English phrasal verbs | Aussie Sport | Random | English | Australia |
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To return to (regresar)
"I'm going to England for two weeks. I'm coming back on the fifth."
What does it mean to "come back"?
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Cricket
What is the official sport of Australia?
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Vincent Van Gough
Who painted "The Starry Night"?
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Pronouns
Me, she, he and your are examples of what type of word?
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Canberra
What is the capital of Australia?
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(perder la esperanza, rendirse)
"If you find phrasal verbs difficult, don't give up."
What does it mean to "give up"?
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Football
What is the most popular organised sport in Australia?
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King Arthur
Who wielded a sword named Excalibur?
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Synonyms
What is the name of words that sound different, but are the same?
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25 million
What is the population of Australia?
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To explode (explotar)
"The racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence."
What does it mean to "blow up" something?
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Swimming
Which sport is Australia most successful at in the Olympics?
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White
What color flag is the signal for surrender?
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A figure of speech which directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
“raining cats and dogs” or “heart of gold"
What is a "metaphor"?
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"Mate"
What is the most common Australian word you use to address your friends?
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To wait (esperar)
"Hold on for a minute as Pablo will be back in five minute."
What does it mean to "hang on/hold on"?
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State of Origin
What is the name of the annual NRL competition between Queensland and New South Wales?
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Sleeping
Somniphobia is a fear of what?
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A word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
What is "onomatopoeia"?
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Vegemite
What is the name of the famous food spread which only Australians like?
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To run out of a supply of something (quedarse sin algo)
"We ran out of petrol so we had to get the bus."
What does it mean to "run out of" something?
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Mick Fanning
Which Australian surfer was attacked by a shark in 2015 in South Africa?
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1997
What year was the first Harry Potter book published?
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Pangram (a sentence containing every letter of the alphabet)
The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is an example of what?
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The Netherlands
Which European country was the first to arrive in Australia in 1606?
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