Vocabulary
Grammar
American English vs. British English
General Knowledge
Famous Quotes
100

Do you want a single or a __________ ticket?

return
100

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition.

" We arrived ____ the station too late."

at

100

Say the word " apartment" in British English

flat

100

What does the abbreviation EFL stand for?

English as a Foreign Language

100

Please tell, who said this quote: 'I'll be back.'

Terminator

200

How much is the bus ............... from the city centre  to your house?

a) fee  b) price   c) fair   d) prize   e) fare


e) fare

200

Complete the question with the correct question tag.

Nobody called, ________? 

did they?

200

Say the word "bill" in American English (e.g. in a restaurant).

check

200

What is a female writer called?

authoress

200

Please tell, who said this quote: 'To be, or not to be, that is the question'

William Shakespeare (character: Hamlet)

300

I am sorry for bothering you at such a(n) ............... hour.

A unnecessary            B inconvenient

C necessary                D incompetent

E convenient

B inconvenient

300

Complete the sentence in the 3rd conditional.

If he ________(arrive) one minute later, he ________(miss) the train.

If he had arrived one minute later, he would have missed the train.

300

Say the word " postcode" in American English.

zip code

300

Which country contains the largest English-speaking population in the world?

India

300

Which famous football player said, “I always want more. Whether it’s a goal, or winning a game, I’m never satisfied.”

Cristiano Ronaldo

400

Am I to ............... from your last remarks that my services are no longer required here?

A  distrust          B   refer

C infer                D imply

E misunderstand

C infer

400

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

When I saw Clara I realised that she ______( not change) much in all those years.

hadn't changed

400

If someone in the UK asks you for a 'lift', what do they want you to do?

TAKE THEM SOMEWHERE IN A CAR

400

What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.?

Alaska

400

Complete the following famous quote by the American inventor Thomas Edison, “… is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

Genious

500

I'm sorry, but I can't read your doctor's handwriting; it's quite ______.

A illogical        B illiterate

C illegible      D unintelligible

E illegitimate

C illegible

500

Paraphrase the sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.

"People say he has been married four times."

He is ..........

He is said to have been married four times.

500

Instead of the term COTTON CANDY, British English speakers are more likely to use the word …

CANDYFLOSS

500

Which famous pop musician sang at Princess Diana's funeral?

Elton John

500

Please tell, who said this quote: 'Mama always said: Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.'

Forest Gump