Idioms
If someone says they’re “feeling blue,” what emotion are they describing?
Sadness
What is the only word in English that ends with “-mt”?
Dreamt
Which playwright wrote, “To be, or not to be: that is the question”?
William Shakespeare.
If something is unhappy, what does it mean?
Not happy.
What does it mean to have “a green thumb”?
To be good at gardening or growing plants.
racecar is an example of what?
palindrome, it reads the same backward and forward.
Who said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What does unusual mean?
Not usual or uncommon.
What does “black sheep of the family” refer to?
Someone seen as a disgrace or outcast in the family or group.
What’s unusual about the word “queue"
Four of its five letters are silent.
Who is credited with the phrase, “Let them eat cake”?
Marie Antoinette
What does unprecedented mean?
Never done or known before; without previous example.
What does it mean if someone “has a silver tongue”?
They are very persuasive or eloquent in speech.
What is the longest word in English without a true vowel (A, E, I, O, U)?
Rhythms
Who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death”?
Patrick Henry.
What does unfathomable mean?
Too deep or difficult to understand or measure.
If something “goes over your head,” what does that mean?
You don’t understand it.
What’s odd about the word “uncopyrightable”?
It’s the longest English word with no repeated letters.
Which U.S. president said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”?
Theodore Roosevelt.
What does unmitigated mean in phrases like “unmitigated disaster”?
Complete or absolute, often in a negative sense.
What does the idiom “caught between the devil and the deep blue sea” mean?
Trapped between two equally unpleasant options.
Which common word has five letters and becomes shorter when you add two letters?
Short
Who said, “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth”?
Archimedes
What does unsubstantiated mean in relation to a claim?
Not supported by evidence or proof.
What does the idiom “a bolt from the blue” mean?
A sudden and unexpected event or shock.
What makes the word “bookkeeper” special in English spelling?
It has three consecutive double letters (oo, kk, ee).
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” was written by which philosopher?
George Santayana.
What does unobtrusive mean?
Not noticeable or attention-seeking; blending in.