Geography Rulers and politics

1. Jeopardy

Geography
Rulers
and
politics
It’s
interesting
to see
Do you
know
them?
Facts
and myths
Culture
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2. $100 Question Topic 1

The capital of the United States of
America

3. $100 Answer Topic 1

Washington D.C.

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5. $200 Question Topic 1

The UK is situated on an….
A. Island
B. Peninsula
C. Continent
D. Great Britain

6. $200 Answer Topic 1

A. Island

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8. $300 Question Topic 1

How many states are there in the USA?
a) 19
b) 23
c) 50
d) 48

9. $300 Answer Topic 1

c) 50

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11. $400 Question Topic 1

How many parts are there in London?
a) 2
c) 3
b) 5
d) 4

12. $400 Answer Topic 1

d) 4
East End, West End, the City
and Westminster

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14. $500 Question Topic 1

How many people live in the USA?
a) 300 million
b) 250 million
c) 450 million
d) 180 million

15. Answer 5 Topic 1

a) 300 million

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17. $100 Question Topic 2

How many children does the
Queen have?
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five

18. $100 Answer Topic 2

c) four

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20. $200 Question Topic 2

A person who wants to become the
President of the USA must be at least…
years old
a) 45
b) 18
c) 24
d) 35

21. $200 Answer Topic 2

d) 35

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23. $300 Question Topic 2

Who rules the UK in fact ?
a) The Monarch
b) The Prime Minister
c) the people
d) the President

24. $300 Answer Topic 2

b) The Prime Minister

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26. $400 Question Topic 2

What parts does the US Congress
consist of?
a)
b)
c)
d)
House of Representatives and House of Lords
House of Representatives and Senate
House of Commons and Senate
House of Commons and House of Lords

27. $400 Answer Topic 2

b) House of Representatives and Senate

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29. $500 Question Topic 2

Where are laws made in the UK?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Westminster Palace
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Palace
Kensington Palace

30. Answer 5 Topic 2

a) Westminster Palace

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32. $100 Question Topic 3

The Bloody Tower is in…
a)
b)
c)
d)
The Tower of London
Westminster Abbey
Trafalgar Square
Buckingham Palace

33. $100 Answer Topic 3

a) The Tower of London

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35. $200 Question Topic 3

What is one of the most popular
American theatres?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Shakespeare's theatre
Opéra Garnier
La Scala
The Broadway

36. $200 Answer Topic 3

d) The Broadway

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38. $300 Question Topic 3

You can see Beefeaters in…
a)
b)
c)
d)
Windsor Castle
The Tower of London
Buckingham Palace
Trafalgar Square

39. $300 Answer Topic 3

b) The Tower of London

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41. $400 Question Topic 3

What is the full name of the Statue of
Liberty?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Liberty Enlightening the World
Desired Liberty
Liberty One For All
Liberty From France to America

42. $400 Answer Topic 3

a) Liberty
Enlightening
the World

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44. $500 Question Topic 3

Where is Cadbury World?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Wales
Scotland
England
Northern Ireland

45. Answer 5 Topic 3

c) England, Birmingham

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47. $100 Question Topic 4

James Cook was
a)
b)
c)
d)
An engineer
An explorer
An admiral
A scientist

48. $100 Answer Topic 4

b) An explorer

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50. $200 Question Topic 4

Abraham Lincoln was a professional…
a) Lawyer
b) Story-teller
c) teacher
d) soldier

51. $200 Answer Topic 4

a) lawyer

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53. $300 Question Topic 4

Who discovered penicillin?
a) Alexander Flemming
b) Richard Burbage
c) Robert Stevenson
d) Arthur Macmillan

54. $300 Answer Topic 4

a) Alexander Flemming

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56. $400 Question Topic 4

What fact about John Rockfeller is
NOT true?
a) he owned Standard Oil company
b) he was a Baptist
c) He established a charity fund and a
university
d) His wife was an actress

57. $400 Answer Topic 4

d) His wife was an actress
True fact: his wife was a teacher

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59. $500 Question Topic 4

Who is called an American Walter Scott
in Europe?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Edgar Poe
Fennimore Cooper
William Porter
Theodore Dreiser

60. Answer 5 Topic 4

b) Fennimore Cooper

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62. $100 Question Topic 5

When did the Vikings invade England?
a) In 793
b) In 1242
c) in 1666
d) in 1341

63. $100 Answer Topic 5

a) In 793

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65. $200 Question Topic 5

What people gave Britain its name,
calling the country “Britannia”?
a) The Danes
b) The Vikings
c) the Romans
d) the Normans

66. $200 Answer Topic 5

c) The Romans

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68. $300 Question Topic 5

Who won the Civil War in 1865?
a) The North
b) The West
c) the East
d) the South

69. $300 Answer Topic 5

a) The North

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71. $400 Question Topic 5

Who made themselves the Head
of the Church of England?
a) Queen Victoria
b) Charles I
c) Henry VIII
d) Elizabeth I

72. $400 Answer Topic 5

c) Henry VIII

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74. $500 Question Topic 5

It took Sir Christopher Wren 35
years to build…
a) Westminster Abbey
b) Saint Paul’s Cathedral
c) The Tower of London
d) The National Gallery

75. Answer 5 Topic 5

b) Saint Paul’s Cathedral

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77. $100 Question Row 6

What colour was a famous submarine
in the song of “The Beatles”?
a) Red
b) Blue
c) Orange
d) Yellow

78. $100 Answer Row 6

d) yellow

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80. $200 Question Row 6

What is the most popular sport in
the U.S.?
a) Rugby
b) Golf
c) soccer
d) hockey

81. $200 Answer Row 6

a) Rugby

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83. $300 Question Row 6

Who helps schoolchildren to cross
the street near the school?
a) a policeman
b) a lollipop lady
c) a fireman
d) a road gentleman

84. $300 Answer Row 6

b) Lollipop lady

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86. $400 Question Row 6

What do the Americans call the
busiest shopping day of the year?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Annual Sale
Christmas Eve
Black Friday
Sunday Shopping

87. $400 Answer Row 6

c) Black Friday

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89. $500 Question Row 6

Guy Fawkes Night is on …
a) 5 November
b) 5 October
c) 31 October
d) 25 December

90. Answer 5 Row 6

a) The 5th of November

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