American Background
British Background
English Literature
Fun Expression
Canadian
100
“Uncle Sam” is a nickname for ______.
What is the USA?
100
Around which period of time did the Celts start to arrive in Britain?
What is 700 B.C?
100
The most significant intellectual movement of the Renaissance was _________.
What is humanism?
100
This expression "low-hanging _____"generally means selecting the easiest targets with the least amount of effort.
What is fruit?
100
Which animal is an official emblem of Canada?
What is beaver?
200
Old glory refers to a ______.
What is flag?
200
Who gives their name to the English people?
What is the Angles?
200
What is the relationship between Claudius and Hamlet?
What is Uncle and nephew?
200
_______-December romance refers to a romantic pairing where one person is significantly older than the other.
What is May?
200
What are the animal figures that stand on either side of the shield on the Arms of Canada?
What are a lion and a unicorn?
300
The Statue of Liberty stands in _______.
What is New York Harbor?
300
In Britain, the Puritan Revolution refers to __________.
What is The Civil War?
300
“The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” is an example of _________.
What is metaphor?
300
A DINKWAD is an acronym which stands for “double income, no kids, with a_____”.
What is dog?
300
Who were the first Europeans proven to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean and to have lived in North America?
What are the Vikings?
400
The Watergate scandals have something to do with _____.
What is Richard Nixon?
400
The School of Eton belongs to ___________.
What is public school?
400
Milton’s Paradise lost took its material from ________.
What is the Bible?
400
“____ treat” has become a fad among young people as some males now choose to pay a bigger slice of the bill, say 70 percent, while female friends dining with them pay the rest.
What is AB?
400
On which date did Canada became a country?
What is July 1, 1867?
500
Manhattan lies _______.
What is east of the Hudson River?
500
________ is the most typical British sports.
What is cricket?
500
________ is the most common foot in English poetry.
What is The iamb?
500
______refers to a study or work session that goes through the night or studying without sleep (usually a last-minute course of action).
What is all-nighter ?
500
Which explorer gave Canada its name, after he mistook the Mohawk word for village (kana:ta') as the name of the whole land?
What is Jaques Cartier?
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