ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE
How many people are estimated to speak English as a first, second or foreign language?
1.5 - 2 billion people (world population: 7.8)
What is the name of the coral reef system you can find on the east coast of Australia
The Great Barrier Reef
What was the name of the system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s.
Apartheid
Which animal is considered sacred in India?
Cows
What is the capital of Wales?
Cardiff
In the model for the spread of English, countries in which English is used as a second language and a lingua franca belong to which circle? "The Inner Circle", "The Outer Circle" or "The Expanding Circle"?
The Outer Circle
The indigenous people in Australia are usually called
Aboriginal people
Which South African president won the Nobel Peace prize in 1994 for his contribution to uniting the country
Nelson Rolilhala Mandela
The name of the Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the nationalist movement against the British rule of India.
Mahatma Gandi
In 2016, the UK voted in a referendum on whether to stay or leave the EU. What name has this referendum adopted?
Brexit
How many countries in Africa have English as an official language? (+/- 5)
23
With the exception of Australian rules football, name one of the three other sports which have become extremely popular in Australia
Cricket, Horse racing and Rugby
South Africa has 11 official languages. Their national anthem includes how many of them?
Five - Xhosa, Zulu, Afrikaans, Sesotho and English
What is the capital of Pakistan
Islamabad
This famous ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912
Titanic
English is the third most spoken language in the world, name one language who has more native speakers than English
Mandarin (language family) and Spanish
New Zealand became the first country to give women the right to vote. In which decade?
1890s (1893)
SA has three capital cities, name one of them
Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
What is the capital of India
New Dehli
This is the name of the current British monarch
King Charles III
Which country is regarded as the first English colony
Ireland
What do the Maori call New Zealand in their native language?
Aotearoa (The long white cloud)
What is the name of the prison island where Mandela spent 23 years?
Robben Island
This language is the most widely spoken language in India (53.6% of the Indian population declared that they speak Hindi as either their first or second language)
This currency is used in the United Kingdom
The British Pound