Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app
Continue in app Continue in browser

The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here.

“How High Is Your English Language IQ?”: Find Out In This 20-Question UK Vs US Vocabulary Test
Close-up of cookies with heart-shaped jam centers and a red 'TRIVIA' banner. Test your English Language IQ.
Quizzes

“How High Is Your English Language IQ?”: Find Out In This 20-Question UK Vs US Vocabulary Test

28

ADVERTISEMENT

Do you think you are good at global English? But how well do you speak both versions of it?

Across the Atlantic, ordinary objects often have completely different names. What Americans call an elevator, Brits call a lift. A cookie might become a biscuit. And that’s just the beginning.

This quiz will challenge your knowledge of the words, phrases, and everyday expressions that separate British English from American English.

Ready to find out whether you’re a vocabulary expert? Let’s see how many you can get right.

🚀 💡 Want more or looking for something else? Head over to the Bored Panda Quizzes and explore our full collection of quizzes and trivia designed to test your knowledge, reveal hidden insights, and spark your curiosity.💡 🚀

RELATED:

    Image credits: Birgit Böllinger

    Progress:

    Give it another try!
    I give up!

    Not Quite Done Yet!

    Continue the Quiz

    Thanks! Check out the results:

    REWARD
    REWARD
    Quiz icon

    View alternative results:

    Quiz icon

    Your general stats:

    TOTAL POINTS
    TRIVIAS SOLVED
    PERFECT SCORES
    QUIZZES COMPLETED
    Your result:
    SCORE
    REWARD

    How did you score compared to others?

    Discover Your Competitive Edge

    Subscribe Premium to Compare Your Stats with Others

    More Premium features:

    Unlimited content
    Ad-free browsing
    Dark mode

    How did you score compared to others?

    You scored better than % of people
    Trivia Takers
    Score

    Your general stats:

    TOTAL POINTS
    TRIVIAS SOLVED
    PERFECT SCORES
    QUIZZES COMPLETED
    User Result
    Reward
    User avatar
    User avatar
    / 20
    User avatar
    User avatar
    / 20
    Trivia Top Performers
    Quiz leaderboards
    Quiz panda avatar
    You
    Share on Facebook
    Aleksandra Bereznojūtė

    Aleksandra Bereznojūtė

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

    Read more »

    This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself.

    Read less »
    Aleksandra Bereznojūtė

    Aleksandra Bereznojūtė

    Writer, BoredPanda staff

    This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself.

    Erika Saikovskytė

    Erika Saikovskytė

    Author, Photo Editor

    Read more »

    This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself.

    Read less »

    Erika Saikovskytė

    Erika Saikovskytė

    Author, Photo Editor

    This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself.

    What do you think ?
    Lewis KR
    Community Member
    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aussies call it a singlet. Brits call it a vest or a tank top.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Massively inaccurate. Q3 we use both flat and apartment in British English: a flat is normally a larger building which has been later subdivided, and an apartment is purpose built. The terms often used interchangeably. Q4 Woolly is also a correct term hence the joke about crossing a sheep with a kangaroo to get a woolly jumper! Q16 Bangers are not usually served for breakfast - we just call them sausages. Q20 we use the terms loo, lav, toilet, bathroom, john, WC, little boy's room, etc interchangeably. If you are being polite, you would say bathroom.

    Apatheist
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A singlet was originally what went under a doublet (as in the Shakespearean doublet and hose). Singlet is older and more northern in use these days. A tank top used just to be a knitted sleeveless pullover.

    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a singlet (albeit rarely used) is athletics wear. A sleevelss T is a vest - which may be worn as a layer under other clothes, or on its own on a hot day.

    Load More Replies...
    Load More Comments
    Lewis KR
    Community Member
    12 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aussies call it a singlet. Brits call it a vest or a tank top.

    Robert T
    Community Member
    6 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Massively inaccurate. Q3 we use both flat and apartment in British English: a flat is normally a larger building which has been later subdivided, and an apartment is purpose built. The terms often used interchangeably. Q4 Woolly is also a correct term hence the joke about crossing a sheep with a kangaroo to get a woolly jumper! Q16 Bangers are not usually served for breakfast - we just call them sausages. Q20 we use the terms loo, lav, toilet, bathroom, john, WC, little boy's room, etc interchangeably. If you are being polite, you would say bathroom.

    ADVERTISEMENT
    Apatheist
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A singlet was originally what went under a doublet (as in the Shakespearean doublet and hose). Singlet is older and more northern in use these days. A tank top used just to be a knitted sleeveless pullover.

    Debby Keir
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a singlet (albeit rarely used) is athletics wear. A sleevelss T is a vest - which may be worn as a layer under other clothes, or on its own on a hot day.

    Load More Replies...
    Load More Comments
    You May Like
    Related on Bored Panda
    Popular on Bored Panda
    Trending on Bored Panda
    Also on Bored Panda
    ADVERTISEMENT