Hodgepodge
What is a closed system of wires or pipes through which electricity or liquid can flow?
A curcuit
How many conditional tenses are there in English?
There are four:
0 Conditional
First Conditional
Second Conditional
Third Conditional
popular brand of beer in Queensland Australia sports four of them on the label, and the labels of Mexico's Dos Equis (naturally) have two. What letter is this?
X
What are two names the refer to New York City?
The Big Apple
The Bagel
What letter does every odd number have in it?
Every odd number has an ‘e’ in it.
Who was America's second president?
John Q. Adams
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing.
What famous pirate of the Gulf of Mexico offered his house as a hospital when a deadly hurricane struck Galveston in 1818?
Jean Lafitte
By land size, what is the smallest US state?
Rhode Island 2,706.5 km2 or 1,405 m2
Is Pi a rational or irrational number?
Pi is irrational. It cannot be written as a fraction.
Around 1/3 of all potatoes become what?
French Fries
What are two types of main verbs?
Two types of main verbs are action and stative/static.
What is the name of the "J" oil that is made from a shrub native to northwestern Mexico and is purportedly helpful for preventing hair breakage and treating dandruff?
Jojoba oil
Has the White House ever burned down?
Yes or No
Yes. British troops set fire to the White House On August 24, 1814.
What number doesn’t have its own Roman numeral?
Zero
What did all the movies ever made have in common until 1927?
They were silent.
Name four modal auxiliary verbs.
Gabrielle Solis, the character played by Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives, was born in what city in Mexico?
Guadalajara
What state is also known as ‘Finlandia’ because it looks a lot like Finland?
That’s Minnesota.
How old was Isaac Newton when he developed integral calculus?
He was 23 years old.
How long is 'Four score and seven years ago'?
87 years
What verb tenses can be used to express the future other than will + verb or going to + verb?
The simple present and the present continuous can be used to express the future.
Popular in Northern Mexico and among Spanish-speaking Texans, “La Canícula” refers to the rainless, hot, stagnant days between July and August. It's equivalent to what 2-word alliterative idiom that's more common to English speakers?
Dog days
Albany is the capital of which US state?
New York
When was the equal sign invented?
Robert Recorde invented the equal sign in 1557.