Riddles (basically "dad jokes" in English
South Africa
Far Jokes (dansk)
Authors you ought to know
Grammar
100

Why are ghosts bad liars?

Because you can see right through them

100

Which colours are in the South African flag?

white, black, yellow, green, red and blue

100

To køer står på en mark. Pludselig siger den ene, "Muuhh". Hvad siger den anden?

Øv...det skulle jeg lige til at sige

100

Who has written "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption"?

Stephen King

100

State three examples of uncountable nouns

Money, furniture, news, advice, progress,  information, work, music, luck, happiness, evidence, courage, cash, etc...

200

Why did Mickey Mouse bocome an astronaut?

He wanted to visit Pluto

200

Who was elected president of South Africa on 9 May 1994?

Nelson Mandela

200

Hvad sagde Jesus da han satte sig ind i taxaen?

Sømmet i bund!

200

Who has written "Romeo and Juliet"?

William Shakespeare

200

State three examples of modal verbs

can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would

300

What do lazy dogs do for fun?

Chase parked cars

300

What is the largest city of South Africa?

Johannesburg

300

Hvad får men hvis man krydser en joke med en motorcykel?

Yamahahahaha

300

Who has written "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrope"?

C. S. Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis)

300

Please inflect the verb "to be" in third person singular present tense (nutid), past tense (datid) and present perfect tense (førnutid)

He is, he was, he has been

400

Why are teddy bears never hungry?

Because they are already stuffed

400

What are the capitals of South Africa? 

(at least two out of three)

Pretoria (Executive/administrative)

Cape Town (Legislative)

Bloemfontein (Judicial)

400

Hvor mange indianere kan der være i et hult træ?

En hel stamme

400

Who has written the Harry Potter books?

J. K. Rowling (Joanne Kathleen Rowling)

400

Which THREE of the following words are adverbs and NOT adjectives?

Costly, Lively, Friendly, Slowly, Daily, Sometimes, Quickly, Lonely?


Slowly, Sometimes, Quickly

500

Mr. Blue lives in the blue house, Mr. Red lives in the red house and Mr. Green lives in the green house. Who lives in the white house?

Donald Trump (The President)

500

Who is president of South Africa today?

Cyril Ramaphosa

500

Hvad står forkortelsen KDR for?

Dansk Ordblinde Samfund

500

Who has written "A Song of Ice and Fire"

George R. R. Martin (George Raymond Richard Martin)

500

Correct the THREE mistakes in the following text:

Peter is a rich man. Together with Mary, she made a lot of money trading on the stock exchange. A lot of charities wanted Peter and Mary to donate the money, but they wanted to keep them to themself.

Peter is a rich man. Together with Mary, HE made a lot of money trading on the stock exchange. A lot of charities wanted Peter and Mary to donate the money, but they wanted to keep IT to THEMSELVES

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