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1 trivia quiz  English Slang Used in the United Kingdom coolicon
An A-Z of slang from a British perspective. Some of the words have more than one meaning, but remember it's the slang definition you are looking for.
Average 25Q
1458 plays
Apr 01 08
furby1 gold
2 trivia quiz  "Geordie Speak" coolicon
"Geordie" is the accent and everyday language of much of North East England. I was brought up there, and heard many of these words and phrases daily. The colloquial spellings used are phonetic.
Average 20Q
1785 plays
Feb 26 04
picqero gold
3 trivia quiz  Speaking in the Scots tongue coolicon
The people of Scotland have a rich and varied language; regional dialects, accents and phrases can be different no more than just a few miles apart. See if you know what these words mean.
Tough 10Q
507 plays
May 14 08
Twodeez gold
4 trivia quiz  South Walian Words-Valleys' Dialect. coolicon
The valleys of South Wales are rich with many wonderful words that are rarely used elsewhere in the country. This quiz is all about these bizarre words that make up the South Walian dialect.
Average 10Q
183 plays
Jul 10 08
poshprice gold
5 trivia quiz  The Norfolk Dialect icon
Do they talk a load of squit (rubbish) in Norfolk?
Tough 10Q
612 plays
Nov 16 06
itsannier
6 trivia quiz  English Slang for Tourists icon
The following words or phrases are all in use in various parts of the UK. This quiz has been written to help the tourist understand what they hear when in the company of normal everyday Brits. There are no obscenities in this quiz.
Average 25Q
3837 plays
Feb 10 04
romeomikegolf editor
7 trivia quiz  Some Quotes From Dialectal English icon
In this quiz you get short fragments from dialectal dialogues, poems etc. Your understanding of the quotes is tested by means of multiple choice.Caps may mark beginnings of verselines.
Easy 10Q
3966 plays
Feb 07 02
flem-ish
8 trivia quiz  More Norfolk Dialect icon
More ramblings from a Broad Narfolk Mawther.
Average 10Q
507 plays
Dec 16 06
itsannier
9 trivia quiz  Are You Upperclass? icon
In 1954, writer Nancy Mitford humorously described the differences between speakers of U (Upperclass) and non-U (non-Upperclass) English. *JUST FOR FUN*: see if you speak like the British Upperclass!
Difficult 10Q
687 plays
Jun 15 08
pagiedamon gold
10 trivia quiz  Speaking Scots icon
Some more every day words spoken in the Scots tongue. What do these words or phrases mean?
Tough 10Q
345 plays
Jun 11 08
Twodeez gold
11 trivia quiz  English English! icon
English is spoken all over the world, but some words have a particularly English English twang to them.
Average 10Q
2070 plays
Aug 15 07
togtog
12 trivia quiz  South Walian Words-Valleys' dialect. Part 2. icon
Following the success of my first South Walian Words quiz, I have decided to create another. I hope you all enjoy it as much as the last one.
Average 10Q
195 plays
Aug 06 08
poshprice gold
13 trivia quiz  Georgette Heyer's Regency England icon
Georgette Heyer's novels reinvent Regency England, complete with its own language and customs. Would you fit in?
Tough 10Q
1080 plays
Oct 23 01
bridget3
14 trivia quiz  Is That Crystal? icon
'Is That Crystal?', as in 'crystal clear', (understandable). Yep, it's a quiz about English slang, as spoken in England. I'll give you the word or phrase. You tell me what I'm 'waffling on' about. Good luck.
Average 15Q
1944 plays
Nov 21 01
wez
15 trivia quiz  Some Samples Of English Dialect icon
Dialectal words are often totally ununderstandable to outsiders.In this quiz you find some 'local words' which might not be totally unintelligible to other English-speakers.
Tough 10Q
1647 plays
Feb 07 02
flem-ish
16 trivia quiz  British Slang
I give you some British slang all you do is choose the correct answer.
Easy 5Q
4809 plays
Mar 02 01
rmillar
17 trivia quiz  Yorkshire Slang
I've found that a lot of people who don't come from Yorkshire haven't heard of some of the words we use. So try my quiz and see if your 0R8!
Average 5Q
1935 plays
Sep 13 00
nomistai

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* If you had the 'munk on' what would you be?
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* What is a sod? (not literally)
* What part of a car is a bonnet?
* What is another term for your girlfriend?

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