British History
Who is the British monarch at the moment ?
King Charles III
Who is the President of the United States (POTUS) at the moment ?
Donald Trump
Translate : Bless you
A tes souhaits
What is the capital city of Canada ?
Ottawa
What are the acronyms of BBC and NYT ?
British Broadcasting Corporation
The New York Times
What is the Commonwealth ?
"an international association consisting of the UK together with states that were previously part of the British Empire, and dependencies"
When was slavery abolished in the US ? (give a decade)
1865
Translate : It's raining cats and dogs.
Il pleut des cordes !
What is the capital city of Australia ?
Canberra
Which movie won the Oscar for Best Movie last month ?
Anora
Who is the current Prime Minister of the UK ?
Keir Starmer
What happened on September 11, 2001 ?
9/11 Attacks : series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks committed in 2001 by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda against targets in the United States, the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil in U.S. history
Translate : Break a leg !
Bonne chance !
What is the capital city of South Africa ?
Pretoria
What is the name of a US representative who went to Greenland last week?
When was the vote for Brexit ? (give the exact year)
(23rd June) 2016
Define the word 'segregation' in the context of US History.
Segregation was a separation between Black and White people, mostly in the South of the US, based on the racist Jim Crow Laws that occurred between 1877 and 1964. They forbade Black people to use the same public spaces as White people.
Translate : Speak of the devil !
En parlant du loup !
What countries is the UK composed of ?
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
Who will be the new Prime Minister of Canada soon?
Mark Carney
What does the Victorian era correspond to ?
Victorian era, in British history, the period between approximately 1820 and 1914, corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period of Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful empire in the world.
What does the 4th of July correspond to in the U.S ?
It is Independence Day, the day when the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and announced their independence from Great Britain.
Translate : He cycled across Scotland
Il a traversé l'Ecosse à vélo.
Give three former colonies of the British Empire.
India, Ghana, Australia, Canada, United States, Kenya, Nigeria, Carribbean islands etc
Name the recent successful British mini-series about a teenager accused of killing his classmate.
Adolescence