Christmas teaser
Are you feeling lucky?
Only for brainboxes
I'm so clever
May the best team win
100
What is the plural of the word mouse?
mice
100
What is the British word for "pommes frites"?
Chips
100
Which were the last two states to join the USA?
Alaska and Hawaii (1959)
100
If you are English and your christian name is Henry, what will your friends call you for short?
Harry
100
Which countries does Great Britain consist of ?
England, Scotland and Wales
200
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
200
What is the main difference in the use of the genitiv and of-construction?
personal or non-personal reference
200
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
200
What is "the Jewel in the Crown"?
India
200
Who wrote the famous play "Macbeth"?
William Shakespeare
300
Who wrote the short story Naboth?
Rudyard Kipling
300
Who gained Australia for Britain?
James Cook (1728-1779)
300
What were the names of Henry VIII's two daughters who both became queen of England?
Mary and Elizabeth
300
Which big American company’s image of Santa is world famous and has been used since 1931?
Coca Cola
300
What is the past tense of catch
caught
400
Who was the first British queen to take the title Empress of India?
Queen Victoria (1819-1901)
400
Who played the monster in Kenneth Brannagh's version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Robert De Niro
400
Who is Head of State in Australia?
Queen Elizabeth II
400
What was the religion of the original English settlers in America?
Puritans (protestants)
400
In which century did the ‘American Revolution’ occur?
18th century
500
What do adverbs describe?
verbs, adjectives and other adverbs
500
Why is there no comma before the word that?
That is only used in restrictive relative clauses. Den danske version accepteres også - altså, that bruges kun i bestemmende relativ sætninger.
500
Who did Diana Spencer marry in 1981?
Prince Charles (the Prince of Wales)
500
What was the first text we read in class together, last year?
Indian Camp by Hemmingway
500
What is the second largest city of England?
Birmingham
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