General Information Quiz

Vocabulary

Video

Transcript

Dahlia: Hi. I’m Dahlia.
Lily: And I’m Lily. And this is “On the Streets”.

Today, we’re going to be testing the knowledge of SSU (Sonoma State University) students.
Dahlia: So let’s go.

 
Lily: First question, how do you spell “definitely”?
Two Female Students: D-e-f-i-a-n-t-l . . .WRONG!
Dahlia: NO!
Male Students, White Shirt: D-e-f-i-n-a-t-e-l-y. WRONG!
Female Student, Sunglasses: D-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.
Dahlia: YES!
Female Student in Green t-shirt:

 
Lily: Name a country that starts with the letter “U”.
Male Student in Purple t-shirt: Uruguay.
Female Student in Sunglasses: Uruguay.
Two Female Students: Uruguay.
Female Student with Dark-Gray Cardigan: United States of America.
Male Student in Black Hoodie: Uzbekistan.
Lily: Great answer!

 
Dahlia: Which planet is closest to the sun?
Female Student in Green t-shirt: Mars? WRONG!
Female Student in Black Hoodie: Mars? WRONG!
Female Student with Sunglasses: Mars? WRONG!
Dahlia: NO!
Female Student with Sunglasses: Oh man. What is it?
Female Student in Light-Grey Hoodie: Mercury. Correct.
Lily: Good! That was quick.

 
Dahlia: Name the seven continents.
Female Student in Dark-Gray Cardigan: Antarctica. North America.
Male Student in Black Hoodie: South America. Asia.
Female Student in Green t-shirt: the North Pole. WRONG!
Female Student in Black Hoodie: Seven continents?
Dahlia: Yeah. We have seven continents, so just name them all.
Male Student in Purple T-Shirt: Australia.
Female Student in Black Hoodie: I couldn’t name one for you. I literally don’t know. What’s a continent?
Male Student in White Shirt: Europe.
Female Student in Green t-shirt: Africa.
Lily: There you go!

 
Dahlia: Name the four presidents on Mount Rushmore.
Female Student with Sunglasses: Oh my gosh.
Male Student in Black Hoodie: George Washington.
Male Student in White Shirt: Abraham Lincoln.
Female Student in Dark-Gray Cardigan: Oh, I don’t actually know this.
Female Student in Black Hoodie: Roosevelt.
Female Student with Sunglasses: We have Jefferson.
Dahlia: Yes.
Female Student in Light Gray Hoodie: Judy Sakaki.
Lily: YEAH!

 
Dahlia: Well Sea Wolves, that was . . .
Lily: D-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.
Dahlia: Awesome.
Lily: Well, catch us next time on Somona Life.

Questions

Argentina, Brazil, Chile. In this video, the presenters asked questions to ordinary people in a city center. True or false?

Mexico, El Salvador, Panama. Is English alphabet and writing phonetic? Is English spelling easy? Are Americans good spellers?

Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana. Are all Americans very nationalistic?

Egypt, Algeria, Morocco. These students are all very good in astronomy. Is this right or wrong?

Nigeria, Congo, Ghana. Could the students name all seven continents?

China, Japan, Korea. Is Mount Rushmore famous for its natural beauty? Why is Mount Rushmore famous?

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Judy Sakaki was a United States president. Is this correct or incorrect?
 
 
 
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus. Could you answer some or most of these questions?

England, France, Netherlands. Are you, your friends and classmates good in trivia quizzes and general knowledge?

Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar. Is it very important, important, in the middle, not very important or not important at all that people are knowledgeable in general information?

Turkey, Iran, Iraq. Are quiz shows or trivia games shows popular on TV?

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan. What might happen in the future?

Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador. Should people, schools and governments do anything?