Australia
What is the name of the Australian currency?
Australian Dollar
What is the nickname of the clock tower in London?
Big Ben
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
What are the colors of the American flag?
Red, white, blue
What is the name of the wizarding school in the Harry Potter series?
Hogwarts
What does the idiom “It’s raining cats and dogs” mean?
It’s raining heavily
Who said, “I have a dream”?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which sport is considered Australia’s national sport?
Cricket
What is the name of the river that flows through London?
The Thames
What is New Zealand’s most famous flightless bird?
Kiwi
What is the largest state in the USA by area?
Alaska
What does the acronym LOL stand for in texting?
Laugh out loud
What does the phrase “piece of cake” mean in English?
Something very easy
Who said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”?
Neil Armstrong
What is the name of the vast, mostly uninhabited area in central Australia?
The Outback
What is the official residence of the British Prime Minister?
10 Downing Street
What are the indigenous people of New Zealand called?
Māori
Who was the U.S. President during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What is the most spoken second language in the world, often learned after English?
Spanish
What is the difference between “lend” and “borrow”?
Lend means to give something temporarily; borrow means to take something temporarily
Complete the famous line: “With great power comes great ______.”
Responsibility (Spider-Man)
Which famous explorer first mapped the east coast of Australia in 1770?
Captain James Cook
Which city in the UK is famous for its Roman baths?
Bath
What is the haka, and what is it used for?
A traditional Māori war dance, often performed before rugby matches
Which U.S. state is nicknamed “The Sunshine State”?
Florida
What is the most common vowel in the English language?
E
What does the idiom “caught between a rock and a hard place” mean?
Being in a difficult situation with no easy choices
Which famous boxer said, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”?
Muhammad Ali
What is the name of the longest river in Australia?
The Murray River
What are the names of the two Houses of Parliament in the UK?
The House of Commons and the House of Lords
What is the highest mountain in New Zealand?
Mount Cook (Aoraki)
What was the name of the secret project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II?
The Manhattan Project
What is the name of the longest-running American animated TV show?
The Simpsons
What does the expression “barking up the wrong tree” mean?
Looking for a solution in the wrong place
Which English poet wrote, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
William Shakespeare