Irony
A fire station burning down is a classic example of this specific type of irony.
What is situational irony?
This is the percentage added to your total bill by the government when you buy most retail items.
What is sales tax?
This baked-good cliché means a task is incredibly easy to complete.
What is "a piece of cake"?
The 2024 Summer Olympics were hosted in this famous European capital city.
What is Paris?
This day, June 6, 1944, marked the massive Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France.
What is D-Day?
When the movie audience knows the killer is hiding in the closet, but the main character does not, it is this type of irony.
What is dramatic irony?
This is the term for a financial plan that tracks your incoming money and your expenses to keep you from overspending.
What is a budget?
In theater, you tell an actor to do this to their body in order to wish them good luck before a show.
What is "break a leg"?
This celestial event happened in April 2024, causing millions of Americans to look up at the sky wearing special glasses.
What is a total solar eclipse?
This surprise attack on a U.S. naval base on December 7, 1941, brought America into the war.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Sarcastically saying "Oh, fantastic weather!" when your car breaks down in a thunderstorm is an example of this type of irony.
What is verbal irony?
This is the total amount of money you earn on a paycheck before taxes and deductions are taken out.
What is gross pay (or gross income)?
If you accidentally reveal a secret, you are said to be spilling these legumes.
What is "the beans"?
In 2024, this pop superstar made headlines not just for her record-breaking "Eras Tour," but also for her relationship with a Kansas City Chiefs player.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This British Prime Minister famously promised his nation "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" during the war.
Who is Winston Churchill?
A professional marriage counselor filing for divorce is an example of this type of irony.
What is situational irony?
When comparing two boxes of cereal, dividing the price by the ounces gives you this number, which helps you find the better deal.
What is the unit price?
If you are feeling sick, you are said to be feeling "under" this.
What is "the weather"?
This massive tech company, created by Mark Zuckerberg, changed its corporate name from Facebook to focus on the "metaverse."
What is Meta?
The highly secretive U.S. government project to develop the first atomic bombs was known by this name.
What is the Manhattan Project?
In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo poisons himself because he thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she is just sleeping. This is a tragic example of this irony.
What is dramatic irony?
This is the cost of borrowing money, usually expressed as an Annual Percentage Rate (APR) on a credit card.
What is interest?
To force yourself to do something difficult or unpleasant bravely is to "bite" this projectile.
What is "the bullet"?
This U.S. space agency successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars to search for signs of ancient life.
What is NASA?
This iconic cultural poster girl, representing American women who worked in factories to support the war effort, was named "Rosie the..."
What is Riveter?