Weird English Quiz

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This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Weird English Quiz

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Our lesson goal for today:

Have a little English fun together before we're all busy studying for tests.

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What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"
A
A character from Lord of the Rings
B
An actual place where people live
C
The noise you make when you're choking
D
You just hit your head on your keyboard

Slide 3 - Quiz

Slide 4 - Slide

How old was
Queen Elizabeth
the second?
A
ninety-three
B
one hundred and twenty-nine
C
ninety-six
D
only fifty-one, but under a lot of stress

Slide 5 - Quiz

Born in 1926, 96 year old Queen Elizabeth II
 had been queen since 1953! 

Slide 6 - Slide

This is Queen Elizabeth I

She was queen from
1558 - 1603

(which is why this
is a painting and 
not a photo)

Slide 7 - Slide

What is the one word that is always spelled incorrectly in every English dictionary?

Slide 8 - Open question

of course ..

Slide 9 - Slide

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?
A
Heart
B
Liver
C
Lung
D
Heart, liver, and lung

Slide 10 - Quiz

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

(Wikipedia)

Slide 11 - Slide

One of the things that the city of Liverpool is famous for:
A
Dancing birds
B
Singing 'insects'
C
Swimming dogs
D
Painting flamingos

Slide 12 - Quiz

The Beatles are from Liverpool!

Slide 13 - Slide

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?
A
Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
B
Fondue parties with hundreds of people
C
Building little houses made out of cheese
D
None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Slide 14 - Quiz

Seriously...

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Slide 16 - Video

The End.

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