Spot the mistake
Northern Ireland & South Africa
Miscellaneous
Literature
the USA
100

As the skies darkened, i turned around and ran.

Always capitalise the personal pronoun "I"

100

South African comedian and writer of Born a Crime.

Trevor Noah

100

How many British teams compete in the European Championship in football? 

Two; England and Scotland

100

The setting in literature refers to..? (Answer with at least two keywords)

The time, place and environment a story takes place.  

100

The US consists of how many states..?

50

200

The Empire State Building is nearly 200 meters higher then the Trump Tower. Both skyscrapers are situated along Fifth Avenue in New York.

"Than" is used for comparison; "then" for time.  
200

Name given to the conflict that marred Northern Ireland from about 1968-1998. 

The Troubles

200

Where does The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind take place? 

Malawi

200

Who wrote A Christmas Carol?

Charles Dickens

200

What does the "J" in Donald J. Trump stand for?

John

300

Incidentally, all the badly written letters has the same spelling mistakes.

Verb mistake. ...the badly written letters have...

300

Name of the first black president in South Africa?

Nelson Mandela

300

True or false: The UK will have a general election on the 4th of July. 

True

300

Name the four books we read in the reading circles.

The Kite Runner, The Giver, The Hate U Give, My Sister's Keeper

300

What are the three branches of government?

The executive, the legislative, the judiciary

400

Naturally, I felt quite embarrased whenever I talked to her.

Spelling mistake: Embarrassed

400
In Northern Ireland, people who wish to remain within the UK are often labelled..?

Protestants, unionists, loyalists

400

What is the English word for having strong prejudices or hate towards women?

Misogyny

400

Warsan Shire, writer of the powerful poem "Home", was born in which country?

Somalia

400

What is the name of the current US Vice President?

Kamala Harris

500

We went home after dinner, it was raining.

Comma splice. Two independent sentences cannot be joined with a comma. 

500

How many colours are there in the South African flag?

Six; Black, yellow, green, white, red, blue

500

Which famous person is central to the plot in Freedom Writers?

Anne Frank

500

Name a year that William Shakespeare lived. 

1564-1616

500

How many Norwegians emigrated to the US between 1820 and 1925? (+/- 50,000)

Ca. 860,000

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