England
English grammar
Idioms
General Knowledge
100

Name 4 English cities (not London)

Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham.......

100

What is the past simple of the verb to teach? Spell it

TAUGHT

100

What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

slightly unwell or in low spirits

100

Which country was the first to use paper money?

China

200

Which river runs through London?

The Thames

200

He is _________. (from Holland)


Dutch

200

How do you say this number?

23,053,452

23 million, 53 thousand, four hundred and fifty two

200

How many hearts does an octopus have?

Three

300

What is the capital city of Wales?

Cardiff

300

Explain the difference between situations in which you use the past simple and situations in which you use the present perfect.

The past simple is used for a closed action in the past at a fixed time. The present perfect is used for an action in the past with no fixed time, or a situation just finished, or with a consequence in the present. 

300

What does the idiom 'Let the cat out of the bag' mean?

reveal a secret carelessly or by mistake

300

Which country has the most active volcanoes?

Indonesia

400

In which city was William Shakespeare born?

Stratford - Upon- Avon

400

Explain the use of the zero, 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional. Give an example for each.

zero - facts that are always true ( If ice is left in the sun it melts)

1st - expresses a likely future event if a condition is met (If we work hard we will finish)

2nd - unlikely (or impossible) situations in the present (If I won the lottery I would buy a villa)

3rd - hypothetical situations in the past and their imagined consequences ( If I had got up earlier I would have caught the train)

400

What does the idiom 'beating about the bush' mean?

wasting time to avoid directly answering a question

400

How many stripes are there on the American flag?

13

500

Who is the prime minister of England?

Keir Starmer

500

In which situations would you use 'will' for the future?

Predictions, spontaneous decsions, promises and offers

500

What does the idiom 'Pie in the sky' mean?

something very pleasant to contemplate but very difficult and unlikely to realise

500

Which metal do you find in the largest quantity at the centre of the earth?

Iron

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