Silver Tongue
What formal verb meaning "to successfully deal with or defeat a problem" is a more advanced synonym for "get over"?
o _ _ _ _ _ _ _
overcome
I haven’t seen her for two years.
Rewrite using "last".
It's been two years since I last saw her.
This animated film had the whole world singing "Let It Go".
Frozen
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What firearm related idiom means to face a difficult situation with courage and force yourself to do something unpleasant?
What adjective means open to more than one interpretation, or not having one obvious meaning?
ambiguous
Fill in the blank with the correct dependent preposition: "The success of the project is entirely dependent ______ the team's communication."
on
This actor is famous for his leading roles in numerous Hollywood movies, including Forrest Gump and Catch Me If You Can.
Tom Hanks
Which European mountain range acts as part of the natural, conventional border dividing Europe from Asia?
Ural Mountains
If you shouldn't fully believe what someone says because they tend to exaggerate, you should take their words with a what?
a grain of salt
What is the difference between "economic" and "economical"?
"Economic" relates to the economy (e.g., economic growth), while "economical" means cost-effective or not wasteful (e.g., an economical car).
Rewrite this sentence using a passive reporting structure: "People believe that he lives abroad."
He is believed to live abroad.
This elite entertainment acronym is used to describe a performer who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony award
EGOT
Name one of the only two completely landlocked countries located in South America.
What idiom means to join a popular trend or activity simply because everyone else is doing it?
to jump on the bandwagon
What abstract noun means "a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as it wasn't thought to be"?
dis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ment
disillusionment
Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first, using the word TIME:
"You should go to bed now." // -> "It's high _______________ to bed."
It's high time you went to bed.
What idiomatic phrase was coined to describe someone who spends an excessive amount of time sitting on the couch watching television?
couch potato
The number of stripes on the American flag and what they represent.
13 (representing the original 13 colonies).
What hunting-themed idiom means to pursue a mistaken line of thought or look for a solution in completely the wrong place?
to bark up the wrong tree
What abstract noun means a severe shortage or lack of something, like food or resources?
scarcity
dearth
Rewrite this sentence using an inversion structure starting with "Not until":
"I only realized the truth when I read her letter."
Not until I read her letter did I realize the truth.
This French word, originally meaning a metal printing plate used to copy images easily, now describes an overused, unoriginal phrase or idea
Cliché
Gaining its independence in 2011 after decades of civil conflict, what is currently the world’s youngest sovereign nation?
South Sudan
What does it mean to "take to something like a duck to water"?
to discover that you are naturally good at something or that you find it very easy to do