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Sommaire 1 Questions sur la culture GB 1.1 Civilisation 1.2 Géographie 1.3 Littérature 1.4 Divers 2 Questions sur la culture US 2.1 Civilisation 2.2 Géographie 2.3 Divers 3 Questions sur la culture des autres pays anglophones 3.1 Civilisation 3.2 Géographie 3.3 Divers

Questions sur la culture GB

Civilisation

• Who is the British Prime Minister and where does the Prime minister live ?

Géographie

• What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland ? Scotland ? England ? Wales ? Northern Ireland ?
• What is the sea between Britain and France ?

Littérature

• Who wrote Harry Potter ? What’s her nationality ? Name her books. J. K. Rowling wrote the Harry Potter fantasy series. These books are: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997); Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998); Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000); Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003); Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)
• Who wrote Frankenstein ? Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818
• Give the name of the famous detective whose initials are S.H. Sherlock Holmes
• Who's Agatha Christie's famous Belgian detective? Hercule Poirot
• Who wrote Romeo and Juliet ? Name two other plays ? William Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. He also wrote Much Ado About Nothing and The Tempest, among other plays.

Divers

• What colour is the British flag ? What’s its name ? The Union Jack is blue, red and white
• The French national anthem is « La Marseillaise » What is the English one ? The English national anthem is "God save the Queen"
• The French motto is « Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ». What is the English motto ? The English motto is Dieu et mon Droit (The motto was used by King Richard I in 1198 and adopted as the royal motto of England in the time of Henry VI.)
• What is England’s national game ? It's cricket
• Who was Prince Charles’s wife ? When did she die ? Prince Charles's first wife was Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997 / 10 years ago
• Who are Prince Charles’s sons ? 'They are Harry and William
• Who did Prince Charles marry in April 2005? He married Camilla Parker-Bowles
• What is the name of the English red buses with two levels for the passengers ? They are called double-decker buses
• In England, what does B&B stand for ? B&B stands for Bed and Breakfast
• In England, what is the equivalent of the French Baccalauréat ? It's the A-level
• What is England’s most famous dish ? England's famous dish is Fish and chips
• What is the name of the train going from Paris to London ? What is the name of the English Station and the French one ? The Eurostar goes from Paris to London. The French station is Gare du Nord and the English one is Waterloo international
• What's the name of the big clock in London? The big clock is Big Ben
• What is the national flower of England ? The national flower of England is the rose. (The flower has been adopted as England’s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses - civil wars (1455-1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).)

Questions sur la culture US

Civilisation

• Who was the first president of the USA ? George Washington
• When was the USA independence declared ? It was declared on July 2nd, 1776 but it’s celebrated on 4th
• Who is the president of the USA and where does he live ? George W. Bush is the president of the USA and he lives in the White House, in Washington DC
• Who was the first catholic president of the USA ? When was he elected ? When did he die ?
• What happened on July, 20th, 1969 ? Neil Armstrong walked on the moon
• Who was the first president of the USA ? When was he elected ?
• Who is the governor of California and at the same time a famous actor ? That's Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Géographie

• Where is Mount Rushmore? Who are the four presidents?
• What is the capital of the USA ? The capital is Washington D.C.
• What does DC stand for? It stands for District of Columbia
• Where is the statue of Liberty ? On which island precisely ?
• Where is Hollywood? It's in California

Divers

• What is the name of the American flag ? How many stars are there on it? The name of the American flag is The Stars and Stripes Banner. There are 50 stars
• What is New York’s nickname ? It's The Big Apple

Questions sur la culture des autres pays anglophones

Civilisation

• Who discovered Australia? Captain Cook dicovered Australia

Géographie

• What is the capital of Australia ? New Zealand?

Divers

• What is the nickname of the people from New Zealand ?