Trivia quiz klas 5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-6

Pop quiz British Institutions and Trivia

  

Round 1 Royal family

Round 2 Sports

Round 3 Language

Round 4 Traditions

Round 5 Movies

Round 6 Mixed bag

Round 1

The Royal Family

Great Britain is...

1. England and Scotland
2. England, Scotland and Ireland
3. England, Scotland and Wales
4. England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Who is this sexy lady?

1. Princess Margaret
2. Miss de Haan in her younger days
3. Queen Elizabeth II
4. Princess Diana

Who is this?

The UK is...

1. England, Scotland and Wales
2. Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3. England and Northern Ireland
4. Britain and its former colonies

The Virgin Queen is...

1. Queen Mary I
2. Elizabeth I
3. Anne Boleyn
4. Victoria II

How and where did Princess Diana die?

1. The Royal Family is hiding her...
2. aids in Africa
3. car crash in Paris
4. shot in New York

How many wives did Henry VIII (who started the Church of England) have?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?

1. none
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6

Mary I killed many people during her reign (like other royals before her). What is her nickname?

1. Bloody Mary
2. Pleasant Mary
3. Mary Mary Quite Contrary
4. Killing Queen

Round 2

Sports

Which British football club won the UEFA Champions League in 2023?

1. Tottenham Hotspur
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Manchester City

Which tennis player won gold (as a single player) at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016?

1. Jamie Murray
2. Dan Evans
3. Roger Federer
4. Andy Murray

Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?

1. White
2. Blue
3. Red
4. The colours of their country’s flag

What are the national sports in Canada

1. Football and Ice Hockey
2. Cricket and Ice Hockey
3. Lacrosse and Cricket
4. Lacrosse and Ice Hockey

Round 3

Language

What does “balderdash” mean?

1. a small bolder
2. a small jump
3. nonsense
4. an alcoholic drink

What is ”hagelslag" usually called in British English?

1. hundreds and thousands
2. Hunky-dory
3. Sprinkles
4. Nutter Chips

In Australian slang what does "ute" mean

1. Uterus
2. Cute girl
3. Vehicle
4. Boring person

In which part of Africa is pidgin English most commonly spoken?

1. Central Africa
2. West Africa
3. East Africa
4. Southern Africa

Round 4

traditions

What is celebrated on the 5th of November?

1. the Queen’s birthday
2. Guy Fawkes’ Day
3. the end of WW I
4. the death of Oliver Cromwell

Which flower do most people wear on Remembrance Day?

1. a poppy
2. a forget-me-not
3. a white rose
4. a daffodil

What is the traditional lunch on Sundays?

1. a roast dinner
2. a steak and kidney pie
3. bangers and mash
4. a high tea

What is the capital of Ireland?
*Bonus

1. Belfast
2. Dublin
3. Edinburgh
4. Cardiff

ROUND 5

Movies

The "James Bond" movie franchise has had its home at Pinewood since 1962. Which was the first "Bond" movie to be filmed?

1. Goldfinger
2. Dr. No
3. From Russia with Love
4. Thunderball

Name the film about a boy who finds his calling when he discovers ballet from 2000. The setting is northeastern England during the miner's strike of 1984-85. Name this uplifting dance drama.

1. Billy Elliot
2. Ballet Shoes
3. Step Up
4. The Dancer

Fire has played its part in the history of Pinewood Studios. The 007 stage was destroyed by fire in 1984 and then again 2006. With films like "Alien" (1979) and "Blade Runner" (1982) to his credit, who directed "Legend" when another fire occurred ?

1. Steven Spielberg
2. Tim Burton
3. Ridley Scott
4. Francis Ford Coppola

Movie quote:
"Travelling through space ain't like dusting crops boy."

1. Star Wars
2. Battlestar Gallactica
3. Alien
4. Star Trek

Movie quote:
"I'm just a sweet transvestite, from Transsexual, Transylvania."

1. Moulin Rouge
2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
3. Cabaret
4. Chicago

Round 6: Mixed bag

Who sings this song (in reverse)? (just 2 initials)

Who sings this song?

1. The Rolling Stones
2. The Beatles
3. Queen
4. The Who

Who is this?

1. The demon in Sonja's head
2. Some random dude
3. A famous scientist
4. A famous writer

What does Dickensian mean?

What is the national flower of Scotland?

1. rose
2. thistle
3. shamrock
4. daffodil

Where does the prime minister live?
*Fun Fact

1. No. 2 Regent Street
2. No. 32 Oxford Street
3. No. 10 Downing Street
4. No. 6 Portobello Road

What does the American Flag stand for???

What are GCSEs?

1. politicians
2. medical staff
3. secondary school exams
4. military staff

What do the letters NHS stand for?

1. National Home Standards
2. National Hockey Society
3. National Health Service
4. National Horse Society

What is the capital of the USA?

1. Chicago, IL
2. New York, NY
3. Los Angeles, CA
4. Washington, DC

What do I actually love about
teaching English??

1. grading papers
2. grammar
3. practice reading texts
4. literature

Who is this

Who is the person in the previous picture?

Write at least one thing you learnt today (wrong answers only)