What separates Southern England from northern France?
English Channel
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
What is the official name of Big Ben?
Elizabeth Tower
What is it? Where is it?
Sydney Opera House
Who was the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
(she served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990).
What is the famous English dish?
Fish and chips
What is the name of the river in London?
The Thames
In what country are the people nicknamed "kiwis"?
New Zealand
What is the main square in London?
Trafalgar Square
What is it? Where is it?
White House, Washington, DC
Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War?
Sir Winston Churchill
What is the main traditional Christmas dish?
Roasted Turkey
What is the other name of the country called the Emerald Isle?
Ireland
Who was the Head of Great Britain and ruled for 63 years?
Queen Victoria ruled
from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901
Where is the monument to Sir Walter Scott?
The Scott Monument is in Edinburgh.
What is it? Where is it?
Buckingham Palace, in London
Who invented Coca-Cola?
John Pemberton, an American pharmacist, is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola.
What is the traditional Scottish dish?
Haggis
It is made with sheep’s liver, lungs, and heart minced with spices, salt, oatmeal, suet, stock, and onion. It is traditionally wrapped inside the sheep’s stomach.
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Who ruled England for 70 years?
Queen Elizabeth II
was the longest-reigning British monarch in history.
The large valley located in the state of Arizona (about 320 kilometres long), created by the Colorado River is called....
The Grand Canyon
What is it? Where is it?
Empire State Building, in New York
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
What is Yule Log? When is it cooked?
Yule log, is the most traditional Christmas cake. It's a light jelly-roll style cake that's filled with a chocolate cream filling and rolled up into the shape of a log for an impressive holiday dessert.
In which country is the state of New South Wales situated?
Australia
Who is the head of state in the Commonwealth countries?
King Charles III
This country is known as the “world turned upside down.” What is it?
Australia
What is the name of this dance? What country is it from?
Haka, New Zealand
When was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted?
On July 4, 1776
What is Toad in the Hole?
Toad in the Hole is a traditional English dish consisting of sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with onion gravy and vegetables.
Where is Wellington?
Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.
In which country are the two main political parties represented by a donkey and an elephant?
USA
(elephant = Republicans / donkey = Democrats)
Where is it? Who is carved?
Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of Keystone, South Dakota. On it are the famous sculptures of four American presidents, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
What is the name of this musical instrument? What country is it from?
Bagpipe, Scotland
What is the home of Crown Jewels of the UK?
The Tower of London
What is it? Where is it cooked? When is it cooked?
The tradition of eating pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving dates back centuries ago to the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621.