The UK
What is the capital city of Wales?
Cardiff
How many states are there in the USA?
50
Explain the term Lingua Franca
it is the common language used when people have different mother tongues.
What were Saroo's brothers' names?
Guddu and Mantosh
What was the name of the protagonist in "Born a Crime"?
Trevor Noah
Which countries belong to the UK?
Which two states were the last to join the USA?
Hawai and Alaska
Name three countries that are in the inner circle of English.
The UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), The USA, Ireland, Australia, New-Zealand, Canada
Sierra Leone
What was unusual with the short story "Kiss"?
it started with the ending and went back in time.
What is the name of boat which arrives from Jamaica in 1948?
Empire Windrush
What does DC mean in Washington DC?
District of Columbia
What are the names of the three circles of English?
the inner circle, the outer circle and the expanding circle
In the film Crash, why didn't the little girl get shot? what is the real reason and what does she believe?
bullets are blank, she has an impenetrable cloak
What was the name of the app that was used in the short story "Closure"?
Closure
What were the 5 groups that invaded Britian in the past?
CRAVN: Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans
How many people live in the USA?
330 Millions
When/ which year was the first British colony established in Jamestown?
1607
In the film Pride, the miners were complaining about the decision of the Prime Minister. Who was the PM?
Margaret Thatcher
In the short story "Fixed Income" what was the ethnicity of the protagonist?
Native American
What was the name of the Public school we studied?
Harrow
How many waves of immigration were there in the USA and when did it start?
4 waves of immigration, 1680
How many English native speakers are there in the world today?
400 millions
In the documentary Ibelin, we learnt about Mats Steen's life. How old was he when he died?
25
What is the name of the author of the short story "My Mother the Crazy African"?
CHimamanda Ngozi Adichie