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1 What do we call a period of 10 years ?

decade

2 What do we call a period of 100 years ?


century

3 What do we call a period of 1000 years ?


Millennium

4 A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called as ?


plumber

5 What is a painting of person head usually called ?


portrait

6 Where would you find an urban area: in a city or in the countryside ?


In the city

7 What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light from the Sun ?
eclipse

8 What point of compass is directly opposite to East ?


west

9 Where do you pay for your purchases at a supermarket ?


cash check

10 What do you call an apartment that is below ground level: a basement apartment
or a penthouse
basement

11 What feature do pianos and computers have in common ?


Keyboard

12 If you are feeling fed up, is it a positive or negative feeling ?


Negative

13 What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea :


ambulance or coastguard ?
Coastguard

14 Name a month that falls between April and June ?


May

15 What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your
computer ?
Download

16 What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body ?
X-ray picture

17 A famous canal links the Mediteranean sea with the Indian Ocean. Is it the
Corindth or the Suez Canal ?
Suez canal

18 What crime has someone stealing items from a shop commited: shopfitting or
shoplifting ?
Shoplifting
19 If someone is feeling a little ill, they may say they are feeling "under the
__________" what ?
(Weather)

20 Who is the person in charge of a footbal match ?


Referee

21 What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which decide the
champion ?
(Finals)

22 What is the general term of paintaings of the countryside or natural views ?


Landscape

23 Which of these would probably be found in an office : a printer, a blanket or a


nail brush ?
Printer

24 Where would you store meat you wish to keep frozen at home ?
fridge freezer

25 What is the most important document you would have to show if you wanted to hire
a car ?
Drivers licence

26 Where would you go to work out on a treadmill ?


Gym

27 What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or an
aquaplane ?
Aqualung

28 What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea ?
Aquaplane

29 Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist or a
supermarket ?
flower-Florist supermarket

30 Which hospital deparment would you go to for an x-ray : radiology or


cardiology ?
radiology

31 Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpure ?


Gallery

32 Would you measure the volume of bottle water in liters or Kilos ?


Liters

33 What's the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm ?
wrest Wrist

34 What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people who
will represent them ?
Senate Democracy

35 What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the item ?
Invoice
36 What do you call the document that gives details about your qualifications and
work experience ?
Resume

37 How would you describe an economy based largely on farming ?


Agricultural

38 What is the study of stars and planets called ?


Astronomy

39 In business and advertising what does PR stand for ?


Public relationship

40 Which section of a Newspapers gives the editor's opinion ?


Criticizing Editorial

41 What instrument would you use to examine very small objects or life forms ?
microscope

42 What is a destructive program that spreads from computer to computer ?


Virus

43 What term is used for animals such as humans that ususally give birth to live
young : mammals or reptiles ?
Mammals

44 What is the quickest way of traveling from Hongkong to Paris ?


By flight
report the population of a major global city - hundred, millions or billions
millions

67 This work is due for submission, one month from 15th June, on what date it be
submitted ?
15th July

68 Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosoper or


psychologist ?
psychologist

69 How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like Hong Kong,
Tokyo and New York ?
train

70 Would a supermarket, a cafe or book store probably have the widest range of
products available ?
supermarket

71 In which room of their home would would someone usually wash their clothes ?
laundry

72 Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or women
play professional football ?
man

73 Which major branch of science deals with classification of human beings ?


Social sciences

74 In most university courses there are two ways of being assessed, one is orally,
the other is through
exam

75 Name the month that falls between September and November ?


October

76 Would a town, city or village probably cover the largest area ?


City

77 Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world, a
computer, a bed or a tv ?
a bed

78 What does the main difference between the wrist watch and a clock relate to ?
wearable

79 Which section of the train timetable will tell you, what time the train leaves ?
departure

80 What do we call the list of steps, which tell you to put something together ?
...

81 What do we call the meeting, where an employer ask potential employee questions
about their work experience ?
interview

82 What desk you go to when you first arrive to the hotel ?


frontdesk

83 What is the job title, someone who designs building


architect

84 What term is used for the amount you pay to landlord, for living in his house or
appartment ?
rent

85 What do we call a first meal of the day ?


breadfast

86 What word is used for someone who watches the sport event ?
...

87 What object will you use to climb up to the roof of the house ?
ladder

88 If you dont feel like eating, what do we say you dont have ?
apatite

89 What do we call the organ in our chest, we need to breath ?


lung

90 If someone lives in the urban areas, where do they live ?


city

91 What does the king or queen wear on their head on official ceremonies ?
crown

92 What do we call the book with list of words, with their meanings ?
dictionary
93 What is the source of solar energy ?
the sun

94 When the writer of the book is unknown, what word we use for the writer ?
...

95 What do we called a company or organisation that gives money to sports event in


exchange of advertising
sponsor

96 What do we called a study of living things ?


natural science

97 What a winter, spring, summer and autumn ?


season

98 What is the collective terms for cows and bulls, specially on the farm ?
cattle

99 Is something is not expensive, what do we say it is ?


cheap

100 What a people wear, if they can't see very well ?


glasses

101 If something such as fabric or medicine is artificially made, what do we say it


is ?
...

