English quiz 2024

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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

Round 6 Music

Round 1

The Royal Family

In what year did Queen Elisabeth die?

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

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

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

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

How and where did Princess Diana die?

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

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

Round 2

Sports

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

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

What is the name of the famous British Tennis Tournament?

Which football clubs are from London?

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

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

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

1. true
2. false

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. 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 traditional lunch on Sundays?

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

Round 5: mixed questions

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

1. true
2. false

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

What is the name of the British flag?

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

1. true
2. false

Round 6

Music

What's Dua Lipa's
3rd rule?

1. Don't forget to fill in your Paprika
2. Don't be his friend
3. Don't Let him In
4. Don't pick up the phone

What is the song title?

1. Born This Way
2. Just Dance
3. Poker Face
4. Bad Romance

What is the song title?

1. Beauty and a beat
2. Let me love you
3. Sorry
4. Baby

Laat me je in dit licht fotograferen
Voor het geval het de laatste keer is
Dat we precies kunnen zijn zoals we waren
Voordat we het beseften

These lyrics are from an English song. Who is the artist?

1. Maroon 5
2. Adele
3. Kensington
4. Post Malone