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The Great "British" Pub Quiz

Part 1:     

Round 1 Royal family

Round 2 Sports

Round 3 Language

Round 4 Traditions

Round 5 Mixed

Round 1

The Royal Family

Who is this?

How and where did Princess Diana die?

1. old age in London
2. aids in Africa
3. car crash in Paris
4. shot in New York

How many wives did Henry VIII (who started the Church of England) have?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8

How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?

1. none
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6

Mary I killed many people during her reign. What is her nickname?

1. Bloody Mary
2. Pleasant Mary
3. Mary Mary Quite Contrary
4. Killing Queen

Round 2

Sports

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

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

Which tennis player won gold (as a single player) at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016?

1. Jamie Murray
2. Dan Evans
3. Roger Federer
4. Andy Murray

Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?

1. White
2. Blue
3. Red
4. The colours of their country’s flag

In 2014 the Tour de France started in the UK, in which city did it start?

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

Which famous cricket venue is located in the district of Saint John's Wood, in northwest London?

1. Lord's
2. Arsenal Stadium
3. O2 Arena
4. Wimbledon

Round 3

Language

What does “codswallop” mean?

1. baby of a cod (a type of fish)
2. a small jump
3. nonsense
4. an alcoholic drink

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

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

What is a “pleister” usually called in American english?

1. band-aid
2. cast
3. sellotape
4. plaster

Round 4

traditions

What is celebrated on the 5th of November?

1. the Queen’s birthday
2. Guy Fawkes’ Day
3. the end of WW I
4. the death of Oliver Cromwell

Which flower do most people wear on Remembrance Day?

1. a poppy
2. a forget-me-not
3. a white rose
4. a daffodil

What is the traditional lunch on Sundays?

1. a roast dinner
2. a steak and kidney pie
3. bangers and mash
4. a high tea

Bonus question:
In which order did the flags appear?

1. UK-North Ire.–Wales–Scotland–England
2. England–Wales–Scotland–North Ire.–UK
3. England–North Ire.–Wales–UK–Scotland
4. UK–England–Scotland –Wales–North Ire.

Round 5 Mixed

What is the capital of Ireland?

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

Who is this?

Where does the prime minister live?

1. No. 2 Regent Street
2. No. 32 Oxford Street
3. No. 10 Downing Street
4. No. 6 Portobello Road

Which is the national flower of Scotland?

1. rose
2. thistle
3. shamrock
4. daffodil

Who is the patron saint of England (and has his own day there)?

1. St George
2. St David
3. St Andrew
4. St Patrick

What are GCSEs?

1. politicians
2. medical staff
3. secondary school exams
4. military staff

What is the capital of the USA?

1. Chicago, IL
2. New York, NY
3. Los Angeles, CA
4. Washington, DC

Write at least one thing you learnt in English class this year.