English
What is the most commonly used word in the English language?
The.
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
It is actually a fruit.
Cats spend about 30% of their waking hours doing what?
Grooming / cleaning themselves.
Which letter in the English alphabet is used most often?
E.
Oh no! You picked the wrong one.
-200 :(
What tense do the words in bold represent:
I had walked to the store before he told me to.
Past perfect.
In what year did the Second World War start?
1939.
What is Baby Yoda's real name?
(Din) Grogu.
Which of the following is not a type of poem:
a sonnet, haiku, ballad, or simile?
A simile
Which sport has been played on the moon?
Golf.
Which 2 of these English words are not derived from Dutch: ruck sack, frolic, noodle, bluff, boss, onslaught, modern.
noodle (German origin) and modern (French origin).
ruck sack (rugzak), frolic (vrolijk), bluff (bluffen), boss (baas), onslaught (aanslag).
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
How many bones does a shark have?
No bones at all (they have cartilages instead, which are more flexible and less heavy).
Write down an English word that is as long as possible. The team that has the longest (and correctly spelled) word gets these points.
+600 points
+600
What is the collective name (in English) for words like similarly, likewise, besides, although, however, furthermore, ...
Linking words.
What is the smallest country in the world by land area?
Vatican City
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
A bat.
What is the opposite of a "synonym"?
An antonym.
How long can sloths hold their breath?
For around 40 minutes.
What word means "the study of the origin and history of words"?
Etymology
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
AU (from Latin "aurum")
100 degrees celsius is ... degrees fahrenheit.
212.
What is the term for a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning?
A homophone.
What is a group of crows called?
A murder.