Grammar
Culture
Vocabulary
Idioms
Brain Teaser
200
What is the plural of these words:
Person, foot, fish, wife
People, feet, fish, wives
200
What's the most famous British food?
Fish and chips
200
What is the name of this animal?
Fox
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What does "to break the ice" mean?
If you break the ice, you help strangers (people who are meeting for the first time) feel more relaxed and comfortable with each other.
Example: English teachers have lots of activities for breaking the ice with new groups of students
200
Which is heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of rocks?
Neither. Both weigh a pound!
400
Fix this sentence:
This people were go in Paris last year.
These people went to Paris last year.
400
When do people in the US celebrate Thanksgiving each year?
At the end of November (more precisely on the fourth Thursday of November)
400
What are the name of these objects?
Fork, knife, spoon (cutlery)
400
What does "it is a piece of cake" mean?
If something is a piece of cake, then it’s easy.
Example: That test was a piece of cake
400
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen.
600
Say the past simple of these forms:
Write, come, say, ride, fly
wrote, came, said, rode, flew
600
Go to the white board and draw the United Kingdom flag
600
What is the name of this type of clothing?
A suit
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What does "curiosity killed the cat" mean?
If you hear this English idiom, then it means you’re asking too many questions. Consider it a warning – too much curiosity can create problems!
Example: You ask a lot of questions – curiosity killed the cat, you know!
600
A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed in town for three days and rode back out on Friday. How is this possible?
The horse’s name was Friday
800
Rearrange this sentence:
at husband really a lake the ate restaurant by week My and last I nice
My husband and I ate at a really nice restaurant by the lake last week.
800
What is the national instrument of Scotland?
The bagpipes
800
What is the name of this shop?
Butcher's shop
800
What does "to feel under the weather" mean?
This idiom means that you’re not feeling well.
Example: I’m feeling a bit under the weather today so I won’t go to work.
800
A father and son have a car accident. They are taken to separate hospitals. When the boy is taken in for an operation, the surgeon says, “I can’t do this surgery…. this boy is my son!” How is this possible?
The surgeon is the boy’s mother
1000
Say the past participle of these irregular verbs:
Drive, eat, fall, win, draw, read
driven, eaten, fallen, won, drawn, read
1000
Who was the famous English writer/poet born in Stratford upon Avon?
William Shakespeare
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What is the name of this profession?
Plumber
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What does "every cloud has a silver lining" mean?
It means that we can find some good or something positive even in difficult situations.
Example: Losing your job is terrible, but every cloud has a silver lining. Now you’ll get to spend more time with your family, like you’ve always wanted.
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A farmer is travelling with a fox, a chicken, and a bag of beans. At some point, he needs to cross a river on a boat.
The farmer can only fit one thing in the boat with him at a time. If left alone together, the fox will eat the chicken or the chicken will eat the beans. How does the farmer get everything across the river safely?
The farmer brings the chicken across the river first (if he leaves the chicken alone, it will either eat the beans or be eaten by the fox).