Test yourself on “gelingen”

Which of the following words best expresses the idea of  “gelingen”?

Let’s get more specific… what’s gelingen used for?

What’s the tricky grammar thing to keep in mind about gelingen?

You’re making a soup and it’s getting really good. What’s the idiomatic way to express that in German?

How would you translate the following sentence:
“I didn’t succeed at making 10 pull ups.”

What other word can you use in similar contexts as “gelingen”?

And can you just replace gelingen with schaffen?

What’s the opposite of gelingen?