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100

"What is a noun?"

"What is a person, place, or thing?"

100

"What are synonyms for the word 'big'?"

"What are large, huge, enormous, etc.?"

100

$100: "What does the idiom 'break a leg' mean?"

"What is good luck?"

100

"What is the correct pronunciation of the word 'squirrel'?"

"What is /ˈskwɜːrəl/?"

100
Name the capital of Australia.

What is Canberra?

200

"What is the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses?"

"What is the present simple for habits and routines, and the present continuous for actions happening now?"

200

"What does the phrase 'break down' mean in the context of machines?"

"What is to stop working or malfunction?"

200

"What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?"

"What is something is very expensive?"

200

"What is the difference between the vowel sounds in 'bit' and 'beat'?"

"What is the short 'i' sound in 'bit' and the long 'e' sound in 'beat'?"

200

What is in a traditional English breakfast?

What is bacon, sausages, eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, black pudding, baked beans, and toast or fried ?

300

"What is a clause, and what are the two main types?"

 "What is a group of words with a subject and verb, and the two main types are independent and dependent clauses?"

300

"What does the word 'ubiquitous' mean?"

"What is being everywhere at the same time?"

300

"What is the meaning of the idiom 'bite off more than you can chew'?"

"What is to take on more responsibility than you can handle?"

300

"What is the short 'i' sound in 'bit' and the long 'e' sound in 'beat'?"

"What is with the tongue between the teeth?"

300

What is Irelands most significant national holiday?

What is St Patrick´s Day?

400

"How do we use modal verbs to express ability?"

"What is can, could, and be able to?"

400

"What is the meaning of the word 'nuance'?"

"What is a subtle difference or shade of meaning?"

400

"What does the idiom 'cut to the chase' mean?

"What is to get to the point or the most interesting part?"

400

"What is the stress pattern for the word 'information'?"

"What is in-for-MA-tion?"

400

What does tailgating refer to ?

What is to have a barbecue/picnic near a stadium before a game.

500

"What is the difference between active and passive voice?"

"What is active voice where the subject performs the action, and passive voice where the subject receives the action?"


500

"What is the definition of the word 'fastidious'?"

"What is meticulous and demanding in one's standards?"

500

"What is the meaning of the idiom 'give someone the cold shoulder'?"

"What is to deliberately ignore or show indifference to someone?"

500

Try pronouncing this word correctly "colonel".

 /ˈkɜːrnəl/  

500

What is the standard tip in bars and restaurants now in the US for good service. 

What is between 15-20 percent?