Grammar
Vocabulary
Literature
Culture/History
Trivia/Mix
100

She’ll definitely be happy about your present. --> She ___ be happy about your present.

must

100

der Gefallen

the favour

100

The complete name of the author of Animal Farm

George Orwell

100

the capital city of Wales

Cardiff

100

the only mammal that can fly

bat

200

Express this sentence differently using a modal verb and starting with "She": It’s impossible that she stole the bread.

She can't have stolen the bread.

200

to employ sb --> synonym

to hire sb

200

The complete name of the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

John Boyne

200

the difference between socialism and communism

Socialism: The government or public owns major industries, but private property and markets can still exist. It aims to reduce inequality while allowing some personal ownership and choice.

Communism: All property is collectively owned, there’s no private ownership, and the state (in theory) eventually disappears, creating a classless, stateless society.

200

the name of Harry Potter's owl

Hedwig
300

Express the parts in italics differently: As a child, I was always impatient.

used to be

300

der Schraubenzieher

screwdriver

300

The adjective used in literature and film to describe an imagined, bad and often totalitarian setting

dystopian

300

the first President of the United States (1789)

George Washington

300

The chemical symbol for gold

Au

400

Reformulate, using the passive: They have built the house.

The house has been built (by them).

400

die Gewerkschaft

trade union

400

The names of five people working at the “Berghof” in The Boy at the Top of the Mountain

Herta, Emma, Beatrix, Ernst, Ute...

400

the country known as the "land with no river"

Saudi Arabia

400

the year in which the first iPhone was released

2007
500

Translate: Das Buch musste vom Autor geschrieben werden.

The book had to be written by the author.

500

to lay off sb --> 1 standard/formal and 1 informal synonym

formal: to dismiss sb; informal: to sack sb

500

7 animals and their names in Animal Farm

Squealer, Snowball, Napoleon, Old Major: pigs

Benjamin: donkey

Clover, Boxer, and Mollie : horses

Muriel: goat 

500

Aside from the monarch, whose face can be found on the 10 pound note?

Jane Austen's

500

the number of bones in the adult human body (+/- 10%)

206