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End of the year quiz

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English Culture and Knowlegde

What is the name for the British flag?

Great Britain consists of

1. Wales and England
2. Wales, Scotland and England
3. Wales, Scotland, England and Northern Ireland
4. Wales, Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and all their (former) colonies

Which two buildings do you see in this picture?

1. The Big Ben & Buckingham Palace
2. The Tower of London & Buckingham Palace
3. The Tower of London & the House of Parliament
4. The Big Ben & the House of Parliament

Who is not (partly) from London?

1. Harry Potter
2. Peter Pan
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Alle drie deze figuren komen uit Londen

Which country's National Anthem was this?

1. England
2. USA
3. New Zeeland
4. Australia

Who founded the Church of England and why?

1. Queen Elisabeth 1 - fight with the pope
2. Henry VIII - wanted a divorce
3. Queen Victoria - wanted to remarry
4. King William - wanted to marry a man

How many wives did King Henry VIII have?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

King Henry VIII beheaded how many of them?

1. one
2. two
3. six
4. four

Question 5: Drag the correct flag to the correct country

Scotland

England

Wales

Northern 

Ireland

Edinburgh

London

Cardiff

Belfast

The American versions of the following British words:
Pavement-Bin-Glasses-Squash-Horse riding-

Things you learned this year

Homograph

Homonym

Homophone

Same pronunciation, different spelling, different meaning

Same pronunciation, same spelling, different meaning

Same spelling, different pronunciation, different meaning

Is this a homophone/homonym/homograph?

British English

Accents or Dialects

Received Pronunciation

BBC English

Brummie

Scottish English

Cockney

Geordie

Queen's English

Scouse

Oxbridge 

What accent is this?

Spoken fragment

Spoken fragment

1. English
2. Welsh
3. Irish
4. Scottish

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a .......?

What is this sport called??

A man / woman from Great Britain is called...

1. A Great Britain man
2. A Briton
3. A Merijn
4. a Great Britain woman

Britain is .... island.

1. a
2. an

Which emperor ordered a massive invasion into Britain?

1. Hadrian
2. Claudius
3. Ceasar
4. Nero

Great Britain is...

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

3. At what age do children to school in Great-Britain?

1. 3
2. 5
3. 4
4. 6

How many queens has Britain had?

1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6

In Britain, which sounds do bees and cats make?

1. sum and miau
2. bun and nyan
3. buzz and miauw
4. zoom and mauw

In Britain we ..... .... uniforms at school, it's awful!

1. must wear
2. have to wear
3. should wear
4. musn't wear

Which is the best selling Christmas song in Britain?

1. Merry X-mas Everybody
2. Hallelujah
3. Do They Know It's Christmas
4. Mary's Boy Child

Where in Britain can you find Loch Ness?

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

You can drive in Britain when you are:

1. 16
2. 17
3. 18
4. 21

True or False:
French was once the official Language of Great Britain.

1. True
2. False

French was the official language of England for about 300 years, from 1066 till 1362.

What other sports are also popular in Great Britain?

1. cricket
2. baseball
3. rugby
4. polo

What kind of fast food is really popular in Great Britain?

1. chips and sausage rolls
2. chips and meatballs
3. fish and prawns
4. fish and chips

You can leave school in Britain when you are

1. 15
2. 16
3. 18
4. 19

Britain is a...

1. Democracy
2. Dictatorship
3. Monarchy
4. Republic

Wat is de hoofdstad van Great Britain?

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

In Britain, what is a "trifle"?

1. A type of spoon you can use in the kitchen
2. A person who cleans the dishes in a restaurant
3. A tax on food in the supermarket
4. A type of dessert made with fruit and custard

One of the American words that is now used in Britain is...

1. Nappy
2. Faucet
3. Movie
4. Autumn

What is 'Tweede Kerstdag' called in Great Britain?

1. Christmas Eve
2. Second Christmas Day
3. Boxing Day
4. There is no 'tweede Kerstdag'

Some people in Britain are called 'posh'. What does that mean?

1. Poor people
2. Rich people
3. Smart people
4. Old people

What is the common internet domain address for Britain?

1. .br
2. .gb
3. .co.uk
4. .en

Which currency is used in Great Britain

1. Euro
2. Dollar
3. Yen
4. Pound

Wat is geen politieke partij in Great Britain?

1. The conservatives
2. The liberal Democrats
3. The Republicans
4. The Labour Party

India is a former.............of Great Britain.

1. inhabitant
2. blend
3. society
4. colony

Thank you 

For your imput, knowlegde and attention!

I hope  you have learned something!

Best of luck for your examweek and for next year!!

Kind regards,

Pinsunny