English Jeopardy

Translation

100

Translate the word into Danish: Pupil

Elev

200

Translate the word into English: Blyant

Pencil

300

What does this English saying mean? "It's raining cats and dogs"

Det regner katte og hunde --> det regner rigtig meget!

400

Translate this sentence into English: "Ved du, hvor biografen ligger"?

"Do you know where the cinema/the movies is"?

500

Translate the sentence below into correct Danish: "Today it is Friday and we are all looking forward to the weekend!"

"I dag er det fredag og vi glæder os allesammen til weekenden!"

Grammar

100

Which word do you put in front in English to find the verb (dansk fx. at løbe)? 1. "a" 2. "an" 3. "to" 4. "am"

3. "to"

200

What is the past tense (datid) of this verb? "play" (nutid: I play)

I played

300

How do you make plural in English?

You ad a "-s" "One book" "Two books"

400

How do you inflect (bøje) "to go" in past tense (datid)?

"I went" ("to go" er et ureglmæssigt verbum)

500

Inflect (bøj) the word "to be": I...; You...; He/She/It...; We...; You...; They...

I am, You are, He/She/It is, We are, You are, They are

English-speaking countries

100

Who is the current President of the USA and who did he take up office from (efterfølge)?

Joe Biden and Donald Trump

200

What is the capital of the USA?

Washington DC

300

From which English-speaking country does Queen Mary of Denmark come from? 

Australia

400

Name 3 countries - apart from Great Britain and USA - where English is spoken as an official language.

Canada, Kenya, South Afrika, Ireland, Australien, New Zealand, Tanzania, Fiji (54 lande har engelsk som officielt sprog)

500

Name all 4 countries in Great Britain

Northern Ireland, Wales, England, Scotland

Spelling

100

How is this word spelled in English? Blomst

F-L-O-W-E-R

200

Can words be spelled diffenrently in British English and American english?

Yes: Theatre (UK) Theater (USA). 

300

What is the correct spelling? 1. "colur" 2. "colour" 3. "culor" 4. "color"

2. "colour" (UK) 4. "color" (USA)

400

How do you spell this word in English: Tirsdag

T-U-E-S-D-A-Y

500

This word is spelled backwards. What does it say? R-E-H-C-A-E-T

Teacher

Mix

100

Oversæt ordet til dansk: "Couch"

"Sofa"

200

By having each team member saying one letter at a time, the team has to spell this word in English: Regnbue

R-A-I-N-B-O-W

300

Insert the correct form of the word "to run": Yesterday I (1)_______ 3 km., but today I want to (2)______ at least 5 km. Paul always (3)______ further than me.

1. ran 2. run 3. runs

400

What is the correct spelling for the word "knife" in plural form?

K-N-I-V-E-S

500

In Wales they also speak Welsh and Wales is know for having the world's longest town name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch But what does the welsh word "sglodion" mean? 1. "cow" 2. "School" 3. "friday" 4. "french fries"

4. "french fries"