What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
Is Auckland in Australia?
No, it is in New Zealand.
What is the capital?
Wellington
Where does the American president live?
White House in Washington D.C.
The capital is ...
Ottawa
How many people in the world speak English as a first language? In which countries the English is a mother language?
about 450 million. Canada, United States, Jamaica, Ireland, Britain, Australia and New Zealand
What is the capital city?
Canberra
Who are the original people of New Zealand?
Maoris
Who are the neighbouring countries of the USA?
The United States shares borders with Canada in the north and with Mexico in the south.
Which countries does Canada have borders with?south, west, east, north
the United States in the south, as well as in the west (Alaska), the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east.
Explain the difference between UK and Great Britain.
UK - 4 states, Great Britain - Geographical name, island
What is it?
Uluru,Ayers Rock
Popular fantasy film made use of the scenery.
Lord of the Rings
What is the American spelling and pronunciation for litre?
liter. (r pronounced)
Is Canada the largest country in the world? Why? / Why not?
The largest one is Russia, Canada comes second. Russia is almost twice the size of Canada.
It is a synonym of a subway.
underground
Who are the original people of Australia?
Popular extreme sports.
paragliding, mountain biking, sailing, bungee jumping.
Why the South West of the USA is a tourist attraction?
Because it has a distinctive character influenced by its many Spanish-speaking inhabitants as well as Native Americans. Attractions include native art and culture but also the Grand Canyon and the desert cities of Las Vegas and Phoenix.
Name the French speaking province.
Quebec
The most famous prehistoric stone circle
Stonehenge
Why Asian immigrants only began to arrive in Australia in 1976?
Because it was the year in which the whites-only immigration policy ended
Who was James Cook?
Captain James Cook came and mapped most of the coastline in 1769.
Regions in the USA.
The USA are divided into:
the Northeast, the South, the Mid-West, the West, the Southwest and the Pacific Coast
Who is the head of state?
The head of state is the king or the queen of England.
Why there has been a conflict in Northern Ireland?
Because Unionists, mainly Protestant, want to remain British and Republicans, mainly Catholics, want a united Ireland,
Why the 26th January is celebrated in Australia as “Australia Day” but also “Invasion Day”?
Because it was the day that the Union Jack was raised in Sydney Cove but also the day in which white settlers inflicted on Australia’s first people disease and addiction.
What part of N.Z. is the most populated?
North Island - more cities
Identify the monument and the city.
Washington monument in Washington D.C.
Name reasons why Canada is a better place to live than the USA.
Canadians live longer, they’re fitter, their health cost is lower than in the USA.
Their roads are safer.
They’re richer, has got a better work-life balance. 4. They are more socially mobile – if you were born to a poor father in US, you may remain poor, but not in Canada.
They are better educated.
There’s less crime, the prisons aren’t overflowing. Canadians travel more than Americans