FUN FACTS
HOW MANY LETTERS ARE THERE IN THE ENGLISH ALPHABET?
26
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SCOTLAND?
EDINBURGH
WHICH TOWER IN LONDON IS FAMOUS FOR ITS CLOCK?
BIG BEN
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN WORD FOR "FLAT"?
APARTMENT
WHICH BRITISH SINGER IS KNOWN FOR THE SONG "HELLO"?
ADELE
I AM AN AMERICAN MOUSE CREATED BY WALT DISNEY.
MICKEY MOUSE
WHICH LETTER IS THE MOST COMMON IN THE ENGLISH ALPHABET?
E
WHICH HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED ON THE FOURTH OF NOVEMBER IN THE US?
THANKSGIVING
WHICH RIVER RUNS THROUGH LONDON?
THE THAMES/RIVER THAMES
WHICH SPELLING IS BRITISH: COLOUR OR COLOR?
COLOUR
WHICH AMERICAN ACTOR PLAYED CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW IN THE PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN?
JOHNNY DEPP
I AM A BRITISH BEAR WHO LOVES MARMALADE AND WEARS A BLUE COAT.
PADDINGTON BEAR
WHICH ENGLISH WORD IS USED MOST OFTEN IN EVERYDAY SPEECH?
THE
WHICH BRITISH AUTHOR WROTE HARRY POTTER?
J.K. ROWLING
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PALACE WHERE THE BRITISH MONARCHS LIVE?
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
WHAT IS THE BRITISH WORD FOR "TRUCK"?
LORRY
WHICH AMERICAN INVENTOR IS FAMOUS FOR CREATING THE LIGHT BULB?
THOMAS EDISON
I AM AN AMERICAN SUPERHERO FROM NEW YORK WHO SHOOTS WEBS.
SPIDER-MAN
WHAT IS THE SHORTEST ENGLISH WORD THAT CAN BE A FULL SENTENCE?
GO
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL OF SCOTLAND?
THE UNICORN
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PREHISTORIC STONE MONUMENT IN ENGLAND?
STONEHENGE
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN WORD FOR "HOLIDAY?
VACATION
WHICH CANADIAN SINGER IS FAMOUS FOR "BABY" AND "SORRY"?
JUSTIN BIEBER
I AM A BRITISH SECRET AGENT KNOWN AS 007.
JAMES BOND
WHAT IS THE ONLY ENGLISH WORD THAT ENDS WITH THE LETTERS "GRY"?
ANGRY
WHAT IS THE DATE OF INDEPENDENCE DAY IN THE US? ( MONTH AND NUMBER)
JULY 4
WHICH US PRESIDENT APPEARS ON THE ONE-DOLLAR BILL?
GEORGE WASHINGTON
WHICH WORD IS BRITISH: "BISCUIT" OR "COOKIE"?
BISCUIT
WHO IS CALLED THE "IRON LADY"?
MARGARET THATCHER
I AM AN AMERICAN TECH PIONEER WHO CO-FOUNDED MICROSOFT.
BILL GATES
WHICH LETTER DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY US STATE NAME?
Q
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BRITISH FLAG?
THE UNION JACK
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY IN THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD?
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN EQUIVALENT OF THE BRITISH WORD "PETROL"?
GAS/GASOLINE
WHICH AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER IS KNOWN FOR HIS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH?
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
I AM AN AMERICAN SCIENTIST FAMOUS FOR THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
WHICH ENGLISH WORD HAS THE MOST MEANINGS?
SET
WHICH US STATE IS KNOWN AS "THE SUNSHINE STATE"?
FLORIDA
WHICH BRITISH QUEEN RULED FOR 63 YEARS AND GAVE HER NAME TO AN ENTIRE ERA?
QUEEN VICTORIA
WHICH BRITISH WORD MEANS THE SAME AS THE AMERICAN "LINE" (AS IN WAITING IN LINE)?
QUEUE
WHICH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER LED THE UK DURING MOST OF WORLD WAR II?
WINSTON CHURCHILL
I AM A BRITISH DETECTIVE CREATED BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE.
SHERLOCK HOLMES