Literature
This English playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet.
William Shakespeare
Noun form of “proud”
Pride
How many minutes are there in one football (soccer) match?
90 minutes
Transform the sentence from active voice to passive voice:
Someone has cleaned the windows.
The windows have been cleaned [by someone].
Define the idiom:
“Cut corners”
To do something in the easiest or cheapest way, often badly.
This fictional detective lives at 221B Baker Street.
Sherlock Holmes
Antonym of “vivid”
vague
Where is the famous painter Vincent van Gogh from?
The Netherlands
Use the correct tense:
She __________ (work) on this project for three months before she finally finished it.
had been working
Define the idiom:
“Let the cat out of the bag”
To reveal a secret by mistake.
This epic poem tells the story of the Trojan War.
The Iliad
Which part of speech is “knowledgeable”?
adjective
Which country does the Dia de Los Muertos originate from?
Mexico
Use the correct tense:
If I __________ (know) about the meeting, I would have attended.
had known
Define the idiom:
“Bite the bullet”
To do something difficult or unpleasant that you have been avoiding.
This French writer wrote The Little Prince.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Unscramble this – IDRVEPITUS
DISRUPTIVE
In which city is Oktoberfest held?
Munich
Name the conditional:
What might have happened if people had not discovered electricity?
Third conditional (unreal past)
Define the idiom:
“Take with a pinch of salt”
To not completely believe something.
This is the name of the dystopian country in The Hunger Games.
Panem
Understand what is really being said:
YOU JUST ME
Just between you and me
Name 3 singers born in London
Various answers
Name the conditional:
If you had learned another language as a child, how would it help you today?
Mixed conditional
Define the idiom:
“A storm in a teacup”
A big fuss about a small problem