What is the main language that is spoken in Brazil?
Portugese
100
What two planets are referred to as the 'blue planets'?
Earth and Neptune
100
A mother and a father have 4 daughters. Each daughter has 1 brother. How many people are in this family?
Seven
100
What does an interrogative sentence always end with?
A question mark
100
what do I mean if I say something is a 'piece of cake'?
That it is very easy/simple
200
Which US State was President Obama born in?
Hawaii
200
What is the fastest growing plant in the world?
Bamboo
200
If you were running a race and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
Second place
200
What is the name for a word that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards? eg; level, eye
Palindrome
200
Does the phrase 'you've bitten off more than you can chew' mean
a) you've eaten too much
b)you're trying too hard
c) your current task is too difficult to complete
C
300
What is the Capital City of Canada?
Ottawa
300
What is the name of the longest bone in the human body?
The femur (thigh bone)
300
It's a stormy night and a plane takes off from JFK airport in New York. The storm worsens, and the plane crashes - half lands in the United States, the other half lands in Canada. In which country do you bury the survivors?
You don't bury the survivors!
300
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example.
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named -
Eg; Buzz, Splash, Tweet
300
Which of the following is NOT an insult in British English?
nincompoop, twit, flabbergast, numpty
Flabbergast
400
Which country has the third highest population in the world?
United States of America
400
Magnetite, hematite, limonite and siderite are ores of which metal?
Iron
400
A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for three days and leaves on Friday. How did he do it?
What are these sets of words an example of?
seen, scene
draft, draught
mall, maul
homophones
500
What country is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast?
Pakistan
500
A group of lions is called a 'pride', a group of dogs is called a 'pack..
What is a group of Crows called?
A Murder
500
A father and son were involved in a car accident. The father was trapped in the car, but the son was rushed to the nearest hospital. Upon entering the emergency room, the doctor who was supposed to operate on the young boy exclaimed, “I can’t operate! This is my son!” How is that possible?
The doctor was the boys mother
500
What is the most frequently used noun in the English language?
time
500
Spell the word ... (meaning: a persons moral sense of right and wrong)