Trivia Quiz on British English
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
A ready-made language-words and general-knowledge quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
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From cheeky slang to classic proverbs and UK–US word swaps, this British English quiz will test your ear for the Queen’s lingo. Great for quick-fire fun with friends, colleagues, or students who fancy a proper challenge.
Put your British English chops to the test with 21 lively questions spanning idioms, rhyming slang, everyday vocabulary, and UK–US term differences—perfect for group play. Use it as an icebreaker, team-building activity, classroom warm-up, or a friendly competition on your next stream. This quiz can be duplicated with a single click and played with teams and groups in any online or live meeting or stream, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, Kick, and more. Try running it in short timed rounds, encourage team discussion before locking answers, and sprinkle in bonus tie-breakers for extra drama. Mix and match the questions, keep score collaboratively, or enable leaderboards between rounds to keep the energy high.
1. Complete the proverb: 'What you lose on the swings..'
A) You win on the roundabouts
B) You lose on the roundabouts
C) You break even on the roundabouts
D) You gain on the roundabouts
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2. What's the common term for a cubic decimetre
A) Cubic meter
B) Decalitre
C) Gallon
D) Litre
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3. Complete this saying 'All ship shape and'
A) All ship shape and tidy
B) All ship shape and proper
C) Bristol fashion
D) All ship shape and ready
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4. Whats the term for a resident of Liverpool
A) Scouser
B) Liverpoolite
C) Merseysider
D) Liverpudlian
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5. Strabismus is another name for which affliction
A) Amblyopia
B) Squint
C) Conjunctivitis
D) Cataract
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6. Spiral slide at a funfair
A) Ferris wheel
B) Carousel
C) Bumper cars
D) Helter-skelter
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7. A motorist who enjoys driving fast
A) Speed demon
B) Speed merchant
C) Velocity junkie
D) Road racer
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8. What is the British equivalent of the game known in America as 'Tick-Tack-Toe'
A) Tic Tac Toe
B) X's and O's
C) Noughts and crosses
D) Three in a Row
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9. What is 'mother's ruin'?
A) Rum
B) Absinthe
C) Tequila
D) Gin
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10. Slang:Person with very short hair or very little
A) baldy
B) chrome-dome
C) Slaphead
D) cueball
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11. What is Kensington Gore
A) Actors fake blood
B) A shade of red used for stage blood in films
C) A brand of fake blood used in film
D) A famous London landmark
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12. Lack of iron makes a person what
A) Pale and weak
B) Anaemic
C) Iron-deficient
D) Fatigued
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13. What word do British people use to describe that which an American would call a 'teeter-totter'
A) Swing
B) Seesaw
C) Slide
D) Carousel
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14. Cockney Rhyming slang what is Mutt (mutt and jeff)
A) Blind
B) Mute
C) Dumb
D) Deaf
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15. What word means to go to a party uninvited
A) Gatecrash
B) Crash
C) Sneak in
D) Barge in
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16. Practice of driving recklessly in a stolen car
A) Joyriding
B) Hotting
C) Hooning
D) Carjacking
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17. Slang:A promiscuous woman
A) tart
B) tramp
C) Slapper
D) minx
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18. What sport is sometimes called 'rugger'?
A) Rugby league
B) American football
C) Soccer
D) Rugby union
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19. What do Americans call what the British call an iced-lolly?
A) Ice pop
B) Lollipop
C) Popsicle
D) Ice cream bar
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20. What vegetable is known a zucchini in the USA?
A) Cucumber
B) Carrot
C) Courgette
D) Aubergine
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21. Which Word Created By JK Rowling Gained Entry Into The Oxford English Dictionary In 2003?
A) Quidditch
B) Horcrux
C) Muggle
D) Dumbledore
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