102 What type of food is an apple ?


fruit

103 How many months are in a year ?


12 months

104 What is the oppset of East ?


west

105 When ice is in the room temprature, what does it become ?


liquidified

106 Which sweet food is produced by bees ?


honey

107 Where can people go to borrow books ?


library

108 Who serve food in a restaurant ?


chef

109 What is the word in geometry, for shape has three sides ?
triangle

110 What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, that tells you
where to find specific information ?
index

111 What is the word for the place, where rivers start ?
source
112 Who is the main journalist responsible for producing newspaper or magazine ?
reporter

113 A business does not want to make a loss ? What does it want to make ?
profit

114 What is the economic sector that deals with the farming ?
argiculture

115 What do you call a very long essay, that student have to write for doctor
degree ?
thesis

116 What is the word for period of 100 years ?


century

117 At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma at end of their
study ?
graduation

118 What do we call the date, the piece of work must be finish by ?
deadline

119 If telescope is used for far distant object, what instrument is employed for
miniscule objects ?
microscope

120 A list of events placed in time order, is usually describe as what ?


timeline

121 A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most important
safety measures for workers at this
...

plant - ensuring good ventilation or appropriate footwear ?


good ventilation

122 What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or community service ?


community service

123 In a figure of hexagonal, how many sides does it have ?


6 sides

124 What key minerals makes sea water different from fress water ?
salt

125 Which is a longest, a decade, a millenium or a century?


millenium

126 How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement ?


2 sides

127 What organs do cardiologist specialist in ?


heart

128 In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find
food or to hide ?
ordor
129 How do we weight butterfly ?
weighter

130 What Dermatology specialized in ?


...

132 What is Hematology relates to ?


...

133 What is Orthopaedic relates to ?


...

134 What is term Neuro-Psych ?


...

135 What is term Immunology ?


...

136 What is term Otolaryngology ?


...

137 What are senses


...

138 What is recession ?


...

139 Increase in iron, good or bad for health ?


good

140 What is Ophthalmologist specialist in ?


...

