English quiz 2024

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The Great "British" Quiz

    

Round 1 Sports

Round 2 Language

Round 3 Traditions

Round 4 Mixed questions

Round 5 Royal family

Round 1

Sports

Harry Kane was topscorer in the Champions League in 2024. For which club does he play?

1. Arsenal
2. Manchester United
3. PSG
4. Bayern Münich

Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?

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

What is the name of the famous British Tennis Tournament?

What is the name of Harry and Meghan's first child?

1. Arthur
2. Archie
3. Harry
4. George

What is the name of the famous British Tennis Tournament?
Wimbledon

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 two football clubs are from London?

1. Arsenal & Chelsea
2. Arsenal & Aston Villa
3. West Ham United & Leeds United
4. Watford & Everton

Round 2

Language

What does “codswallop” mean?

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

True or false? The longest town name in the UK is 58 letters long.

1. true
2. false

What is a “plaster” usually called in American English?

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

Which word does not show contrast?

1. however
2. therefore
3. but
4. although

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

What is the term given to a word that can be spelt the same both backwards and forwards?

1. synonym
2. antonym
3. alliteration
4. palindrome

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

Can you think of a palindrome? Longest wins!

Round 3

Traditions

What is celebrated on the 5th of November?

1. King Charles' 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 British traditional lunch
on Sundays?

1. a roast dinner
2. a steak and kidney pie
3. fish and chips
4. a Big Mac

Taylor Swift was the number one in music sales in 2024. But what was the name of her album?

1. The Tortured Poets Department
2. Tortured Poets Department
3. The Tortured Poets Dinner
4. The Tortoise Poets Department

What is the minimum legal age you can leave school in the UK?

1. 14
2. 18
3. 16
4. 21

Round 4: Mixed Questions

True or false... every year the British drink about 36 billion cups of tea.

1. true
2. false

But how many cups of coffee do the British drink per year?

1. 14 billion
2. 24 billion
3. 34 billion
4. 44 billion

True or false... cheese rolling is a sport

1. true
2. false

Prime Minister Liz Truss was the shortest serving prime minister. How many days was she in office?

1. 39
2. 49
3. 59
4. 109

Who replaced her as Prime Minister?

1. King Charles
2. Boris Johnson
3. Kemi Badenoch
4. Rishi Sunak

Round 6

The Royal Family

In what year did Queen Elisabeth die?

What is the name of Harry and William's mother?

1. Princess Catherine
2. Princess Elizabeth
3. Princess Diana
4. Princess Margaret

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

What is the name of the British flag?

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

1. true
2. false