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1
What is the Maori name for New Zealand?
Whanake
Honeheke
Aotearoa
Tolin Reo
2
What is this in English?
squirrel
marmot
hedge hog
mole
3
And what's the other one?
oxymoron
simile
metaphor
objective correlative
4
Which one is a British Overseas Territory?
Fiji
Hong Kong
Gibraltar
Malta
5
What is Donald Trump's middle name?
James
Joshua
Jonathan
John
6
Who has never been a James Bond villain?
Vincent Cassel
Javier Bardem
Christoph Waltz
Mads Mikkelsen
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What is a locus amoenus?
Ms Knecht's answer to life, the universe and everything
a literary topos = an idealized place of safety or comfort
if used correctly, a six in any matura exam
something you can eat
8
Which airport does not belong to the New York City area?
O'Hare
La Guardia
JFK
Newark
9
Which Hollywood star is also a "Shakespeare-actor"?
Tom Hiddleston
Channing Tatum
Robert Pattinson
Leonardo DiCaprio
10
Where are we?
Vancouver
Auckland
Capetown
Melbourne
11
Who said "I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly"
Winston Churchill
Albert Einstein
Mick Jagger
Charlie Sheen
12
What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?
45
41
44
42
13
Which product is originally Jewish?
doughnut
scone
bagel
muffin
14
Which one is really a fish?
jellyfish
catfish
dwarfish
crayfish
15
What is/was the "nickname" of Shakespeare?
The Bard
The Feather
The Rhymster
The Inkling
16
Which word can be used for "money"?
stones
bucks
beads
cubes
17
Which movie is not about the Vietnam War?
Deer Hunter
Born on the Fourth of July
Remember Me
Apocalypse Now
18
Origin?“Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
How should I know?
House of cards
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream
19
Which Harry Potter actor died in 2016?
Gary Oldman (Sirius)
Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid)
Michael Gambon (Dumbledore)
Alan Rickman (Snape)
20
When was the American Civil War?
1890-1894
1861-1865
1643-1647
1789-1793
21
Which rhetorical device is used in "she is as busy as a bee"?
alliteration
metaphor
simile
personification
22
Donald Trump is the ..... President of the USA.
41st
45th
48th
42nd
23
The "All Blacks" are the national Rugby team of ....
Wales
South Africa
Scotland
New Zealand
24
What is the name of this artist?
Francis Bacon
Luzian Freud
Andy Warhol
Banksy
25
Which farewell do you prefer?
I wish you nothing but happiness
good bye, good riddance
don't be a stranger
all the best
26
What does CNN stand for?
Canadian National News
Corporate News Net
Channel for News and Novelties
Cable News Network
27
What are the two most important dates for any student of English language and culture?
1066 and 1616
1952 and sometime around 2020
2008 and 2016
9/11
28
Which verb has no irregular past/participle?
slay
seek
light
bake
29
Which word does not mean "prostitute"?
strumpet
spinster
hooker
hustler
30
Burger King restaurants in Australia are called ....
Koala Hut
Kangaroo Paw
Hungry Jack's
Ozzie Shack
31
Who lends Smaug in "The Hobbit" his voice?
George Clooney
Benedict Cumberbatch
Mel Gibson
Matt Damon
32
What is Mrs Knecht's biggest fear about the matura exam?
that we write being with 2 "e"
that we do better than in any of her own exams
that we mix up synonyms and antonyms
that we don't show up
33
Whose lead singer didn't die?
The Doors
Oasis
Queen
Nirvana
34
Which author invented Sherlock Holmes?
Agatha Christie
Oscar Wilde
Arthur Conan Doyle
Charles Dickens
35
Which actor/actress is not from Australia?
Rupert Grint
Mel Gibson
Sam Worthington
Cate Blanchett
36
Which Arthurian knight is known for his affair with Arthur's wife?
Galahad
Percival
Gawain
Lancelot
37
Which word can't be used for this?
turnip
bell pepper
capsicum
sweet pepper
38
Who has never had a guest appearance in "The Big Bang Theory"?
Ellen DeGeneres
Elon Musk
Oprah Winfrey
Stephen Hawking
39
What are you definitely not going to miss about English class?
sitting difficult exams
all the reading
lively discussion
the course book
40
What is the technical term for an ice hockey "field"?
pitch
court
glace
rink
41
What is the meaning of "to canoodle"?
to kiss
to row
to cycle
to eat
42
Which country has never had a female political leader?
Great Britain
Ireland
USA
Australia
43
Which American city has the nickname "City in the Desert"?
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Dallas
Denver
44
Which author invented James Bond?
Mark Twain
Graham Greene
Ian Fleming
F. Scott Fitzgerald
45
Newfoundland is ...
Canadian
British
American
independent
46
What is a suffragette?
a sailing boat
a women's rights activist
a prison guard
a torture victim
