English pub quiz

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The Great "British" Pub Quiz

Part 1:     

Round 1 Royal family

Round 2 Sports

Round 3 Language

Round 4 Traditions

Round 5 Mixed

Round 1

The Royal Family

Who is this?

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. of a disease in Africa
3. car crash in Paris
4. shot in New York

Round 2

Sports

Which tennis player won gold (as a single player) at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016?

1. Jamie Murray
2. Dan Evans
3. Roger Federer
4. Andy Murray

Which colour do cricket players traditionally wear?

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

Which football cubs 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

What is a “pleister” usually called in American english?

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

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"

Round 4

traditions

What is celebrated on the 5th of November?

1. the Queen’s birthday
2. Guy Fawkes’ Day
3. the end of WW I
4. the death of Oliver Cromwell

How is the monarch’s birthday officially celebrated?

1. He visits a different city every year
2. A 5-day cricket match
3. He gives a speech on tv
4. Trooping the Colour

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

What is the capital of Ireland?

1. London
2. Dublin
3. Edinburgh
4. Cardiff

Who is this?

Where does the prime minister live?

1. No. 2 Regent Street
2. No. 32 Oxford Street
3. No. 10 Downing Street
4. No. 6 Portobello Road

What is the capital of the USA?

1. Chicago, IL
2. New York, NY
3. Los Angeles, CA
4. Washington, DC

What is the (nick)name of the British flag?

What is the capital of the United Kingdom?

1. New York
2. Glasgow
3. Manchester
4. London

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

Tips: 

- Multiple choice: 2 zijn onzin, 1 lijkt op het antwoord, 1 is het antwoord

-Open-ended question: Geef zo volledig mogelijk antwoord (het helpt altijd om 'omdat' als voegwoord te gebruiken);