Mythology
What effect did Medusa's gaze have on people?
It turned them into a stone.
If you are feeling slightly sick or unwell, you might say you are "under the..." what?
under the weather
Turn this active sentence into a standard passive one: The company is developing a new app.
A new app is being developed by the company.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
Kungfu Panda
The 22nd and 24th presidents of the USA shared the same parents but they were not brothers. How is that possible?
They were the same person - Grover Clevelend
What do we call a mythical creature that is a human who also becomes a wolf-like beast under the full moon?
Warewolf
If a movie is described as notorious, is it famous for something good or something bad?
Something bad. (Notorious means famous for a negative reason)
Combine these two relative sentences into one:
This is the hotel. We stayed at this hotel last summer.
This is the hotel where we stayed last summer
I'll be back.
Terminator
I make two people out of one. What am I?
Best known as the god of the sea, Poseidon was also god of what?
Earthquakes
To start doing a new hobby or activity regularly. (e.g., I think I'll ______ up yoga this winter.)
Take up
I apologize [for / to] arriving late [for / to] the meeting.
for - to
Houston, we have a problem.
Apollo 13
How far can you walk into the woods?
Halfway - the other half you walk out
In Norse mythology, what is the prophesized event, called the "Twilight of the Gods", which will flood the world and kill all but two humans?
Ragnarök
Mark the odd one out:
Ecstatic Thrilled
Devastated Overjoyed
What is the exact difference in meaning between these two sentences?
You shouldn't have gone there.
You couldn't have gone there.
1 is a criticism of a past action (You went, but it was a bad idea). 2 is a past deduction of impossibility (It was physically impossible for you to go there).
Carpe diem. Sieze the day, boys.
Dead Poets Society
A bat and a ball costs €1.10. The bat costs €1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
5 cents
What is the name of the island where King Arthur's sword was forged?
Avalon
What is the difference between being disinterested and uninterested?
Disinterested means neutral/unbiased (like a judge). Uninterested means bored/bothered.
Rewrite this sentence to emphasize the reason using a cleft structure:
She went to Paris because she wanted to study art.
The reason why she went to Paris was that she wanted to study art
Toto, I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore.
The Wizard of Oz