Brutally British Brainiac

British Culture & History

100

Name a special condiment British people often add to their black tea. 

Milk. A complete crime if you ask me. 

200

Name the most famous fried British food commonly served in a newspaper. 

Fish & Chips. 

300

Give the full name of an English playwright, poet and actor, who is condsidered the world's greatest dramatist whose nickname is "Bard of Avon". Fun fact: He died on the same day he was born - April 23rd. 

Hint: Hamlet

William Shakespeare. 

400

A two word name of the flag of the United Kingdom. 

Union Jack. 

500

A commonly used name for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union that officially happened at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020. 

Brexit. 

English Grammar

100

Fill in the missing part:

"He ___ (to be in the past) home alone, just like Kevin." 

"He was home alone, just like Kevin." 

200

What is the correct missing preposition? 

"I usually wake up ___ 6 AM but then I scroll TikTok and I come to school late." 

"I usually wake up at 6 AM but then I scroll TikTok and I come to school late."

300

"This quiz is very funny." - Name the tense. 

Present simple. 

400

Name a tense used for talking about an action that will be completed between now and some point in the future.

Future perfect (předbudoucí čas) 
"I will have been here at ZŠ JAK for two years on August 25th."

500

Name a word category for each of the words.
"She was very angry."

1. She
2. was
3. very 

4. angry

1. She = pronoun
2. was = verb 

3. very = adjective 

4. angry = adjective

Pronunciation

100

Choose the correct spelling of "river."

a) /ˈrɪvə/

b) /ˈrɪvər/

c) /'raivər/

a) /ˈrɪvə/

200

What is the nickname for this sound /ə/? 

The schwa; the Friday afternoon sound; the troublemaker. 

300

How do you know a vowel sound is long? 

There is a colon :. 

400

How many vowels does British English have? 

12. 

500

Name a glide or a combination of two vowel sounds together, such as /ai/. 

A diphthong. 

Geography

100

Name the capital city of Scotland. 

Edinburgh. 

200

Name all 4 parts the United Kingdom comprises of.

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. 

300

Name a river that flows through southern England, including London. 

The River Thames. 

400

Name a suspension bridge in London built between 1886 and 1894. It consists of two bridge towers and its central part can open to allow ships come through. 

Tower Bridge. 

500

Name the oldest prehistoric monument in the world located near Salisbury consisting of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones. 

Stonehenge. 

Random Facts

100

Name an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 who are regarded the most influential band of all time. 

The Beatles. Absolute legends. 

200

Name a famous lake that is allegly also a home of a prehistoric monster named Nessie. 

Loch Ness. 

300

Name a fictional detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle whose companion is Dr John H. Watson. Full name. 

Sherlock Holmes. 

400

Name the highest mountain of the UK located in Scotland with 1345 m. 

Ben Nevis. 

500

Give a name of the national anthem. 

God Save the Queen.