UK Food and drinks
How many cups of tea do the British drink daily?
163 million cups
What is the traditional nut of Alabama?
Pecan. In Alabama there is a pecan festival every year (accompanied by country music).
What is the name of the tower where the bell called "Big Ben" is located?
Elisabeth Tower
How many states are there in the USA?
50
How many people speak English in the world?
Over 840 million
In what kind of package was served the traditional British meal called "Fish and Chips" until 1980s?
Newspaper
What US state is the n. 1 in the dairy production (e. g. butter, milk, cheese etc.)?
California. Fun fact: 99 % of California dairy farms are family-owned.
Golf was invented in Scotland. In what century did that happened?
15th century (1457)
Who designed the flag of the USA?
A high school student - Robert G. Heft.
What are the languages English originates from?
German and Dutch
How much was the most expensive slice of a meat pie?
$1,700
Where was planted the first avocado tree in the USA? It was in 1833.
Florida
How long was the shortest was in the world? It was a war between Great Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
38 minutes
Why are there 13 stripes on the flag of the USA?
They represent the 13 original colonies.
What is the shortest grammaticaly correct English sentence?
Go!
Apart from tea, what is another traditional British drink?
Beer
What state in the USA is called "the sweet-potato capital" and hosts the festival of sweet potatos?
Mississippi
What was the most bizzare title of queen Elisabeth II?
Seigneur of the Swans
What is the Mount Rushmore Monument?
It is a monument which shows the heads of the 4 former presidents of the USA - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln).
How many new words are there in English every year?
4,000 words
What is a Christmas pudding?
A traditional Christmas dessert. It´s not the "puding" we know in the Czech Republic.
In what state in the USA ocurred the first drink of Coca-cola? It was in 1867.
North Carolina. Originally, Coca-cola was believed to be a healthy drink.
What is "Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwlllllandysiliogogogoch"?
The Welsh town. It is the town with the longest name in the world.
What is the second most common language in the USA?
Spanish
Awful - wonderful
Nice - silly