The Ultimate Thanksgiving Quiz

The Ultimate Thanksgiving Quiz

The Ultimate Thanksgiving Quiz

A table full of turkey, corn, stuffing and cranberries can only mean one thing: Thanksgiving! Aside from the tasty morsels, Thanksgiving is also a yearly celebration of gratitude that originated with the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Put down that turkey leg, turn off the big game for a few minutes and give thanks for the Thanksgiving quiz.

The Ultimate Thanksgiving Quiz

Sergeant Podblog investigates The Oil Mystery Episode 2

Sergeant Podblog investigates The Oil Mystery Episode 2

Sergeant Podblog investigates The Oil Mystery Episode 2

Sergeant Podblog investigates The Oil Mystery Episode 2 – in a series of 4 podcasts where Sergeant Podblog investigates the case of the oil smuggling ring and its boss, who murdered Inspector Whatsisname in cold blood.

Sergeant Podblog investigates The oil Mystery Episode 2 – Sergeant Podblog is called in to solve the case of The murder of Inspector Whatsisname, whose body was found at the foot of Cheddar Gorge, stabbed with a note with the names of three suspects in his hand.

The suspects are :

Suzie, a marketing manager in a frozen snack food company in London.

Reg, the gardner of Lady Sarah Thingymajig from Somerset and Bess who works in sales.

Inspector Whatsisname was just days away from solving the mystery of an international oil smuggling ring, when he met his fate, murdered in cold blood.

No weapon was ever found, but the grammar police, headed by the brilliant detective Sergeant Podblog, have three suspects to interview.

In this second episode, of a four part series, Sergeant Podblog interviews Bess, who turns out to have a habit of making simple mistakes, but does this mean that she could be the murderer?

There was a Bedouin dagger found in her office – was this the murder weapon?

Listen and see if you can spot the mistakes.

Test your knowledge of English grammar: Superlatives

Test your knowledge of English grammar: Superlatives

Welcome to your Superlatives quiz

The Guinness Book of Records 2020 is out now. Not only is it a fascinating read it is also a great way to practice your English grammar !

Try this quiz to test and consolidate your knowledge of superlatives.

 

If you are a new learner, pay particular attention to how "long"  and "short" adjectives are expressed. 

 



Which sport uses the smallest ball ?



Which city is closest to London?



The longest novel ever written is Men of Goodwill by Calmann Lévy with over 8,000 pages. But of these more well known books which book has the most pages ? (printed in the standard edition)



Which word is the most frequently used word in the English language according to the Frequency Word Data website.


Which city has the largest number of inhabitants ?



This woman is featured in the Guinness Book of Records 2017. Which record does she hold ? 



Which music clip has had the most views on Youtube?



Who is the richest person in the world ?



Which animals are said to be the most intelligent?



Which joke was named the funniest joke at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017? You may have a different opinion !



Consolidate your English: What is the opposite of "closest" ?



Consolidate your English: What is the opposite of "the most intelligent" ?



Consolidate your English: Complete the sentence; "I don't think the joke about the two flies is ______ funny ______ the one about the organ donor". 



Consolidate your English: What is the opposite of "the most expensive"?



Consolidate your English: What is the opposite of "the best"?

What happens when you reply to spam emails?

Have you ever received spam mail ? Do you just delete spam mail or are you tempted to reply ?

See what happens when a British comedian replied to an intriguing spam mail offering to make him rich. 

For language learners:  this clip shows the exchange of emails so you can read the mails and make a note of any vocabulary you find useful and interesting. 

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