English and Geography
Grammar
Social Media & Internet
Vocabulary
Trivia
100
What is the capital of England and the United Kingdom?
London
100
What is the common sentence structure in English?
subject - verb - object (S-V-O)
100
Which social media platform is this?
100
Explain this word in English and say what kind of word it is:
to multitask
verb: doing several things at the same time
100
Who is the current president of the USA?
Joe Biden
200
Name three countries that have English as their official or national language.
UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Nigeria, Ireland, Canada, India, …
200
Finish the sentence:
If it rains tomorrow, we ...
(not - have a picnic)
... will not have a picnic.
200
How many teenagers have social media accounts (in percent %)?
(both teams may guess!)
94%
(according to your English books)
200
Explain this word in English:
screenager
a teenager / young person who spends a lot of their time in front of some kind of screen
200
In which lake can you find Nessie?
Loch Ness (in Scotland)
300
Name three cities that are in the United States of America (USA).
for example: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Dallas, New York City, Boston, New Orleans, …
300
Find and correct the mistake in the following sentence:
Social media are great because I can text my friends easy.
Social media are great because I can text my friends easily.
300
Which country was the first to start prototypes of today's Internet?
the USA
300
Explain this word in English:
average
'normal', in the middle, neither very high nor very low
300
For how many years was Queen Elizabeth II in office as the Queen of the UK and Commonwealth countries?
70 years
400
Of which country is Canberra the capital?
Australia
400
Complete the sentence with the correct forms of the verbs:
If I ___________ (know) more about social media, I ______________ (be) more responsible with them.
If I knew more about social media, I would be more responsible with them.
400
What is (officially) the minimum age for Snapchat users?
13 years
400
Translate this sentence into English:
Mein/e Freund/in ist süchtig nach sozialen Medien.
My friend is addicted to social media.
400
What does the flag of Canada look like?
red and white with a maple leaf
500
Name four countries that were part of the British Empire. (British colonies)
Ireland, India, Burma (Myanmar), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, parts of United States of America, Falkland Islands, Egypt, Malta, Gibraltar, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, ...
500
Translate this conditional sentence correctly:
Wenn ich gewusst hätte, wie gefährlich soziale Medien sind, hätte ich sie nicht genutzt.
If I had known how dangerous social media are, I would not have used them.
500
How many monthly active users does Facebook have worldwide?
(both teams may guess!)
2.989 billion (April 2023)
500
Explain this expression in English:
gatecrash party
a party with many guests who were not invited / who came without an invitation and 'crashed' the party
500
How old are the United States of America (as a country with its own government)?
a) 247 years old
b) 703 years old
c) 157 years old
a) 247 years old
The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.