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All You Need is Anger
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How many of these idiomatic expressions related to anger can you recognise?
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10 Q
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looney_tunes
Mar 06 13
2064 plays
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Chilly, Chilli or Chile?
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This quiz will delve into oft confused homonyms Chilly, Chilli, and Chile. How well do you know the usage of each word?
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Average
10 Q
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Dead_Walker74
Feb 15 13
1086 plays
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Don't Be Such an Idiom!
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Don't be such an idiom! In the English world, there are so many English idioms that one like you may not exactly understand. Don't be fooled by what they seem to mean, or you'll be in hot water! What? You don't know what that means? *facepalm*
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Very Easy
10 Q
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superfan123
Jan 18 13
1038 plays
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Alfabetical Fun With Fonetics
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Here are ten questions to test your knowledge on a variety of topics, with a twist - all answers relate to the NATO phonetic alphabet, the generally-used term given to the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, or IACO phonetic alphabet.
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10 Q
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Jennifer5
Dec 19 12
1038 plays
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Settle Down
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Settle down and play this quiz on idioms relating to the word "DOWN".
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Nov 17 12
924 plays
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How Much Do You Really Know about Full?
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The word 'full' sounds at first like the opposite of 'empty'. It appears, however, in a lot of other contexts.
This quiz will try to point some ways to see 'full' in a lot of new ways.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Windswept
Nov 13 12
1665 plays
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American Slang and Colloquialisms
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Once again I present a quiz which gives a hint of the meaning of some slang words and phrases and acquaints you with some of my slightly disfunctional but lovable family.
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Easy
10 Q
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Pick61
Oct 11 12
1026 plays
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I Lost my Marbles..Have You Found Them?
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No, no. Wrong ending to the sentence. There are many idioms and proverbs in the English language, and maybe you know them better than I do. Could you finish the sentences properly?
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Easy
10 Q
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superfan123
Oct 10 12
1020 plays
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H is for Homophone
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A long time ago, there lived a man. The man was a very proficient writer but he still got very confused with his homophones. Can you help decipher the love letter he sent to his sweetheart?
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Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Oct 06 12
1806 plays
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The Cold Shoulder
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I hope you don't give me the cold shoulder after you play this quiz on idioms relating to parts of the body. Otherwise, you will leave me out on a limb. Enjoy!
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Plodd
Sep 23 12
1203 plays
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Cold Hands, Warm Heart
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Cold hands, warm heart - this is where we will start. So have some fun, and when you're done, please put your horse before your cart!
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Very Easy
10 Q
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beergirllaura
Sep 23 12
1302 plays
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ANOTHER Ten Words That Make Me Stop To Think...
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before I put them down in ink. Here are ten more rather difficult words to correctly spell, starting with "U" where we left off on the last quiz. See if you can get all of them right.
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Average
10 Q
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habitsowner
Aug 11 12
909 plays
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In Sickness and in Health
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Are you feeling on top of the world, or are you a bit run down? Either way, I hope you enjoy playing this quiz about idioms connected to health.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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rossian
Jul 26 12
1464 plays
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Book of Proverbs
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Searching through my local library I came across a picture book about proverbs. Let me tell you-- I've never had more trouble understanding a picture book. A picture is worth a thousand words, so can you help me out by making sense of these?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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kyleisalive
May 15 12
3723 plays
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Speak Your Meat
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Meat isn't just delicious -- it's also useful for saying what you mean! Here are ten English idioms that all hinge on meat and meat products; see if you know the full flavor of their meaning.
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Apr 30 12
1299 plays
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Weird Words & Phrases
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Have you ever been told something that makes it hard to "keep a stiff upper lip" (not cry) or a "straight face" (not laugh)? Weird words and expressions make the best insults, compliments, and jokes. And some common words come from surprising places.
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Easy
10 Q
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jacobjosh
Apr 21 12
1239 plays
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Who Ate all the Pies?
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This quiz is about various sayings including the word pie! Have fun with this quiz!
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Easy
10 Q
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MyGirl2000
Mar 21 12
924 plays
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A Snail's Pace
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A mollusk of the class Gastropoda's rate of speed, or 'a snail's pace.' Can you identify the idiom written in other words?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Sprink1234
Mar 19 12
978 plays
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YET Even MORE Words That Make Me Stop to Think
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Before I put them down in ink. I didn't realize how many words in American English were hard to spell without thinking about them. Let's see how you do on this list of them, starting again with "A".
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Easy
10 Q
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habitsowner
Mar 07 12
1011 plays
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Latin in the Modern World
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I am going to look at ten Latin words or phrases which have survived into modern English. Be careful sometimes the literal translation from Latin doesn't match the modern day meaning associated with the word or phrase.
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Easy
10 Q
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BxBarracuda
Feb 29 12
2607 plays
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Wait, Eat, Sleep
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A clever little mnemonic I just made up for quiz writing (Write, Edit, Submit). Sure, that one obviously isn't common, but here are 10 mnemonics that are a little more popular.
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Average
10 Q
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George95
Feb 23 12
2196 plays
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A Lovely Punny Day For a Family Quiz
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Ready for some pun? See if you can select the right word for the relevant occupations of my family. Have pun!
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Creedy
Feb 22 12
2733 plays
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Lexical Ovines
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As a member of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Sheep for the Amazing Trivia Race, I've compiled a quiz with ten words with a connection to sheep, though not all are used when referring to our woollen pals. Enjoy!
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Easy
10 Q
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eburge
Feb 21 12
2553 plays
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It's All Lies
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A falsehood; is that a lie? Think about that carefully but before you do here are some other questions that stem from the word lie.
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Easy
10 Q
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pollucci19
Feb 21 12
2832 plays
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Green Thumbs and Red Carpets
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Green thumbs, red carpets, they are all here, along with other popular idioms involving colour.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Christinap
Feb 21 12
2919 plays
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Speaking German: in English
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As with other languages, many German words have found their way into English. How many of them do you know?
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Easy
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 21 12
2766 plays
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Words with the Word "Wind" in Them
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The Four Winds (shuehorn, Lones78, zorba_scank and JanIQ) are happily in the Fifth Leg of the first Amazing Fun Trivia Race! Please join us as we try to find words containing the word "wind".
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10 Q
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shuehorn
Feb 21 12
2577 plays
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Growing the Word Cat's Tail
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Help our question CAT grow a nice long tail of letters - all of the answers in this quiz begin with CAT and you should supply the one that best fits the definition.
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 21 12
2499 plays
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Mission Impossible
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Mythology is full of legends about heroes overcoming impossible odds to succeed in their mission. Team NVNG invites you to follow in their footsteps in this set of questions.
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 11 12
3471 plays
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Pot of Gold
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The Four Winds have decided to follow the leprechauns in the hope of finding the legendary pot of gold. Do join us as we meet various other fairy folk on our way.
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Average
10 Q
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zorba_scank
Feb 10 12
3264 plays
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