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It’s Quiz Time! We know how much teachers love quizzes.. But what do you really know about TEFL teaching and all the amazing countries you might find yourself teaching in, or travelling through? Here is little quiz for you to pit your wits against. Complete the quiz to win some free LoveTEFL chopsticks for your travels!

1. In which of these capital cities could you find yourself in the back of a Tuk Tuk, weaving through traffic in ‘The Big Mango’?

  • A. Tokyo
  • B. Manilla
  • C. Bangkok
  • D. Seoul
Answer: C. Bangkok, Thailand. A tuk tuk is a means of public transport and the Big Mango is the nickname for Bangkok, named in homage to the ‘Big Apple’, New York.

2. In which country could our TEFL teachers find themselves lying on the sands of the world’s longest beach?

  • A. Spain
  • B. Thailand
  • C. Bolivia
  • D. Brazil
Answer: D. Brazil. The Praia Do Cassino beach is 150 miles in length and consists almost entirely of fine white sand. Our beach loving TEFL teachers might want to make a note of this destination!

3. In which part of the world could our TEFL teachers find themselves drinking some delicious local banana beer?

  • Australia
  • Kenya
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Germany
Answer: B. Kenya. Better known as Urwaga, it‘s made from the fermentation of mashed bananas, yummy!

4. Where might you find yourself being chased down the street by herd of bulls, and caught up in the world’s largest tomato fight?

  • A. Colombia
  • B. Spain
  • C. Greece
  • D. Bolivia
Answer: B. Spain. The ‘running of the bulls’ and La Tomatina are just two of Spain’s weird and wonderful annual celebrations.

5. Who can take loveTEFL’s online 120 hour TEFL course and get that all important teaching certificate?

  • A. Only native English speakers
  • B. People with a degree or higher in education
  • C. Anyone
  • D. Only people who own a tweed jacket
Answer: C. Anyone. There are no entry requirements or previous qualifications needed, you just need a desire to learn and teach!

6. In which country might our TEFL teachers find themselves at a Yogyakarta Market eating smoked bats?

  • A. Indonesia
  • B. Mexico
  • C. Czech Republic
  • D. Taiwan
Answer: A. Indonesia. I wonder if Ozzy Osbourne has heard about this local delicacy..

7. Every November the Pra Prang Sam Yot Temple in Lopburi, Thailand holds an annual buffet attended exclusively by whom?

  • A. Visiting Buddhist
  • B. Members of the Royal family
  • C. Crab Fishermen
  • D. Monkeys
Answer: D. Monkeys. Tourist are invited to watch, but the food fruit and vegetables laid out are for monkeys only (black tie optional).

8. In which country might you find yourself drinking with a ‘sandgroper’?

  • A. Egypt
  • B. Costa Rica
  • C. Australia
  • D. Malaysia
Answer: C. Australia. Sandgroper is the nickname for inhabitants of Western Australia.

9. If TEFL teachers in Asia find themselves eating a Cambodian delicacy called a-ping, what would they be eating?

  • Curried Rat
  • Crocodile Soup
  • Boiled Budgie
  • Fried Tarantula
Answer: D. Fried Tarantula. A favourite with locals and tourists in the town of Skuon, Cambodia.

10. In which countries can you use our 120 hour TEFL certificate to get a teaching job?

  • A. EU countries only
  • B. USA, UK and Ireland
  • C. Anywhere in the world
  • D. Only countries beginning with the letters T, E, F or L
Answer: C. Anywhere in the world. Having a 120 hour TEFL certificate shows your dedication and commitment to becoming a teacher, opening doors to jobs all around the world.

11. In which country might you find yourself in Hell eating a sheep’s head?

  • A. Norway
  • B. Morocco
  • C. Vietnam
  • D. New Zealand
Answer: A. Norway. Hell is a quaint and peaceful village in central Norway, although the national dish of Smalahov really is sheep heads.

12. Home of the Piña Colada, where might our intrepid TEFL teachers find themselves in the Beachcomber, sipping on some sweet local rum?

  • A. Italy
  • B. Puerto Rico
  • C. Singapore
  • D. Cuba
Answer: B. Puerto Rico. The Beachcomber bar, San Juan is the birth place of the Piña Colada, loved and enjoyed by locals and tourists alike

13. How many hours per week does the average full time TEFL teacher teach?

  • A. 15-25 teaching hours
  • B. 25-35 teaching hours
  • C. 35-45 teaching hours
  • D. 45+ teaching hours
Answer: A. 15-25 teaching hours. It varies from country to country, school to school, but the average full time TEFL teacher will be teaching in class for around 15-25 hours per week. This leaves you plenty of time to get those lesson plans done and mark those test, with enough of the day for you to rest, relax, party or explore!

14. In which country could you find yourself on a Chicken Bus on the way to La Canada?

  • A. France
  • B. Uganda
  • C. Guatemala
  • D. USA
Answer: C. Guatamala. La Canada is home to some of Guatamala’s most breath taking landscapes, and the Chicken Bus is a cheap means of public transport; old American school buses redecorated in imaginative brightly coloured designs!

15. Who do TEFL teachers teach?

  • A. Young children and high school students.
  • B. University students.
  • C. Adults and professionals.
  • D. All of the above.
Answer: D. All of the above! TEFL teachers are currently teaching kids in schools, adults and corporate learners, and even in Universities, all over the world. YOU get to choose the job you want and who you teach.

16. Where might our TEFL teachers find themselves in the middle of the Black forest eating some local onion cake?

  • A. Germany
  • B. Nigeria
  • C. Russia
  • D. South Africa
Answer: A. Germany. Germany’s dense ‘Black Forest’ is one of the areas known for its Zwiebelkuchen (onion cake), though perhaps more eye-watering than mouth-water.

17. If you found yourself at Japan’s annual Hadaka Matsuri festival, what would you be witnessing?

  • A. Origami experts in competition
  • B. Sculptures being made from rice
  • C. A pilgrimage to the top of Mount Fuji
  • D. Naked men running around the temples, town and villages
Answer: D. Naked Men! The Hadaka Matsui is a traditional festival where local men prove their masculinity by stripping to their undies and beyond, running around the temples and town squares, braving the cold winds of February.

18. In which country could you find yourself out with the locals on a ‘runtur’ (pub crawl), as part of national Beer Day every March 1st?

  • A. Argentina
  • B. Iceland
  • C. Australia
  • D. Belgium
Answer: B. Iceland. The holiday celebrates the end of the country’s 75-year ban on beer, in 1989. I’ll drink to that!

19. Where might our globetrotting TEFL teacher experience the ‘night of the radishes’?

  • A. Bulgaria
  • B. Mexico
  • C. Ireland
  • D. Algeria
Answer: B. Mexico. The ‘night of the radishes’, is an annual radish carving competition, where locals compete in carving figures celebrating the life of Jesus Christ, out of the indigenous vegetables.

20. How many people in China currently study the English language?

  • A. Under 1 million
  • B. 10-30 million
  • C. 50-100 million
  • D. 300+ million
Answer: D. 300+ million. Xinhua Net reported that there were over 300 million people learning English in China in May, 2007, that’s roughly the total population of the United States, and over 5 times the population of the entire United Kingdom!

LoveTEFL are currently recruiting for teaching positions in China. To apply or find out more about this exciting opportunity and a chance to be 1 of our 100 strong loveTEFL teaching community heading to China this September, please follow this link.

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