USA
Culture
Grammar
Vocabulary
UK
100
The number of states in USA
50
100
A Netflix series about a gifted boy in Texas, who uses phrases such as "oh dear" and wears mittens to dinner.
Young Sheldon
100
Fill in the gap:
"This school ................... to Kalmar Gymnasieförbund."
belongs
100
The English word for "huvudvärk" spelled correctly.
headache
100
Charles, present King of England, has a number that follows his name. Which?
III (Charles III)
200
In which state do we find Las Vegas?
Nevada
200
Shrek, the much-beloved ogre, is a native English speaker. But which accent does he go by?
Scottish
200
Fill in the gap:
"Her legs were tired, so instead of ............................ to school, she took the bus."
walking/cycling
200
A place where you buy groceries.
supermarket
200
Which countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
300
What is the American version of the tv series "Robinson" called?
Survivor
300
Who wrote It ends with us?
Colleen Hoover
300
What do these have in common?
Countries, a first-person pronoun, and religions.
They are all capitalized:
Sweden, I, Buddhism
300
The industry farmers engage in is called...
agriculture
300
Who/what is "Union Jack"?
The UK flag
400
How many people lived in the USA in 2024, rounded to millions?
340 000 000
400
This award-winning musical tells the story of one of America's founding fathers. The musical is named after his last name. What is it called?
Hamilton
400
Which one/s is/are correct?
womens, women, womans'
women
womens - dubbel plural!!
womans' - helt enkelt fel, fel, fel!!!
400
The opposite of rural is...
urban
400
Who was called "The Iron Lady"?
Margret Thatcher (British prime minister 1979-1990)
500
Name ONE of the five Great Lakes
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie
500
This movie caused great alarm (and phobias!) when it was released in 1975. The setting is summer in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Director is Steven Spielberg, and the movie is considered a classic.
Jaws
500
Which one(s) is/are proper ways to express centuries?
1800s
1900th century
18th century
1900s century
Correct:
1800s
18th century
WRONG:
1900th century
1900s century
500
Spell the word "överraskad" correctly.
surprised
(Nu blev ni allt "suprised", kalmariter!;)
500
Emmeline Pankhurst was the leader of this movement advocating women's rights at the turn of the last century. What were members of the movement called?
suffragettes 