General knowledge USA
Where does the President of the United States live? (name of the building + city)
The White House, Washington D.C.
What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
British pound/pound sterling
Put the verbs in the right tenses:
I (to work) for this company for more than thirty years and I (to intend/to stay) here.
I have been working/have worked... intend to stay
Give an example of a "portable device"
tablet, cell phone/smartphone,...
Name the 3 main sections of an argumentative essay.
introduction, main part, conclusion
When is the American Independence Day?
July 4
What is the largest UK country in size?
England
She was looking forward_______________ (see) her grandchildren again.
forward to seeing
This word precedes phrases such as ...law, ...chance, ... luck, ...accident
by
What is the indigenous population of Australia called?
Aborigines/Aboriginal people
What country is in the north of America?
Canada
In the UK they don’t have presidents, they have ____________
Prime Ministers
Put the verbs in the right tenses.
Right now I (to prepare) dinner and Sandra (to bring) the children to bed. Last night at this time we (to do) the same thing.
am preparing ... Sandra is bringing... we were doing
The first language you learn is your __________________, a language learned largely in the classroom is a _______________________.
native language vs. foreign language
What is the English idiom used to describe particularly heavy rain? (hint: think about pets.)
"It's raining cats and dogs."
What is the national animal of the USA?
Technically there are 2. The American bald eagle is the national bird, and recently in 2016 the bison was added as the national mammal.
How many crosses are there on the UK flag? What do they represent?
Put the verbs in the right tenses. (3rd conditional)
If Hamlet (to marry) Ophelia, she (not to commit) suicide.
had married...wouldn't have committed
Explain the difference between "used to" and "get used to"?
used to: a verb we use to talk about something that happened in the past that doesn't happen anymore.
get used to: Be/get used to is an adjective that means we are so familiar with something that is seems normal or usual.
What are other ways to say "but"? Name at least 3 words.
However, although, yet, nevertheless, though
Which is the only US state to have one syllable in its name?
Maine
What is the UK national anthem?
Turn the following sentence into a participle clause:
The children sat on their beds and watched the thunderstorm.
Sitting on their beds the children watched…
What is a synonym for "to die out", e.g.: There is a concern that the giant panda will soon _______________________.
become extinct
A riddle: What flies without wings?
time