1. Who specialises in the study of psychological effect of words? – Psychologist


2. Who specialises in the study of earth and its composition? – Geologist
3. What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea? –
Coastguard
4. The medical graduate serving as an apprentice in a hospital taking medical
training is an? – Intern
5. What crime has someone stealing items from a shop committed? – Shop Lifting
6. Treatment of diseases by drugs whose effect on the body is the opposite of the
disease. – Allopathic
7. The doctor who specialises in the treatment of children’s diseases? –
Paediatrician
8. What is piece of paper with official information written on it? – Document
9. What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which decide the
champion? – Finals
10. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping? –
Dream
11. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? – Population
12. What is the most important document you would have to show if you wanted to
hire a car? – Drivers Licence
13. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – War
14. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other? –
Conversation
15. What is a person belongs to an organization called? – Member
16. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are traveling? –
Compass
17. What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea? – Aquaplane
18. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts? – Brain
19. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? – Baker
20. What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body? – X-ray
21. What is the name of a system of government in which the people elect their
leaders? – Democracy
22. What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or community service? –
Community service
23. Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist or a
supermarket? – Supermarket
24. In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find
food or to hide? – to hide
25. What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light from the Sun?
– Solar Eclipse
26. What do you call an apartment that is below ground level? – Basement apartment
27. What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your
computer? – Downloading
28. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or
an aquaplane? – Aqualung
29. A disease or accident which ends in death? – Fatal
30. A person who does not believe in the existence of god. – Atheist
31. Animals that eat flesh. – Carnivorous
32. A tank where fish or water plants are kept. – Aquarium
33. Person who believes in the existence of God – Theist
34. Two children born at same time ? – Twins
35. That which is subject to death ? – Mortal
36. An assembly of listeners: – Audience
37. A person who is unable to pay his debts – Insolvent
38. A person coming to a foreign land to settle there – Immigrant
39. Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time – Mortuary
40. A person who wishes to throw his establishment – Anarchist
41. Which hospital department would you go to for an x-ray: radiology or
cardiology? – Radiology
42. Which Animal is not a mammal? Butterfly, cow or Goat? – Butterfly
43. Would you measure the volume of bottle water in litres or Kilos ? – Litres
44. What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people who
will represent them? – Democracy
45. What do you call tax on goods produced and used in a country? – Excise tax
46. Whenever a person goes to an interview, would he be in an enthusiastic mood or
sad mood? – Enthusiastic mood
47. A government where the power is concentrated in the hands of one person. –
Autocracy
48. A country ruled by two countries. – Condominium
49. Name the device of computer having named same to that of an animal. – Mouse
50. What do you call the document that gives details about your qualification and
work experience? – Curriculum Vitae or Resume
51. A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river is
called? – Valley
52. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture? – Art gallery or Museum
53. At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma at end of their
study? – Graduation day/Convocation
54. If you forget the way what will you buy to find your destination? – A map
55. What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? – Wrist
56. An instrument for viewing objects at a distance. – Telescope
57. What is the study of stars and planets is called? – Astronomy
58. A person who wishes to throw his establishment. – Anarchist
59. What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, which tells you
where to find specific information? – Index/Appendix
60. Which Animal is not a mammal? Butterfly, cow or Goat? – Butterfly
61. In business and advertising what does PR stand for? – Public Relations
62. Which section of Newspapers gives the editor’s opinion? – Editorial
63. What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the item? –
Receipt
64. How would you describe an economy based largely on farming? – Agricultural or
Rural
65. How many years are in a decade? – 10 Years
66. A person who is active, lively and enjoys the company of others. – Extrovert
67. What special document do most people carry during international travels? –
Passport
68. What is the name of ground military forces? – Army
69. What is someone that can’t see called? – Blind
70. What do you call the middle of something? – Center
71. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital? –
Doctor
72. What is the process of teaching and learning called? – Education
73. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? – Autobiography
74. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? – Blood
75. What is the payment of a student’s education by an organization called? –
Scholarship
76. Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water and soil;
essential to life but may cause disease? – Bacteria
77. Literary theft or passing off an author’s original work as one’s own –
Plagiarism
78. One who attends to sick people and prescribe medicines – Physician
79. Anything written in a letter after it is signed? – Postscript
80. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – War
81. A list of books representing some scholarly work for reference – Bibliography
82. The art of cultivating and managing gardens – Horticulture
83. An event that occurs suddenly causing a great damage or suffering – Catastrophe
84. The property which a new wife brings to her husband – Dowry
85. What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly known as? –
Farmers
86. A place where people may obtain food and refreshment – Restaurant
87. If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use to put it
back on? – A needle and thread
88. Where do you pay for your purchases at the super market? – (at) checkout
89. On what geographical location would someone be living if their country is
surrounded by water on all side? – An island
90. A nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work – Creche
91. The person in-charge of library – Librarian
92. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other? –
Conversation
93. A list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting – Agenda
94. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and preventing from
spoiling? – Fridge
95. One who plans and draws the design of buildings and superintends their erection
– Architect
96. The chemical breakdown of a substance by yeasts or some bacteria, etc –
Fermentation
97. Extreme fear from strangers – Xenophobia
98. One who studies the past through objects left behind – Archaeologist
99. To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without using boat,
what is usually required? – A bridge
100. A fishes where fishes are kept – Aquarium
