Vocabulary
(n.) The two families in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet had a ________.
feud
I _______(have) a big day yesterday. First, I _______(go) to the park, then I _______(meet) with some friends at a local café, and finally I _______(eat) dinner at home with my family.
I had a big day yesterday. First, I went to the park, then I met with some friends at a local café, and finally I ate dinner at home with my family.
_______ you don't get off my property right this instant, I'm going to call the cops!
If you don't get off my property right this instant, I'm going to call the cops!
What does à la carte actually mean?
food that can be ordered as separate items (not as part of a set meal)
Which temperature is the same in both Celsius and Fahrenheit?
-40
(adj.) synonym of present day
There are a lot of people who believe _________ art is not art at all.
contemporary
While the girl _________(walk) her dog, she _________(get) a phone call from her boss.
While the girl was walking her dog, she got a phone call from her boss.
_______ you have anything more to say or any questions on the topic, I think we'll continue with the presentation.
Unless you have anything more to say or any questions on the topic, I think we'll continue with the presentation.
What is the first number to use an "a" in its spelling?
1,000 (one thousand)
What popular activity means "empty orchestra?"
karaoke
(v.) to change/exchange directions
to shift
By the time I ________(turn) 12, I ________(visit) 12 countries.
By the time I turned 12, I had visited 12 countries.
By the time she ________ (find) her umbrella, the bus already ________ (leave).
By the time she found her umbrella, the bus had already left.
Which family was the family in the TV show "Succession" loosely based on?
The Murdochs
In 1896, driver Walter Arnold was given the first-ever speeding ticket for going ____ miles per hour.
8 miles per hour
(adj.) expressed in a few words, straight to the point
concise
When you finally _______(call) me yesterday saying you _______(can't) make it to the meet-up, I _______(wait) for 2 and a half hours.
When you finally called me yesterday saying you couldn't make it to the meet-up, I had been waiting for 2 and a half hours.
The children _______(turn down) the volume on their iPods _______ they could hear what their mom just _______(say).
The children turned down the volume on their iPods so that they could hear what their mom had just said.
What was Big Ben renamed to?
Elizabeth Tower
Which planet in our solar system rotates clockwise?
Venus
(v.) Because of the river's water and the fertile soil lining the banks, life along the Nile for the Ancient Egyptians ___________.
flourished
_______ you make a very good point, I personally think that you could've backed it up with more evidence.
Although you make a very good point, I personally think that you could've backed it up with more evidence.
After the cops _______(arrest) the young man, they _______(find out) that this man _______(arrest) 2 times before but never _______(charge).
After the cops arrested the young man, they found out that this man had already been arrested 2 times before but was never charged.
What part of a wine bottle is called the punt.
the part of the bottom that curves up into the bottle
Which European country is the only one double-landlocked (landlocked by other landlocked countries)?
Lichtenstein