Australia
Ireland
England
English all around the world
Miscellaneous
10

Australias capital is...

Canberra

10

Where do more Catholics live: In Belfast or in Dublin?

Dublin

10

Who is the King of England

King Charles III

10

What is Denglish? Give an example

A mixture of German and English: English words used in German texts

10

What is the biggest animal in the world?

blue whale

25

Spell Aborigine in English

A-B-O-R-I-G-I-N-E

25

Ireland is also called...

the green island

25

The famous prison in London was...

the Tower of London

25

When did Columbus discover Amerika?

1492

25

What is the fastest animal in the world?

gepard

50

What is the basis of Aboriginal culture?

the Dreaming

50

Ireland is seperated into two parts.

Northern Ireland and the Republic of ireland

50

A famous murder in London during the end of the 19th century was...

Jack the Ripper
50

How many people speak English as their native language?

more than 300 (~ 340) million people

50

1963 an american president was killed. Who was it?

J.F. Kennedy

75

Australia is divided up into how many states? Name at least three!

8: Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory

75

Where was the Titanic build?

Belfast

75

King Henry VIII was married very often. How many wifes did he have?

6

divorced beheaded died divorced beheaded survived

75

England was part of the shortest war in history. How long was it?

38 minutes


Angelo-Zanzibarian War 1896

75

How many actors have played James Bond?

7

  • Sean Connery: 1961–1967, 1970–1971 and 1982–1983.
  • David Niven: 1967.
  • George Lazenby: 1968–1969.
  • Roger Moore: 1972–1985.
  • Timothy Dalton: 1986–1994.
  • Pierce Brosnan: 1994–2004.
  • Daniel Craig: 2005–2021.
100

The Blue Mountains are a very famous sight. How did they get their name?

Because of the blue clouds made by eucalyptus trees: they give off tiny drops of oil  which make the air shine blue

100

What popular autmn tradition is orginated in Ireland?

Halloween

goes back to the keltic samahin

100

How many american presidents were known by Queen Elisabeth II.?

14

100

Name 5 countries where English is the official language!

UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, ...

100

What is manufacturing?

The first form of industry where goods were produced with simple tools in larger quantities at home