Grammar
Vocabulary
Faux amis
(Eng-French)
Trivia / Pub Quiz
Riddles
100

A word that describes a noun or a pronoun

Adjective

100

to start something over again because a previous attempt failed / to restart the activity


example: I forgot to back up my files, so, now, I am __________________.

back to square one

100

actually

en fait

100

This is the French culinary term for a dish that has been covered with breadcrumbs or grated cheese and browned?

Gratin

100

What has to be broken before you use it?

an egg

200

What is the past tense of the verb "to teach"?

taught

200

to stop working for the day


example: I feel so tired working on this project since this morning. Let's _____________.

(to) call it a day

200

location

localisation / emplacement

200

The three letter airport code for the Los Angeles International Airport

LAX

200

What has hands but cannot clap?

a clock
300

What is the plural of the word sheep? 

sheep

300

easy to do / not difficult to do


example: Driving a car is (not) _______________. I don't know why people don't know how to drive better.

(not) rocket science / no-brainer

300

experiment

expérience

300

Located in Cambodia, this is the largest religious monument in the world

Angkor Wat

300

What month of the year has 28 days?

All of them

400

If we had taken a taxi, we _____________ (not to miss) the plane.

wouldn't have missed

400

something unlikely to happen / with very little chance of success 


example: Your solution is a ________, but we'll try and hope it works.

long shot

400

competitor

concurrent

400

Released in 1941, this is the only Disney animated feature film with a title character that never speaks

Dumbo

400

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age / time

500

I don't know how to play the guitar. I wish I __________ (to play) the guitar.

played

500

to do things exactly according to the rules, policies, or the law


example: We told our auditors that we do everything _______________.

by the book

500

tentative

provisoire

500

On 16 June 1963, this Soviet cosmonaut became the first woman in space

Valentina Tereshkova

500

Where does today come before yesterday?

The dictionary