Downton Abbey | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

English 18 Public

Season 1

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Who is your favourite character? Why?

Open answer

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a) a male servant who opena doors or serves food at tables b) the most important male servant c) a servant that looks after his master by preparing his clothes d) a maid who looks after the lady of the house

a) footman b) butler c) valet d) the ladyship's maid

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Which is the wrong word? Joshua tried to mix me up with his older sister.

fix > mix

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What is said to express relief at being free of an unwanted person or thing?/ as white as a ______________ / as dead as a ______________

Good riddance! as white as a SHEET as dead as a DOORNAIL

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She did ask her dad if she could have a big party, but the old S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ refused./ A book in which items are regularly recorded, esp. business activities and money received or paid - L _ _ _ _ _.

SPOILSPORT LEDGER

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In what kind of situation would it be appropriate to tell someone "Off you go!"?

It sounds rather patronising, so you'd say it to a kid, but never to your superior. It means "you can leave now".

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What is the expression shown in the image? What does it mean? Think of examples.

To bark up under the wrong tree.

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Put the words in the right order. What does the sentence mean? China / He / in / would / tea /job / not / the / change / all / for / his / .

He would not change his job for all the tea in China

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What are the missing words? He had to play his _______ card in the end./ I'm really tired. Let's call it a _______ and continue tomorrow!/ Sorry! I didn't mean to _________ your thunder.

to play one's TRUMP CARD call it a DAY to STEAL one's thunder

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Think of examples with the following: I don't mind if I do!/ I daresay/ Hold your horses!

Free answers

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