English
The riddles of Sphyinx
Activities
Name three
Common knowledge
100

What letter is missing?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

None - it has all

100

What has four legs but can’t walk?

a table

100

One member of the crew is going to mime a word that Mr. Frischknecht showed him / her. 


3 Guesses 

unicorn

100

Name 3 cities that start with the letter "i"

Istanbul
Indianapolis
Islamabad
Innsbruck
Izmir
ISCHGL

100

What colour is Lightning McQueen in “Cars”?

red

200

When do you use the will future and when do you use the going to future?

Spontaneity  <=>  planned

Uncertainty   <=>  fixed



200

What must be broken before you can use it?

An egg

200

Have you noticed that Capricorn has been reported missing? You have 60 seconds to find him again.

Have fun.

200

Name three men who are famous in the American history (and that are dead)

George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Ulysses S. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy


200

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

The Mars

300

Give the correct past forms of those 7 verbs without a mistake:


teach

hold

buy

say

win

think

lay (liegen)

taught

held

bought

said

won

thought

lay

300

What goes up, but never comes back down?


Guess three times

your age

300

You have to explain a word to your group members. This member has to explain the exact same word to the next member, which was waiting outside. If he uses the same words to explain the word - guess what - you'll lose.

Good luck 

300

Name 3 US presidents

George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson

300

What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?

It is Sicilly

400

Give the correct past particple forms of those 7 verbs without a mistake:

be

see

write

make

do

lie (liegen)

forget

been

seen

written

made

done

lain

forgotten

400

What follows you everywhere but can’t be caught?

your shadow

400

Call a person from your colleagues (yes, you do have the permission to use your phone). The person must answer the phone. If the call is ignored or rejected, you have lost. Don't call 117

Hope you have some good friends

400

Name three organs in English - heart doesn't count, because it's too easy

brain
lungs
liver
kidneys
stomach
pancreas
spleen
intestines

400

In what year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?

Don't forget to use a full sentence to answer

It happened in 1986

500

Write out 10 conjonctions within 60 seconds

unconsciousness

500

I will always come but never arrive today. What am I?

Tomorrow

500

All group members must juggle the soccer ball five times each. You have a total of three failed attempts.

Olé

500

Name SIX countries from Africa which participate in the WC 2026?

Algeria
Cape Verde
DR Congo
Egypt
Ghana
Ivory Coast / Côte d’Ivoire
Morocco
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia

500

Which five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have veto power?


China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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