Grammar
Vocabulary
Idioms & Expressions
Homophones
Random Stuff
100
Complete the sentence with the correct pronoun:
This is the man ___ house is on fire.
WHOSE
100
When I first started my job, it took me about six months to (adapt/adept/adopt) to the way this company works.
ADAPT
100
If somebody says "it's pouring out there", what is happening outside?
HEAVY RAIN
100
1) Body tissue composed of cells and fibers
2) An edible mollusk
MUSCLE / MUSSEL
100
Have you done your homework?
YES
200
Choose the correct option:
(Although/Despite) it was raining, they decided to go for a walk
ALTHOUGH
200
If you park your car in a wrong place, you'll have to pay a ____
FINE
200
If somebody tells you "break a leg", what do they wish you?
GOOD LUCK
200
1) something that completes or goes well with something
2) a polite expression of praise
COMPLEMENT / COMPLIMENT
200
Which programming language celebrated its 28th birthday 17 days ago? (on the 4th of December)
JAVASCRIPT
300
Choose the correct option:
Don’t drive like a crazy man. We (will /are going to) have an accident!
ARE GOING TO
300
What do British people call this?
TORCH
300
My friend is coming to visit us in our house =
My friend is coming ___
OVER
300
1) location
2) something worth seeing
SITE / SIGHT
300
What is the English name of a musical note which in most European languages is known as "do dièse"?
C♯
400
Identify and correct the error in the following sentence: "She read it quicker than me"
MORE QUICKLY
400
What do we call a video showing a particular event? (usually used about recordings of crimes/events shown on the news)
FOOTAGE
400
What does it mean if somebody tells you "you nailed it!"?
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB / YOU'VE ANSWERED IT CORRECTLY
400
1) for example, 2 out of 8
2) for example, 2+8
SOME / SUM
400
The world's first website was an info-website of which organization?
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
500
The plural of "cat" is "cats". The plural of dog is "dogs". But what is the plural of "rabbit"?
P.S. pay close attention to the first 2 examples
RABBITS
500
What C1-level word is the formal preposition/adverb which means "despite", or "not considering or being influenced by something"?
P.S. The answer is not "withstanding"
NOTWITHSTANDING
500
Which phrasal verb has the following meanings?
1) to improve (often used about business)
2) to start again after an interruption
3) to pay (always used about bills)
4) to buy something for a good price (usually used with the words "bargain" or "deal)"
5) to catch smb (when it's done by the police)
6) to increase an amount
7) to tidy a room (in the US only)
PICK UP
500
Below you can see a real, grammatically correct sentence. Explain its meaning:
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
Animals called "buffalo" from the city of Buffalo, that the same kind of animals from the city bully, bully these animals from that city
500
Currently you can learn 43 languages on Duolingo but 2 of them are fictional.
Name either the names of these languages or the TV series they are from.
P.S. for double points, you have to name both the languages and the TV series they are from.
High Valyrian and Klingon, taken from Game of Thrones and Star Trek respectively