Riddles
When is the best time to have lunch?
After breakfast
English people celebrate Mother’s Day…
In May
What’s the best way to describe someone who talks a lot without saying much?
A) Quiet
B) A chatterbox
C) Shy
D) Genius
A chatterbox
What does "turn up" mean?
A) To arrive
B) To increase the volume
C) To leave
D) To clean up
To arrive
What does the phrase "Break the ice" mean?
A) To literally break ice
B) To start a conversation and make people feel comfortable
C) To freeze a drink
D) To make a snowman
To start a conversation and make people feel comfortable
Some months have thirty days and some months have thirty-one days. How many months have twenty-eight days?
12
English people celebrate Easter…
At the end of March or April
Which word means "to make something worse on purpose"?
A) Improve
B) Exaggerate
C) Sabotage
D) Create a masterpiece
Sabotage
If someone says they "look forward to" something, what does that mean?
A) They’re annoyed about it
B) They’re excited for it
C) They don’t care about it
D) They don’t understand it
They’re excited for it
If you "hit the nail on the head," what are you doing?
A) Making a mistake
B) Fixing something literally
C) Saying something exactly right
D) Making noise with a hammer
Saying something exactly right
Mary's father has 5 daughters.
They are called:
1. Chacha
2. Cheche
3. Chichi
4. Chocho
5. ??????
What is the fifth daughter called?
Mary
In Britain the school year begins on the…
The first Thursday of September
If someone says "I'm feeling blue," what does it mean?
A) They are excited
B) They are feeling sad
C) They are allergic to the color blue
D) They’ve just seen the sky in a new way
They are feeling sad
What does "call off" mean?
A) To shout at someone
B) To cancel something
C) To give someone a call
D) To organize an event
To cancel something
Which of these means to "not care about something"?
A) Kick the bucket
B) Let the cat out of the bag
C) Not give a fig
D) Hit the sack
Not give a fig
A father and son were in a car accident. The father died, and the son was rushed to the hospital. The doctor looked at the boy and said, "I can’t operate on him, he’s my son." How is this possible?
The doctor is the boy's mother.
Irish people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day…
In March
What is the most polite way to say “I don’t know”?
A) "I’m clueless, sorry!"
B) "I have no idea, let’s ask Google!"
C) "Let me Google that for you"
D) "I’ll look it up and get back to you!"
"I’ll look it up and get back to you!"
If you "get along with" someone, what does that mean?
A) You don’t like them
B) You argue constantly
C) You have a good relationship with them
D) You are ignoring them
You have a good relationship with them
What does it mean when someone says, "I'm all ears"?
A) They’re listening carefully
B) They lost their hearing aids
C) They have too many ears
D) They are late for a meeting
They’re listening carefully
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M."
What is the most famous holiday in England that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ?
Christmas
What word describes someone who is always late?
A) Punctual
B) On time
C) Fashionably late
D) Time traveler (in denial)
Fashionably late
What does "pick up" mean?
A) To take something from the ground
B) To help someone with a problem
C) To learn something new
D) All of the above
All of the above
If someone says “It’s a piece of cake,” what are they describing?
A) Something that’s easy to do
B) A delicious dessert
C) A complicated situation
D) A really hard math test
Something that’s easy to do