Sprachentag Englisch Burger Roland-gymnasium
Der Quizz zum Sprachentag des Burger Roland-Gymnasiums
- 1.
How high is the Empire State Building in New York ?- A.
443 m
- B.
234 m
- C.
785 m
- 2.Who is Prunella ?
- A.
A monster
- B.
A Poltergeist
- C.
A frog
- 3.
What's the name of the guy who wanted to blow up the Parliament building in London in 1605 ? (The Gun Powder Plot)
- 4.
What does BBC stand for?
- A.
British Business Center
- B.
British Bus Corporation
- C.
British Broadcasting Corporation
- 5.
The capital of Wales is
- A.
Edinburgh
- B.
Cardiff
- C.
Dublin
- 6.
Mr. Kingsley comes from Jamaica in the Caribbean.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.
The emergency telephone number (police) in the USA is
- A.
112
- B.
110
- C.
911
- 8.
The Romans came to Britain ...
- A.
In 43 AD and stayed for about 400 years
- B.
In 43 BC and stayed until 335 AD
- C.
In 300 AD and stayed until 788 AD
- 9.
What's the name of the big wheel on the river Thames in London?
- 10.
The 'Gherkin' is ...
- A.
The name of the Prime Minister.
- B.
A building in London that looks like a cucumber.
- C.
An underground station in London.
- 11.
The Old Man of Hoy is ...
- A.
The name of a pub in Edinburgh.
- B.
The oldest man of Scotland, Jack Hoy.
- C.
A huge rock on the Orkney Islands.
- 12.
For a special day or a traditional festival, the men in Scotland often get out their ... well, what do they call those 'skirts' they wear?
- 13.
No special day in Scotland would be complete without traditional...
- A.
Haggis, whisky and shortbread.
- B.
Wodka, haggis and chips.
- C.
Fish and chips.
- 14.
Loch Ness is a Scottish lake - people say there is a big monster they have given a name. What's the name of the monster?
- 15.
Manchester is famous for its football team. What's the name of their stadium in Manchester?
- 16.
J.K. Rowling is
- A.
A singer.
- B.
An actress.
- C.
A famous writer.
- 17.
The capital of Canada is ...
- A.
Toronto
- B.
Ottawa
- C.
Montreal
- 18.
The first settlers who visited Canada were the Vikings.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Today 20 % of the people in Canada speak ONLY French.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.
Nickelback is a rock group from ..
- A.
Canada
- B.
England
- C.
The USA
- 21.
The name of a river in the US state of Arizona that is famous for rafting.
- 22.
The name of this famous New York bridge is ....
- A.
Manhattan Bridge
- B.
Brooklyn Bridge
- C.
Queensboro Bridge
- 23.
Name one of the five New York boroughs.
- 24.THe USA won Independence from Britain in ...
- A.
1776
- B.
1865
- C.
1492
- 25.
The name of the present governor of California
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