English quiz Summer 2024

The Great "British" Quiz
Part 1:     
Round 1 Royal family
Round 2 Sports
Round 3 Language
Round 4 Traditions
Round 5 Mixed

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The Great "British" Quiz
Part 1:     
Round 1 Royal family
Round 2 Sports
Round 3 Language
Round 4 Traditions
Round 5 Mixed

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Round 1
The Royal Family

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In what year did Queen Elisabeth die?

Slide 3 - Open question

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What is the name of Harry and Meghan's first child?
A
Arthur
B
Archie
C
Harry
D
George

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What is the name of Harry and William's mother?
A
Princess Catherine
B
Princess Elizabeth
C
Princess Diana
D
Princess Margaret

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How and where did Princess Diana die?
A
old age in London
B
aids in Africa
C
car crash in Paris
D
shot in New York

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How many wives of Henry VIII were beheaded?

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none
B
2
C
4
D
6

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How many wives did Henry VIII (who started the Church of England) have?
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2
B
4
C
6
D
8

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Mary I killed many people during her reign. What is her nickname?
A
Bloody Mary
B
Pleasant Mary
C
Mary Mary Quite Contrary
D
Killing Queen

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Round 2
Sports

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Harry Kane was topscorer in the Champions League. For which club does he play?

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Arsenal
B
Manchester United
C
PSG
D
Bayern München

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Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?
A
White
B
Blue
C
Red
D
The colours of their country’s flag

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What is the name of the famous British Tennis Tournament?

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In 2014 the Tour de France started in the UK, in which city did it start?
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London
B
Leeds
C
York
D
Edinburgh

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Which football cubs are from London?
A
Arsenal & Chelsea
B
Arsenal & Aston Villa
C
West Ham United & Leeds United
D
Watford & Everton

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Round 3
Language

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What does “codswallop” mean?
A
baby of a cod (a type of fish)
B
a small jump
C
nonsense
D
an alcoholic drink

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What does “apples and pears” mean in Cockney Rhyming Slang?
A
fruit
B
stairs
C
pairs
D
ladies and gentlemen

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True or false? The longest town name in the UK is 52 letters long.
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true
B
false

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What is a “pleister” usually called in American english?
A
band-aid
B
cast
C
sellotape
D
plaster

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What is the term given to a word that can be spelt the same both backwards and forwards?
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synonym
B
antonym
C
alliteration
D
palindrome

Slide 23 - Quiz

Repetition of the initial sounds of words, as in "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
Round 4
traditions

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What is celebrated on the 5th of November?
A
King Charles' birthday
B
Guy Fawkes’ Day
C
the end of WW I
D
the death of Oliver Cromwell

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How is the monarch’s birthday officially celebrated?
A
He visits a different city every year
B
A 5-day cricket match
C
He gives a speech on tv
D
an event called "Trooping the Colour"

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Which flower do most people wear on Remembrance Day?
A
a poppy
B
a forget-me-not
C
a white rose
D
a daffodil

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What is the traditional lunch on Sundays?
A
a roast dinner
B
a steak and kidney pie
C
bangers and mash
D
a high tea

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Round 5: mixed questions

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True or false... every year about which 36 billion cups of tea are drunk by the British
A
true
B
false

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True or false... cheese rolling is a sport
A
true
B
false

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Prime Minister Liz Truss was the shortest serving prime minister. How many days was she in office?
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39
B
49
C
59
D
109

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What is the name of the British flag?

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True or false... Scotland's national animal is the unicorn
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true
B
false

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Enjoy your summer holiday!!!

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