London: RiddlesBy Mgr. Šárka Jurajdová

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7 riddlesTask:1/ Form 3 groups and give a name to yours2/ Get a noticeable object which you will use to show that you know the answer3/ You will be given 3 hints to find out what sight is being talked about.4/ After the 1st hint you can raise your object and get 3 points for the

right answer.5/ 2nd hint = 2 points, 3rd hint = 1 point6/ For a wrong answer you‘ll always get a minus point ( -1p)

1 HYDE PARK

(1) “To follow Jesus reject God!”

(2) Enjoy feeding the swans

(3) Enter a gate made of a precious stone

2 St. Paul’s Cathedral(1) Mrs Samaritan and Mr Unfaithful rings exchange

(2) Devoured by flames and rebuilt

(3) The seat of Bishop of London

3 Tate Modern

(1) No interest in the past

(2) Avoid falling in the crack!

(3) Arachno-maniacs have something to admire

4 KENSINGTON GARDENS(1) Separate statues of the couple ruling the country in most of the 19th c.

(2) A children‘s hero with animals all around

(3) A circle full of water

5 WESTMINSTER ABBEY(1) The brain which came up with the law

of universal gravitation rests there.

(2) Mowgli‘s and Oliver Twist‘s fathers found their peace there.

(3) From above a shape of a cross one might admire

6 THE BRITISH MUSEUM(1) More objects than people in Denmark

(2) Stones shaped by hands of the world

(3) “Champollion‘s treasure”

7 Tower Bridge(1) Museum of hydraulic engines which used to move the object

(2) Two vertical monsters

(3) Close to the former medieval prison

Invent your own riddle!Choose any of the following

London sights and form a similar set of 3 riddles.

Don‘t forget that it should be a bit (or more) challenging and tricky for the others to solve it.

London sights to choose from♣ The Houses of Parliament♣ The Buckingham Palace♣ Big Ben♣ Westminster Hall♣ Whitehall♣ Downing Street 10♣ Trafalgar Square♣ Piccadilly Circus♣ Oxford Street♣ Regent’s park

♣ St. James‘s and Green Parks♣ The National Theatre♣ The National Gallery♣ Madame Tussaud‘s Museum♣ The Natural History Museum♣ The Science Museum♣ Camden♣ London Zoo♣ London Eye♣ London Gherkin♣ The Royal Albert Hall♣ London Dungeon

Sources:http://www.skola.amoskadan.cz/s_aj/ajhtm/ae/ae02.htmhttp://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/tourist-attraction/top-ten-attractions?ref=navhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde_Park,_Londonhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_bridgehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_abbeyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_museumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Gardenshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate_Modernhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral