Image by Alberto G. on Flickr.com.

Dear Readers,

Hi, readers! Hi, readers? Hi…is there anyone out there? We haven’t had a great deal of comments on the blog recently and so we are beginning to wonder if there is anyone out there reading? We thought we’d find out by posting a little quiz and see who is up for the challenge of completing it.  We hope to get A LOT of replies! Here goes…

Part 1: Fill in the blank.
Choose the correct word to complete each idiom in the sentences below.
Note: All the answers to these questions can be found in previous posts on this blog.

The time has come for us to either tighten our __________ or find second jobs.
Hint: clothing idioms

Your name rings a __________. Weren’t you in my English class two years ago?
Hint: musical idioms

Don’t have a ______________ just because you lost the game.
Hint: animal idioms

You can’t judge a _______________ by its cover.
Hint: reading idioms

James is the black __________ in our family; he is so different from the rest of us.
Hint: color idioms

Part 2: Chose the right verb.
Choose the correct conjugation for each of verbs in the following famous quotes.

Don’t ________ because it’s over, smile because it happened. –Dr. Seuss
cry, cries, cried

______ the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi
To be, Be, Is

If you _________ the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. –Mark Twain
tell, telling, will tell

Life is like _________ a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving –Albert Einstein
ride, riding, have ridden

Change _______________ if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek. –Barak Obama
would not come, will not come, could not come

Part 3: Culture of the English-speaking world.
Choose the correct answer for each of the prompts.
Note: All the answers to these questions can be found in previous posts on this blog.

The Union Jack is found on which of the following flags?
a) Great Britain, b) British Columbia, Canada, c) New Zealand, d) Hawaii, USA, e) all of these

The anglosphere is:
a) a ball with both rounded and pointed angles, b) another name for the United States of America, c) all the countries of the world where English is the most prominent language

“The District “is a nick name for which of the following US cities:
a) Chicago, b) Los Angeles, c) Baltimore, d) Washington, DC

Trick-or-treating is an activity associated with which of the following holidays:
a) Halloween, b) Easter, c) Christmas, d) 4th of July

A “chilly bin” is an insulated box used for keeping drinks cold. Which of these English speakers is most likely to use this word as part of their national dialect.
a) Australian, b) Kiwi, c) American, d) Brit

Last person to send in their answers is a rotten egg!

To check your answers click here.