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