Ghastly Grammar
Where do you place the apostrophe (') in the following sentence:
"The womens partners were out looking for mushroom"
The women's partners...
In what English-speaking country is plastic surgery most common?
THE U.S. (USA)
What English word is used to describe what happens in a story from start to end (the events and the action that takes place).
PLOT/STORYLINE
Translate the word "överdrivet" to English.
Excessive/exaggerated
What series of books/movies is hidden in the anagram below?
"wihtgitl"
TWILIGHT
What is the plural form of "mouse"?
(one mouse, many...)
Mice
Where should you travel if you want to eat authentic "Haggis".
Scotland
What sport does Arnold/Junior play in the book "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"
Basketball
What is the antonym to psychological?
Physical/Physiological
What word is being defined here:
"a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air."
Thunder
What article, if any, should go into the gap in the following sentence:
"The main course consisted of ____ average-sized steak, fries and a side salad."
an
In which sport is "leg before wicket" breaking the rules?
Cricket
What is the name of Arnold "Junior" Spirits best friend?
Rowdy
SKILL/TALENT/APTITUDE/CAPACITY/
CAPABILITY/POWER (and more...)
How do you translate the expression "to be "blind-sided" into Swedish.
Lurad, vilseförd, överrumplad.
What pronoun should go into the gap in the following sentence:
"_______ me nor Emma has been in your room."
neither (varken)
What is the name of the New Zealand rugby team?
The All Blacks.
What is the first color Jonas is able to see in "The Giver"?
RED
Brits are pale and eat really bad food. Scots are stingy. The French whinge about everything. Greeks are lazy. Germans are sadistic and Italians are womanizers.
What word is used to express ideas that judge people based on their nationality, culture, looks etc?
PREJUDICE/STEREOTYPE
What is the term for a consonant rhyme, when two words in a sequence start with the same sound, as in:
"Ghastly Grammar"; "Luminous Language"; "Wonderful Words"
ALLITERATION
What word class does the word in bold belong to?
"All of a sudden, things went horribly wrong."
ADVERB
What countries are part of The UK?
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
State the last word in Philip Larkins "The Be the Verse":
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids ________.
YOURSELF
Translate the word "frestelse" to English.
Temptation
What term is used for expressions with a metaphorical meaning, such as this one:
"I've got bigger fish to fry than spending time with you."
IDIOM/PROVERB