Grammar
Vocabulary
UK
Canada
Riddles
100

Name three signal words for present perfect.

already, yet, so far, ever, never, 

100

What is the English word for Fell?

fur

100

Name three tourist attractions in London.

Tower Bridge, London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, ...

100

Which languages are officially spoken in Canada?

English and French

100

I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What am I?

seven

200

Explain the difference between present perfect and present perfect progressive.

present perfect --> focus on action

present perfect proressive -->focus on time

200

What is the English word for Tal?

valley

200

Name three movies that were shot in London.

James Bond, Paddington Bear, Sherlock Holmes

200

Name two territories in Canada.

British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta

200

What is at the end of a rainbow?

the letter w

300

What is the correct verb form?

to drive, 3rd person, plural, simple past, passive

They were driven.

300

What is the English word for wässrig?

watery

300

Explain the difference between Great Britain and United Kingdom?

Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales

United Kingdom: GB, North Ireland

300

How many players play on each Ice Hockey team?

6 players

300

What has 13 hearts but no other organs?

a deck of cards

400

Explain the form and usage of past progressive.

was/were + verb + ing

The past progressive describes an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It can also describe an action that started in the past and was interrupted by another action.

400

What is the English word for Arbeitslosigkeit?


Unemployment

400

Who will follow King Charles as monarch of the United Kingdom?

Prince William

400

Explain what residential schools are.

indigenous children were sent to residential schools

400

Why are teddy bears never hungry?

because they are always stuffed

500

What is the correct verb form?

to sew, 3rd person, singular, present perfect, passive

It has been sewn.

500

What is the English word for Berggipfel?

summit

500

Name three more cities in the UK (apart from London).

Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, ...

500

In which century arrived the first settlers in Canada?

In the 1500s

500

I have no life, but I can die. Who am I?

a battery