Plessy v. Ferguson was

a U.S. SC decision upholding "Separate but equal" doctrine

What is a Lingua Franca?

Lang. to communicate when ppl. have different native lang.

What was Brown v. Board of Education?

a SC decision overruling segregated schools

Spot the correct answer. Do you follow the news?

Yes! News is very important; in fact, we need it.

What is the United Kingdom?

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland

What is the official language of South Africa?

English, Zulu, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Setswana and 6 others

What is the Commonwealth of Nations?

Organisation of former British colonies

What is the subject in "Good Advice is Rarer Than Rubies"?

A woman who does not want to immigrate to the U.K.

Why does she not want to immigrate?

She wants to escape an arranged marriage

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1
According to The King's Speech, what was King George VI's main problem?
World War I
Speech impediment
World War II
Anger management
2
Plessy v. Ferguson was
a boxing match
a U.S. SC decision upholding "Separate but equal" doctrine
a U.S. SC decision overruling "Separate but equal" doctrine
a civil rights initiative
3
What is special about 18 September, 2014?
Scottish referendum
The Queen turns 90
The Commonwealth Games open
English national day
4
What is a Lingua Franca?
Lang. to communicate when ppl. have different native lang.
A language used as your second or third lang.
The French language
A lang. spoken by most of the world
5
What is the British equivalent to "sidewalk"?
Pedestrian route
Crossing
Pavement
Walker
6
Click on the American city below with the largest population
New York, New York
Los Angeles, California
Houston, Texas
Chicago, Illinois
7
What is the subject in a literary text?
The main character
What the author wants to tell the reader
The same as the genre
What the text is about
8
What is the referendum about?
Devolution
Scottish independence
Scottish rights concerning fish and oil revenues
Scottish membership in the EU
9
Flat characters...
are boring
have only one side
enter the novel for a specific scene
change throughout the story
10
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
a court case in which a black teacher was fired
a SC decision upholding segregated schools
a court case in which a white teacher was fired
a SC decision overruling segregated schools
11
Spot the correct answer. Do you follow the news?
Yes! News is very important; in fact, we need it.
Yes! News are very important; in fact, we need them.
12
What is Great Britain?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
England, Scotland, Northern Ireland
England, Scotland, Wales
13
Canada consists of
50 states
10 states
10 regions, 3 provinces
10 provinces and 3 territories
14
What is the United Kingdom?
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
England, Scotland, Wales
The same as Great Britain
15
What is the official language of South Africa?
Zulu
English
There is none
English, Zulu, Afrikaans, Xhosa, Setswana and 6 others
16
What is the Commonwealth of Nations?
The British Empire
Organisation of former British colonies
An international trade organisation
Organisation of former American colonies
17
What is the subject in "Good Advice is Rarer Than Rubies"?
A lady who who receives good advice
A woman who does not want to immigrate to the U.K.
A woman who gives advice in return for rubies
A lady who wants to immigrate to the U.K.
18
What is Plaid Cymru?
The Northern-Irish national anthem
The Scottish name for kilt
A Welsh political party
A city in Ireland
19
Click on the correct American spelling
Colour
Coulour
Color
20
What was the first aim of colonisation?
Spreading the English language
Spreading English culture
Profit
Fighting
21
What is the national language of Canada?
English and French
English
English, French and Inuit
French
22
American or British? "Sidewalk"
British
American
23
How many regions is the U.S. divided into, according to Passage?
5
4
3
6
24
Approximately how many native English speakers are there?
700 million
350 million
1 billion
200 million
25
What is the capital of Canada?
Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver
26
What was the theme in "The Hockey Sweater"?
Hockey
Family and friendship
Identity and Quebec sep
27
Why does she not want to immigrate?
She is afraid of flying
She has just received a job offer in India
She wants to escape an arranged marriage
She is engaged to a man in India
28
During which monarch's reign could we say the spread of the English language began?
Victoria
Henry VIII
George VI
Elizabeth I
29
If the narrator knows all details he is?
1st person
3rd person
2nd person
Omniscient
30
Why was Australia settled by the British?
Missionaries were sent there
Profit
Convicts were sent there
Over-population in the Britain

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