Riddles
What goes up and never comes down?
Your age
What's the name of the reindeer with the red nose?
Rudolph
She is really good ___ wrapping presents.
A) in
B) at
C) on
D) with
B
What is the Union Jack?
The national flag of the UK
Who won the title at the 2025 Women's Handball World Championship?"
Norway
Why did the computer go to the doctor?
Because it caught a virus
What do you do underneath a mistletoe?
kiss
What tense is used in the sentence: “By the time she arrived, he had already left.”?
When do you use it?
past perfect
shows an action completed before another past action
Name the four Beatles.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison
Name the members of the school management team (Schulleitungsteam)
Frau Goedicke
Herr Wütherich
Frau Hofer
Frau Howind
Herr Schuker
Herr Thöni
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
What is the song "Jingle Bells" about?
A funny sleigh ride
What is the difference between “economic” and “economical”?
economic → relating to the economy
economical → saving money/resources
Which position is considered the Head of Government in the United Kingdom?
Name the currrent Head of Government.
The Prime Minister
Keir Starmer
Which sport are these words associated with?
- quickdraw
- dyno
- mantle
rock climbing
- two carabiners connected with a sling
- jumping or lunging for a hold
- pushing down on a hold to lift oneself up
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter "M"
Where does the abbreviation X-mas come from?
Greek: The name ‘Christus’ is written with ‘chi’ — in Greek letters, this looks like an ‘x’.”
Name the stylistic device here:
The wind whispered through the trees.
Personification
(Giving human qualities to non-human things.)
Which Adele song was title song of a Bond movie?
Skyfall
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and in what field?
Marie Curie, Physics (1903)
I have keys, but no locks. I have space, but no room. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
a keyboard
Who wrote the famous story: A Christmas Carol?
Charles Dickens
Give a synonym and then translate these words into German:
- sympathetic
- chef
- sensible
- caring, considerate - mitfühlend
- cook - Koch/Küchenchef
- vernünftig
- reasonable, practical, aware, - vernünftig
What is the maximum length of time between UK general elections?
Five years
In the Harry Potter series, what is the name of Hagrid’s three-headed dog?
Fluffy