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 "at" instead of "out to".
The verb should be "went" instead of "were".
It should say "the whole" instead of "all the".
There is nothing wrong.
"Melissa went to the doctor, got her nails done, and shopped for groceries all before noon." What is wrong with this sentence?
The word "she" should go after "and".
There is nothing wrong.
There should not be a comma after "done".
There should be a comma after "noon".
Complete this proverb: Necessity is the ___ of invention.
Scientist
Mother
Keeper
Judge
Complete this idiom: Wear your heart upon your ___.
Find the word that is fake.
Confusion
Contusion
Combustion
Compustion
A token or item that you buy or keep to remember something is called a:
Souvenier
Suveneer
Suvenier
Souvenir
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile is spoken while a metaphor is written
There is no difference
A metaphor is a more elaborate description of a simile
Simile makes a comparison while a metaphor describes equivalence
According to the old proverb, what should be given when it's due?
Revenge
Debit
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'?
Bivouac
Bizarrerie
Bitterender
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:
Nessessitate
Neccesitate
Necessetate
Necessitate
Which word works best in the following sentence? Janet refused to ___ her belief in Santa Claus.
Abjure
Ignore
Pontificate
Exonerate
"They immigrated from Europe and have lived with me ever since." What is wrong with this sentence?
It should say "emigrated" instead of "immigrated".
You can't start a sentence with a pronoun.
There is nothing wrong.
There should be a comma after "Europe".
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
Chimpanzee
Hedgehog
Dog
How would you describe a conversation that completely lacks importance?
Exceptional
Unbiased
Nimble
Inane
"Cyborg" is a combination of the words "cybernetic" and...
Borg
Organism
Genetic
Organic
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 workshop
In a forest
In a kitchen
In a museum
Almost at the end, I promise. What is a synonym for the word "ruse"?
Orthodox
Fact
Leader
Hoax
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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