive
emotions than negative emotions.
b Languages have more words for negative
emotions than positive emotions.
2
Why do you have to be careful in Russia when
you tap your finger on the side of your head?
Give an example of a country in which it is
taboo to touch someone's head.
3
4
Listening to sad music can have beneficial
effects. True or false?
5 Where is the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
based?
6
Where do the musicians in the West-Eastern
Divan Orchestra come from?
7
When was the first recording of the human
voice made, 1840, 1860 or 1925?
What did Emile Berliner invent?
8
9
Who was the first superstar recording artist?
10 What is the connection between vinyl and the
history of recorded music?

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