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English idiom
''BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE''
means
to have many options
to have the choice between two unpleasant options
to be extremely tired
to be bankrupt
2
What do Canadians mean when they ask for
¨double-double¨
?
coffee with two measures of sugar
coffee and chocolate
coffee with two measures of cream and two measures of sugar
coffee with two measures of creams
3
The highest population of English native speakers live in...
Australia
Great Britain
United States
Africa
4
Scolionophobia
is a fear of...
people
snakes
school
insects
5
How many holes does a typical golf course feature?
21
16
18
12
6
Engish idiom
''BREAK A LEG''
means
be careful
have fun
good luck
I wish you to break your leg
7
How many new words appear in the English language every year? (Harvard/Google study, 2010)
8500 words
1500 words
20500 words
3500 words
8
The country with the most lakes in the world is ...
China
Canada
Russia
United States
9
I love to eat...
Blackberries
Strawberries
Blueberries
Raspberries
10
Who laughs last,
laughs best
laughs never
laughs always
laughs sometimes
11
The oldest word in English is the word
I
MAN
WHO
GOD
12
If a magazine is printed weekly, it is printed...
Once every week
Every day of the week
Once a month
Twice a week
13
The
adjective
most often used to qualify the noun 'heart' is ...
broken
happy
brave
loving
14
Union Jack
is the flag of...
Ireland
Scotland
United Kingdom
England
15
How many people speak English as their first language?
about 89 million
about 530 million
about 360 million
about 200 million
16
What is
the least
used letter in the English language?
Q
Z
X
Y
17
How many bases are there on a baseball field?
2
5
4
3
18
I honestly don't think I can come tonight as I'm feeling a little
under the weather
.
I am lazy.
I feel upset.
I feel sick.
I am cold.
19
The word that is most mispronounced in the English language is...
literature (You can download classic literature online).
thistle (Be careful not to step on the thistle.)
pronunciation (English pronunciation is difficult)
catastrophic (A catastrophic earthquake struck the city).
20
Twenty-five times four equals...
29
140
100
19
21
''Taking the gloves off''
means ...
playing
fighting
training
22
What's the name of the famous desert in the USA?
Sahara
Silicon Valley
Green Valley
Death Valley
23
More English words begin with the letter “.....” than any other letter of the alphabet.
S
E
A
C
24
How many words can we find in the 7-letter word
"therein"
without rearranging any letters?
3
7
5
10
25
Who is
logophile
?
Lover of words
Lover of logoes
26
What is the approximate number of words in English as measured by the Harvard/Google study in 2010?
about 450 000 words
about 600 000 words
about 1 000 000 words
about 800 000 words
27
My mother's brother is my...
Cousin
Father
Grandfather
Uncle
28
Country that produces more oxygen than any other is...
China
Canada
Russia
United States of America
29
If you spell out every number from 0 to 999, you will find every vowel except
i
e
a
u
30
What is the only planet in our solar system that’s not named after a god?
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
31
What is special about the following sentence?
‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’.
It has no grammatical errors.
It is nonsensical.
It uses every letter in the English alphabet.
It has no spelling errors.
32
The most common letter in English is ...
i
e
a
u
33
How many definitions of English words are there in the Oxford English dictionary?
a Gazillion
about 400 000
about 1 million
about 600 000
34
How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
24
26
27
25
35
In what country were the 2002 Winter Olympic Games held?
USA
CHINA
ENGLAND
CANADA
36
The French Tennis Open is played on what kind of surface?
grass court
carpet court
clay court
hard court
37
Today, the weather is ....
Snowy
Rainy
Sunny
Gusty
38
English idiom
''the ball is in your court''
means
you won the game
it's your turn to make decision
it's your turn to play
you lost the game
39
The chess term
“checkmate”
comes from a 14th century Arabic phrase,
“shah mat”
, which means...
“the king is dead”
“the king is in danger”
“the king is dead”
