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The English-speaking world quiz

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital city of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Perth

c)

Canberra

d)

Melbourne

2.

What is the capital city of the USA?

a)

New York City

b)

Los Angeles

c)

Las Vegas

d)

Washington DC

3.

What is the capital city of Canada?

(a)  

4.

What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

a)

Belfast

b)

Dublin

c)

Cardiff

d)

London

5.

What is this English-speaking country?

(a)  

6.

What is this English-speaking country?

(a)  

7.

What is the capital city of Jamaica?

a)

Kingston

b)

Montego Bay

c)

St James

d)

Portmore

8.

What is a Royal Jubilee?

a)

the name of a cake

b)

a special celebration of a King or Queen's reign

c)

a new trend on TikTok

d)

a sacred animal

9.

What is the capital city of New Zealand?

a)

Auckland

b)

Wellington

c)

Free Town

d)

Christchurch

10.

What do Americans celebrate on July 4th?

a)

Thanksgiving

b)

Independence Day

c)

Martin Luther King Day

d)

Saint Patrick's Day

11.

There are more ... than people in New Zealand

a)

cows

b)

kangaroos

c)

sheep

d)

horses

12.

The inhabitants of New Zealand are called ...

a)

New Zealanders

b)

New Zealandese

c)

New Zealandis

d)

New Zealers

13.

Who was NOT an American president?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

JF Kennedy

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

George Washington

14.

What is the capital city of India?

a)

Bombay

b)

Calcutta

c)

New Delhi

d)

Mumbai

15.

New Zealand is in fact ... main islands (number)

(a)  

16.

Where did Aborigines live?

a)

in Australia

b)

in New Zealand

c)

in Scotland

d)

in the United States

17.

Where do Maoris live?

a)

in Canada

b)

in Australia

c)

in New Zealand

d)

in Scotland

18.

Who was the first president of the USA?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

George Washington

c)

Richard Nixon

19.

Where does the President of the USA live and work?

a)

in the Pentagon

b)

in the White House

c)

in the Freedom Tower

d)

in the Empire State Building

20.

What is this country?

a)

Namibia

b)

South Africa

c)

Kenya

21.

What city is called "the Big Apple"?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Miami

c)

Seattle

d)

New York City

22.

When does winter begin in Australia?

a)

in December

b)

in June

c)

in January

d)

in March

23.

Who was the first black president of South Africa?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Desmond Tutu

c)

FW de Klerk

d)

Martin Luther King

24.

What is the symbol of New Zealand?

a)

a kangaroo

b)

a springbok

c)

a kiwi

d)

a kakapo

25.

How many states are there in the USA?

(a)  

26.

When did the USA get their independence?

a)

July 4th, 1776

b)

June 4th, 1876

c)

January 4th, 1976

d)

March 4th, 1876

27.

Australia is the ... largest country in the world

a)

4th

b)

6th

c)

9th

d)

12th

28.

Canada is the ... largest country in the world

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

29.

Which is the longest river in the USA?

a)

the Colorado

b)

the Hudson

c)

the Mississippi

d)

the Missouri

30.

What is the name of New Zealand rugby team?

a)

the Springbok

b)

the Wallabies

c)

the All Black

d)

the Yankees

31.

Which is the biggest state in the USA?

a)

Florida

b)

Alaska

c)

Texas

d)

California

32.

Who discovered Australia and New Zealand in 1770?

a)

James Cook

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

33.

Which is the national mascot of Canada?

a)

the penguin

b)

the eagle

c)

the beaver

d)

the moose

34.

What is the name of this route?

a)

route 65

b)

route 66

c)

route 64

d)

route 63

35.

It is the name of an American celebration which celebrates the harvest of the year. People have a turkey for dinner.

(a)  

36.

How many countries are there in the Commonwealth?

a)

24

b)

34

c)

44

d)

54

37.

Who is at the head of the Commonwealth of nations?

a)

Queen Elizabeth II

b)

Prince William

c)

George of Cambridge

d)

Boris Johnson

38.

What was Barack Obama's slogan?

a)

Everything is possible!

b)

Believe in me!

c)

Yes we can!

d)

I have a dream.

39.

Who delivered the famous "I have a dream" speech in 1963 to end racism in the United States?

a)

Nelson Mandela

b)

Martin Luther King

c)

Desmond Tutu

d)

Gandhi

40.

What is Great Britain?

a)

England

b)

England + Scotland

c)

England + Scotland + Wales

d)

England + Scotland + Wales + Northern Ireland

41.

What is the currency in the Republic of Ireland?

a)

pounds

b)

dollars

c)

euros

42.

Where did the Gold Rush start in 1848?

a)

Florida

b)

California

c)

Nevada

d)

North Carolina

43.

It was the American's busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 to 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York.

a)

Ellis Island

b)

The Statue of Liberty Island

c)

Immigration Island

d)

Staten Island

44.

What is the name of the theatre where Shakespeare played many of his plays?

a)

The Globe Theatre

b)

The Dramatic Theatre

c)

The Blue Whale Theatre

d)

The Trivia Theatre

45.

What is the name of this famous street artist?

a)

Banksy

b)

Warhol

c)

The Kid

d)

Shepard Fairey

46.

What is the name of this landmark?

a)

Mount Rushmore

b)

Mount Presidents

c)

Mount Rock

d)

Mount Everest

47.

Find the wrong statement. (Trouve la fausse affirmation)

a)

The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from the Space.

b)

Central Park is in the middle of Manhattan.

c)

British Colombia is in Canada.

d)

India's official language is Indian.

48.

What is the nickname of the British flag?

a)

the British flaggy

b)

The Queen’s flag

c)

the Union Jack

49.

What is written on American bank notes?

a)

Yes, we can.

b)

In God, we trust.

c)

God is all.

50.

Who is the most famous British allegorical character?

a)

John Bull

b)

Uncle Sam

c)

Captain America

d)

Wonder Woman

51.

Who is the most famous American allegorical character?

a)

John Bull

b)

Uncle Sam

c)

Wonder Woman

52.

In South Dakota, there is a mountain in which the faces of 4 American presidents are carved.

a)

Mount Rushmore

b)

Mount Rashmure

c)

Mount Rashmore

53.

Who is the famous King of England who married 6 times?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

James II

c)

Charles IV

54.

Which member of the Royal Family was killed in a car crash in 1997 in Paris?

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Lady Diana

c)

Princess Marina

55.

In 2018, at the famous music Festival Coachella, who was the first African American to be at the top of the bill?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Nina Simone

c)

Beyonce

56.

In the early 20th century in Great Britain, those women fought for the right to vote?

a)

The Empowered Women

b)

The Great Women

c)

The Suffragettes

57.

She was arrested because she didn’t want to give up her seat in a bus on December 1st, 1955.

a)

Maud Wood Park

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Ruby Bridges

58.

Which New Wonder of the World is in an English-speaking country?

a)

Christ the Redeemer

b)

Great Wall of China

c)

Taj Mahal

d)

Chichen Itza

59.

Where was the first Disneyland built?

a)

California

b)

Japan

c)

Paris

d)

Arizona