UK
Name the countries and capitals of the UK.
England: London
Wales: Cardiff
Northern Ireland: Belfast
Scotland: Edinburgh
How many inhabitants does the USA have?(+/- 5%)
340 million (323-357 million)
Who wrote the famous Harry Potter books?
J.K. Rowling
Who is the bad-tempered protagonist of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol who does not enjoy Christmas at all?
Ebenezer Scrooge
Who is Prince Harry's wife?
Meghan Markle
What's the name of the holiday that is celebrated on 5th November in commemeration of the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot where conspirators tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I. ?
Guy Fawkes Night / Bonfire Night
What's the name of the first settler's ship?
Mayflower
Name another work of Shakespeare besides Romeo & Juliet.
Macbeth
All's well that end well
Richard III
Hamlet
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Robbie Williams was a former member of which British band?
Take That
What's the name of the British Prime minister?
Keir Starmer
Name 6 US presidents.
G. Washington, J. Carter, T. Jefferson, D. Trump, B. Obama, B. Clinton, J. Biden, G.W. Bush, T. Roosevelt, A. Lincoln...
Explain how to form the present perfect.
have + past participle
What did Mr. Bean accidentely wear as a headdress for Christmas?
a turkey
Name two celebrities who were honoured with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) and are entitled to call themselves "Dame" or "Sir".
Sir David Beckham, Dame Judy Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Sean Connery...
Name 3 Premier League clubs from London.
Arsenal London, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea FC, Westham, Crystal Palace, Fulham FC
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s?
the end of segregation and racism
What's the sword's name in the legend of King Arthur?
Excalibur
What colour did Santa wear before Coca Cola changed it to red?
green
What's the name of the famous TV series that takes place in Birmingham and is centered around a man named T. Shelby?
Peaky Blinders
What's the family name of King Charles III?
Mountbatten-Windsor
What caused Heinrich Schliemann's fortune in Sacramento, CA in 1851?
he founded a bank to buy and sell gold
Which tenses are used in a conditional sentence type II (main-clause & if-clause)?
if-clause: simple past
main-clause: would + past participle
When is the Royal Christmas Message of the British monarch traditionally aired? (day+time)
Christmas Day, 3pm
How and where did Princess Diana die?
in a car crash in Paris (in a tunnel)