End of Year Quiz

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What is his name?

United Kingdom Culture Quiz

What is this called?

How old was
Queen Elizabeth
II?

1. eighty-three
2. ninety
3. ninety-six
4. only fifty-one, but under a lot of stress

Born in 1926, 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II
 was Queen for 70 years! 

This is Queen Elizabeth I

(1533 - 1603).

She was Queen from

1558 - 1603, for 45 years.

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

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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)

How many people live in London?

1. Less than 7 million 7,5 miljard
2. Less than 6 million
3. Somewhere between 8 and 9 million
4. Somewhere between 6 and 7 million

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

What is Gaelic?

1. knoflook
2. een taal
3. een Engelsman
4. een soort drinken

Any other example of British - American English vocabulary?

Where is the Abraham Lincoln's statue located?

1. Washington DC
2. Philadelphia
3. South Dakota
4. Oregon

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According to Adam Hills what is so annoying about the Australian accent?

Why did the English create a penal colony in Australia?

1. Guy Fawkes just tried to blow up the Parliament and they wanted to get him as far away as possible.
2. They could no longer use the American colonies.
3. The prisons in England were full.

What English speaking country participates in the Eurovision Song Contest?

1. America
2. South Africa
3. Australia
4. Canada

What's the capital of India?

1. Calcutta
2. New Delhi
3. Bombay
4. Mumbai