Teacher
How embarrassing!
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Neologisms
London Trivia
100

What is the teachers name?

Bonus point: Does she have one of these?

Cat

NO!

100

A strong word for embarrassment is h_______

humiliation 

100

What expression with "get" means to become friends with someone and enjoy their company?

Get along with

100

What modern dating term means suddenly cutting off all communication with someone without explanation?

Ghosting

100

In which London station is Platform 9¾ located?

Kings Cross

200

What animal is your teacher afraid of?

Birds

200

If I am feeling angry about a situation that I think was unfair I could be said to be feeling r_______

resentful

200

What expression with "get" means to recover from an illness or difficult experience?

Get over

200

What verb means to search for information on the internet? 

Google

200

Which globally famous singer was born in 1988 grew up in Tottenham, North London?

Adele

300

In which country did she recently live?

Australia

300

Someone is so embarrassed after tripping on stage in front of the whole school that they wish they could disappear completely. What expression might they use to describe how they feel?

Curl up and die

OR

Wish the ground would open up 

300

The first day of a new job you quickly become friends with the person at the desk next to you - you laugh and have a lot in common. What idiom using 'get' can describe this?

Get on like a house on fire

300

What word describes a pub that serves high-quality food as well as drinks?

Gastropub

300

Which London crossing became world-famous because of an album cover by the band The Beatles?

Abbey Road

400

What is your teachers favourite food?


Steak and chips or pizza


400

What expression means to make someone less arrogant by showing them they are not as important, talented, or successful as they think?

Take someone down a peg (or two)

400

What expression with "get" means to annoy someone repeatedly?

Get on someone's nerves  

400

After skipping lunch, Sam snaps at everyone in sight. What neologism best describes Sam's mood?

Hangry

400

Which London landmark is most often mistaken for being called "Big Ben"?

Elizabeth Tower

500

In which country does your teacher want to live next?


Peru

500

An idiom used when someone laughs really hard

Fall about laughing

500

Your friend has spent three hours arguing with strangers online about which superhero is best. What expression might you jokingly tell them?

Get a life!

500

Where does the word podcast come from?

It is a combination of the iPod, and the word broadcast 

500

A famous football stadium in North London is nicknamed "The Emirates." Which football club plays its home matches there?

Arsenal