The English quiz 2025

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome ladies and gents! 😀

It is time for the marvellous ENGLISH QUIZ! 

In groups of 4, you are going to compete against eachother!

Guess the song from the lyrics!

In this category, you are going to get some clues. These clues are lyrics from the song. You get a point for the correct artist + name of the song

Example:
Clue: 

Clue 1

"De lucht was heet van de zomerse regen, het zweet druppelde van mij eraf. "

Clue 2

"Voordat ik haar naam wist, lalalalala, ik voelde la-la-la".

Clue 1

Beweeg het boven, beneden, links en recht oh, wissel het om net als een Nintendo.

Zeg dat je niet kan slapen, baby, ik weet het

dat ben ik de  ...................................

Clue 1

아파트, 아파트, 아파트, 아파트

아파트, 아파트, uh, uh-huh, uh-huh

Clue 2

Kus gezicht, kus gezicht, stuur ik naar je telefoon

Maar ik probeer je echt te kussen 

Clue 1

Ik ben tot te laat buiten geweest

Er zit niks in mijn brein

Maar dat zien ze nie-hie-hiet hm hm 

Clue 2

De spelers gaan spelen spelen spelen

De haters gaan haten haten haten 

Meid, ik ga schudden schudden schudden

Schud het eruit, schud het eruit

Clue 3

10 seconds

Clue 1

Jouw staar hield me vast

Je broek was gescheurd, ik kon je huid zien

Hete nacht, de wind die waaide

waar denk jij dat je naartoe gaat?! 

Clue 2

HEY, ik heb je net ontmoet

dit is misschien wat gek

maar hier is mijn nummer

dus bel me misschien 

What were the answers?

• 1. Seniorita, Shawn Mendes & Camilla Cabello
• 2. Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter
• 3. APT, composite & Bruno Mars
• 4. Taylor Swift Shake it off
  
• 5.Call me maybe from Carly Rae Jepsen

Category 2

Dutch to English yas! 🎈🎈🎈

In this category, the lyrics has been translated from Dutch to English. You get a point for the correct song and a point for the artist!

A lot of people around you, but you are so sweet with your smile
There are hours, days and months passing by that I am still waiting
I would love to be with you even if I have to work longer for free

Dreaming hours about us is what my night decides

What I want with him you do not understand

Do not waste your time any longer please

You are confused, he belongs to me

That is now how he said to me

Because he is for me yes

You can do the craziest moves.

On top of the world you can stand

no dancer miles away can get you small.

hey hey

dance dance like a pharaoh

dance dance like a king, you do it like this

dance dance as a pharaoh

I cannot find him anywhere.

He was just inside here yet.

I just received a message?

Honey, I give a house party for two.
I only wait for your RSVP. 
Tonight nobody can join us as well. 

Just come up with an excuse.

1. jouw blik richting mij - De bankzitters

2. hij is van mij - Maan

3. dansen als een farao - K3

4. Huisfeestje - de bankzitters

Category 3

Can you solve the rebuses?

Category 4

Signal words in Songs + meaning

do you know the context with the following songs what the signal words mean?

"So what? I'm still a rock star."

What is the tone of *so* here?

1. Angry
2. Dismissive
3. Friendly
4. Sad

"I wish nothing but the best for you too."
What does *but* mean here?

1. Contrast
2. Limitation
3. Comparison
4. result

"Whenever, wherever, we’re meant to be together…"
What do these signal words express?

1. A specific time and place
2. A cause
3. Any time and place
4. An effect

"Since you been gone, I can breathe for the first time."
How is *since* used?

1. Time + cause
2. Comparison
3. Example
4. Reason

"Although it hurts, I will be the first to say that.
What is the function of "although"?