English-speaking countries (part 1)
How many countries has English as an official language?
1, 20
b, 67
c, 82
d, 97
b, 82
What is the other name of the country Eire?
Ireland
When is Independence Day in the USA?
July 4th
What does the acronym UN stand for?
United Nations
Who was the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
(she served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990)
What does the NASA acronym stand for?
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
What country are the people nicknamed "kiwis"?
New Zealand
Who is the current Vice-President of the USA?
Kamala Harris
What does the acronym WHO stand for?
World Health Organization
What is the name of the Canadian Prime Minister?
Justin Trudeau
(since 2015)
Who was the most prolific American inventor (held over 1,000 patents; invented e.g. motion picture camera, the phonograph, perfected electric light bulb)
Thomas Alva Edison
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
The large gorge (narrow valley) located in the state of Arizona (about 320 kilometres long), created by Colorado River.
The Grand Canyon
It is the King's official London residence.
Buckingham Palace.
When did women get the right to vote in the UK?
a) 1902; b) 1910; c) 1918; d) 1922
1918
(but only for women above 30 years old who owned a house or were married to men who owned a house)
In which country is the state of New South Wales situated?
Australia
Who is the head of state in the Bahamas?
Charles III
What was "The prohibition" in the USA that lasted from 1920 to 1933?
Alcohol was forbidden
(production, importation and sale)
Tepee
When was the United States Declaration of Independence adopted?
On July 4, 1776
In which country are the two main political parties embodied by a donkey and an elephant?
USA
(elephant = Republicans / donkey = Democrats)
What is the largest city in Jamaica?
Kingston
Who is the odd one out?
a, George Washington
b, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c, Abraham Lincoln
d, Thomas Jefferson?
b, Frankin Delano Roosevelt
(they all feature on the famous monument Mount Rushmore except him - he was President of the US, but it is his distant cousin President Theodore Roosevelt who is carved on Mount Rushmore)
An area in the Santa Clara Valley (California) - home to high-tech sector.
Silicon Valley
Today it is the home of Crown Jewels of the UK and a former prison (located in London).
The Tower of London