UK
Australia
New Zealand
USA
Canada
100

What is the capital of Wales?

Cardiff

100

Is Auckland in Australia?

No, it is in New Zealand.

100

What is the capital?

Wellington

100

Where does the American president live?

White House in Washington D.C.

100

The capital is ...

Ottawa

200

How many people in the world speak English as a first language? In which countries the English is a mother language?

about 450 million. Canada, United States, Jamaica, Ireland, Britain, Australia and New Zealand

200

What is the capital city?

Canberra

200

Who are the original people of New Zealand?

Maoris

200

Who are the neighbouring countries of the USA? 

 

The United States shares borders with Canada in the north and with Mexico in the south.

200

 Which countries does Canada have borders with?south, west, east, north

the United States in the south, as well as in the west (Alaska), the Pacific Ocean in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east.

300

Explain the difference between UK and Great Britain.

UK - 4 states, Great Britain - Geographical name, island

300

What is it?

Uluru,Ayers Rock

300

Popular fantasy film made use of the scenery.

Lord of the Rings

300

What is the American spelling and pronunciation for litre?

liter. (r pronounced)

300

 Is Canada the largest country in the world? Why? / Why not?

The largest one is Russia, Canada comes second. Russia is almost twice the size of Canada.

400

It is a synonym of a subway.

underground

400

Who are the original people of Australia?

Aborigines
400

Popular extreme sports. 


paragliding, mountain biking, sailing, bungee jumping. 


400

Why the South West of the USA is a tourist attraction?

Because it has a distinctive character influenced by its many Spanish-speaking inhabitants as well as Native Americans. Attractions include native art and culture but also the Grand Canyon and the desert cities of Las Vegas and Phoenix.

400

Name the French speaking province.

Quebec 

500

The most famous prehistoric stone circle

Stonehenge

500

Why Asian immigrants only began to arrive in Australia in 1976?

Because it was the year in which the whites-only immigration policy ended

500

Who was James Cook? 

 Captain James Cook came and mapped most of the coastline in 1769.

500

Regions in the USA.

The USA are divided into:

the Northeast, the South, the Mid-West, the West, the Southwest and the Pacific Coast 

500

Who is the head of state?

The head of state is the king or the queen of England.

600

Why there has been a conflict in Northern Ireland?

Because Unionists, mainly Protestant, want to remain British and Republicans, mainly Catholics, want a united Ireland,

600

Why the 26th January is celebrated in Australia as “Australia Day” but also “Invasion Day”?

Because it was the day that the Union Jack was raised in Sydney Cove but also the day in which white settlers inflicted on Australia’s first people disease and addiction.

600

What part of N.Z. is the most populated?

North Island - more cities

600

Identify the monument and the city.

Washington monument in Washington D.C.

600

Name reasons why Canada is a better place to live than the USA.

Canadians live longer, they’re fitter, their health cost is lower than in the USA. 

Their roads are safer. 

They’re richer, has got a better work-life balance. 4. They are more socially mobile – if you were born to a poor father in US, you may remain poor, but not in Canada. 

They are better educated. 

There’s less crime, the prisons aren’t overflowing. Canadians travel more than Americans