Time to put your thinking cap on! To be completely calm under pressure is to be as cool as a ___.
Red cabbage
Asparagus
Broccoli
Cucumber
"I cleaned all the kitchen while my parents were out." What is wrong with this sentence?
There is nothing wrong.
It should say "at" instead of "out to".
The verb should be "went" instead of "were".
It should say "the whole" instead of "all the".
"Melissa went to the doctor, got her nails done, and shopped for groceries all before noon." What is wrong with this sentence?
There is nothing wrong.
There should be a comma after "noon".
The word "she" should go after "and".
There should not be a comma after "done".
Complete this proverb: Necessity is the ___ of invention.
Keeper
Scientist
Mother
Judge
Complete this idiom: Wear your heart upon your ___.
Find the word that is fake.
Contusion
Combustion
Confusion
Compustion
A token or item that you buy or keep to remember something is called a:
Souvenier
Suvenier
Souvenir
Suveneer
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile makes a comparison while a metaphor describes equivalence
There is no difference
A metaphor is a more elaborate description of a simile
A simile is spoken while a metaphor is written
According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?
Debit
Revenge
Payment
Credit
Are you praising or criticizing someone when you "upbraid" them?
What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'?
Bitty
Bivouac
Bitterender
Bizarrerie
You're at the halfway point of the quiz! Which of the following is a synonym of "destination"?
Skillful
Goal
Comfortable
Evil
To require or demand is also to:
Necessetate
Necessitate
Neccesitate
Nessessitate
Which word works best in the following sentence? Janet refused to ___ her belief in Santa Claus.
Exonerate
Abjure
Ignore
Pontificate
"They immigrated from Europe and have lived with me ever since." What is wrong with this sentence?
There is nothing wrong.
There should be a comma after "Europe".
It should say "emigrated" instead of "immigrated".
You can't start a sentence with a pronoun.
If you want to excuse yourself and don't want to explain why you need to leave, you can always say that you are going to see a man about what animal?
Chimpanzee
Dog
Donkey
Hedgehog
How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?
Nimble
Inane
Unbiased
Exceptional
"Cyborg" is a combination of the words "cybernetic" and...
Genetic
Organism
Borg
Organic
Which word refers to a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance?
Pellet
Palate
Palette
Pallet
Where might you most likely find a "ramekin" (or "ramequin")?
In a workshop
In a museum
In a forest
In a kitchen
Almost at the end, I promise. What is a synonym for the word "ruse"?
Leader
Hoax
Fact
Orthodox
What word goes into this common saying "There's no such thing as a free ___"?
And here's the final question: what does the idiom "spill the beans" mean?
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