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British Words Quiz

Translate these British words into their American equivalents.
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BritishAmerican
Chips
Queue
Jacket Potato
Flat
Lorry
Barrister
Dodgems
High Street
BritishAmerican
Whinge
Petrol
Ta
Pissed
Fag
Trainers
Way Out
Crisps
BritishAmerican
Football
Biscuit
Bonnet (car)
Silencer (car)
Nappy
First Floor
Full Stop
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* This quiz does not suggest that all British people use these words 100% of the time.
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Quizmaster
I updated this quiz to add a couple more questions, and remove some that were inaccurate. Thanks to our British users!
2011-07-22
zoidberg
didn't get Muffler but that's because I don't know much about cars. Thanks for removing some of the weird ones from before :)
2011-07-25
ctleng76
So what is the British term or phrase for the American "first floor?"
2011-07-25
ShoTheVipa
@ctleng76 Ground floor.
2011-07-25
kitcat1217
Tennis shoes should also be accepted for sneakers.
Quizmaster replies:
Okay. That will work now.
2011-07-25
delky06
21/23 totally didn't know second floor or period.
2011-07-27
Mithol
This one was a little harder than the other one. But I still got them all. Thank you American television for dominating our broadcasts!
2011-07-30
Iain
Line; baked potato; apartment; truck; lawyer; bumper cars; complain; thanks; drunk; cigarette; exit are all completely normal British words! Some of this is ridiculous, particularly exit and thanks!
2011-08-09
Englishrose
should put 'bum bag' on this list to give us childish Brits a giggle.
2011-08-20
Jaq
I had to guess what the american use was, because we use most of the British words :P
2011-08-25
canadianeh
As a Canadian I also use most of these words already, like Chips, Barrister, High Street, Pissed, Way Out, Bonnet... Great quiz though!
2011-08-29
Englishsiren
wow that was surprisingly easy.. american telly you do it again!!!
2011-10-01
PurrrpleCat
Aussies use both for most (depends whats on TV) Rugrats taught me 'diaper'.
2011-10-11
donna
OK. Really...didn't accept attorney instead of lawyer? Didn't accept French Fries instead of fries?
Quizmaster replies:
Fixed. Thanks!
2011-10-13
Hollandrock
So the americans get drunk and have cigarettes, then say 'thanks'. And the British get pissed have a fag and say 'ta'. Someone's not a fan of the british.
2011-11-04
theLAYTshow
Haha, same here @PurrrpleCat, Rugrats taught me all I know! Yeah, Aussies use a lot of words for the same things, we'll say flat, apartment and unit, crisps, chips and potato chips, pissed, drunk and blind and all sorts of things. Though we don't say period. Period.
2011-11-09
theLAYTshow
I've had a revelation!!! When they say "Period" in US TV shows, that's effectively an Aussie saying "Full stop"! Wow, can't believe I never realised that before...
2011-11-09
STL1994
It is the first floor because the American first floor is the British ground floor, and the first floor is the floor above the ground floor. I have no idea how I know this conidering I am American and don't know anyone British.
2011-11-10
TYorke59
Got 'em all with 3:06 remaining, and I'm not British!
2011-11-12
Pixie
Ta, pissed and fag are just the slang words for those things, and complain and exit aren't any more American than they are British. And what on earth is a silencer? :S
2011-11-14
Hollandrock
Could 'Diper' be acceptable? Had no idea how to spell it.. Also, Almost all of the words there in the 'American' column are used far more often in England than the ones in the 'English' column..
2011-12-20
nickster3
i tried potato chips shouldn't that be accepted. i mean same difference right?? im british (northern irish) and we dont say pissed, ta, barrister or whinge!
Quizmaster replies:
Added potato chips as an acceptable answer. Thanks!
2011-12-20
tommywaits
easy :p
2012-01-10
betsy1997
18/23. Half of the American words are English words as well.
2012-02-08
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