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British Words

Have you ever travelled to another English-speaking country and used words that no one else seemed to know? See if you know these words that are popular in England.


 

Quiz ID:#24131
Fun:*** (2.91)
Difficulty:* (0.8)
Category:Humanities > Linguistics
Created By:MarcM1098Aca***!

 



#1   What would you normally do with candy floss?






#2   What would you do with a sticking plaster?






#3   In England, you would get strange looks if you asked your teacher for a rubber.




#4   A nappy and a serviette are the same thing.




#5   What is the main ingredient in chips?







#6   What is the main ingredient in crisps?







#7   A full stop is which of the following punctuation marks?







#8   In case of power failures, it would be normal to have a torch in the house.




#9   In England, you would mainly find an aeroplane on a flyover.




#10   Which of the following would you normally clean with?





#11   Which of the following might you give to a crying baby?





#12   Which of the following could carry cargo?







 

 


   





Comments

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wannamarryharryAit*

posted 23 days ago

11/12 many friends from across the pond, funny how many of these words have stuck with me.



megabreathAen*

posted 23 days ago

Good Quiz. 12/12. To be fair I had a slight advantage.



swan-neck

posted 23 days ago

easy-peasy for the limey



JKongMax*us*

posted 22 days ago

12/12. Glad I still remembered this from living in UK 25 years ago...some things don't change much.



keithjones46

posted 22 days ago

I like the quizes, because I can use them to teach people how to open and move between 2 or more screens on their computer. They look at the questions; then open a screen to get the answer (even if they know it); then back again. I never let them sign in so they can not cheat on the test. Thanks be being my teaching tool.



shay88Aus*

posted 22 days ago

I guess it is a small world....all of these were familiar,between books,movies and a short visit across the pond,this was easy



gille86A*

posted 22 days ago

After 22+ years with a Yorkshireman I never heard him use the term "flyover". Oh well, I still got 11/12.



auntiesisAus*

posted 22 days ago

11/12, I guess it's due to the fact that my son had 3 tours of duty in England, and I love English mysteries. Great quiz, I really enjoyed it.



kindredsoul36Aus*

posted 22 days ago

8-12 notto bad considering im not british lol good quiz



Capt_Vito*us*

posted 22 days ago

cherios & such



gap6297*cn*

posted 22 days ago

I got a C-. Horror upon horrors.



MajorAlanus*

posted 22 days ago

Got 9/10, but was thinking of corn or tortilla chips (which I eat) rather than potato chips (which I usually pass up).



mepgus*

posted 22 days ago

Great quiz lots of fun



pjcrazysmart

posted 21 days ago

Got a B. I guess I'm not moving to Great Britain anytime soon. I do better on Bible or history quizzes. Sometimes.



lynnicaAus*

posted 21 days ago

Good quiz! I only missed the "aeroplane" one. Why isn't it a "drive over"? I got all the others even though I had to guess on some of them.



blackeve5Aus*

posted 18 days ago

Great quiz. I liked it b/c it hit my three qualifiers, interesting topic, medium degree of difficulty and good explanations! Well done!



pottercrazyAgb*

posted 9 days ago

since i am from england it's not really an achievment to get 12/12



Marple

posted 6 days ago

Love this quiz - also love the diversity of the English Language.



chosenfewAus*

posted 7 hrs and 15 mins ago

Take the lorry to the lift to the loo...skip to the loo my darling? Must REALLY need to go!



chosenfewAus*

posted 7 hrs and 14 mins ago

Take the lorry to the lift to the loo...skip to the loo my darling? Must REALLY need to go!





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