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