Pubquiz!!

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Today

• Pub Quiz!
• Short survey on Cambridge this year.
  
  
• Aim: Improve general knowledge on the English Speaking World.

Final lesson of the year

PUBQUIZ!

4 categories:

- General Knowledge

- Music

- English Speaking World

- Language

General Knowledge

Random facts and questions

Who is this as a baby?
(only last name)

What is his name?

How is fish and chips traditionally served?

1. on a plate
2. in a bag
3. in a shoe
4. on a newspaper

What are Canadians known for saying?

1. "eh" (like the Dutch, 'toch?')
2. "Sorry" (for everything)
3. "hey" (like the Dutch, 'toch?')
4. "Oh wow"

What is 'Boxing day'?

1. A big sport event
2. When you're moving house
3. The day after christmas
4. Prince Charles's birthday

Music

Who is the artist/band?

1. Eyelar
2. Imagine Dragons
3. Coldplay
4. Sheppard

In 2021, Taylor Swift released the uncut version of her 2012 song ‘All Too Well’ to make it how long?

1. 8 minutes
2. 10 mins
3. 15 mins
4. 12 mins

What does she sing?

1. lonely starbucks lovers
2. long list of ex-lovers

Which artist made the original version of this song?

cover

1. Amy Winehouse
2. Adele
3. Whitney Houston
4. Beyonce

To what song is this the intro?

1. Paradise City
2. Sweet Child of Mine
3. Sweet Home Alabama
4. Hotel California

Who sings this song?

1. John Williams
2. Kanye West
3. Will Smith
4. Joyner Lucas

Who were they?

FRAGMENT 1
Which TV show is this music from?

English Speaking World

Watch this video and pay attention. After the video there will be some questions about it. 

How is the London Underground also called?

1. Down Under
2. Metro
3. Subway
4. The Tube

From what place you can see the whole of London

1. The London Eye
2. The London Zoo
3. The London Dungeon
4. The Tower Houses

How much land did the British empire control in the beginning of the 20th century?

1. Half of the world
2. 75 percent of the world
3. A quarter of the world
4. One third of the world

England

Ireland

Scotland

USA

Australia

What food item is made from this tree in Canada?

The world's biggest coral reef, which is in Australia, is called?

1. The Grand Reef
2. The Great Escape
3. The Great Barrier Reef
4. The Great Coral Reef

Which countries are in Great Britain?

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

Which English speaking country participates in the Eurovision Song Contest?

1. America
2. South Africa
3. Australia
4. Canada

How many states does America have?

1. 49
2. 50
3. 51
4. 52

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

What is the Capital of Australia?

1. Sydney
2. Canberra
3. Perth
4. Melbourne

How is New York also called?
The big........

How many provinces and territories does Canada have?

1. 10 provinces
2. 9 provinces 4 territories
3. 10 territories
4. 10 provinces 3 territories

Which part of Canada primarily speaks English?

1. The North
2. The East
3. The South
4. The West

Movies and Showbizz

The music in a film or series is called the ...

1. Episode
2. Location
3. Plot
4. Soundtrack

What soundtrack is played backwards here?

1. Lord of the Rings
2. James Bond
3. Pink Panther
4. Jaws

 'Happy' 

by Pharrel Williams is the soundtrack to which film?

1. Despicable Me
2. Despicable Me 2
3. Minions
4. Happy Feet

Where was the Lord of The Rings Movie shot?

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Brasil
4. Great Britain

What movie is this music from?

1. Frozen
2. Harry Potter
3. Shrek
4. Sleeping Beauty

Language

What sentence is correct?

1. My dad cooks dinner at the moment.
2. My dad cooking dinner at the moment.
3. My dad is cooking dinner at the moment.
4. My dad cook dinner at the moment.

How many people speak English as an official language?

1. More than 430 million
2. More than 220 million
3. Less than 380 million
4. exactly 400 million

Which Italian word does not come from the English language?

1. weekend
2. computer
3. casa
4. jeans

In the Netherlands, Dutch is the official language. What is the official language of the USA?

1. English
2. Spanisch
3. English and Spanish
4. The USA doesn't have an official language

The English language is part of which language family?

1. Romanic languages
2. Slavic languages
3. Germanic languages
4. Caspian languages

What influenced language?

1. Cultural, religious and population
2. Cultural, religious and plantation
3. Cults, religion and population
4. Cultural, regions and population

Which world language has the most first language speakers?

1. Mandarin / Cantonese
2. English
3. Spanish

What language is this: Cymraeg.

1. Irish Gaelic
2. Scottsh Gaelic
3. Welsh
4. Cornish

Which language is the first official language of the Republic of Ireland?

1. Irish
2. English
3. Gaelige/Gaelic
4. Manx

I hope you learned some new facts today!

Thank you for this year, I would like to hear your feedback!

The end