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Britspeak

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Cross-Atlantic Differences : Britspeak

Introduction:
"Shaw called England and America two countries separated by the same language. This quiz will show it's really different idioms to blame!"


1. What do Britons use in place of 'hood', as in car hood?
    bonnet
    bowler
    busby
    topper


2. And what is the British English term for car trunk?
    boot
    rear entrance
    back door
    shoe


3. What is a cookie in Britain?
    a snap
    a scone
    a biscuit
    a wafer


4. And a druggist or pharmacist?
    drug seller
    chemist
    apothecary
    shopkeeper


5. What's the term for 'french fries'?
    potato sticks
    sliced potatoes
    chips
    julienne potatoes


6. Here's a wild one! What fish did the English once use as another name for a joke or mock-something?
    mackerel
    sardine
    flounder
    cod


7. And what about 'cock-up'? (Don't worry! It's not what you think!)
    mess, fiasco
    being cocky
    being awoke by a rooster
    getting drunk on cocktails


8. What is a British elevator?
    a dumb waiter
    a lift
    a sky-car
    an air-box


9. What did the Britons once consider elevators?
    a rocket
    elevator heels
    a derrick
    an escalator


10. What did they once call vending machines?
    milk machines
    Hal9000s
    slot machines
    fruit boxes


11. And what do they call one-armed bandits?
    shilling thieves
    quid eaters
    fruit machines
    penny bandits


12. What non-sexual meaning did 'knock up' once have in England?
    wake someone up
    boost a person
    promote someone
    knock someone out


13. And their 'screw'?
    'beat it!'
    turnbuckle
    wage or salary
    screwball person


14. What is the British word "torch" equivalent to?
    a flashlight
    a burning torch
    a welding torch
    a kleig light


15. What do they call pants suspenders?
    hangers
    pants-uppers
    pants-holders
    braces


16. If they call a trunk a boot, what's a trunk call?
    elephant's trumpet
    summoning an elephant
    luggage request
    long distance


17. How about a flyover?
    a highway overpass
    a pesticide
    a transoceanic flight
    a tarpaulin


18. What animal gives its name to British pedestrian crossings?
    raccoon
    tiger
    zebra
    snake


19. And what was the traditional name for letter Z?
    zed
    zizz
    Z
    izz


20. What do they call the period (in punctuation)?
    point
    dot
    full stop
    punct


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