Languages of the world
What is the third most spoken language in the US?
a) Cherokee
b) Vietnamese
c) Italian
d) Chinese
Which two primary colors could you mix together to make purple when painting?
Red and blue
Rewrite the sentence below by changing the verb to the perfect tense verb indicated in parentheses.
I invite my friends to my house for dinner. (past perfect)
I had invited my friends to my house for dinner.
TRUE OR FALSE:
You have the same number of bones in your neck as a giraffe.
True - We both have seven neck bones. The difference is their measurement. While your neck bones measure about one centimetre each, a giraffe's can be over 25 centimetres long.
Explain the meaning of the following:
Bring home the bacon.
To bring home a salary.
Hakuna matata (meaning no worries) was a phrase made popular around the world by the Lion King, but which language is it?
a) Igbo
b) Swahili
c) Afrikaans
d) Yoruba
d) Yoruba
Which artist cut off the lobe of his own ear and later shot himself?
Vicent Van Gogh
Rewrite the sentence below by changing the verb to the perfect tense verb indicated in parentheses.
The company hires 100 new employees by the end of this year. (future perfect)
The company will have hired 300 new employees by the end of this year.
TRUE OR FALSE:
When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.
True - We get red in the face when you're embarrassed or nervous because your body produces a chemical that causes your blood to flow more quickly. This extra blood flow makes our cheeks and even our stomach lining turn red!
As poor as a ___________
a) church mouse
b) cat in a box
c) hungry dog
As poor as a church mouse
What’s special about some of the Vatican Bank's ATMs?
a) you can select Latin as your language
b) The Spanish audio option uses the Pope's voice
c) While waiting for your money, you hear a prayer in your chosen language
d) It dispenses money in pieces of silver
c) While waiting for your money, you hear a prayer in your chosen language
‘Guernica’, ‘The Weeping Woman’ and ‘Le Rêve’ are all works by the same artist. Who is it?
Pablo Picasso
Complete the following sentence with the correct perfect tense:
We ___ in Minsk since 1975.
We have been living in Minsk sine 1975.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Your fingernails are made of bone.
False - our fingernails are made of a hard substance called keratin. It's the same stuff our body uses to make hair!
As phony as a $_____ bill
As phony as a $3 bill.
Is Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious the longest word in the English language?
- Yes
- No
- No.
The longest word in the dictionary is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a type of lung disease caused by inhaling ash and dust.
How many years did it take Michelangelo to paint the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel?
It took Michelangelo four years to paint the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. The artist worked between the years 1508 and 1512 on the ceiling.
Unkind remarks sometimes anger me. (present perfect)
Rewrite the sentence below by changing the verb to the perfect tense verb indicated in parentheses.
Unkind remarks have sometimes angered me.
True. When we're born, we have about 10,000 taste buds, and they're replaced every two weeks. But, as we get older, some taste buds stop being replaced. That means you have more working taste buds than an older person. But babies have more than you!
Explain the meaning of the following idiom:
Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
To be born rich in the lap of luxury, wealth, and comfort. People born with a silver spoon in their mouth are often the children of wealthy parents.
Which 24-letter long word is considered the longest word in Spanish (outside specific medical terminology)?
electroencefalografistas
Which famous work of literature opens with these lines? “Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona, where we lay our scene…”
Romeo and Juliet – William Shakespeare
Complete the following sentence with the correct perfect tense:
Gary told me _____________ to the UK before.
Gary told me had never been to the UK before.
TRUE OR FALSE:
Your ears and nose never stop growing.
True- While our ears and nose will continue to grow as we get older, they do so very slowly. They are also affected by gravity. But don't worry — they'll be a bit bigger, but never gigantic!
What's the idiom?
To illegally change information in a business’ accounting books. This could look like writing down false numbers to hide the true profit or expenses.
a) to boil the numbers
b) to cook the books
c) to bake the money
to cook the books