Grammar
Places around the world
Mixed Bag
Words & Meanings
Fun Facts
100

If it ___ (rain) tomorrow, we will stay inside.

rains

100

Name two famous sights in London besides Big Ben.

London Eye, Tower of London, Buckingham Palace,...

100

What is the opposite of „polite"?

impolite

100

On which side of the road do people drive in the UK?

on the left

200

Turn into the passive: „They built this bridge in 1930."

This bridge was built in 1930.

200

What is the name of the river that flows through London?

The Thames


200

What do the British call what Americans call „cookies"?

biscuits

200

True or false: there are more native English speakers in the USA than in the UK.

True

300

Fill the gap with the correct adverb: „She answered the question ___. (confident)"

confidently

300

True or false: Alaska is the largest US state by area.

True


300

Name one country besides the UK, the USA and Canada where English is an official language.

Australia, New Zealand, Ireland,...

300

What is the English word for "Semester/Halbjahr"?

term

300

What is "Big Ben" actually the name of? The tower, the bell or the clock

the bell

400

Fill the gap with the correct conditional: „If I ___ (live) in Canada, I would learn French."

lived

400

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

400

What is a British word for „vacation"?

holiday

400

Roughly how many words does the English language have in current use?
(more than ___)

more than 170.000

500

Turn into the passive: „People speak English and French in Canada."

English and French are spoken in Canada.

500

Which Canadian province is mainly French-speaking?

Quebec

500

Give one example of a word spelled differently in British and American English.

colour/color, theatre/theater, centre/center...

500

Which very short English word is famous for having the most different meanings in the dictionary (over 400)?

set