DSP Birmingham Quiz

A game targeted at students learning English as a second language. A quiz game introducing general information about Birmingham.

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Questions 21

Answers

1
What is the name of the building next to the Library of Birmingham?
The Hall of History
The Town Hall
The Hall of Memory
The Hall of Fame
2
What is the name of the tallest free-stranding clock tower in the world?
Old Bob
Old Joe
Old Mike
Old Jake
3
What does "the buzz is at the island" mean in the Birmingham dialect?
The bus is at the roundabout
The bag is in the car
The ball is in the garden
The bee is on the flower
4
What is "tip-top" in the Birmingham dialect?
Ice lolly
a person from the Black Country
Excellent
Fish and chips
5
This building is part of...
The Town Hall
Birmingham Library
The Bullring
Gas Street Basin
6
What did people think of this structure according to a poll in 2008?
that it was ugly
that it was beautiful
that it was expensive
that it was eco-friendly
7
How do we call people from Birmingham?
Brummies
Tip-tops
Yam Yams
Birmies
8
What musician or band played at the Birmingham Town Hall?
Tolkien
Queen
Charles Dickens
Cold Play
9
How do you say "You all right, love?" in the Birmingham dialect?
Y' alright, bab?
Y' alright duck?
You all right, honey?
You all right, babe?
10
Why were the canals in Birmingham built?
To transport fish and chips
To have a more beautiful city
To transport coal
To transport passengers
11
What is this famous chocolate from Birmingham called?
Cadbury chocolate
Brummie chocolate
Chocolate eggs
Hershey's chocolate egg
12
How many people live in Birmingham?
Over 2 million
Over 8 million
Over 3 million
Over 1 million
13
What is "ta-ra a bit" in the Birmingham dialect?
Bye
A person from the Black Country
Roundabout
Excellent
14
What is the name of this area of Birmingham?
The docks
Gas Street Basin
The Bullring
The Modern Quarter
15
How many kilometres of canals are there in Birmingham?
Fewer than in Venice
More than in Venice
Over 70 km
Over 100 km
16
What's so special about the library of Birmingham?
It it the most modern in the UK
It is the most ecological in the UK
It is the biggest in the UK
It was the most expensive in the UK to build
17
Why was the Hall of Memory built?
World War I Memorial
Brummie Memorial
Industrial Revolution Memorial
The Beatles Memorial
18
What is the name of the building on the left?
The Museum and Art Gallery
The opera
The Birmingham Library
The Town Hall
19
What is the name of the church next to the Bullring?
St David
St Martin
St Andrew
St Allistor
20
What is the name of this place?
The University of Birmingham
The Brummie University
Midlands University
The Bullring College
21
Where is Birmingham located?
In the north
In the east
in Kent
in the Midlands

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DSP Birmingham Quiz

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A game targeted at students learning English as a second language. A quiz game introducing general information about Birmingham.

Flashcards21 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 21

Answers

1
What is the name of the building next to the Library of Birmingham?
The Hall of History
The Town Hall
The Hall of Memory
The Hall of Fame
2
What is the name of the tallest free-stranding clock tower in the world?
Old Bob
Old Joe
Old Mike
Old Jake
3
What does "the buzz is at the island" mean in the Birmingham dialect?
The bus is at the roundabout
The bag is in the car
The ball is in the garden
The bee is on the flower
4
What is "tip-top" in the Birmingham dialect?
Ice lolly
a person from the Black Country
Excellent
Fish and chips
5
This building is part of...
The Town Hall
Birmingham Library
The Bullring
Gas Street Basin
6
What did people think of this structure according to a poll in 2008?
that it was ugly
that it was beautiful
that it was expensive
that it was eco-friendly
7
How do we call people from Birmingham?
Brummies
Tip-tops
Yam Yams
Birmies
8
What musician or band played at the Birmingham Town Hall?
Tolkien
Queen
Charles Dickens
Cold Play
9
How do you say "You all right, love?" in the Birmingham dialect?
Y' alright, bab?
Y' alright duck?
You all right, honey?
You all right, babe?
10
Why were the canals in Birmingham built?
To transport fish and chips
To have a more beautiful city
To transport coal
To transport passengers
11
What is this famous chocolate from Birmingham called?
Cadbury chocolate
Brummie chocolate
Chocolate eggs
Hershey's chocolate egg
12
How many people live in Birmingham?
Over 2 million
Over 8 million
Over 3 million
Over 1 million
13
What is "ta-ra a bit" in the Birmingham dialect?
Bye
A person from the Black Country
Roundabout
Excellent
14
What is the name of this area of Birmingham?
The docks
Gas Street Basin
The Bullring
The Modern Quarter
15
How many kilometres of canals are there in Birmingham?
Fewer than in Venice
More than in Venice
Over 70 km
Over 100 km
16
What's so special about the library of Birmingham?
It it the most modern in the UK
It is the most ecological in the UK
It is the biggest in the UK
It was the most expensive in the UK to build
17
Why was the Hall of Memory built?
World War I Memorial
Brummie Memorial
Industrial Revolution Memorial
The Beatles Memorial
18
What is the name of the building on the left?
The Museum and Art Gallery
The opera
The Birmingham Library
The Town Hall
19
What is the name of the church next to the Bullring?
St David
St Martin
St Andrew
St Allistor
20
What is the name of this place?
The University of Birmingham
The Brummie University
Midlands University
The Bullring College
21
Where is Birmingham located?
In the north
In the east
in Kent
in the Midlands