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100

What separates Southern England from northern France?

                       English Channel

100

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

100

What is the official name of Big Ben? 

                       Elizabeth Tower

100

What is it? Where is it?


                     Sydney Opera House


100

Who was the Iron Lady?

Margaret Thatcher

(she served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990).

100

What is the famous English  dish?

                Fish and chips

200

What is the name of the river in London?

                         The Thames 

200

In what country are the people nicknamed "kiwis"?

                     New Zealand


200

What is the main square in London?

                      Trafalgar Square


200

What is it?  Where is it?

           White House, Washington, DC


200

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War?

             Sir Winston Churchill   


200

What is the main traditional Christmas dish?

         Roasted Turkey


300

What is the other name of the country called the Emerald Isle?

                                 Ireland                


300

Who was the Head of Great Britain and ruled for 63 years?

                          Queen Victoria ruled 

             from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901

300

 Where is the monument to Sir Walter Scott?

The  Scott Monument is in Edinburgh.

300

                What is it? Where is it?

            Buckingham Palace, in London


300

Who invented Coca-Cola?

John Pemberton, an American pharmacist, is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola.

 

300

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.

400

What is the capital of Canada? 

                       Ottawa

400

Who ruled England for 70 years?

                    Queen Elizabeth II 

was the longest-reigning British monarch in history.

400

The large valley located in the state of Arizona (about 320 kilometres long), created by the Colorado River is called.... 

The Grand Canyon

 

400

                      What is it? Where is it?


                    Empire State Building, in New York



400

Who was the first president of the USA?

            George Washington

400

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.

500

In which country is the state of New South Wales situated?

Australia

500

Who is the head of state in the Commonwealth countries?

                   King Charles III

500

This country is known as the “world turned upside down.” What is it?

                           Australia

500

What is the name of this dance? What country is it from?

                Haka, New Zealand


500

When was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted? 

On July 4, 1776

500

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. 

600

Where is Wellington?

             Wellington is the capital of New Zealand.


600

In which country are the two main political parties represented by a donkey and an elephant?

       USA

(elephant = Republicans / donkey = Democrats)

600

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.


600

What is the name of this musical instrument? What country is it from?

                   Bagpipe, Scotland

600

What is the home of Crown Jewels of the UK?

                        The Tower of London

600

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.