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100
Which expression DOESN'T MEAN 'to get / be / make sb angry'? FOAM AT THE MOUTH - FLY OFF THE HANDLE - RAISE A RACKET
NONE!!! :)
100
Which is correct? 'This is street is NARROWER than that one' or 'This street is MORE NARROW than that one'?
BOTH are correct (most two-syllable adjectives ending -y, -ow, -er and -ure can take either an -er or the more + adj form, although the -er form is more frequently used.)
100
Sarcastically, Madeline says she's the ___________ ______________ of Audrey Hepburn.
SPITTING IMAGE
100
Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union?
ALASKA
100
Is he a quadruplet or a quintuplet?
/kwɒdˈruː.plət/ - /kwɪnˈtʃuː.plət/ (Br) - /kwɪnˈtʌp.lət/ (Am)
200
Which idiom with the word SKIN has opposite meanings? (Remember Frank's song!)
GET UNDER SB'S SKIN
200
What's the difference? a) If John is to win gold, he needs to work. b) If John wins gold, he has said he will retire.
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200
When talking to the counselour, Perry (aka Tarzan), says he sometimes _________ ___________ (to avoid saying he beats the sh%#$ out of Celeste.)
LASHES OUT
200
If cats are feline, what are sheep?
OVINE
200
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300
In Spanish we 'tomamos el pelo,' what do we do in English?
PULL SB'S LEG
300
Right or wrong? Have you met any of your neighbours since you've lived here?
RIGHT!
300
According to the woman with the big cheeks, Madeline had anger issues. She uses an expression that means tiny when she says Madeline is an _________________ ball of rage.
ITTY-BITTY
300
Who was the captain in Jules Verne's submarine Nautilus?
Captain Nemo
300
The Catholic novel dealt with mayonnaise and marijuana.
/ˈkæθ.əl.ɪk/ - /ˈnɒv.əl/ - /ˌmeɪ.əˈneɪz/ /ˈmeɪ.ə.neɪz/ - /ˌmær.əˈwɑː.nə/
400
Remember the joke: When does a patient find an operation funny?
WHEN IT LEAVES HIM IN STITCHES!
400
Right or wrong? Although he didn't have a ticket, Ken could come in.
WRONG! To talk about permission for one particular past action we use WAS ALLOWED TO and not COULD. In negative sentences we can use either.
400
Headmaster of the school (or one of the men interviewed by the police :): "It's not the male grizzlies you have to watch out for. It's the ________________." (We have also seen this word when talking about pronunciation!)
SOW
400
What do you call the adult female of various mammals (such as a deer, rabbit, or kangaroo) of which the male is called buck? (We have seen this word when talking about pronunciation!)
DOE
400
Finding a tough Caucasian is a chimera, just like finding an innocent heir.
/tʌf/ - /kɔːˈkeɪ.ʒən/ - /kaɪˈmɪə.rə/ - /eər/
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