English-speaking countries (part 1)
Varia (riddles, idioms)kadri
The USA (kersti)
British Cuisine
Roald Dahl(meili)
Roald Dahl(meili)
English-speaking countries (part 4)
100
Ireland's saint patron
Who's Saint Patrick ?
100
You can break it, even if you never pick it up or touch
What's a promise
100
An official holiday on the 4th of July
What's Independence Day ?
100
This beverage, made by steeping leaves in hot water, is considered the national drink of Britain.
What is tea?
100
The name of the Australian indigenous/natives
Who are the Aboriginals?
200
The capital of Canada
What's Ottawa?
200
This mansion became "a white elephant".
Find the meaning of " a white elephant".
a) too expensive
b) abandoned
c) decorated
What's too expensive?
200
The largest city in the US
What is New York City?
200
This rich British breakfast typically includes eggs, bacon, sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, beans and black pudding.
What is a full English breakfast?
200
An area in the Santa Clara Valley (California) - home to high-tech sector.
What's the Silicon Valley?
300
The symbol of England
What's a rose?
300
The longest river in the USA
What's the Missouri River?
300
This traditional British dish consists of two main components and is one of the most popular and iconic fast foods in Britain.
What is fish and chips?
300
The capital of New Zealand
What's Wellington?
400
On of the most prolific American inventor
He held over 1,000 patents; invented a motion picture camera, a phonograph, perfected an electric light bulb and made it durable.
Who's Thomas Alva Edison?
400
A famous monument with former US presidents.
What's Mount Rushmore?
400
This country, where Roald Dahl was born in 1916, is known for its dragon flag.
What is Wales?
400
The most popular sport in New Zealand
What's rugby?
500
The state of New South Wales is located in this country.
What's Australia?
500
A large valley located in the state of Arizona (about 320 kilometres long), created by Colorado River
What's The Grand Canyon?
500
This book features a golden ticket and a tour of a magical chocolate factory.
What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
500
She was the Iron Lady (UK)
Margaret Thatcher
(she served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990).
600
Those two main American political parties are represented by a donkey and an elephant
elephant = Republicans / donkey = Democrats
600
Two states that lie outside the contiguous US
(48 states that are on the North American continent and which are connected without being split by a body of water or another country)
What are the the state of Hawaii and the state of Alaska?
600
In this story, a young girl discovers she can move objects with her mind.
What is Matilda?
600
A former prison, today it is the home of Crown Jewels of the UK (located in London).
What's The Tower of London?
