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Grammar

100

Simple past tense of the verb: to make 

Made 

200

Unscramble this sentence:

Story the shocked was by of ending the I 

I was shocked by the ending of the story 

300

Conjugate the verb "to eat" correctly in the past perfect

had eaten 

400

Is this sentence in active or passive voice? 

"The book was written by an unknown author" 

Put it in the other form correctly. 

Passive voice

An unknown author wrote the book.

500

Fill in the sentence with the correct verb form 

If I had a million dollars, I ___ (to buy) a mansion 

would buy

Vocabulary

100

Which word means "wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate."

jovial - sprightly - absurd 

absurd 

200

Which word means "dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest."

monotonous - grim - exuberant 

monotonous 

300

Which word means "having or showing an interest in learning things; curious" 

Apathetic - indifferent - inquisitive 

Inquisitive

400

Which word means "dealing with things sensibly and realistically"

Pragmatic - Dogmatic - Timid 

Pragmatic

500

Which word means "not certain or fixed"

candid - sensible - tentative

Tentative

USA Trivia

100

What is the most played sport in the USA

American football

200

Name 7 states in the USA 

(names 7 correctly) 

300

How many stripes does the American flag have?

13 

400

In which state is Las Vegas located? 

Nevada 

500

How much money is each coin worth: 

Nickel

Dime

Quarter 

Nickel - 5 cents

Dime - 10 cents

Quarter - 25 cents

USA History

100

What is the official currency in the United States?

The Dollar

200

Which explorer "discovered" America

Christopher Columbus 

300

Name 3 wars the United States has fought in

Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War, Afghanistan War 

400

When was the United States founded? (I will count an answer within 10 years of the year correct) 

1776

500

The United States acquired the territory of Alaska from which country?

Russia

Idioms

100

What does it mean when someone says "catch you later" 

They are saying "see you later"

200

What does it mean when someone says "hang in there" 

They are telling you to "be patient, wait it out, it's going to be okay" 

300

What does it mean for something to "get out of hand" 

It means to "get out of control"

400

What does it mean to "see eye to eye"

To have the same opinion or have the same point of view

500

What does it mean if someone is "out of it"? 

It means that person's mind is far away or they seem preoccupied.