Homonyms
English speaking places
Holidays & Traditions
Idioms
B2 vocabulary
100

A homonym that both describes a small wooden stick to start a fire, and a competitive sports game. 

What is match?

100

This English-speaking country is made up of four nations, drives on the left side of the road, and is famous for afternoon tea and rainy weather.

What is the United Kingdom?

100

A holiday celebrated on October 31st and famous for costumes and trick-or-treating.

What is Halloween?

100

The meaning of “break the ice”.

What is to make people feel more comfortable in a social situation? 

100

An adjective that means “very tired”.

What is exhausted? 

200

A homonym that describes the sound a dog makes, or the outer protective layer of a tree. 

What is bark?

200

In this English-speaking country, both English and French are official languages, and it is famous for maple syrup and very cold winters.

What is Canada?

200

The meal that is traditionally eaten at Thanksgiving in the United States.

What is turkey?

200

The meaning of: "When pigs fly"

What is  is impossible or highly unlikely to ever happen?

200

A verb which means “to make something better or improve it”.

What is enhance?

300

A homonym which describes something you read, or the action of making a reservation 

What is book?

300

People in this country drive on the left, rugby is very popular, and the haka is performed before national sports matches.

What is New Zealand?

300

What children often leave out for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve in the United Kingdom. 

What is milk/mince pies and carrots for the reindeer? 

300

The meaning of “spills the beans”.

What is revealing a secret?

300

A noun which means “a strong possibility that something will happen”.

What is likelihood?

400

A homonym which describes the season after winter, or a coiled piece of metal. 

What is spring?

400

This island country in the Caribbean was a British colony until 1962, is strongly connected with reggae music, and was the birthplace of Bob Marley.

What is Jamaica?

400

Originated in Ireland, named after a saint, this holiday is celebrated on March 17th.

What is Saint Patrick's Day?

400

The meaning of “hit the nail on the head”.

What is to describe something exactly or be exactly right?

400

An adjective that describes someone who can easily change and adapt to new situations. 

What are flexible or adaptable?

500

A homonym that describes a large, heavy wild mammal or to tolerate, endure, or carry something 

What is bear?

500

This former British colony in Asia became a Special Administrative Region of China in 1997, is famous for its impressive skyline and busy harbor, and has both Cantonese and English as official languages.

What is Hong Kong?

500

This national holiday is celebrated on July 1st in Canada.

What is Canada day?

500
The meaning of "Bob's your uncle!".

What is "there you have it" or "it's done"?

500

A verb which means “to gradually disappear or become weaker over time”.

What is fade?