Improve English Speaking Skills (General Knowledge questions) English Conversation Practice

hello and welcome to a new program of  Tangerine TV my name is Sam and this  

is Charles hello everyone I am an English  student they told me I have to answer some

questions that's correct Charles today  I'll be asking you some questions in  

English are you ready yes I am I mean  I am excited what kind of questions are

they well today we will be asking  you some questions about general

knowledge you can also participate and  help Charles if you want you can comment  

the correct answer yes please please I need  your help comment the correct answer to let's  

start all right we will start for an easy  question what is the longest river in the  

world oh that's easy last year I went to South  America and they told me that Amazon River is  

the longest are you sure about your answer you  can change it if you want to do it but right

now no I'm sure I mean I heard that I  was there and it was very long Believe

Me Okay well I'm afraid to tell  you that your answer is not correct

chars the Nile River is the longest  river in the world at 4,132 miles it  

flows from central Africa northward through  Northeastern Africa to the Mediterranean Sea  

oh really I thought it was the the  Amazon River anyway next question

please okay next question a similar  one which desert is the largest in the

world I don't know I mean I don't  know much about deserts Egyptian

desert wait a minute I know I know the  Sahara Desert yeah that's the largest  

you were so close the largest desert  on Earth is Antarctica which covers  

14.2 million squar kilometers I didn't know  that but I think it's good to learn something

new you're right next question which  country is known as the Land of the  

Rising Sun The Land of the Rising Sun wow  I don't know it's the first time I hear  

that Japan is called the land of the Rising  Sun because the country is considered to lie  

close to where the sun rises next question  let's see in which year did the Titanic

sink oh that's a famous movie um can I Google it

no you can't I know it's easy to  check the answer on the internet  

but you can't do it all right then  I will say that Titanic sang in 19

1994 that's not correct Titanic sang in the  early morning hours of 15 April 1912 in the  

north at Atlantic Ocean next question what ancient  civilization built the matchup picure complex in  

Peru match picture that's one of the Seven Wonders  I went there many years ago but I don't know the  

Myas yeah that's correct the Mayas no that's not  correct Machu picture was constructed as an estate  

for the Inca Emperor so the Incas oh I remember  now I'm really sorry May are from Mexico right

damn next question something  about medicine who discovered

penicilin penicillin that's probably the most  important medicine right I should know that but  

no Alexander flaming was a Scottish physican  scientist who was recognized for discovering

penicillin penicillins are used to treat  infections caused by bacteria remember  

that and talking about important people  who was the first woman to win a Nobel

Prize I know that it's Merry something merry

blaming only one woman Mary Cy has  been honored twice with the Nobel  

Prize in physics 1903 and the Nobel Prize  in chemistry 1911 you should know that next  

question which country gifted the Statue  of Liberty to the United States do you

know finally an easy question it was

France that's correct the statue  of Liberty was gifted to the United  

States of America by France next question  what year did the United States declare

independence I have no idea it was  long time ago so I suppose in 1912

1812 that's not correct the Continental Congress  

adopted Ed the Declaration  of Independence on July 4

1976 next question oh a good one who  was the first human to journey into  

space I know I know that it was Neil  Armstrong yeah he's very famous he's  

an astronaut no Yuri Gagarin from the  Soviet Union was the first human in

space next question let's talk about  sports what is the national sport of  

Japan Japan um let's see it  has to be karate uh is that

correct no it's not technically speaking  Sumo is the national sport of Japan but  

with soout stadiums around the country  baseall is very popular that's the

thing next question in what year were women first  allowed to participate in the modern Olympic

Games again I have no idea I didn't know  they couldn't participate in the Olympics

wow well believe it or not women competed  for the first time at the 1900 games in

Paris of a total of 997 athletes 22 women  competed in five sports including tennis  

and golf you're right I should know that  it's part of our history I'm really sorry

can you give me some time to study more please  I promise I will study hard to answer more

questions sure then we will come back with  more questions in the next video do you agree  

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