UI Jeopardy (Dec 22)

Vocabulary

100

Which of the following words can NOT be used to describe a room in a house used for quiet work such as reading or writing?

1) Cabinet; 2) Office; 3) Study

CABINET

200

Let's try not to ______ to much (= to move away from the main subject)

1) DIGRESS; 2) DISTRACT; 3) DESTROY

DIGRESS

300

A 3-letter word which means "an angry group/crowd of people"

MOB

400

Which day of the week do Americans sometimes call "hump day"?

WEDNESDAY

500

What should we do with the storm?

WEATHER IT

Phrasal verbs

100

In the movie 'Titanic', Celine Dion sang that her "Heart will ..."

GO ON

200

-You wanna hear about the new Avatar movie?
-Yeah, but please don't give ____ (spoil) the ending!

AWAY

300

If you don’t want to go to the party, why don’t you just ____________ an excuse?

MAKE UP

400

When we start a journey, do we SET OFF or SET OUT?

BOTH

500

I need to put ______ a presentation before Monday. (= make, create)

TOGETHER

Idioms

100

If you don't like something, it's not your 'cup of ____'

TEA

200

if you don't want to judge someone as severely as you usually would, you will cut them some THIS MESSAGING PROGRAM

SLACK

300

An idiom meaning that it takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive states that 'THIS CITY wasn't built in a day'

ROME

400

If THEY start flying, everything impossible will happen

PIGS

500

I've decided to participate; I'm throwing THIS ITEM "into the ring."

HAT

Random English

100

I went out ___ the house to see what was going on.

OF

200

I ______ Alex for 15 years.

1) have known

2) have been knowing

3) both are possible

HAVE KNOWN

300

I adore the beautiful VIEW/SCENERY in the Alps.

SCENERY

400

The president has always DECLINED/DENIED/REFUSED the accusations against him.

DENIED

500

"e.g." means "for example". What does "i.e." mean?

THAT IS
(The hotel is closed during low season, i.e. from October to March.)

Random Stuff

100

Which brand of beer is commonly known as the 'Black Stuff'?

GUINNESS

200

Which two colours are considered traditional colours of Christmas?

RED and GREEN

300

Spell and pronounce correctly the title of rulers of ancient Egypt

PHARAOH

400

What is the only South American country where English is an official language?

GUYANA

500

Who is the only singer NOT from either the US or the UK who has sold more than 250 million records in their career?

RIHANNA