ESL Quiz questions

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Welcome to ESL quiz. A collection of quiz questions and answers for use when teaching ESL, TEFL, TESOL, English as a foreign language etc. Please use the links to find the quiz questions listed by category and difficulty level.

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Literature quiz and trivia questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Religion quiz and trivia questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)
1. How many of each animal did Moses take onto the ark? 2

Hard (Higher intermediate)

History quiz and trivia questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

History

1.How many years ago was Jesus born? 2009

Hard (Higher intermediate)

History

1. How many wives did Henry VIII have? 6

Who, Where, What am i? Quiz questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

WHO, WHERE, WHAT AM I? (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language who am I? quiz questions)

1. I am black, white and look like a horse. What am I? A Zebra
2. I am a cold place where Santa lives. Where am I? North Pole
3. I am pink, I live on a farm, I like mud and I give you bacon, what am I? a pig
4.Sometimes I am a breakfast food, I go in cakes, cookies, and many other things. I come from many animals but normally chickens. I have a hard shell. What am I? An egg
5. I am full of Ink and used to write, what am I? A pen
6. I am worn on your wrist and used to tell the time. What am I?
7. I start lifeas a caterpiller, then become a cocoon, what am I now? A butterfly
8. I start life as a tadpole, What am I now? A frog

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Technology quiz and trivia questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Sports trivia and quiz questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

SPORTS (Easy sports ESL TEFL quiz questions)

1. What sport is played at Wimbledon, England? Tennis
2. Name 3 sports that have the word ball in the title. Basketball, Baseball , Football, Netball etc.
3. In which country was the 2008 Olympic Games be held? China
4. What country does the football player Rivaldo come from? Brazil
5. What is the most popular indoor sport in the U.S.A.? Basketball
6. In which sport was Muhammad Ali the world champion? Boxing
7. What sport uses rackets, shuttlecocks, a net and a court? Badminton

Medium (Intermediate)

SPORTS (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language sports quiz questions)

1. What is longest running race in the Olympic Games called? The Marathon
2. In snooker, what is the colour of the last ball potted? Black
3. In which sport can you throw a 'curve ball'? Baseball
4. Name two sports played on a pitch. Football, Cricket etc. etc.

Hard (Higher intermediate)

SPORTS (Higer intermediate/ advanced ESL TEFL English as a foreign language sports quiz questions)

1. What metal is the medal won by the person who comes first in the Olympics games made from? Silver
2. What distance is a marathon in miles? 26 miles
3. How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a game? 22
4. Which football team won the World Cup in 2002? Brazil

Maths trivia and quiz questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Animals Trivia and Quiz Questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

ANIMALS (easy ESL TEFL quiz questions about animals)

1. What is the fastest land animal? Cheetah
2. What is the largest land animal? African Elephant
3. What is the largest animal? Blue whale
4. How many legs does a butterfly have? Six
5. Does a zebra have spots or stripes? Stripes
6. Does a leopard have spots or stripes? Spots
7. How many legs does an octopus have? 8
8. What is the lightest bird in the world? Humming bird
9. What is the biggest snake? Anaconda
10. What animal has four legs, eats grass, makes the noise Moo and makes milk? A Cow
11. How many legs do 2 spiders have? 16

Medium (Intermediate)

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Nature Trivia and Quiz Questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

NATURE (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language Nature quiz questions)

1. How many arms does a starfish usually have? 5
2. What food comes from bees and tastes good on toast? Honey
3. What is a baby frog known as? A tadpole

Hard (Higher intermediate)

NATURE (higher intermediate/ advanced ESL TEFL English as a foreign language Nature quiz questions)

1. What is the study of Insects called? Entomology
2. Which bird can run the fastest? Ostrich
3. What is the most abundant plant on earth? grass

Film and TV trivia andquiz questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

TV and Film (Easy TV and Film ESL TEFL quiz questions)

1.What children's television show are the following names from: Donatello, Michaelangelo, Leonardo, and Raphael? The teenage mutant ninja turtles
2. Who is Homer Simpson's boss? Mr Burns

Medium (Intermediate)

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Music trivia and quiz questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

MUSIC (easy ESL TEFL quiz questions about music)

1. How many strings does a violin have? Four
2. What do you use to listen to music? Ears
3. What colours are the keys on a piano? Black and White
4. Which singer usually sings rap music, Mariah Carey or Eminem? Eminem
5. Which instrument is often used in jazz music, a saxophone or a tuba? a saxophone
6. What nationality is Robbie Williams? English or British

Medium (Intermediate)

MUSIC (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language music quiz questions)

1. Which pop singer married British movie director Guy Ritchie? Madonna
2. Which rock group did George Harrison belong to? The Beatles
3. Which classical composer became deaf near the end of his life? Beethoven
4. How many strings does a bass guitar usually have? Four
5. In what country did reggae music originate? Jamaica
6. How many instruments are there in a string quintet? Five
7. How many strings are there on a violin? 4

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Language Quiz Questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Medium (Intermediate)

LANGUAGE (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language language quiz questions)

1. Which of these is a Vowel, G E B or C? E
2.What do we call a book of words and meanings? A dictionary

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Food and Drink Quiz Questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

FOOD (easy ESL TEFL quiz questions about food)

