LINGUISTICS
PHONOLOGY
LITERATURE
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
100
Explain this instance of Polysemy. 
HOT: - elevated temperature
- being attractive
COFFEE MAKER: - machine
- person
100
What type of consonants are articulated in three stages?
Plosives
100
Who is Frankenstein?
a)The Monster
b) Walton
c)Victor
d)All of them
Victor
100
Which English king is famous for beheading his wives?
a)King Henry VIII
b)King Edward I
c)King Henry VII
d)King James III
a)King Henry VIII
200
This is an instance of: a)HOMOPHONES
b)METONYMY
c) HOMONYMS
a)HOMOPHONES
200
Which is the sound that is always relaxed?
200
Which historical event is the novel "Frankenstein" related to?
a)French Revolution
b)Human evolution
c)First War world
d) All of them
a) French Revolution
200
According to the Bing Bang Theory, how did the universe begin?
a) a rain storm
b) an explosion
c) a slow, calm expansion
d) a meteor shower
b) an explosion
300
Explain the ambiguity:
-How do you make a turtle fast?
-Take away its food.
FAST: period without food.
quick, speed.
300
Does the suffix “-ese” attract or reject stress? Give at least three examples.
It attracts stress
300
Which is the narrative style of "Frankenstein"?
a)Framed
b)Embedded
c)Triangular
d)All of them
d)All of them
300
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro?
a) Argentina
b)Tanzania
c) Russia
d) Japan
b) Tanzania
400
Guess the correct continuation of the following:
*She's one of those dumb, pretty, Marilyn Monroe type blondes. She spends hours looking after her nails. She polishes them everyday and keeps them...
...all neatly arranged in little jam jars in the cellar, graded according to length, on the shelf above the hammers and the electric drills.
400
According to Wells, which are the three Ts? Explain them briefly.
Tonality
Tonicity
Tone
400
Who says this in "Pride and Prejudice"?
"It is usual with young ladies to reject the addresses of the man whom they secretly mean to accept, when he first applies for their favour."
a)Elizabeth
b)Mr. Collins
c)Mr. Darcy
d)Mary
400
Who was the original "King of Rock n' Roll"?
Elvis Presley
500
In this interaction, Sheldon is flouting the maxims of:
a) Quantity and Quality
b)Quantity and Relevance
c) Relevance and Manner
d)All the maxims
b) Quantity and Relevance
500
What is the place of articulation of /t/ and /d/ in Spanish?
Dental
500
Who of these actors didn't play the role of "Frankenstein"?
a)Benedict Cumberbatch
b)Jonny Lee Miller
c)Robert De Niro
d)Johnny Depp
Jonny Depp
500
You've decided to become an entomologist. What are you studying?
a)insects
b)letters
c)trees
d)kidneys
a) insects