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The adjective ‘intelligent’ has lots of synonyms (words with a similar meaning) – but which word means the opposite of intelligent?

Thick

25

If someone is very clever, we can say ‘she’s as bright as a.....

Button

5

When James missed some of the course, he had to work hard to __________ the rest of the class.

Catch up

10

Which of these qualifications is usually taken at school and not university?

GCSE

5

Mark knew all the answers in the pub quiz – he’s so ___________.

knowledgeable

25

The adjective ‘stupid’ has lots of synonyms (words with a similar meaning) – but which word means the opposite of ‘stupid’?

Brainy

20

The national symbol of Poland is a large bird of prey, but which of the following birds is it?

An eagle

5

Did you know __________ name for a pet dog in Poland is 'Burek'? It describes the dog's colour as being 'brown-ish' (not exactly brown).

The most popular

25

Marie Curie, a famous Polish physicist, won the Nobel Prize when she __________ the radioactive metals radium and polonium

Discovered

5

Nicolaus Copernicus was the first astronomer and mathematician who argued that the Earth ___________ the Sun.

Orbits

10

Geographically, Poland is in the very centre of Europe – we could say that it is in the __________ of Europe.

Heart

25

Chopin was a famous Polish composer. But did you know he wrote music almost entirely for the ___________?

Piano

5