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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : American v. British : British Terms

Introduction:
"This quiz is a mixture of straight forward British v American words and British phrases that probably sound weird to Americans! This will be easy if you are British."


1. You give up your seat on the London Underground so that your British friend can sit down for the journey. He responds by saying "Cheers". What does he mean by this?
    He expects you to buy him a drink
    He is thanking you for the noble gesture
    He wants you to shout at him
    He wants everybody in the train to applaud you


2. Whilst in the pub, you hear someone saying "Thanks me old mucker". What is meant by this?
    Thank you, my friend
    A derogatory term, used to offend someone
    Thank you - being said specifically to a farm worker
    Thank you - being said specifically to an ex-prisoner


3. Your British friend tells you "You're having a bubble". What are you doing?
    You are in the bath
    You are annoying someone
    You are eating fried cabbage
    You are having a laugh, pulling someone's leg


4. Your British friend then calls you a "spanner". What is meant by this?
    You are very clever
    You travel a lot
    You work as an engineer
    You are an idiot


5. Your British friend tells you he wants a "plaster". What does he want?
    He has broken a limb and needs to get a plaster cast
    He wants a Band-Aid
    He wants an alcoholic drink
    He wants some sticky tape.


6. Your British friend asks you if you have a "cotton bud". What is he asking you?
    He wants some flowers
    He wants a light beer
    He wants some cotton candy
    He wants a Q-Tip


7. You are eating lunch and your British friend asks you if you would like some pickle in your sandwich. What would you get in your sandwich?
    A gerkin / dill pickle
    An onion
    Tomato ketchup
    A sweet chutney


8. In America it is called a biscuit. What do the British call it?
    Scone
    Wafer
    Cookie
    Cone


9. In America it is Cotton Candy. What do the British call it?
    Cotton Floss
    Candy Fluff
    Fluffy Candy
    Candy Floss


10. A difficult one. Your British friend takes you to an ice cream parlour. He orders a scoop of ice cream in a wafer cone, that comes with a stick of chocolate in the ice cream. What is the name for this dish?
    A Queen Victoria
    A Ninety-Nine (99)
    A Choc - ice
    A Flake


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