1. What are French Fries made from? Potatoes
2. What is cheese made from? Milk
3. What can you buy at a butchers shop? Meat
4. In what room of your house would you cook food? Kitchen
5. What does a baker bake? Bread
6. Which country does pizza and pasta come from? Italy

Medium (Intermediate)

FOOD AND DRINK (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language food and drink quiz questions)
1. Apples, Bananas, Pears and Oranges are all what type of food? Fruit

Hard (Higher intermediate)

FOOD AND DRINK (advanced / higher intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language food and drink quiz questions)

Geography Quiz Questions

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

Geography (easy ESL TEFL geography quiz questions)

1. Which is bigger, a lake or an ocean? an ocean
2. Which country has the most people? China
3. What is the capital city of Norway? Oslo
4. What is the biggest state in the U.S.A.? Alaska
5. Which country has the biggest land area? Russia
6. In which ocean is Hawaii? the Pacific Ocean
7. What is the capital of England? London
8. In which country is the Eiffel Tower? France
9. Name a country beginning with the letter R. Russia, Rwanda, Romania
10. What is bigger, a hill or a mountain? Mountain
11. Which country has the longest wall? China (The Great Wall)
12. Where are the great pyramids? Egypt
13. Which is larger, a river or a stream? A River
14. In what country do people speak German? Germany

Medium (Intermediate)

GEOGRAPHY (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language geography quiz questions)

1. In which country is Mount Everest? Nepal
2. Which continent has the biggest population? Asia
3. What is the capital city of New Zealand? Wellington
4. In which continent is the Sahara desert? Africa
5. Name the two longest rivers in the world. Amazon and Nile
6. Which ocean is to the east of Africa? Indian Ocean
7. How many continents are there on Earth? 7
8. What country do Dutch people come from? Holland
9. Which one of the following countries is in South America, Mexico, Spain, Madagascar or Peru? Peru
10. What is the capital of Japan? Tokyo

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Geography (hard advanced higher intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language geography quiz questions)
1. What is the Capital city of Peru? Lima
2. Which river is in Egypt? The Nile
3. What river has contains the most water? The Amazon
4. What is the tallest Mountain in the world? Everest
5. In which country is the town of Tequila? Mexico

General Knowledge

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (easy general knowledge EFL TEFL English as a foreign language quiz questions)

1. Who flies an airplane? a pilot
2. How many letters are there in the English Alphabet? 26
3. In what room of a house would you sleep? Bedroom
4. If Mike came first in a race and Jane came second, who won the race? Mike
5. What does a singer sing? Songs
6. What do reporters report? News
7. Which Q is a kings wife? Queen
8. Which word beginning with U is useful in the rain? Umbrella
9. If the time is 7.00AM, what time will it be in four hours? 11.00AM

Medium (Intermediate)

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language general knowledge quiz questions)

1. How many dots are there in total on one dice? 21
2. What is the square root of 81? 9
3. What S is glass made from? Sand
4. What is the most common hair colour in the world? Black
5. Who invented the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell or Thomas Edison? Alexander Graham Bell
6. How many weeks are there in a year? 52
7. How many days are there in a year? 365

Hard (Higher intermediate)

General Knowledge (hard advanced higher intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language general knowledge quiz questions)
1. What does a composer write? Music
2. What starts with `T`, ends with `T` and has `T` in it? Tea pot
3. What train would you find on platform 9 and three quarters at Kings Cross? Hogwarts Express

ESL Quiz questions on Science

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Easy (Lower intermediate)

SCIENCE (easy ESL TEFL science quiz questions)

1. What does your heart pump? Blood
2. Which is the nearest star? the Sun
3. Which is heavier, gold or silver? Gold
4. How many sides does a triangle have? Three
5. What is H20? Water
6. What is the furthest anybody has been from America? The moon
7. Which is the biggest planet (in our solar system)? Jupiter
8. How many sides does a cube have? 6
9. Where does paper come from? Trees
10. Fire needs two things, fuel and what gas? Oxygen
11. If you mix together the colours yellow and blue, what colour do you make? Green
12. If you have 12 Chocolate bars and you eat half of them, how many do you have left? 6
13. What would you use to ring somebody? A telephone
14. If you have £5.00 and you buy 3 apples for £0.50 each and a bannana for £1.00, How much money do you have left? £2.50

Medium (Intermediate)

SCIENCE (intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language science quiz questions)

1. Blood is filtered by which pair of organs? The Kidneys
2. Which planet is the fifth from the sun? Jupiter
3. Who developed the theory of relativity? Albert Einstein
4. Which chemical element is represented by the symbol N? Nitrogen
5. In which part of a living cell is DNA found? Nucleus
6. Which travel faster, light or sound waves? Light waves
7. Which sign means equals in Maths? =
8. Name a planet that has rings around it. Jupiter / Saturn
9. True or False, The sun is a star. True
10. What does the earth revolve around? The Sun
11. What revolves around teh earth? The moon
12. Which of these is NOT a primary colour, Red, Yellow, Orang, Blue? Orange

Hard (Higher intermediate)

Science (hard advanced higher intermediate ESL TEFL English as a foreign language science quiz questions)
1. What is NaCl? Common salt
2.What is the hardest natural substance? Diamond
3. What is a more common name for the Aurora Borealis? The Northern Lights
4. What gas do all fuels need in order to burn? Oxygen
5. How many sides has an octagon? Eight6. Which planet is closest to the sun? Mercury