Quiz

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• Leerjaar 4

Weird English Quiz

Our lesson goal for today:

Have a little English fun together before our spring break.

ROUND 1

USA

Where is Hollywood?

1. Miami
2. Los Santos
3. Los Angeles
4. New York

Which US state is this?

1. California
2. Florida
3. New York
4. Texas

What is the capital of the US?

1. New York
2. Washington D.C
3. San Francisco
4. Miami

Van wie kreeg de VS het vrijheidsbeeld cadeau?

1. Frankrijk
2. Nederland
3. Engeland
4. Mexico

Hoeveel sterren staan er op de 'Stars and Stripes'?

1. 52
2. 43
3. 50
4. 49

ROUND 2

UK

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?

1. Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
2. Fondue parties with hundreds of people
3. Building little houses made out of cheese
4. None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Seriously...

What is the name of this flag?

1. Union Jack
2. Union Strips
3. Stars and Stripes
4. King's Cross

In Which secret service is 007

1. Mi7
2. FBI
3. CIA
4. Mi6

What is Scotland yard?

1. Kasteel van Schotland
2. Schotse openbare tuinen
3. Politie van Londen
4. Politie van Schotland

Which was no Colony of the UK

1. United states
2. Australia
3. South Africa
4. Cuba

When is Charles III's coronation?

1. 1 May 2023
2. 6 May 2023
3. 10 May 2023
4. Not, someone else will be crowned

ROUND 3

Music/sport/literature

Wat is de titel van dit liedje?

Engels lied

1. Strawberry fields
2. Love love love
3. All you need is love
4. Nothing you can do

Who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay?

1. Chris Martin
2. Dave Grohl
3. Bono
4. Adam Levine

Which artist do you hear?

1. Sam Smith
2. Beyonce
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Kanye West

What is the name of the English football club that has won the most Premier League titles?

1. Chelsea
2. Arsenal
3. Liverpool
4. Manchester United

Manchester United! With a total of 13 titles.

Who is the author of the Harry Potter book series?

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Stephenie Meyer
3. Suzanne Collins
4. Veronica Rother

ROUND 4

Random

Welk woord is fout geschreven in deze zin:
Roses are read, violets are blue

1. Roses
2. read
3. blue
4. violets

Which character
does this guy play?

1. Chandler
2. Ross
3. Joey
4. Non of the above

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

1. A character from Lord of the Rings
2. An actual place where people live
3. You just hit your head on your keyboard
4. This is random

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?

1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Lung
4. Heart, liver, ánd lung

I know right?!

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

(Wikipedia)

What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents, such as "buzz" or "hiss"?

1. metaphor
2. simile
3. personification
4. onomatopoeia

What is the fear of oceans called? (including unknown depth, fear of drowning, being attacked by sea creatures, fear of open water...)

1. thalassophobia
2. arachnophobia
3. trypanophobia
4. glossophobia

Thalassophobia - fear of deep oceans

arachnophobia - fear of spiders

trypanopobia - fear of needles

glossophobia - fear of public speaking