Hello and welcome to another round of The Bad Quiz! Following Round One, it's time once again to see if everyone's been paying attention. Not too many questions to deal with, but they're a nice mix of things we've covered since the last time, plus a few new things, just to keep you all on your toes.
I can't promise this won't be a total cake-walk for some of you, but if it at least raises a smile, then that's enough for me. So, enough with the preamble, and on with the show!
Vocabulary: Pick the right word (1-2), fill-in the correct answer (3)
1) The pyramids in Egypt are a) monuments, b) statues, c) alien spaceships.
2) Adam Mickiewicz in Kraków rynek is a a) menorah, b) memorial, c) statue.
3) Beethoven was a ______. Renoir was an ______. Nabokov was an ______. Wit Stwosz was a ______. Katarzyna Kozyra is a/an ______.
1) The pyramids in Egypt are a) monuments, b) statues, c) alien spaceships.
2) Adam Mickiewicz in Kraków rynek is a a) menorah, b) memorial, c) statue.
3) Beethoven was a ______. Renoir was an ______. Nabokov was an ______. Wit Stwosz was a ______. Katarzyna Kozyra is a/an ______.
4) Right or wrong: In this question, we’re comparing e.g. and i.e.
a) More precise equipment, e.g. a Lego microscope adjusted to this type of scanning, is required before further proof can be given.
b) Ready-made, individual servings of pre-packaged deserts, i.e. small pots of budyn or yoghurt, are often of variable quality.
a) More precise equipment, e.g. a Lego microscope adjusted to this type of scanning, is required before further proof can be given.
b) Ready-made, individual servings of pre-packaged deserts, i.e. small pots of budyn or yoghurt, are often of variable quality.
5) Right or wrong: In this question, we’re comparing inform and announce.
a) ‘We would like to inform that the destination of this bus has changed.’
b) Poznan City Hall would like to announce that its coffers are now full, and that it will not be applying for any more funds.
a) ‘We would like to inform that the destination of this bus has changed.’
b) Poznan City Hall would like to announce that its coffers are now full, and that it will not be applying for any more funds.
6) Right or wrong:
a) Before he blew himself up, my father always said, ‘It’s worth to remember which wire is live, and which is neutral’.
b) It’s worth to look like you’re interested in what he’s saying, even when you’re not.
a) Before he blew himself up, my father always said, ‘It’s worth to remember which wire is live, and which is neutral’.
b) It’s worth to look like you’re interested in what he’s saying, even when you’re not.
7) Odd one out: One of these geniuses is wrong...
a) Beethoven, Strauss, Chopin, Haendel, Vivaldi.
a) Beethoven, Strauss, Chopin, Haendel, Vivaldi.
8) Re-write: Correct the faulty phrasing.
a) Funding will eventually reach a whole-country scale throughout the EU.
b) Everywhere where you go, bicycle routes criss-cross the lanes and roads.
c) Global warming is an undeniable issue. Conservatory efforts by world governments are few and far between.
a) Funding will eventually reach a whole-country scale throughout the EU.
b) Everywhere where you go, bicycle routes criss-cross the lanes and roads.
c) Global warming is an undeniable issue. Conservatory efforts by world governments are few and far between.
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