English Quiz

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• Leerjaar 1

English speaking -Culture

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Name some differences between British English and American English

Do you prefer the sound of British English or American English?

British

American

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

1. A character from Lord of the Rings
2. An actual place where people live
3. The noise you make when you're choking
4. You just hit your head on your keyboard

Match the correct answers to the questions in 2 minutes

What is the Uk short for?

Which countries make up Great Britain?

Which country is part of the UK but

not part of Great Britain?

What are the capital cities of the

countries that make up the UK?

Which countries make up the British

Isles?

Cardiff, Edinburgh, London and

Belfast.

Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom, The Channel Islands, The Isle of Man and the

Republic of Ireland.

United Kingdom

) Wales, Scotland and England.

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?

1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Lung
4. Heart, liver, and lung

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet (niervet), spices, and salt, mixed with stock (bouillon), and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach

What is the original flag of England?

A

B

C

1. Flag A is the flag of England
2. Flag B is the flag of England
3. Flag C is the flag of England
4. It is not here

Engeland

Ierland

Australië

Schotland

Amerika

Name the buildings 

The Walkie Talkie

The Cheese Grater

The Shard (de scherf)

The Gherkin (de augurk)

How many people live in London?

1. Less than 7 million 7,5 miljard
2. Less than 6 million
3. Somewhere between 8 and 9 million
4. Somewhere between 6 and 7 million

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?

1. Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
2. Fondue parties with hundreds of people
3. Building little houses made out of cheese
4. None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Seriously...

Engeland

Amerika

Schotland

Ierland

Australië

Welk land zien we hier in het donkergroen?

Wat is Gaelic?

1. knoflook
2. een taal
3. een Engelsman
4. een soort drinken

Engeland

Ierland

Schotland

Amerika

Australië

What's the name of the skirt worn by men in Scotland?

1. Girly dress
2. Tartan
3. Haggis
4. Kilt

The sport people watch most in Britain is:

1. cricket
2. football
3. tennis
4. rugby

England

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

a pound

an umbrella

a cup of tea

a short sleep

a cuppa

a loo

a brolly

a kip

a quid

American or British food?

British English

American English

Trainers

Sneakers

British EN

American EN

British English

American English

cinema

movie theater

candy

sweets

autumn

fall

lift

elevator

wardrobe

closet

trainers

sneakers

soccer

football

nappy

diaper

sidewalk

pavement

crisps

chips

British

American

Trainers

Sneakers

Pants

Trousers

Cookie

Biscuit

colour

color

center

centre

British English

American

English

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