Apr 19, 2012

Hey guys. Now it's time for the second part of the English speaking culture quiz.

Questions:

Round 4 – Geography

1. Which city is considered Manchester’s biggest rival because of proximity?


2. What is the capital of  Australia?


3. Which state is Las Vegas in?


4. Name five American states beginning with M.


5. Where do the Tamils live?


6. Where is the Boomerang coast?

Round 5 – Music and art

1. Who wrote ‘The planets’?


2. How many people were in ‘Queen’?


3. Who was the guitarist for The Rolling Stones?


4. Name the 5 Spice girls.


5. Name one of the two most famous classical painters


6. What’s the name of the famous British street artist with a display near the school?

Round 6 – Politics

1. Which British politician is famous for saying ‘There is no such thing as society.’?


2. Who lives in 11 Downing street?


3. What was apartheid?


4. Which British politican said he’d end boom and bust economics?


5. What countries are in the UK?


6. Where is the Scottish Parliament based?

Answers: How did you do?

Round 4

1. Liverpool


2. Canberra


3. Nevada


4. Mississipii, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Michigan, Minnesota


5. Sri Lanka


6. Australia

Round 5

1. Holst


2. 4


3. Keith Richards


4. Victoria, Emma, Mel B, Mel C, Geri


5. Turner, Constable


6. Banksy

Round 6

1. Margaret Thatcher


2. The Chancellor of the Exchequer


3. The segregation of different races in South Africa before 1994


4. Gordon Brown


5. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland


6. Edinburgh

There's some good information here. You can make everybody bored next time you're at the pub.

Good luck with your English!

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