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Pop quiz British Institutions and Trivia
Part 1:     
Round 1 Royal family
Round 2 Sports
Round 3 Language
Round 4 Traditions
Round 5 Mixed

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Pop quiz British Institutions and Trivia
Part 1:     
Round 1 Royal family
Round 2 Sports
Round 3 Language
Round 4 Traditions
Round 5 Mixed

Slide 1 - Slide

Round 1
The Royal Family

Slide 2 - Slide

Great Britain is...
A
England and Scotland
B
England, Scotland and Ireland
C
England, Scotland and Wales
D
England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Slide 3 - Quiz

Who is this?
A
Our new principal
B
Mrs. Van Hertum in her younger days
C
Queen Elizabeth II
D
Princess Diana

Slide 4 - Quiz

Who is this?

Slide 5 - Open question

The UK is...
A
England, Scotland and Wales
B
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
C
England and Northern Ireland
D
Britain and its former colonies

Slide 6 - Quiz

The Virgin Queen is...
A
Our new principal
B
Elizabeth I
C
Beatrix
D
Victoria II

Slide 7 - Quiz

How and where did Princess Diana die?
A
old age in London
B
aids in Africa
C
car crash in Paris
D
shot in New York

Slide 8 - Quiz

How many wives did Henry VIII (who started the Church of England) have?
A
2
B
4
C
6
D
8

Slide 9 - Quiz

How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?

A
none
B
2
C
4
D
6

Slide 10 - Quiz

Mary I killed many people during her reign. What is her nickname?
A
Bloody Mary
B
Pleasant Mary
C
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
D
Killing Queen

Slide 11 - Quiz

Round 2
Sports

Slide 12 - Slide

Which British football club won the UEFA Champions League in 2019?

A
Tottenham Hotspur
B
Manchester United
C
Arsenal
D
Liverpool

Slide 13 - Quiz

Which tennis player won gold (as a single player) at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016?
A
Jamie Murray
B
Dan Evans
C
Roger Federer
D
Andy Murray

Slide 14 - Quiz

Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?
A
White
B
Blue
C
Red
D
The colours of their country’s flag

Slide 15 - Quiz

In 2014 the Tour de France started in the UK, in which city did it start?
A
London
B
Leeds
C
York
D
Edinburgh

Slide 16 - Quiz

Round 3
Language

Slide 17 - Slide

What does “codswallop” mean?
A
baby of a cod (a type of fish)
B
a small jump
C
nonsense
D
an alcoholic drink

Slide 18 - Quiz

What is a “pleister” usually called in American English?
A
band-aid
B
cast
C
sellotape
D
plaster

Slide 19 - Quiz

Round 4
traditions

Slide 20 - Slide

What is celebrated on the 5th of November?
A
the Queen’s birthday
B
Guy Fawkes’ Day
C
the end of WW I
D
the death of Oliver Cromwell

Slide 21 - Quiz

Which flower do most people wear on Remembrance Day?
A
a poppy
B
a forget-me-not
C
a white rose
D
a daffodil

Slide 22 - Quiz

What is the traditional lunch on Sundays?
A
a roast dinner
B
a steak and kidney pie
C
bangers and mash
D
a high tea

Slide 23 - Quiz

Round 5 Mixed

Slide 24 - Slide

What is the capital of Ireland?
A
London
B
Dublin
C
Edinburgh
D
Cardiff

Slide 25 - Quiz

Who is this?
(first and last name)

Slide 26 - Open question

Who is this?
A
Our new principal
B
Mr. Verstappen in disguise
C
Mrs. Leyba in disguise
D
The Prime Minister of the UK

Slide 27 - Quiz

What's his name?
A
Boris Johnson
B
Rishi Sunak
C
Tupac Shakur
D
Runak Sishi

Slide 28 - Quiz

Which is the national flower of Scotland?
A
rose
B
thistle
C
shamrock
D
daffodil

Slide 29 - Quiz

Where does the prime minister live?
A
No. 2 Regent Street
B
No. 32 Oxford Street
C
No. 10 Downing Street
D
No. 6 Portobello Road

Slide 30 - Quiz

What are GCSEs?
A
politicians
B
medical staff
C
secondary school exams
D
military staff

Slide 31 - Quiz

What is entomophobia?
A
An irrational fear of vomit.
B
An irrational fear of eggs.
C
An irrational fear of insects.
D
An irrational fear of germs.

Slide 32 - Quiz

Who is this

Slide 33 - Slide

Who is the person in the previous picture? (last name only)

Slide 34 - Open question

Write at least one thing you learnt in English class this year.

Slide 35 - Open question

Slide 36 - Slide