English Speaking World QUIZ

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The English Speaking world.

QUIZ

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How many states does America have?

1. 48
2. 50
3. 52
4. 54

United States: 

The 50 States and the District of Columbia. Continental United States: 

The 49 States (including Alaska, excluding Hawaii) located on the continent of North America, and the District of Columbia.

How many times do you hear the word "wood" in this rhyme?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.

Who discovered America?

1. Abel Tasman
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Kriss Kristofferson
4. Marco Polo

In which country can you find this animal?

1. Austria
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. America

Kiwi is a native flightless bird of New Zealand and it's national symbol.

This is the
National Anthem
to which country?

1. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. United Kingdom
4. United States

In what country is this considered
a delicacy?

1. England
2. Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales

To which country does this flag belong?

1. America
2. Australia
3. New Zealand
4. United Kingdom

On the top left: the Union Jack.

The big star = the seven pointed Commonwealth star.

The other stars are a representation of the Southern Cross constellation.

What is the name of the yellow country?

1. England
2. Northern Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales

What is the name of this dance?

The haka is a ceremonial Māori war dance or challenge. Haka are usually performed in a group and represent a display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity.

What is the capital city of Australia?

1. Brisbane
2. Canberra
3. Melbourne
4. Sydney

Which two official languages are spoken in Canada?

What instrument is played in this picture?

1. didgeridoo
2. didgeridee
3. didgerihoo
4. didgeripoo

In what state of America can you find this prison island?

1. Texas
2. Florida
3. California
4. Mississippi

Alcatraz.

Movie: The Rock.

Movie: Escape from Alcatraz

Alcatraz werd kort na de gebeurtenissen waarop de film is gebaseerd gesloten. Het is niet bekend of de drie ontsnapte gevangenen het hebben overleefd - hun lichamen zijn nooit gevonden.

What is the English name of this
musical istrument?

American English = bagpipe.

Scottish English = bagpipes.

In which city
can you find
this building?

1. Dublin
2. Glasgow
3. London
4. Sydney

What is the name
of this man?

1. Barack Obama
2. Martin Luther King
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Mohammed Ali

Which country is missing?

What are two annoying things about the Australian accent
(according to the comedian)?

1. They ask to many questions
2. They make everything sound like a question
3. There is a high pitch at the end of every sentence
4. They speak with a very high voice

King Charles III
is also king of ...

1. New Zealand
2. America
3. South Africa
4. Austria

King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

How many countries have English
as an official language?

1. 59
2. 69
3. 79
4. 89

As of 2020, there were 59 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign entities where English was an official language.

There are 195 countries around the world.

The next video is about the deadliest animals of Australia.

Can you count how many animals are mentioned in the song?

How many deadly animals are mentioned in the song?

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

Red back funnel web spider

Blue-ringed octopus

Taipan snake

Tiger snake

Box jellyfish

Stonefish

Cone snail (poisonous thing that lives in a shell)

Big shark

What is the name of this monument?

1. Mount Alabama
2. Mount Virginia
3. Mount Washington
4. Mount Rushmore

Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota.

What sport
are they playing?

1. Polo
2. Cricket
3. Horse golf
4. Curling