Final English Quiz 3+

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Big English Quiz

USA & Canada

What is the capital of the U.S.A.

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Washington D.C.
4. Boston

How many states does America have?

1. 48
2. 50
3. 51
4. 52

What is the name of these famous houses in the same city?

1. Coloured houses
2. Coloured girls
3. Francis
4. Painted Ladies

This statue was a gift from which country?

1. France
2. Canada
3. England
4. Italy

Where is the biggest St. Patrick's Day parade?

1. Dublin
2. Chicago
3. New York City
4. London

Who is the vice-president of the U.S.A?

1. Donald Trump
2. Barack Obama
3. Joe Biden
4. Kamala Harris

Where is this famous Park?

1. London
2. Canada
3. New York
4. Chicago

What is this place called

1. Mystic Falls
2. Toronto
3. The New Falls
4. Niagara Falls

Which two languages do they speak in Canada?

1. English, Spanish
2. English, American
3. English, French
4. English, Canadian

Match the nickname with the city

The Big Apple

Las Vegas

Tinseltown

Motor City

The Big Easy

New York

Hollywood

Sin City

New Orleans

Detroit

CANADA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

UK

What does “apples and pears” mean in Cockney Rhyming Slang?

1. fruit
2. stairs
3. pairs
4. ladies and gentlemen

02:06

Pavement

sidewalk

racketball

eyeglasses

autumn

bin

drug store

horseback riding

Which 4 countries make up the UK?

In which famous city is this street?

1. Dublin
2. Edinburgh
3. York
4. London

Fill in the gap: "Remember Remember the .... of Novemer, Gunpowder, treason and plot

1. 4th
2. 5th
3. 8th
4. 9th

What flower is a symbol for Remembrance day?

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Money in Scotland is called...

1. Euro
2. Pounds
3. Pound Sterling
4. Scottish pounds

What do the Scots call this?

1. skirt
2. fold
3. tartan
4. kilt

What is this called in London?

1. Underground
2. Metro
3. Subway
4. The Tube

Wat bevindt zich wel in Londen en wat niet?

Wel in Londen

Niet in Londen

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

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

Big Ben

London Eye

Tower bridge

St. Paul's Cathedral

Buckingham palace

Stonehenge

Oxford street

What sort of building is this in Sydney, Australia?

1. A museum
2. The parliament
3. A prison
4. An opera building

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

Wales

England

Australia

Northern Ireland

New Zealand

Canada

U.S.A.

Scotland

King Arthur and Camelot is said to come from this country. 

One sixth of the world population lives here. 

Consists of fifty states.

They celebrate ST Patricks' day here. 

Many man here wear 'skirts'. 

The smallest continent in the world.

The indigenous people are called the Maori.

The second largest country in the world. 

Fish & Chips is a popular dish here. 

Ireland

Scotland

Australia

New zealand

Canada

Uk

USA

India

Wales

US politics & history

Waarvoor staan deze afbeeldingen symbool?

In American politics, which are the two main parties?

1. Republican and Democrats
2. Autocrats and Democrats
3. Republican and Labor
4. Democrats and Labor

What happened on 4th of July 1776?

History:

The 4th of July is a holiday in the United States. On this day, Americans celebrate the birth of a nation.

Dr. Martin Luther King made an important speech.
What was the title of his speech?

1. I have a vision.
2. I know a story.
3. I have an idea.
4. I have a dream.

Dr. King on August 28, 1963

"I have a dream that one day my four little children will live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today."

De rede wordt als een retorisch meesterwerk beschouwd. King paste allusies toe als citaten uit de Bijbel, de Amerikaanse Onafhankelijkheidsverklaring, de Grondwet van de Verenigde Staten, en de Emancipatieproclamatie en de Gettysburg Address, beide van president Abraham Lincoln. Het gebruik van anaforen en de wijze van voordracht is typerend voor de preekwijze in het methodisme.

Een voorbeeld van een anafoor is het moment waarin King de mensen aanspoort het moment aan te grijpen, met "Now is the time...", en dat vier maal in zes paragrafen te herhalen. De anafoor I have a dream wordt zelfs acht maal herhaald.

AND THE WINNER IS........