
JOHN AND SARAH FREE MATERIALS (C) 1996
Trivial Questions
By Paolo Rossetti
What's the most commonly
used letter of the alphabet? (e)
How do you say "not organized" in
one word? (disorganized)
End this common phrase: "See you later,..."
(alligator)
What sequence of letters has the most varied
pronunciation? (ough, 28 different sounds)
What's another word that sounds the same as
"road" and "rode"? (rowed)
How can you write the phrase "grade A"
so that it has a different meaning but sounds the same? (gray day)
How can you write the phrase "iced ink"
so that it has a different meaning but sounds the same? (I stink)
End this common idiom: "As busy as...
(a bee)
What is the pole that holds up a flag called?
(flagpole)
How do you say "not qualified" in
one word? (disqualified)
Who holds the microphone during a ceremony?
(the MC; Master of Ceremonies)
How do you say "not fair" in one
word? (unfair)
How can you write the phrase "that stuff"
so that it has a different meaning but sounds the same? (that's tough!)
What letter is silent in the word "business"?
(i)
How can you write the phrase "a nice
man" so that it has a different meaning but sounds the same? (an ice
man)
What's the most frequent letter that begins
words? (s)
End this common idiom: "What goes up
must come... (down)
What is the yellow part of an egg called?
(yolk)
What letter is silent in the word "talk"?
(l)
End this common phrase: "Happy New..."
(Year)
How do you spell "14th"? (fourteenth)
End this common phrase: "Elephants have
a very long..." (memory)
What letter is silent in the word "comb"?
(b)
How can you write the phrase "I scream"
so that it has a different meaning but sounds the same? (ice cream)
What's the most common pair of letters in
words? (er)
How do you say "not employed" in
one word? (unemployed)
Who makes children laugh at a circus? (a clown)
How do you call your grandmother's sister?
(great-aunt)
Who plays the music at a disco? (the DJ; Disk
Jockey)
What does ET stand for? (Extra-Terrestial)
What letter is silent in the word "people"?
(o)
How do you call a person that takes care of
animals at the zoo? (zoo keeper)
What's the most frequent final letter of words?
(e)
How many syllables does the word "scrunched"
have? (1)
What's the longest word in the English language?
(pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a forty-five-letter word
which is the name of a special form of silicosis caused by ultra-microscopic
particles of siliceous volcanic dust.)
What word can be a verb, noun, adjective,
preposition, conjunction, interjection and a verbal auxiliary? (like: "Fruit
flies like a banana; We may never see its like again; People of like tastes
agree; The rate is more like 12 percent; Time flies like an arrow; They
acted like they were scared; Like, man, that was far out; So loud I like
to fell out of bed.)
End this common idiom: "To be green with...
(envy)
What letter is silent in the word "autumn"?
(n)
End this common idiom: "Too many cooks
spoil the... (broth)
What letter is silent in the word "handsome"?
(d)
End this common idiom: "All that glitters
is not... (gold)
Start this common idiom: "...and his
money are soon parted." (A fool...)
How can you write the phrase "tulips"
so that it has a different meaning but sounds the same? (two lips) US (chew
lips) GB
What letter is silent in the word "hourglass"?
(h)
Who climbs mountains? (a mountaineer)
What does EC stand for? (European Community)
What's the opposite of "deep"? (shallow)
How do you say "not honest" in one
word? (dishonest)
Start this common idiom: "...has a silver
lining." (Every cloud...)
What does UFO stand for? (Unidentified Flying
Object)
End this common idiom: "As fit as...
(a fiddle)
How do you call your wife's brother? (brother-in-law)
Start this common idiom: "...shouldn't
throw stones." (People with glass houses...)
How do you call your sister's son? (nephew)
End this common idiom: "To put your foot
in your... (mouth)
What's another word for "fix"? (repair)
The word "funny" means both "amusing"
and... (strange)
What are the things that wipe the rain off
the front window of a car? (windshield wipers or windscreen wipers)
How do you call a person who farms bees? (beekeeper)
End this common idiom: "Sticks and stones
may break my bones, but words... (will never hurt me)
Who checks the financial books? (an accountant)
Start this common idiom: "...do as the
Romans do." (When in Rome...)
What does UN stand for? (United Nations)
Who mixes cocktails? (a bartender)
Start this common idiom: "...is worth
two in the bush." (A bird in the hand...)
What does NAFTA stand for? (North American
Free Trade Agreement)
What's the opposite of "wide"? (narrow)
How much is a billion? (US: 1,000,000,000;
UK: 1,000,000,000,000)
What are the things you tie on your shoes?
(shoelaces)
How do you say "not happy" in one
word? (unhappy)
What is the outside of an egg called? (shell)
What is an electric machine for cleaning carpets
called? (vacuum cleaner)
How many ways can you say the number "0"?
(zero, nought, oh, nil)
What's the short form of "until"?
('till)
How do you say "not suitable" in
one word? (unsuitable)
What does the abbreviation "misc."
stand for? (miscellaneous)
How do you call the player that guards the
goal in soccer? (goalkeeper)
What word means "correct" as well
as "the opposite of left"? (right)