Literature
What is the name of the wizarding school in Harry Potter?
Hogwarts.
What does the word "dog" mean in Swedish?
Hund.
What is the capital of England?
London.
What is the plural form of "mouse"?
Mice.
Which country did the United States gain independence from?
Great Britain.
Who is the British singer famous for the song “Shape of You”?
Ed Sheeran.
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare.
Translate "ananas" into English.
Pineapple
In which country do koalas and kangaroos live?
Australia.
What is the correct form: “He is happy” or “He are happy”?
He is happy.
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington.
Who is the Canadian singer known for hits like “Sorry” and “Love Yourself”?
Justin Bieber.
What is the name of the bear who loves honey in A.A. Milne’s books?
Winnie the Pooh.
Give a synonym for "big."
Large.
What is the largest city in the United States?
New York City.
What do we call a word that shows an action?
A verb.
What was the name of the ship that in 1912 famously sank on its first voyage by crashing into an iceberg?
The Titanic.
Who is the author of the Harry Potter series?
J.K. Rowling.
In The Hunger Games, what is the main character’s first name?
Katniss.
What is the opposite of "polite"?
Rude.
What language, besides English, is official in Canada?
French.
What is the past tense of “buy”?
Bought.
What movement led to the end of racial segregation in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s?
The Civil Rights Movement.
Who is the American singer famous for songs like “Billie Jean” and “Thriller”?
Michael Jackson.
What is the name of the lion in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
Aslan.
What does the word “ancient” mean?
Very old.
Which Caribbean country is known for reggae music and artist Bob Marley?
Jamaica.
What do we call a word that describes a noun?
An adjective.
In which year did the United States declare independence? (plus minus 20 years)
1776
Who is the British scientist known for the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin.
Which American author wrote the poem The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe.
What word describes a very short story that teaches a moral, usually with animals?
A fable.
Which U.S. state is known as “The Sunshine State”?
Florida.
What do we call a word like "he," "she," "they" or "it"?
A pronoun.
What is the English name of the 1066 event when the Normans conquered England?
The Battle of Hastings.
Which American civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
In which Shakespeare play do we find the soliloquy "To be or not to be"?
Hamlet.
What is the difference between "borrow" and "lend"?
"Borrow" means to take something for a short time, "lend" means to give something for a short time.
Which English-speaking country has 11 official languages?
South Africa.
What do we call the person or thing doing the action in a sentence?
The subject.
What is the name of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to America in 1620?
The Mayflower.
Which American president gave the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.