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This is a trivia game designed for teenage pre-intermediate (B1) students that could also be used with adults. I have also created a slightly easier set of questions for kids,and a harder version for adults. Credit to my colleague Peter Rassa for the idea. The game is similar to the gameshow “Pasaparabla” on Spanish television. You will need the lesson plan with the question sheet:

Alphabet Quiz

Alphabet Quiz Kids version

Az quiz hard version

Procedure

Write the alphabet on the board, if you’re feeling really creative you can do it in a circle as shown in the picture above. Quickly recap the letters that often cause your students problems. It varies from place to place but in Spain they struggle with J, G, E, I, Q, W, and Y.

Quickly recap the letters that often cause your students problems. It varies from place to place but in Spain they struggle with J, G, E, I, Q, W, and Y.

Write all your students’ names on the board in a list.

Choose a player to go first, explain to them that you are going to ask them a question, the answer to the question begins with the letter A. They have two options: they can attempt to answer the question or they can say “pass”. If they choose to answer and they get it right, they get 1 point but if they get it wrong they lose 1 point. If they choose to pass, then it is the next student’s turn but the next student is asked the “B” question. You continue like this through the list of questions, every time a question is answered correctly you cross that letter out from the list on the board. When you reach the end of the list (the “Z” question) you then return to the top of the list and work your way through any questions which were not answered the first time around.

NOTE: It is important that students don’t shout out the answers to the questions if it’s not their turn as that question could be revisited later.

The winner is the student with the most points when all the questions have been answered or at the end of a set time limit.

Credit to: http://www.sporcle.com/user/QuizzleMyShizzle/games for most of the quiz questions.

Questions:

1. What’s the largest reptile in North America? Alligator
2. What’s the biggest animal in the world? Blue Whale
3. What’s the capital of Venezuela? Caracas
4. What’s the name of the headmaster of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books? Dumbledore
5. North, South, _______, West, what’s missing? East
6. Who was the lead singer of the band Queen? Freddie Mercury
7. What metal does the symbol Au represent on the periodic table? Gold
8. Which characters in Greek mythology did 12 impossible tasks? Hercules
9. Tony Stark is the alta-ego of which superhero? Ironman
10. Which Italian football club based in Turin wears black and white stripes? Juventus
11. What’s the tallest mountain in Africa? Kilimanjaro
12. Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? Lady Gaga
13. Oktober fest is a beer festival which happens in which European city? Munich
14. Which tennis player won 9 French open titles between 2005 and 2014? Rafa Nadal
15. What sea creature with 8 legs is eaten in parts of Spain and Portugal? Octopus
16. Who is the president of Russia? Vladimir Putin
17. What is the capital of Ecuador? Quito
18. Which famous singer from the Caribbean has the surname Fenty? Rihanna
19. Which actress plays Bella Swan in the Twilight series? Kristen Stewart
20. What historical region of Romania is considered the home of Dracula? Transylvania
21. 1930, what country hosted and won the first football world cup? Uruguay
22. What’s the smallest country in the world? Vatican city
23. What is the name of the cowboy in the Toy Story films? Woody
24. Cyclops, Iceman and Wolverine are member of which superhero group? X-men
25. What’s the name of New Yorks most famous baseball team? Yankees
26. What is the name of the scientific study of animals? Zoology

 

Kids’ Version

1. What’s the largest reptile in North America? Alligator
2. What’s the biggest animal in the world? Blue Whale
3. What’s the biggest country in North America? Canada
4. What’s the name of the headmaster of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books? Dumbledore
5. North, South, _______, West, what’s missing? East
6. Which famous pink bird lives in Africa and South America? Flamingo
7. What type of medal does the winner get at the Olympic games? Gold
8. What’s the name of the famous Greek hero from the Disney film? Hercules
9. Tony Stark is the alta-ego of which superhero? Ironman
10. Which Italian football club based in Turin wears black and white stripes? Juventus
11. What’s the tallest mountain in Africa? Kilimanjaro
12. Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? Lady Gaga
13. Alex the lion, Marty the zebra and Melman the giraffe are characters in which film? Madagascar.
14. Which tennis player won 9 French open titles between 2005 and 2014? Rafa Nadal
15. What sea creature with 8 legs is eaten in parts of Spain and Portugal? Octopus
16. What is Spiderman’s real name? Peter Parker
17. Who lives in Buckingham Palace? Queen Elizabeth the 2nd
18. Which famous singer from the Caribbean has the surname Fenty? Rihanna
19. Who sang the songs “I Kissed a Girl” and “Roar”? Katy Perry
20. What historical region of Romania is considered the home of Dracula? Transylvania
21. 1930, what country hosted and won the first football world cup? Uruguay
22. What’s the smallest country in the world? Vatican city
23. What is the name of the cowboy in the Toy Story films? Woody
24. Cyclops, Iceman and Wolverine are member of which superhero group? X-men
25. What’s the name of New Yorks most famous baseball team? Yankees
26. Which princess does Link rescue in the Nintendo computer games? Zelda