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1
Well, then this is the final, ok...Who celebrated an anniversary in 2024?
BCSYD
Manchester City
Darth Vader
Facebook
2
Which of these words has the wrong pre-fix (forstavelse)?
improper
dishonest
irrelevant
unloyal
3
Which of these words has the wrong suffix?
omission
amazement
populasion
deferment
4
What does the latin phrase '
mea culpa'
mean?
Blame someone else.
Not my fault.
My mistake (my bad).
I am not to blame.
5
The idiom 't
o sit on the fence'
means
To be very eager about a subject.
To be really indecisive.
To be really decisive.
To be really wavering about a subject.
6
What does the idiom
'to meet one's Waterloo'
mean?
To come to an unfortunate end.
To come to a happy end.
To have a Napoleon complex.
To be an insane ABBA fan.
7
Which word is the antonym of
forgivenes
s?
lenience
censure
vindication
absolution
8
Which word is the odd one out (which of the four words doesn't mean the same as the others?)?
on-the-fence
vacillating
fickle
resolute
9
Which of these words has the wrong pre-fix?
impartial
illiterate
unemployed
unsocial
10
Which is the odd one out?
inactive
assiduous
plugging
diligent
11
What does the latin phrase 'i
n vino veritas
' mean?
You speak the truth when you are drunk.
Being honest like a child.
Drunk people can not be trusted.
You shouldn't drink wine.
12
What does the latin/French phrase
'laissez faire'
mean?
That you are lax about rules.
That someone thinks things will sort out themselves.
A follower of rules and regulations.
That you are very strict.
13
The idiom
'strange bedfellows
' means
to work together with your usual partner.
to work together with a new partner.
to work together with your husband/wife.
to work together with your opponent.
14
Final Q. . . What record does Queen Elizabeth II hold?
She is the fastest royal backstroke swimmer alive today.
Biggest private collection of Corgi dogs in the world.
She is the oldest living woman.
She is the longest reigning monarch in the world
15
Which is the odd one out?
atone
remorse
unhappy
repent
16
Which of these words has the wrong suffix (efterstavelse)?
postage
permission
heaviness
forgetment
17
What does the latin phrase '
ad nauseam
' mean?
Again and again...and again.
Convincing
Till we are fed up with it.
Till we are sick of it.
18
What does the latin phrase '
memento mori
' mean?
That we are mortals.
That people are awesome.
That in the end we must all die.
That we are invincible.
19
To beat around the bush means
to go walkabout in the Australian outback
to really have a keen gardener's heart
to play a children's nursery rhyme game
to not speak of something directly
20
What does the idiom '
to jump the gun
' mean?
To act by shooting your opponent.
To react just in the last second.
To act too slowly.
To act too hastily.
21
What does it mean
'to carry a torch
' for somebody?
To light the way.
To shed a light on some issue.
To be a know-it-all.
To be in love with someone.
22
what does it mean '
to jump on the bandwagon'
?
It means to start a political campaign.
It means to join the winning side of a cause.
It means to join the loosing side of a cause.
It means to start a band.
23
Which word is the
antonym
(means the opposite of) of
colloquial
chatty
vernacular
street
formal
24
The idiom '
a stick in the mud'
means
to be wiling to become a scout trooper.
to be a real trooper.
to be reluctant to do something.
to be boring.
