Vocabulary
What five-letter word can be an organ of the body, a Central American currency, or a punctuation mark?
colon
Complete this famous Shakespearean quote
"To be, or not to be, _________"
That is the question.
The English of Shakespeare is considered [ Middle English / Early Modern English / Modern English ].
Early Modern English
"Sweet Sour Squid" is an example of _______
alliteration
Pronounce the word: Buffet
Bu-fei
The Italian word for "scratched drawings" is used commonly in English. What is it?
Graffiti
Complete this famous Shakespearean quote
"All the world's a stage, and men and women merely _______"
players
Name the first Harry Potter book.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
"Dog doo good god!" is a sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards. This is an example of what literary device?
Palindrome
Pronounce the word: Alibi
A-luh-bai
What word could mean the people in the stadium cheering on the football team and the handheld wind-makers they’re using to stay cool?
fans
Who delivered the famous, "I Have A Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Which foreign power was responsible for bringing English to Brunei? [ Americans / British / Australians ]
British
Which one of these is a hyperbole:
A. Marcel is pushing up daisies.
B. Mark is so hungry, he could eat a horse.
C. I am in the mood for some sweet silky smooth sundae.
B. Mark is so hungry, he could eat a horse.
Pronounce the word : Canoe
kuh·noo
Someone who spends money extravagantly is a (skinflint / cheapskate / spendthrift)
Spendthrift
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Who said this?
Mahatma Gandhi/ Confucius/ Thomas Edison
Confucius
Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340s - 1400) was known as "the father of English ________ [ Linguistics / Literature / Culture ]
Literature
What does 'talking to a brick wall mean ' in the sentence:
I've tried to discuss my feelings with her, but it's like talking to a brick wall.
If talking to someone is like talking to a brick wall, the person you are speaking to does not listen.
Pronounce the word MORTGAGE
A mortgage is a loan you get from a bank specifically to buy a house
maw·guhj
Someone who works hard is (dubious / diligent / delicate)
diligent
Complete Rene Descartes' quote, "I think therefore I ______________"?
am
English is one of the languages of which language family? [ Austronesian / Indo-European / Dravidian ]
Indo-European
“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” is a line from George Orwell's Animal Farm, which is an example of a [ personification / oxymoron / paradox ]
Paradox
Pronounce the word: Colonel
Meaning: a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force
ker-nel