Idioms and Expressions
Wear two hats
Handling numerous tasks at once.
What is the smallest country by population?
Vatican City
Lions
What do the words “silver”, “month”, “orange” and “purple” have in common?
Each of these 4 words do not rhyme with a single other word in the English language.
Fuji, Everest, Matterhorn, Kilimanjaro
MOUNTAIN
No smoke without fire
There is some truth to every rumor and slander.
What country is the smallest by area?
Vatican City
Fish
School
Which word in the English language has the most meanings?
"Set" - it has 65 meanings in its noun form, and even more as a verb.
Snow, wind, dangerous, powerful
BLIZZARD
Rub salt into someone’s wounds
Making a difficult or embarrassing situation worse
How is Kiribati pronounced?
/ˈkɪrɪbæs/ KIRR-i-bass
Crows
Murder
What is the opposite of “synonym”?
Antonym
H2O, NaCl, CO2, C2H4O2
CHEMICAL
Double points: name each chemical
Jump the gun
Acting carelessly or act without giving it due thought
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Penguins
Colony
What’s the name for the symbol “&”?
Ampersand
Plastic, sandwich, drink, snack
LUNCHBOX
Cast pearl before swine
Giving something to someone who doesn't recognize or value it is what it signifies.
Name 3 countries where Portuguese is an official language.
100 bonus points for each additional answer.Angola; Brazil; Cape Verde; Guinea-Bissau; Mozambique; Portugal; São Tomé and Príncipe; East Timor; Equatorial Guinea; Macau
Ravens
Unkindness
What are “crutch words”?
The words we use repeatedly during conversation even if they don’t add meaning to what you are saying, e.g., “actually”, “like”, “basically” and “anyway”.
Tycoon, karaoke, emoji, sushi
JAPANESE