Weird English Quiz

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Weird English Quiz

What is this:

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"

1. A character from Lord of the Rings
2. An actual place where people live
3. The noise you make when you're choking
4. You just hit your head on your keyboard

Which two languages do they speak in Canada?

1. English, Spanish
2. English, American
3. English, French
4. English, Canadian

How do Australians celebrate Christmas?

1. Playing in the snow
2. On the beach with a BBQ
3. With a picknick in the park
4. By skiing down the mountains

Big Ben

London Eye

Tower bridge

St. Paul's Cathedral

Buckingham palace

Stonehenge

Oxford street

How old is
Joe Biden?

1. eighty-three
2. one hundred and twenty-nine
3. eighty
4. only fifty-one, but under a lot of stress

Born in 1942 (November!) , President Biden is 80 years old.

What is the capital of the U.S.A.

1. New York
2. Los Angeles
3. Washington D.C.
4. Boston

What is the name of this flag?

1. The Union Jack
2. The Union flag
3. The Union Bill
4. The Union Steel

With what word was Harry & Meghan leaving described?

1. Hexit
2. Meghangate
3. Megxit
4. Harrygate

Wales

England

Australia

Northern Ireland

New Zealand

Canada

U.S.A.

Scotland

What is the one word that is always spelled incorrectly in every English dictionary?

of course ..

What do the Scots call this?

1. skirt
2. fold
3. tartan
4. kilt

What is this called in London?

1. Underground
2. Metro
3. Subway
4. The Tube

What is the national sport of England?

1. Football
2. Rugby
3. Cricket
4. Tennis

Which is an ingredient in the traditional Scottish dish Haggis?

1. Heart
2. Liver
3. Lung
4. Heart, liver, ánd lung

I know right?!

Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach.

(Wikipedia)

What is New York also called?

1. The Big Potato
2. The Big Pear
3. The Big Apple
4. The Big Carrot

The flag of america:
50 stars= 50 biggest cities
13 stripes=13 original colonies that formed the United States by fighting the English in 1776.

1. True!
2. False: it´s 52 cities
3. False: that was in 1777
4. False: 50 stars = 50 states

......... is the centre of the music and film industry in the USA.

1. Las Vegas
2. New York
3. Miami
4. Los Angeles

October 31st

March 17th

February 14th

July 4th

Independence day

Halloween

St. Patrick's day

St. Valentine's day

One of the things that the city of Liverpool is famous for:

1. Dancing birds
2. Singing 'insects'
3. Swimming dogs
4. Painting flamingos

The Beatles are from Liverpool!

Where do 'Aborginals' live?

1. New Zealand
2. Australia
3. India
4. Jamaica

In the musical ' king Arthur' I was murdered by

1. Mrs Platvoet
2. Mr Kuiper
3. Mr Smit
4. Mrs Maarsse

What is the capital of Australia?

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

Which of these is an actual cheese related event in Gloucester, England?

1. Rolling cheese down a hill and chasing it
2. Fondue parties with hundreds of people
3. Building little houses made out of cheese
4. None. Cheese is forbidden in Gloucester

Seriously...

In het middeleeuwse Ierland beschermden ouders in hun kinderen tegen het boze oog door....

1. ..ze rauwe eieren te laten drinken
2. ..ze in het gezicht te spugen
3. ..te offeren aan druïdes
4. ..een medaillon te laten dragen

Which countries are in The United Kingdom?

1. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland
2. England, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Wales
3. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

koning 

Arthur

Galahad

Lancelot

Bedevere

 Robin

AND THE WINNER IS........