Time to put your thinking cap on! To be completely calm under pressure is to be as cool as a ___.
Asparagus
Red cabbage
Cucumber
Broccoli
"I cleaned all the kitchen while my parents were out." What is wrong with this sentence?
It should say "the whole" instead of "all the".
It should say "at" instead of "out to".
There is nothing wrong.
The verb should be "went" instead of "were".
"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".
There should not be a comma after "done".
The word "she" should go after "and".
Complete this proverb: Necessity is the ___ of invention.
Scientist
Keeper
Judge
Mother
Complete this idiom: Wear your heart upon your ___.
Find the word that is fake.
Confusion
Contusion
Compustion
Combustion
A token or item that you buy or keep to remember something is called a:
Souvenier
Suveneer
Souvenir
Suvenier
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile is spoken while a metaphor is written
There is no difference
Simile makes a comparison while a metaphor describes equivalence
A metaphor is a more elaborate description of a simile
According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?
Debit
Credit
Payment
Revenge
Are you praising or criticizing someone when you "upbraid" them?
What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'?
Bivouac
Bizarrerie
Bitterender
Bitty
You're at the halfway point of the quiz! Which of the following is a synonym of "destination"?
Goal
Skillful
Comfortable
Evil
To require or demand is also to:
Neccesitate
Necessetate
Nessessitate
Necessitate
Which word works best in the following sentence? Janet refused to ___ her belief in Santa Claus.
Exonerate
Pontificate
Abjure
Ignore
"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
Hedgehog
Donkey
How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?
Unbiased
Nimble
Inane
Exceptional
"Cyborg" is a combination of the words "cybernetic" and...
Organism
Borg
Genetic
Organic
Which word refers to a small, rounded, compressed mass of a substance?
Pallet
Palette
Palate
Pellet
Where might you most likely find a "ramekin" (or "ramequin")?
In a forest
In a kitchen
In a museum
In a workshop
Almost at the end, I promise. What is a synonym for the word "ruse"?
Hoax
Leader
Orthodox
Fact
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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I got 15 out of 24 – 62%
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I got 20 out of 24!
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I got 8 out of 24!
Well, it wasn’t your day, but I don’t want that to stop you. I hope you learned something new today!
You got 18 out of 24!
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