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English English! Trivia Quiz

English is spoken all over the world, but some words have a particularly English English twang to them.

A multiple-choice quiz by togtog. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
togtog

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
269,747

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
5738

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What are wellies? Hint

Fruit flavoured jelly sweets

Private school boys

Thumps on the head

Gum boots

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a brolly? Hint

a small cart

a child's toy

a member of the aristocracy

an umbrella

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the United Kingdom, what is a fag end? Hint

a shiny, tight pair of trousers

a servant's room

the head of a broom

a cigarette butt

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a ruby slang for in Great Britain? Hint

a salad

a curry

a type of apple

a strawberry gello

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the United Kingdom, what are suspenders? Hint

a type of women's underwear

a device to keep men's pants from falling down

tooth braces

the wires on a suspension bridge

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Question 6 of 10

6. Would you generally advise children to walk on the pavement or to keep off the pavement in the United Kingdom? Hint

They should walk in the carriageway.

They should keep off the pavement - they might get run over!

They should walk on the pavement.

They could do either, it would make no difference.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What do Britons mean when they talk about a tap? Hint

a water faucet

a door knocker

a type of car

a practical joke

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Question 8 of 10

8. What type of shop would a person in London need to go into if they wanted to buy a rubber? Hint

A restaurant

A greengrocers

A boutique

A stationers

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Question 9 of 10

9. What would you expect to get if you asked for "spotted dick" in a cafe in England? Hint

a locally brewed bitter

a slap on the face

a snack made from deep fried pig skin

a suet pudding with currants in it

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following items of clothing would generally be seen as NOT being worn by a woman in the UK? (Yes, they can wear them, but I'm speaking generally here!) Hint

pants

a waistcoat

tights

knickers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What are wellies?

Answer: Gum boots

Wellies is short for Wellington boots, named after Arthur Wellesley, the first Duke of Wellington, who modified boots to fit underneath trousers. The original Wellington boots were made of leather.

2. What is a brolly?

Answer: an umbrella

I've tried to find out the origin of the word "brolly", but as far as I can tell, it is simply a corruption of the word umbrella.

3. In the United Kingdom, what is a fag end?

Answer: a cigarette butt

Fag end was originally used to mean the worn end of a length of rag or rope. The American use of the word fag actually has the same origin!

4. What is a ruby slang for in Great Britain?

Answer: a curry

It is short for a "Ruby Murray", cockney rhyming slang for a curry.

5. In the United Kingdom, what are suspenders?

Answer: a type of women's underwear

This can cause quite a stir if a man says that he likes to wear suspenders to work! They are known as a garter belt in America! Suspenders, the kind that hold up gents' trousers, are called braces in England.

6. Would you generally advise children to walk on the pavement or to keep off the pavement in the United Kingdom?

Answer: They should walk on the pavement.

In the United Kingdom, the pavement is the sidewalk, the raised part at the side of the road which is dedicated to pedestrians.

A carriageway is a lane in which cars would drive.

7. What do Britons mean when they talk about a tap?

Answer: a water faucet

The first taps in Britain were installed by the Romans.

8. What type of shop would a person in London need to go into if they wanted to buy a rubber?

Answer: A stationers

Americans call it an eraser; British people call it a rubber. The American practice of referring to a condom as a rubber has appeared in England recently, but it is not standard usage.

9. What would you expect to get if you asked for "spotted dick" in a cafe in England?

Answer: a suet pudding with currants in it

Spotted dick is a traditional pudding which is served hot with custard.

10. Which of the following items of clothing would generally be seen as NOT being worn by a woman in the UK? (Yes, they can wear them, but I'm speaking generally here!)

Answer: a waistcoat

Pants and knickers are both used to mean women's underwear in the UK. Tights are pantyhose.

A waistcoat is a man's vest, worn with a three piece suit.

Source: Author togtog

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