CULTURE
What is the #OscarSoWhite controversy?
All nominees for best actors at the 2016 Oscars were white people.
What is the "birther" theory about Barack Obama?
He was born in Kenya not the US.
What event started World War II for the US?
THE PEARL HARBOR ATTACK
Constructions du prétérit ?
-ed pour verbes réguliers / 2ème colonne pour verbes irréguliers
Pendant les Troubles 3500 civils sont morts en Irlande.
During the Troubles 3,500 civilians died in Ireland.
Near which city is Alcatraz located?
SAN FRANCISCO
What was Oppenheimer the director of?
MANHATTAN PROJECT
What and when was the Red Scare?
The persecution of communists in the US during the Cold War
4 modaux pour exprimer la probabilité ?
MUST / MAY / MIGHT / CAN'T
Ils veulent que les réalisateurs embauchent plus de Latine.
They want the directors to hire more Latine.
What are the 4 countries composing the United Kingdom?
ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND
What Latino story did Spielberg remake and modernise?
WEST SIDE STORY
Who are the opposed political groups in Northern Ireland?
REPUBLICANS or NATIONALITS / LOYALISTS or UNIONISTS
A quoi sert le present perfect ?
Parler d'une action commencée dans le passé qui se poursuit / a des conséquences dans le présent
Les immigrants jamaïcains s'attendaient à ce que le Royaume-Uni soit un Eldorado.
The Jamaican immigrants expected the UK to be an Eldorado.
How many countries have the atomic bomb today?
NINE (US, UK, France, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea)
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
A Latino American revolutionary / main character of a musical
What is the Windrush Generation?
People who left the Caribbeans to live in the UK after World War II
Construction de la voix passive ?
Auxiliaire "be" conjugué + participe passé + "by"
Le canular a trompé les lecteurs même si l'histoire était tirée par les cheveux.
The hoax deceived the readers even if the story was far-fetched.
What is the Commonwealth?
It is an association of 56 former British colonies.
What was the name of Bob Marley's band?
THE WAILERS
What happened on January 30th 1972?
BLOODY SUNDAY
Quel est le point commun et quelle est la différence entre "few" et "little" ?
Les deux veulent dire "peu".
Few + nom dénombrable / Little + nom indénombrable
On disait que les armes nucléaires étaient nécessaires pour gagner la guerre.
Nuclear weapons were said to have been necessary to win the war.