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What animal is Shere Khan in Rudyard Kiplings "The Jungle Book"? (a tiger)
What kind of factory does Willie Wonka own in Roald Dahls famous story? (a
chocolate factory)
Which J.D. Salinger novel covers two days in the life of Holden Caufield? (The
Catcher in the Rye)
Who is the only British prime minister to win a Nobel Prize for Literature?
(Winston Churchill)
When you need to commit to a difficult decision/action, you are said to have to
bite the (what?) in English? (bullet)
What is the English term for when the police secretly watch the activities of a
suspect from an unseen location?
a) a stakeout
b) a cookout
c) a shootout
d) a pig-out
(answer: a)
What is the English term for meeting someone in an informal or social setting?
a) Pulling teeth
b) Locking horns
c) Rubbing elbows
d) Twisting arms
(answer: c)
What is the English term for the kitchen utensils commonly used to serve ice
cream?
a) Scoop
b) Tongs
c) Grater
d) Whisk
(answer: a)
In the 1976 Eagles song, "You can check out any time you like, but you can never
leave" what place?
a) Heartbreak Hotel
b) Hanoi Hilton
c) Bates Motel
d) Hotel California
(answer: d)
Which of the following is the standard abbreviation for the word "abbreviation"
as found in English dictionaries?
a) Abbv.
b) Abbr.
c) Abrv.
d) Abrev.
(answer: b)
Ringo Starr was one of the four members of The Beatles true or false? (true)
Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the United States true or false?
(false - Washington)
The word typewriter can be typed using only the top row of keys on a standard
keyboard true or false? (true)