This & That
General Knowledge
Grammar
Vocabulary
Phrases
100

How do English speakers say this time?

23:20

It's twenty past eleven. / It's eleven twenty.

100

Indipendence Day in the USA is celebrated on what date?

4th of July.

100

Grammar Proofread
Is this sentence correct?

I'll be interested to see the dootball results.

correct.

100

Odd one out
Which word doesn't fit here? 

terrified / frightened / amazed / scared

amazed (All the others have to do with fear.)

100

Make or do?
(Change the tense if necessary.)

They ______ huge profits last year.

They MADE huge profits last year.

200

British or American English
Which is which?

postal code / zip code

BE: postal code
AE: zip code

200

The fictional character Sherlock Holmes is a a. policeman, b. doctor, c. detective?

A detective.

200

Comparative forms
Complete the sentence with the correct comparative form.

Camilla grows her own herbs, and ____ do I.

Camilla grows her own herbs, and so do I.

200

Opposites
What is the opposite of the word in italic?

It was a smooth landing.

It was a rough/bumpy landing.

200

Phrasal verbs
Answer the question - Yes or No?

Steven has enough Spanish to get by on.
(Does Steven speak Spanish fluently?)

NO - Steven's Spanish is basic.
300

Pronunciation
Do these words rhyme?

sleigh / weigh

yes!

300

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

300

Tenses
Which tense is correct - a or b?

They would have informed us, if we (a.had / b. would have) won.

They would have informed us, if we had won.

300

Families and Relatives

What do you call a woman whose partner has died?

She is a widow.

300

Similies
Which word is correct - a or b?

Even when he is under pressure, he is as cool as a/an (a. cucumber / b. ice cube).

Even when he is under pressure, he is as cool as a cucumber.

400

Cooking and Baking
What does this short form stand for?
E.g. kg = kilogram

1 tbsp of oil.

tablespoon

400

Which country belonging to the UK is not represented in the Union Jack? 

a.Wales  b.Scotland  c.Northern Ireland

a. Wales

400

Short forms

What is the spoken short form of the long form in italic.


I would not have expected him to contact his lawyers.


I would'nt've expected him to contact his lawyers.

400

Opposites
Useing a prefix, give the opposite of the word in italic.
Example: happy/unhappy

Some of the team members are very experienced.

Some of the team members are very inexperienced.

400

Similies
Which word is correct - a or b?

She's as blind as a (a. bat / b. mole).

She's as blind as a bat.

500
Fractions

How do you say this fraction out lout?

3/4

three-quarters

500

What is the capital of Wales?

Cardiff

500

Tenses
Which is correct - a or b?

If there's one thing (a. I'm hating doing / b. I hate doing), it's ironing.

If there's one thing I hate doing, it's ironing. - Simple Present + Gerund

500

Word Transformation
Change the word in italic to complete the sentence.

behave: He studies animal _________.

He studies animal behaviour.

500

Body Idioms
Complete the sentence using a part of the body.

If you have an advantage over everyone else you have a ______ start.

If you have an advantage over everyone else you have a head start.