English-speaking countries (part 1)
English-speaking countries (part 2)
English-speaking countries (part 3)
English-speaking countries (part 4)
English-speaking countries (part 5)
100
St Patrick is a patron saint of which country?
Ireland
100
What is the other name of the country called Emerald Island?
Ireland
100
When is Independence Day in the USA?
July 4th
100
What does the acronym UN stand for?
United Nations
100
Where can you find a very famous opera house reminding you of sails?
Sydney, Australia
200
What does the acronym HOMES stand for?
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior, five Great Lakes of North America
200
What was "the prohobition" in the USA that lasted from 1920 to 1933?
Alcohol was forbidden (production, importation and sale)
200
What is the Union Jack?
Another name of the British flag.
200
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
200
Invented by the Sioux, covered by buffalo skin is...what?
Tepee
300
The highest peak of the USA is...?
Mount Denali (formerly Mount McKinley)
300
The highest peak of Canada is...?
Mount Logan
300
What is the national bird of the USA?
bald eagle
300
What's the highest peak of Great Britain?
Ben Nevis
300
When was the US Declaration of Independence adopted? (the year)
4th July 1776
400
What is the name of an island state in the USA?
Hawai'i
400
What languages do they speak in Canada?
English and French.
400
What´s the name of the Australian landmark?
Uluru/Ayers Rock
400
William the Conqueror came to England with his army in what year?
1066, the last time England was defeated on their own land
400
In which country is the state New South Wales situated?
Australia
500
What does the acronym WHO stand for?
World Health Organization
500
Who is the head of state in the Commonwealth countries?
Charles the III.
500
Who is the prime minister in the UK?
Keir Starmer
500
The large valley located in the state of Arizona (about 320 kilometres long), created by Colorado River is called....
The Grand Canyon
500
Who was the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
(she served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990).
600
In which country are the two main political parties represented by a donkey and an elephant?
USA
(elephant = Republicans / donkey = Democrats)
600
What does the NASA acronym stand for?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
600
Who was the most prolific American inventor?
He held over 1,000 patents; invented a motion picture camera, a phonograph, perfected an electric light bulb and made it durable.
Thomas Alva Edison
600
Who was Nelson Mandela?
The first black president of South Africa
600
A former prison, today it is the home of Crown Jewels of the UK (located in London).
The Tower of London
