English Speaking World PUBQUIZ

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The English Speaking World Pubquiz

QUIZ ROUNDS

1: USA

2: DOWN UNDER

3: CANADA

4: UK

5: LONDON

6: FINAL ROUND

America was founded in ...

1. 1676
2. 1776
3. 1876
4. 1976

How many states does the USA have?

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

What is the second most spoken language in America?

1. Chinese
2. Spanish
3. Italian
4. French

What is this man's name?

Thanksgiving is an American
holiday celebrated in ...

1. September
2. October
3. November
4. December

Obama was the ... president of America

1. 25th
2. 32nd
3. 44th
4. 77th

What/where is the
"The Big Apple"?

1. Central Park New York City
2. New York City
3. The United States of America
4. Times Square

Round 2

Which country does
this flag belong to?

What is the capital of Australia?

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

What is so annoying about the Australian accent according to this comedian?

1. every sentence is a question
2. every sentence sounds like a question
3. every sentence needs approval
4. every sentence sounds insecure

The nickname for an Australian
is an .........

Australia was nearly a Dutch colony. The comedian jokes that the Dutch left because they couldn't grow ........

1. tobacco
2. weed
3. herbs
4. cacao

Count 

all the different animals 

you see and hear 

in this video clip

Count all the different animals  
you see and hear mentioned 
in this video clip

How many animals were
shown and mentioned in the video?

1. 17
2. 18
3. 19
4. 20

What is that dance called?

Haka was traditionally used to prepare
a war party for battle.

Where does the Haka originate from?

1. Australia
2. South Africa
3. New Zealand
4. Māori

People from New Zealand are also called ......

(named after this bird)

1. down under
2. Māori
3. long white cloud
4. kiwi

ROUND 3

What is the capital of Canada?

1. Ottawa
2. Toronto
3. Vancouver
4. Winnipeg

Which is not a neighbour of Canada?

1. Greenland
2. Alaska
3. Mexico
4. United States

Which currency is used in Canada?

1. American dollars
2. British pounds
3. Canadian dollars
4. French dollars

Lacrosse has always been the most popular sport in Canada.

1. True
2. False

Which two languages
are spoken in Canada?

1. English - French
2. English - German
3. English - Japanese
4. English - Greek

ROUND 4

Drag the correct flag to the correct country

Scotland

England

Wales

Northern 

Ireland

Queen Elizabeth was Queen of the United Kingdom and also Queen of ..?

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. Canada
4. all of the above

England

Flag                                    London                          Rose       England   

St. George's cross

Scotland

Flag                      Edinburgh               Thistle (distel)         Scotland

Saint Andrew's Cross

Wales

Flag                          Cardiff                      Daffodil/Leek       Wales

the red dragon

Northern-Ireland

Flag                            Belfast                Shamrock        Northern-Ireland

the Ulster banner

What currency does the UK have?

1. Euro
2. Pound
3. Dollar
4. Euro, but back to pounds because of Brexit

What is the name of this
musical instrument?

Which country has Belfast as
their capital city?

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

The rose is the national flower of England

1. true
2. false

The capital city of Scotland is Glasgow.

1. true
2. false

What is the name of
this flower/plant?

1. Clover
2. Daffodil
3. Shamrock
4. Leek

ROUND 5

Match these building nicknames with the right image

The Walkie Talkie

The Cheese Grater

The Shard (de scherf)

The Gherkin (de augurk)

Which character does NOT come from London?

1. Harry Potter
2. Peter Pan
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. All 3 are from London

How many underground stations are there in London?

1. 250
2. 270
3. 350
4. 370

Edinburgh

London

Cardiff

Belfast

Which English speaking country participates in the Eurovision Song Contest?

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

USA

England

New York

London

Texas

Manchester