The tricky quickie quiz
By Javier Hernández
Choose the correct option.
1. A doctor's job is to
repair people
cure people
charge people
2. Which would you turn on in a dark room?
a lamp
a lighthouse
a candle
3. Andrea is_______wonderful girl I've ever met
a most
the most
most
4. we live__the third floor__the building__the end of the street
on/in/at
in/in/at
on/at/in
5. The word JERK is a
a noun
a verb
a noun and a verb
6. Which is manufactured?
a website
an e-mail
a microchip
7. Which instrument has 47 strings?
a harp
a cello
a guitar
8. Who gets the most kicks out of his job?
a mechanic
a footballer
an engineer
9. Which is the fastest animal?
antelope
horse
cheetah
10. And the smallest country?
Vatican City
Monaco
Andorra
11. A person who is very tall and thin is called
skinny
stocky
lanky
12. If a friend says he can put you up this means he can
give you a lift home
offer you somewhere to sleep
lend you a ladder
13. What is the word for the line of holes made in paper to help you to tear it?
punctures
staples
perforations
14. All these words mean to pull, but which one do we use when one car is pulling another?
to haul
to tug
to tow
15. Two people of completely opposite character are as different as
chalk and cheese
bread and cheese
water and cheese
16. Which is the place where the river meets the sea?
an estuary
a gulf
a bay
17. Finish this proverb. As old as...
Samson
dry bread
the hills
18. Which of these is not a hat?
a bowler
a beret
a cravat
19. Which of these is nearest in meaning to put up with?
tolerate
permit
allow
20. All these verbs mean to 'damage' in one way or another. Which one means with a weapon?
to discolour
to slit
to corrode
21. I got the sack last week. This means I... What?
lost my job
had a baby
was in bed ill
22. Which of these is not part of your clothing?
a hem
a hat trick
a sleeve
23. In Britain where might you see the sign "to let"?
outside a house
on a car
inside a hotel
24. Finish this proverb: Two's company, three's...
a mob
a crowd
a congregation