British Literature
George Orwell
The longest-reigning monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II
Name at least five crimes.
Arson
Mugging
Murder
Theft
Vandalism
The order of a basic positive sentence is
S-V-O
Pickles start out as which vegetable?
Cucumber
In which Shakespeare's play would you find this quote:
"To be, or not to be: that is the question.”
Hamlet, Act III, Scene I
Who build the first roads in Britain?
The Romans
Say these words in AmE
Biscuit -
Lift -
Underground (train) -
Lift - Elevator
Underground (train) - Subway
The terms "its" and "it's" have:
A.) The same meaning
B.) Different meaning
B.) Different meaning
THE JOKER!
=(
Your team gets -200 points!
Who is Frankenstein in the gothic novel of the same name?
The main protagonist - Dr. Victor Frankenstein
Who was defeated in the battle of Waterloo?
Napoleon Bonaparte
The spelling in the following sentence is AmE or BrE:
"I have traveled to many countries."
American
____ university
A.) A
B.) An
A.) A
Which country is Tasmania a part of?
Australia
Agatha Christie was a writer of detective novels. Name at least one of her most famous detective characters.
Hercule Poirot
Miss Marple
Tommy & Tuppence
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
Six
THE JOKER!
=)
Your team gets +200 points
The team before and after you gets +100 points
"If I won a million dollars, I would buy my own airplane." Which conditional is this?
A.) first
B.) second
C.) third
B.) second
What does BC and AD stand for?
AD stands for Anno Domini, Latin for “in the year of the Lord”, while BC stands for “before Christ”
What was the first Harry Potter book called in the USA?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Who was caught with the gunpowder in 1605 (Gunpowder plot)?
Guy Fawkes
the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things
rouhání
In the question "Did you win?", which is the auxiliary verb?
Did
Ālea iacta est ("The die is cast") is a variation of a Latin phrase uttered by ___________ as he led his army across the _______ river.
Ālea iacta est ("The die is cast") is a variation of a Latin phrase uttered by Julius Caesar on 10 January 49 BC, as he led his army across the Rubicon river.