101. What general part of the day is known as dawn? – A sunrise
102. What is a painting of a person’s head is called? – A portrait
103. Where do we find urban area in a city or country side? – In a city
104. What we call it, when moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? – A
solar eclipse / an eclipse
105. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? – West
106. Who cuts men’s hair? – Barber
107. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be spent? – Budget
108. A plant or animal growing on another – Parasite
109. What is the name of ground military forces? – Army
110. What is someone that can’t see called? – Blind
111. What do you call the middle of something? – Centre
112. Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital?
– Doctor
113. What is the process of teaching and learning called? – Education
114. What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? – Autobiography
115. What is the red liquid that flows through a body? – Blood
116. What is the payment of a student’s education by an organization called? –
scholarship
117. What is piece of paper with official information written on it? – document
118. What is the name of a building where you can borrow books? – library
119. Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? – baker
120. What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts? – brain
121. What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are traveling? –
compass
122. What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping? –
dream
123. What is a person belongs to an organization called? – Member
124. Who cuts men’s hair? – barber
125. What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other? –
Conversation
126. What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? – war
127. What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? – population
128. What do you call a person that can’t hear? – deaf
129. What is the day that someone is born? – birthday
130. What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be spent? – budget
131. What is the name of a system of government in which the people elect their
leaders? – Democracy
132. What planet do we live on? – earth
133. What is the job of someone that looks after your teeth and gums? – dentist
134. What is the time period before noon is called? – ante meridian
135. What is the time after noon called? – Post meridian
136. What organ do cardiologists specialize in? – Heart
137. What is a painting of a person’s head is called? – a portrait
138. Where do we find urban area in a city or country side? – In a city
139. What we call it, when moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? – a
solar eclipse / an eclipse
140. What point of the compass is directly opposite east? – West
141. Where do you pay for your purchases at the super market? – (at the) till /
checkout
142. What do you call an apartment that is beyond ground level (a basement
apartment or a penthouse apartment)? – a basement apartment
143. What features do pianos and computers have in common? – a keyboard
144. If you are feeling ‘fed up’ it is positive or negative feeling? – a negative
feeling
145. What we call a period of ten years? – a decade
146. A specialist who repairs leaking water pipes is called a? – Plumber
147. A famous canal links the Mediterian Sea with the Indian Ocean, is it the
Curran or Suez Canal? – The Suez Canal
148. Where would you keep the meat you wish to keep frozen at home? – in a freezer
149. What is the most imp doc you would have to show if you would to hire a car? –
a driving license
150. Where would you go to work out on a trade mill? – a gym / gymnasium
151. What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in a see, an aquaplane or
an aqualung? – An aqualung
152. Where would you most likely go to buy some flowers (a bakery, a florist or a
super market)? – a supermarket
153. Which hospital dept. you go for x-ray (radiology or cardio) – a radiology
154. Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculptures? – To an art gallery /
to a museum
155. Would you measure volume of water in litres or kilos? – Litres
156. What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? – The (or
your) wrist
157. What organ do cardiologists specialize in? – (the) heart / hearts
158. If telescopes are used to locate distant objects, what instrument is employed
to magnify miniscule objects? – (electron) microscope / microscopes
159. Which kind of punishment for a crime is the less severe, an imprisonment or
community service? – Community service
160. How many sides are there in a bilateral agreement? – Two
161. Which is the longest: a decade, a millennium or a century? – A millennium
162. A manufacturing process releases noxious gases. What is the most important
safety measure for workers at this plant – ensuring good ventilation, or
appropriate footwear? – (ensuring good) ventilation
163. A list of events placed in time order is usually described as what? – A
chronology / a timeline
164. If a figure is hexagonal, how many sides does it have? – Six
165. What key mineral makes sea water different from fresh water? – Salt
166. In the animal kingdom, is the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find
food or to hide? – (it’s) (the purpose is) (to) hide
167. Which section of newspaper gives the editor an opinion? – Editorial
168. What instrument used to examine very small thing – microscope
169. What is the destructive program that spread from comp to comp – a virus
170. What term used for animals that give birth to – mammals
171. System of Govt. where people vote for people – democracy
172. Piece of paper that you bought an item – a receipt
177. What you call the document that tells your qualification and work exp? – CV,
curriculum vitae, resumes
178. How would you describe economy largely based on farming? – Agricultural, rural
179. What is the study of stars and planet called? – Astronomy
180. In business and adv. what is PR stand for? – Public relations
181. What emergency service called at sea? – Coastguard
182. Name a month fall bet April and June? – May
183. What word describe moving a website from internet to your comp – downloading /
download
184. What is called a picture doctor take to see inside body? – An X-ray
185. What crime has someone stealing from shop committed? – shoplifting
186. If someone feeling ill they will say ‘they are feeling under the _’ what? –
Weather
187. Who is person in-charge of a football match? – The referee
188. Last game in sporting competition that decide champ? – The final
189. What is the general term for painting at country side or natural view? –
Landscape
190. Found in office (a printer and other two options)? – A printer
191. There are two types of sporting contests: one is amateur; and other is _? –
Professional
192. Where would you find the whale (tropical forest, ocean)? – Ocean
193. Coat had a stain on it where would they take? – A dry cleaner’s
194. What are the things that ‘hens lay’ called? – Eggs
195. The people who use _ to obey the rules and protect the public from criminals
are called? – The police
196. On what geographical location would someone be living if their country is
surrounded by water on all side? – An island
197. What general part of the day is known as dawn? – A sunrise
(Part of the Day: “Dawn–Twilight–Sunrise, Morning, Daylight / midday-afternoon,
Evening, Sunset–Twilight–Dusk, Night”)
198. What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly known as? –
Farmers
199. If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use to put it
back on? – A needle and thread
200. What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and preventing from
spoiling? – Fridge

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