English around the World
What's the capital of Jamaica?
Kingston
What is the name of the main character?
Jason
Farmer Giles milked 2 cows in 10 minutes. How long did he take to milk each cow?
5 minutes
World War II started when Germany invaded which country?
Poland
What is Emma's familyname/sirname?
Karlsson
What colours are the Singapore flag?
red and white
What does Jason compare his nan's driving skills to?
A formula 1 driver / she drives like a maniac
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4
What is blitzkrieg, which was key to Germany’s early success in the war?
Quick coordinated attacks
unicorn
What does the red colour of Kenya's flag symbolize?
Blood (the blood that was spilled when the country fought for freedom against the colonial power).
What does Jason compare Nan's cat to?
A sack of coal
The mass of a chocolate bar is 200 g. A box contains 150 chocolate bars. What is the total mass of the chocolate bars in kilograms?
30kg
Which technology helped the U.K. defeat Germany’s months long air offensive against it in the Battle of Britain?
Radar
What colour is Emma's bike?
black
Many off the small countries in the Caribbean region (for example the Bahamas and Trinidad&Tobago) are know for this alcoholic drink.
Rom
According to the legend, what will happen if you manage to touch a wild horse?
You'll be lucky forever
A carton of sugar contains 64 bags. Mrs. Lopez buys 8 cartons of sugar. How many bags of sugar does Mrs. Lopez buy?
512
“Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were nicknames for what?
Atomic bombs
For how many years has Emma worked at Skälltorpsskolan?
7 years
Fiji is a small island in Oceania. What is the dominating religion there?
Christianity
Gran lives "in the middle of nowhere". What is this area of Britian called?
Exmoor
Alec has 20c, Bill has 30c, Chloe has 50c and Dorothy has $1. The four children put all their money together, and then share it equally.
How much does each of them get?
50cents
Which city was the site of a 900-day siege during World War II?
Leningrad
What was Emma's favourit book series growing up?
Harry Potter