GRAMMAR GURU
VOCABULARY VAULT
EVERYDAY ENGLISH
CULTURE & TRIVIA
WILDCARD
100

Complete the sentence: "While I ________ (read) a book, the phone rang."

What is was reading?

100

What is the opposite of the adjective "generous"?

Who is SELFISH? / STINGY?

100

What is a polite way to ask for a glass of water in a restaurant?

What is - May I have a glass of water, please?

100

What is the capital city of Scotland? Write it down,also.

What is EDINBURGH?

100

Spell the day of the week that comes after Tuesday.

How do you spell W-E-D-N-E-S-D-A-Y?

200

Turn this into a sentence using Past Simple "She / yesterday / see / a dolphin."

What is: she SAW  a dolphin yesterday.

200

What do you call a person who helps people in danger, like putting out fires?

Who is a firefighter?

200

Complete the dialogue:
A: "Thank you so much for your help!"
B: "You're ________."

What is - WELCOME?

200

Which famous British writer wrote the plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet?

Who is - William Shakespeare?

200

Find the odd one out: stomach ache, cough, headache, lungs.

What are LUNGS?

300

Past Simple of the verb TO TEACH

What is TAUGHT
300

2 words for the front and the back  of the lower part of the leg (from the knee to the foot)

What are SHIN and CALF?

300

What do people say for someone who is very angry?

What is - TO SEE RED

300

What is the name of the traditional British dish made of deep-fried fish and sliced fried potatoes?

What is Fish and Chips?

300

What is the comparative and superlative form of the adjective "bad"? Write it on the blackboard

What are worse and the worst?

400

All 3 forms of the verb TO RIDE

What is : RIDE, RODE, RIDDEN

400

Complete the phrasal verb: "I need to ________ up this word in the dictionary."

What is TO LOOK ?

400

What do some people say (in English) when they hit something (and it hurts)?

What is - OUCH!

400

Name the four countries that make up the United Kingdom.

What are - England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland?

400

Who wrote the Sherlock Holmes books?

Who is - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?

500

Fill in: "Split is far from Zagreb, but Dubrovnik is even _______."

What is FURTHER / FARTHER

500

The word REDATELJ in English?

Who is the DIRECTOR?

500

Your friend says, "I failed my English test." What is an appropriate sympathetic reaction?

What is - "Oh dear!", - "I'm sorry to hear that," or - "What a pity!"?

500

What river runs through London?

What is - The Thames?

500

What is the REAL name of the tower whose nickname is Big Ben?

What is - originally named the Clock Tower, the structure was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012