American and British
Random English
Perplexing Plurals
Riddles
Famous Lines
100

A Brit eats a biscuit and the American eats a .......

cookie

100

What is the most widely published book ever?

The Bible

100

Eeeek!There is a mouse in my room. He brought a friend and now there are two.....?

mice

100

What has to be broken before you use it?

an egg

100

"It's Wingardium Leviosa, not Leviosah!"

Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

200

In British English it is called a "chip." What is it called in American English?

 French fry.

200

Name one work by William Shakspeare.

Answers may vary.

200

What is the plural of "person"?

people

200

An electric train is traveling north at 70 mph, and the wind is blowing west at 10 mph. Which way does the smoke blow?


Electric trains do not produce smoke.

200

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it".

Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird

300

A Brit eats crisps, and and American eats...

(potato) chips

300

Which of the following books were/was banned from school libraries at one time?

To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and Catcher in the Rye.

all of them

300

You looked out the window in Colorado, and you saw a moose. Another moose joined it. Now you have two...?

moose

300

You are in a dark room with a torch, an oil lamb, and a match. What do you light first?

The match

300

In which novel does this line appear:

"Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold." 

The Outsiders.

400

In British English, it is called a 'lift'. What is it called in American English?

elevator

400

Name one country in Britain.

England, Scotland, Wales

400

You had one ox, and you bought one more. Now you have two...?

oxen

400

What has an eye or eyes but cannot see?

A storm, a potato, or a needle.

400

"Being a hero doesn't mean you're invincible. It just means that you're brave enough to stand up and do what's needed."

Percey Jackson in The Mark of Athena

500

A British child likes candy floss, but the American child has....

cotton candy

500

Which of the following authors is/are female:


S.E. Hinton, J.K. Rowlings, and J.R.R. Tolkien

S.E.Hinton and J.K. Rowlings

500

You love your cactus so much that your friend bought you another one. Now you have two ...?

cacti

500

A murderer has been condemned to death. He has a choice of three rooms: a room with a raging fire, a room full of assassins with loaded rifles, and a room full of lions who haven't eaten in three years. Which room is his best choice?

The lions. They are dead because they have not eaten in three years.

500

"To be or not to be, that is the question."

Hamlet