QUIZ TIME

LIFE AND FUN

 1. What is the capital of Hawaii?
a) Denver

b) Atlanta

c) Honolulu

d) Salt Lake City

 2. Which of these is not one of New
York´s five boroughs?
a) Manhattan

b) Brooklyn

c) Bronx

d) Coney Island
 3. Which country forms the largest
part of Great Britain?
a) Scotland

b) England

c) Wales

d) Northern Ireland
 4. The high rock cliff in the US state of South Dakota
famous for the carved heads of four US presidents is
called Mount…

a) Rushmore

b) Rashomon

c) Rushdie

d) Rust Belt
5. The currency used in Canada is the:
a) Canadian dollar

b) Canadian pound

c) Canadian penny

d) British pound
 6. Which one of these areas is not
related to Canada?
a) Ottawa

b) Quebec

c) Sydney

d) Montreal
 7. Where is the Sears Tower?
a) London

b) Syndey

c) Washington

d) Chichago
 8. The Union Jack is made up of the
flags of:
a) England and Scotland

b) England, Scotland and Wales

c) Great Britain and Northern Ireland

d) England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

 9. Which one of these is not
characteristic of Scotland?
a) a bald eagle

b) bagpipes

c) kilt

d) haggis
 10. Nowadays it is a museum, but in the
past The Tower of London was used as:
a) a hospital

b) a prison

c) a college

d) the Queen´s residence

11. What was Shakespear´s theater in
London called?
a) The Globe

b) The Earth

c) The Sun

d) The Moon
 12. Which of these birds you can see
at the Tower of London:
a) ravens

b) eagles

c) falcons

d) pigeons
Music, film and culture
 1. Where were the Beatles from?
a) London

b) Liverpool

c) Oxford

d) Dover
 2. The…is the long wooden istrument
played especially in Australia.

a) dingo

b) boomerang

c) caber

d) didgeridoo
 3. Elvis Presley was know as the:
a) Hero

b) Prince

c) King

d) Godfather
 4. Tom Cruise starred in a 1986 film
called Top…
a) Secret

b) Gun

c) Ten

d) Five
 5. Which of these pop stars is
Australian?
a) Kylie Minogue

b) Britney Spears

c) Madonna

d) Kelly Osbourne
 6. Two secret agents save the world
from destruction in Men in…
a) the UFO

b) Space

c) Charge

d) Black
7. Who is the famous American actress
who acted in Pretty Woman and Erin
Brokovich?
a) Sharon Stone

b) Meg Ryan

c) Julia Roberts

d) Elizabeth Taylor
 8. Which Australian actor played
Hector in the movie Troy?
a) Russell Crowe

b) Orlando Bloom

c) Eric Bana

d) Brad Pitt
 9. Actors often use this expression:
„break a…” to wish each other good
luck.
a) neck

b) leg

c) hand

d) promise
 10. Complete the name of this well-
known television series: Malcolm…

a) in the Disco

b) at the Seaside

c) in the middle

d) in Trouble
11. In the film Forrest Gump, the main
character is played by:
a) Tom Hanks

b) Russell Crowe

c) Nicolas Cage

d) Mel Gibson
 12. Which of these is not one of the
friends is the TV series Friends?
a) Ross

b) Rosalind

c) Chandler

d) Joey
Sport and tradition
 1. The Davis cup is a:
a) golf competition

b) tennis competition

c) football competition

d) cricket competition
 2. What is the American professional
basketball league called for short?
a) FIFA

b) UFO

c) NBA

d) ATP
3. Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Hank
Aaron are famous…players.
a) baseball

b) golf

c) football

d) basketball
4. The traditional event in which Cambridge
and Oxfords students compete is called the
University…Race.
a) Ship

b) Car

c) Horse

d) Boat
 5. If you eat haggis, celebrate Hogomany and
play bagpies you are probably in which country?

a) Wales

b) Scotland

c) England

d) Canada
 6. The Scottish national costume is
the:
a) tartan

b) bagpipes

c) kilt

d) haggis
 7. Which of these Croatian basketball
players has not played in the NBA?
a) Mario Hezonja

b) Dino Rađa

c) Toni Kukoč

d) Žan Tabak
 8. The World Series in America is the
finals in which sport?
a) baseball

b) rugby

c) tennis

d) American football
9. Which of these football teams is not
English?
a) Celtic

b) Arsenal

c) Liverpool

d) Leeds United
 10. Prime Minister Churchill´s first
name was:
a) William

b) Winston

c) Walter

d) Woodrow
 11. How many colonies became the
first states of the USA?
a) three

b) twenty

c) thirteen

d) twenty-three
 12. The leek and the daffodils are the
symbols of…
a) Scotland

b) Ireland

c) Great Britain

d) Wales
School units
 1. Which teenage group is fashion-
conscious?
a) emos

b) high-flyers

c) preps

d) hip hoppers
 2. What is the name of Jamie Oliver´s
famous restaurant in London
a) Fourteen

b) Fifteen

c) Fourty

d) Fifty
 3. What type of film is Grease?
a) horror

b) comedy

c) thriller

d) musical
 4. Where did Romeo and Juliet live?
a) Verona

b) London

c) Paris

d) Rome
5. Which number do you have to call in
the case of a fire in the UK?
a) 666

b) 999

c) 112

d) 119
 6. What do the five rings on the
Olympic flag represent?
a) five oceans

b) five countries

c) five seas

d) five continents
7. Which character did Charlie Chaplin
play in silent comedies?
a) Rocky

b) Forrest Gump

c) The Little Tramp

d) Bruce Wayne
 8. Which famous couple promoted
world peace?
a) John Lennon and Yoko Ono

b) Bonnie and Clyde

c) Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe

d) Igor Kojić i Severina Vučković

9. What does the name ABC stand for?
a) A Boy Club

b) A Brave Computer

c) A Big Crowd

d) Anti Bullying Club