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100

I moved/have moved to America last year.

Which one is correct?

moved

100

You want to have a laugh with a friend. What will you do?

a joke

100

You had one ox, and you bought one more. Now you have two...?

Oxen

100

A murderer has been condemned to death. He has a choice of three rooms: a room with a raging fire, a room full of assassins with loaded rifles, and a room full of lions who haven't eaten in three years. Which room is his best choice?

The Lions. They are dead because he hasn't eaten in three years.

100

Change this sentence to the past tense: 

The summer goes by very fast.

The summer went by very fast.

200

When you have done something wrong, what do you say?

I apologize.

200

The opposite of "forget"?

"remember."

200

The children was/were eating lunch.

were

200

An electric train is traveling north at 70 mph, and the wind is blowing west at 10 mph. Which way does the smoke blow?


Electric trains do not produce smoke.

200

Name one work by William Shakespeare.

Answers may vary. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and more.

300

What is the plural of "person"?

people

300

What word is used when you say something about the poor quality of a product or service?

complain, critique, question

300

Rearrange the sentence:

my goes never the friend to pool

My friend never goes to the pool.

300

You are in a dark room with a torch, an oil lamb, and a match. What do you light first?

The match

300

In which novel does this line appear:

"Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold." 

The Outsiders.

400

What word is the opposite of "cheap"?

Expensive, costly, overpriced, pricey

400

Name one country in Britain.

England, Scotland, Wales

400

Who wrote Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, and Sleeping Beauty?

The brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm.

400

What has an eye or eyes but cannot see?

A storm, a potato, or a needle.

400

In which tense is this sentence written:


We will have graduated by 2031.

Future perfect.

500

In British English, it is called a 'lift'. What is it called in American English?

An elevator

500

You are unsure about something and as a result, you are thinking about it. What is the word?

questioning, wondering, confused

500

What is the most commonly used letter in the English language?

e

It is used in 1/8 of all words!

500

What has to be broken before you can use it?

an egg

500

Which of the following authors is female:


S.E. Hinton, J.K. Rowlings, and L.M. Montgomery

All of them.