Think you know the differences between UK and US spelling? Take our quiz

1. OK, we’ll start easy. You're in the UK and you need to change the rubber covering that surrounds a vehicle's wheels? You're changing a ...

   1. Tyre

   2. Tire

2. We promise this quiz is full of small, interesting pieces of information. In the US, you would call these ...

   1. Titbits

   2. Tidbits

   3. Tidbitts

   4. Tittbitts

3. This is fun, right? And if you were in the UK and wanted a beer – specifically, a beer served on tap – to accompany you through the quiz, you would ask for a ...

   1. Draft

   2. Draught

4. We know: you’re unsure why you’re even doing this. If you were in the US, you would describe yourself as being ...

   1. Sceptical

   2. Scepticle

   3. Skepticle

   4. Skeptical

5. Imagine you're in the US, in a parking lot (a carpark, if you're in Britain). Your car is in a tight spot. To get it out, you'll need to do some elegant and careful ...

   1. Maneuvering

   2. Manoovering

   3. Manuevering

   4. Manoeuvring

6. In the UK, you would spell this sex hormone ...

   1. Estrogen

   2. Oestrogene

   3. Estrogene

   4. Oestrogen

7. In the US, if you were attending a funeral, you would probably feel ...

   1. Sombre

   2. Somber

   3. Sommber

   4. Sommbre

8. What might a British man call the strip of hair growing above his lip?

   1. Moustache

   2. Moustash

   3. Mustash

   4. Mustache

9. You're in the UK, walking along the pavement (sidewalk, if you're in the US). What do you call the edge of this path?

   1. Cerb

   2. Curb

   3. Kerb

   4. Kurb

10. In the US, you might be asked to present your driver's ...

    1. Licence

    2. License

11. If you're in the US and moving from place to place, you might describe yourself as a ...

    1. Traveller

    2. Traveler

12. In the UK, you might call a plan of action a ...

    1. Program

    2. Programe

    3. Programm

    4. Programme

13. Sorry to go there, but if you're in the US and you have a virus, one of the symptoms might be ...

    1. Diarhea

    2. Diarrhoea

    3. Diarrhea

    4. Diarhoea

14. Ah, the end of the quiz. If you were doing this in the US over dinner, you'd let the waiter know you were ready to leave by asking for the ...

    1. Cheque

    2. Check

Solutions

1:A - In the US, they change tires. , 2:B - Brits call them titbits., 3:B - In the US, you would ask for a draft. , 4:D - In the UK, you would describe yourself as sceptical., 5:A - In the UK, you'd do some manoeuvring., 6:D - In the US, it's estrogen., 7:B - In the UK, you would feel sombre., 8:A - In the US, it's a mustache., 9:C - In the US, it's a curb. , 10:B - In the UK, you'd be asked to show your licence., 11:B - In the UK, you'd be a traveller. , 12:D - In the US, you'd call it a program., 13:C - People in the UK have diarrhoea. , 14:B - In the UK, you'd spell this cheque, but you'd probably ask the waiter for the bill.

Scores

1. 14 and above.

   Word perfect.

2. 13 and above.

   Ooh, that rankles.

3. 12 and above.

   Piece of cake!

4. 11 and above.

   Nicely done.

5. 10 and above.

   Not bad at all.

6. 9 and above.

   Well done.

7. 8 and above.

   A decent return.

8. 7 and above.

   Are you a glass half-full or a glass half-empty sort of person?

9. 6 and above.

   Not completely embarrassing.

10. 5 and above.

    Well, nobody likes a show-off.

11. 4 and above.

    Getting there.

12. 3 and above.

    Better than scoring two.

13. 2 and above.

    Could be worse.

14. 0 and above.

    Who cares about quizzes anyway?

15. 1 and above.

    Better than nothing.