Punctuation
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World Cup Trivia
Logic games/Riddles
Spelling bee
100
How many types of colons are there?
2
colon :
semi colon ;
100
What are the 5 forms of nouns?
Common/ Proper
Abstract/ Concrete
Collective
Human/ Non-Human
Plural/ Singular
100
A sentence correctly using a semi colon
100
Which 3 countries will host the 2026 tournament?
USA (SEATTLE! + others), Canada, Mexico
100
A box without hinges, key, or lid yet golden treasure inside is hid. What is it?
Egg
100
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200
What are the three uses of the period?
Mark the end of a sentence which is not a question or an exclamation.
Indicate an abbreviation
Ellipsis
200
How do we use infinitives?
To form the subject of a verb that refers to something specific:
Example:
To answer this question is essential.
I was walking to class.
Jin did not know what to do.
200
A sentence correctly using an ellipsis
200
Who won the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
France
200
Pronounced as one letter, And written with three, Two letters there are, And two only in me. I'm double, I'm single, I'm black blue and grey, I'm read from both ends, And the same either way.
Eye
200
2
300
What is the difference between a hyphen, en dash, and em dash?
Hyphen - used to connect two words
En dash - numbers and ranges
Em dashes - connects two clauses
300
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing or idea.
Example- school
A proper noun is a name of a specific person, place, thing or idea.
Example- Kaplan International School
300
A sentence correctly using a possessive apostrophe
300
Which nation has won the most World Cups?
Brazil
300
BONUS +300 pts
300
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400
What is the difference between brackets, braces, and parentheses?
Parentheses: used in a similar way to commas when we want to add further explanation, an afterthought, or comment that is to do with our main line of thought but distinct from it
Brackets: for special purposes such as in technical manuals
Braces: to set off any incidental or optional information or thoughts
400
What is the difference between a gerund and an infinitive?
Infinitive: to + verb
Gerund: verb + ing
400
A sentence that correctly uses an em dash
400
Which sports brand has supplied every World Cup since 1970 with balls?
Adidas
400
What goes up and down w/o (without) moving?
Stairs
400
4
500
CORRECTLY, explain the Oxford Comma
500
What is the difference between the usage of apostrophes with and without contractions?
with: isn't
without: is not
500
A song title on Spotify or Apple music that has a colon or semi colon in it
500
Who is Jennifer's favourite world cup soccer player?
500
Think of words ending in -GRY. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word? The word is something that everyone uses every day. If you have listened carefully, I have already told you what it is.
Language
500
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