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  • In Britain, 'cookies' are called...
    Biscuits
  • What does 'pun' mean?
    Linguistic joke
  • What's the meaning of the expression 'To leave somebody high and dry?'
    To abandon, to ignore, to forget about someone
  • What is Barack Obama's wife's name?
    Michelle
  • Johnny prevented his mother [______] drowning
    FROM
  • Who was the first president of the US?
    George Washington
  • Name two synonyms of 'big'
    Enormous, gigantic, colossal, huge, etc
  • What does 'bargain' mean?
    A very good offer
  • If I [____] known, I wouldn't have done it.
    HAD
  • Knight vs. Night [phonetics]
    None -> /nait/
  • In Britain, a 'truck' is called...
    Lorry
  • What is the meaning of the connector 'thus'?
    'Hence', this way, because of this (reason) etc.
  • Who was Lady Di?
    Diana, current King Charles III's ex-wife
  • What is/was the I.R.A.?
    Irish Republican Army, "terrorist" group who fought for Ireland's total independence
  • How many vowels does the English language have?
    12
  • What is the meaning of the adverbial 'Hardly ever'?
    5-10%
  • What is the past participle of the verb 'loose'?
    Loose is an adjective, not a verb (lose)
  • What does 'constipated' mean?
    You can't go to the toilet (number two)
  • Plural of 'mouse'
    Mice
  • None vs No one
    Explain
  • Remember vs Remind
    S V O vs S V O O
  • What territory did the British give to China in 1997? Why?
    Hong Kong
  • At what time do Brits typically drink tea?
    Five o'clock
  • Pronounce the following words correctly: Thought, Through, Tough and Thorough.
    "tho:t, thru:, taf and thara"
  • To give food to somebody is to .... [F______]
    Feed
  • What does 'LOL' stand for?
    Laughing out loud
  • What is the past simple of the verb ' to teach' + spelling
    Taught
  • What is/are the official language/s of the US?
    No official language!
  • 'To be or not to be' is a quote that appears in what Shakespearean play?
    Hamlet
  • What does it mean 'To hit the books'?
    To study a lot
  • fun vs funny
    interesting vs. hahahaha (laugh)
  • Late vs Lately
    Not punctual vs. the last days/weeks
  • Hard (adv) vs Hardly (adv)
    Seriously, with devotion vs the opposite
  • Johnny is waiting [_____] his niece
    FOR
  • Condom vs Preservative
    Safe s___ intercourse vs something that keeps food in a proper state (salt, sugar are the oldest preservatives)
  • Shakespeare wrote the play 'The Merchant of ....'
    Venice
  • The UK is made up of four countries, which are...
    England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  • Plural of 'foot'
    Feet
  • What does the expression 'The elephant in the room' mean?
    Ignoring an obvious problem
  • Mistake vs error
    typo, lapse, accident vs not knowing the error
  • The opposite of 'success'
    Failure
  • Explain the idiom "Birds of a feather, flock together"
    People with similar tastes tend to go together
  • Who is the current British monarch?
    Charles III
  • Rape vs. violation
    non-consensual s33x vs. breaking the law/clause
  • Who is Stephen King?
    A famous horror story writer
  • Name two meaning of the word 'Bold'
    Negreta, valent/atrevit
  • Who vs. Whom
    Subject vs object
  • Cats don't have nails, they have...
    Claws
  • Thin vs. Narrow
    Thin book vs. Narrow street (or narrowminded)
  • Transform the adjective 'strong' into a noun and a verb
    Strength (n),To strengthen (v)
  • Sarah is good [____] maths
    AT