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 1

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 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

Mary I killed many people during her reign. What is her nickname?

1. Bloody Mary
2. Pleasant Mary
3. Mary Mary Quite Contrary
4. Killing Queen

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 “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"

Can you think of a palindrome? Can be in Dutch!

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 traditional lunch on Sundays?

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

Round 4: 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