The UK
Name one English monarch who is not Queen Elizabeth II.
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Name the capital of Ireland. x2 if you can name another city in Ireland.
Dublin
Who was the king of Rock and Roll? x2 if you know the name of his wife.
Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley.
Draw from memory the Australian flag.
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American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) sometimes use different words to refer to the same concept. Match each word to its correspondent variant:
FILM - MOVIE
Film is BrE.
Movie is AmE
The Peaky Blinders are know as Brummies, where are they from?
a) Brighton
b) Birmingham
c) Bellingham
Birmingham.
One example: One bomb – to knock someone out with one punch.
Read this dialogue and guess the meaning of SLÁINTE
+ You got the job! Let's drink to that!
- SLÁINTE!
In English, it means "cheers", and you say this when drinking to celebrate something.
In American high schools, they have 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Grades. It is very common to refer to each of them with different names. Match the name with the Grade:
Senior - Sophomore - Junior - Freshman
9th freshman
10th sophomore
11th junior
12th senior
What is the name of the most predominant group of indigenous people in New Zealand?
You can have one clue.
Māori, the Indigenous People of Aotearoa, represent 16.5% of the 4.7 million population .
In Southern states of the U.S. they also have different slang. Read the following sentence and answer the question:
"This scarf is worth a hill of beans"
Is the scarf expensive or cheap?
Hill of beans means that something is almost worthless.
Guess the meaning of the word chav in Spanish:
a young person characterized by saying swear words and bad behaviour (with connotations of low social status).
In Spanish, it is known as a choni
Can you name at least one famous Irish symbol?
Celtic cross, Shamrock, Leprechaun, Irish Harp, Celtic Spiral
In which state of the U.S. can we find the Grand Canyon?
In the state of Arizona.
Read the definition and guess the term it refers to:
Performed in a group, it involves chanting and actions, such as stamping, hand movements, and facial gestures. It is a show of physical power but also a representation of cultural pride, strength, and unity
The Maori haka
The following sentence is in Scottish slang. Try to guess its meaning:
"Ma heid’s mince"
I'm a bit confused, in Spanish, estoy un poco confuso.
The haggis is a very popular Scottish dish. Name at least one ingredient. If you mention more than one (correctly), you win.
The liver, heart, and lungs of a sheep (or other animal), minced and mixed with beef or mutton suet and oatmeal and seasoned with onion, cayenne pepper, and other spices.
Try to guess the famous festivity by this definition:
"The day commemorates the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and, by extension, celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals and the wearing of green clothes"
St, Patrick's Day.
IVY League universities are very prestigious universities in the U.S. Do you know any? Write at least 1, the more you write, the more points you get.
Harvard, Yale, University of Pennsilvania, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Cornell and Dartmouth.
Guess the meaning of the word in Italics:
Eshay is a member of an Australian youth subculture that wears sportswear, listen to electronic dance music, and is commonly associated with criminal activity.
In Spanish, they are known as canis.
Try to guess the meaning of this Aussie slang sentence:
“He lives out woop woop”
He lives in the middle of nowhere.
In England, we can find rhyming Cockney slang. Used by the English working classes to communicate, they use a different way to communicate. This term is in Cockney slang, what does it mean in English?
BEES AND HONEY
MONEY
Who is the king of Ireland?
Two possible answers:
1. Ireland does not have a king since it is a Republic.
2. The king of NORTHERN Ireland is Charles III
You have one minute and a half to write as many States from the U.S. as possible. The group that writes the most names correctly will win.
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Which famous film franchise was filmed in New Zealand?
The Lord of the rings, The chronicles of Narnia
In Ireland they speak both English and Gaelic. Try to guess the correct pronunciation of at least ONE of these Irish names:
Caoimhe - Niamh - Siobhán - Saoirse
Respectively:
Cuiva - Niiv - Shivon - Sershe