Vocabulary
Grammar
Homophones
Phrasal verbs
Random Stuff
100
It might take him ages to fix this bug, but he'll do it e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(after some time)
EVENTUALLY
100
Choose the correct option:
(Although/Despite) it was raining, they decided to go for a walk
ALTHOUGH
100
1) location
2) something worth seeing, especially as a tourist
SITE / SIGHT
100
When you postpone something, you ____ it ___
PUT OFF
100
A farmer has 17 goats. All of them but 8 die. How many goats are alive?
8
200
What do British people call this?
TORCH
200
All of them are stupid but this one is ....
A) the stupidest
B) the most stupid
C) both are possible
C
200
1) something that completes or goes well with something
2) a polite expression of praise
COMPLEMENT / COMPLIMENT
200
When you meet somebody by accident, you ____ ____ them.
RUN INTO / BUMP INTO
200
Godel has its HQ in Manchester. What are people from Manchester called?
MANCUNIANS
300
The CEO took a tough s _ _ _ _ _ against working from home.
(position, opinion)
STANCE
300
Identify and correct the error in the following sentence: "She read it quicker than me"
MORE QUICKLY
300
1) an animal
2) a synonym of "naked"
BEAR / BARE
300
Some of the things they are trying to do will _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to be mistakes.
(we will see that it was a mistake)
TURN OUT
300
In 1988 Larry Shaw, an employee of the San Francisco science museum, founded a holiday which is now celebrated every year on the 14th of March. To celebrate this holiday people eat pies, and do some other activities.
What is the name of this holiday / what does it celebrate?
PI DAY
400
This game is called "Jeopardy". But what does the word "jeopardy" mean?
DANGER
400
Find and correct the mistakes:
He told to me that he is going to Sweden tomorrow.
He told me that he was going to Sweden the next day.
400
1) for example, 2 out of 8
2) for example, 2+8
SOME / SUM
400
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
400
Listen to the question and answer it.
10
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
Where should we use the article "The"?
Equator; Smoky Mountains; Pacific Islands; East; Mississippi River; Balkan Peninsula; Great Lakes; Netherlands, Hague
EVERYWHERE
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
Which phrasal verb has the following 3 meanings:
1) to move slightly;
2) to chase smb;
3) to talk to smb about smth unpleasant
THERE IS NO SUCH PHRASAL VERB
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 (GAME OF THRONES) AND KLINGON (STAR TREK)