US vs UK English
What do the British call an elevator?
a lift
the majority of the UK population are still of these four nationalities
English, Scottish, Welsch and Northern Irish
How many US citizens have their roots in other countries?
99 %
the capital
Washington DC
the biggest city
London
What do Americans call the autumn?
the fall
the number of kids that go to those expensive "public schools" (that are really private)
7 %
the biggest minority group
Hispanics /Latinos
City of hippies, hills and a famous prison
San Francisco
the second largest city in the UK. A tv show about some gangsters is set there
Birmingham
If you are mad in the US, you are... in the UK
angry
the NHS is short for..
the National Health Service
Stanford, MIT and Yale are all ..
universities
the largest city in Pennsylvania. It's also the name of a cheese
Philadelphia
The football team "the Tranmere Rovers" play in this city. There are two more famous teams in this city on the river Mersey. The Beatles also lived here.
Liverpool
In the US you walk on the sidewalk. In the UK?
pavement
In the US, the free schools that are for everybody, are called "public schools". But what are they called in the UK?
state schools
the two major political parties
Democrats and Republicans
Famous for its jazz quarter, the French influence (Mardi Gras) and hurricane Katrina
New Orleans
the writer CS Lewis died in this city, famous for its university and its many towers. Morse and Lewis saved many cases in this Englishtown.
Oxford
Hair: In the UK it's a fringe. What is it in the US?
bangs
How many young adults (20-34) still live with their parents
25 %
The number of families that are single parents with children
27 %
Forest Gump sat on a bench eating chocolate in this beautiful southern town, in Georgia. (It sounds as if it is in Africa - with hordes of elephants ..)
Savannah
between the rivers Dee and Don - way up north, is this third largest city in Scotland. The offshore oil capital of Europe
Aberdeen