Slang phrases
How long is a fortnight?
(a) 12 days (b) 4 days (c) 2 weeks (d) 3 months
(c) 2 weeks
What is a sweetmeat?
(a) cakes (b) candy (c) meat pies
(d) chicken wings
(b) candy
A British person would never:
(a) own a black cat (b) have tea without milk
(c) say sorry (d) open an umbrella inside
(d) open an umbrella inside
What are the four countries in the UK?
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Which Disney movie is set in Nottingham?
Robin Hood
What is a ‘loo’?
(a) train station (b) a handsome man (c) a toilet (d) food
(c) a toilet
If you order 'toad in the hole' in a restaurant, what will the waiter bring you?
(a) an alcoholic drink (b) a cheese sauce
(c) sausages with a savoury pancake (d) frogs legs
(c) sausages with a savoury pancake
What will a British person never put on a table?
(a) a gold key (b) an old spoon
(c) a closed hand (d) new shoes
(d) new shoes
People from Manchester are called 'Mancs'.
People from Newcastle are called 'Brummies'.
What are people from Liverpool called?
Scousers
How many universities are based in Nottingham?
Two
Nottingham Trent and Nottingham University
What does ‘cuppa’ mean?
(a) a cappuccino (b) a cup of tea
(c) a cup (d) a boyfriend and girlfriend
(b) a cup of tea
Where are you in the UK if you see ‘neeps and tatties’ on a menu?
Scotland
What will a British person never walk under?
(a) a ladder (b) a doorway
(c) a bridge (d) a light
(a) a ladder
In England a breakfast of meat, beans, mushrooms, toast and fried eggs is called a 'Full English'.
Where are you if it is called an 'Ulster Fry'?
Northern Ireland
Which of the following were invented in Nottingham:
(a) MRI machines (b) toilet paper (c) radios
(a) MRI machines
If someone is ‘taking the mickey’, what are they doing?
(a) going to Disney world (b) smoking cigarettes
(c) behaving in a silly way
(c) behaving in a silly way
What is the main ingredient in ‘black pudding’?
animal blood
Which bird do the British believe can cause sadness and joy, predict babies and secrets, and give gold and silver?
a magpie
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Which city is Lauren from?
Manchester
What does ‘ey up me duck’ mean?
Hello
Translate this Scottish slang:
Gonnae no’ dae that!
I'm not going to do that!
What do people do to their Christmas pudding?
Set it on fire.
What happens if you break a mirror?
7 years bad luck
How do you pronounce ‘Llandudno’? (1 chance to answer)
Llandudno
I'm going to go to a 'fuddle'.
What will happen there?
A party with food.