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What's The Word For That? Trivia Quiz


You may not know you know the word for the following, but, given they're nearly all multiple choice, you may surprise yourself! A simple 'A to Z' of unrelated words, so have a bit of fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Engadine
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
134,418
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
3905
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Question 1 of 25
1. What word, starting with 'A', is the name for the plastic tip at the end of a shoelace? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. What word, starting with 'C' means to scrounge or beg something from somebody? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. What 'D' word has a meaning usually associated with the police? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. Which of the following 'E' words means given to eating or voracious? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. Who or what is a famulus? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. What 'G' word means extremely cold or icy? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. What do you call the metal hoop that supports a lampshade? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What 'I' word describes a liquid smelling of violets? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Who was referred to, in slang, as a 'josser'? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. What do you call the indentation in the bottom of a wine bottle? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. What six letter word describes a loop on a sail? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. Which of the following 'M' words is a synonym of toil? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. What word, starting with 'N', means excess? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. What word describes strong, abusive language? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. What adjectival 'P' word describes a manner of completing a task without much attention to detail? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. What do you call a small, diamond shaped pane of glass? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Which of the following 'radio' words means the examination of objects by x-ray? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Starting with 'S', which adjective means producing sound? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. What 'T' word describes a biblical tambourine? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. What word refers to a type of moss or lichen? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. Which of these means 'namely'? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. What do you call an episode, preview or promotion of a movie, television program or music video on the Internet? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. What 'Y' noun refers to work? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. Which adjectival 'Zygo' word means having two pairs of toes? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What word, starting with 'A', is the name for the plastic tip at the end of a shoelace?

Answer: Aglet

Also a computer technology term for mobile agents!
2. What's the name for an overnight campsite, starting with the letter 'B'?

Answer: Bivouac

Usually associated with the military or mountain climbers, it is originally from the German, 'beiwache', which means watch or vigil.
3. What word, starting with 'C' means to scrounge or beg something from somebody?

Answer: Cadge

Cadge derives from the Middle English, 'cadgear', a reference to a peddler or a hustler.
4. What 'D' word has a meaning usually associated with the police?

Answer: Delimited

Delimited describes the limits of something, i.e. police powers are delimited by law!
5. Which of the following 'E' words means given to eating or voracious?

Answer: Edacious

Edacious is from the Latin for gluttonous, from 'edo', to eat.
6. Who or what is a famulus?

Answer: A personal secretary

A famulus is a literary term for a personal secretary or attendant. It is from the Latin for servant.
7. What 'G' word means extremely cold or icy?

Answer: Gelid

Gelid is from the Latin, 'gelidus', meaning frosty, icy or extremely cold and is the source for the English word jelly!
8. What do you call the metal hoop that supports a lampshade?

Answer: Harp

A harp is obviously also a musical instrument and the word itself comes from the German language!
9. What 'I' word describes a liquid smelling of violets?

Answer: Ionone

Ionone is yellowish in colour and is used in perfume making. From the Greek, 'ion', for violet.
10. Who was referred to, in slang, as a 'josser'?

Answer: Clergyman

Josser originally came from pidgin English. Joss referred to Chinese religious images and originated from a Portuguese word for God. In the UK it is insulting to call someone a josser.
11. What do you call the indentation in the bottom of a wine bottle?

Answer: Kick

Also called a 'punt', the term dates from the early 1860's. Plato said, "Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was ever granted by the gods to man"!
12. What six letter word describes a loop on a sail?

Answer: Lasket

A lasket is a loop on a sail for securing another sail, probably from the French, 'lacet', but it's true origin is unknown.
13. Which of the following 'M' words is a synonym of toil?

Answer: Moil

Moil refers to hard work, but is originally from the Latin, 'mollis', which means soft! Mohey is a West African word derived from the word mohair; Moiety means half of something into which something else is divided; maunder means to talk incoherently or to wander about aimlessly.
14. What word, starting with 'N', means excess?

Answer: Nimiety

Nimiety means an excess or over abundance of something, from the Latin, 'nimis', which means 'too much'. Nim is a game; nefarious means extremely wicked; ninon is a sheer silk or synthetic material.
15. What word describes strong, abusive language?

Answer: Obloquy

Obloquy also means disgrace suffered from public condemnation; Obligor, a legal term, refers to someone making a legally binding agreement; obliquely means indirectly or at an angle that is not a right angle; obovoid, in botany, describes fruit that are egg-shaped!
16. What adjectival 'P' word describes a manner of completing a task without much attention to detail?

Answer: Perfunctory

Perfunctory is from the Latin source of the English word 'function'; pusillanimous means not having courage or cowardly; pericline, in geology, describes a rock fold or a mineral with long white crystals; parlous means fraught with danger!
17. What do you call a small, diamond shaped pane of glass?

Answer: Quarrel

Quarrel also means an argument between two people; quota means a proportional share of something; quilt refers, usually, to a bed cover or the making of same; a quidnunc is a gossip.
18. Which of the following 'radio' words means the examination of objects by x-ray?

Answer: Radioscopy

Radiotherapy is medical treatment with radiation; radiophoto describes a photo or image sent by radio waves; and, radiology is the branch of medicine that uses x-rays or radioactivity to diagnose and treat diseases.
19. Starting with 'S', which adjective means producing sound?

Answer: Sonorous

Sonorous is from the Latin meaning noisy or loud; sonogram is a graphical presentation of sound (also echogram); a sonnet is a fourteen-line rhyming poem; sonority is a noun meaning resonance or having a sonorous quality!
20. What 'T' word describes a biblical tambourine?

Answer: Timbrel

The word Timbrel, biblically, also referred to a small drum and is from the French 'timbre'; timbre refers to the tonal quality of speech or music; timpani refers to the drums in an orchestra.
21. What word refers to a type of moss or lichen?

Answer: Usnea

Usnea is a type of lichen, from the Persian language; the Usk is a river in southern Wales; usufruct means the legal right to use someone else's property; usury is the lending of, ususally money, at outrageous rates.
22. Which of these means 'namely'?

Answer: Viz.

Viz. is the shortened form of the Latin word 'videlicet' and is an adverb with various meanings, and as such must be followed by a noun or noun phrase in the English language. A vidclip is a short video (contraction of video clip); vivo means in a lively way, from the Latin meaning alive; vlei is a South African term for low-lying land, from the Dutch word for valley.
23. What do you call an episode, preview or promotion of a movie, television program or music video on the Internet?

Answer: Webisode

The noun, webisode, is a slang term; webhead is also a slang term for a frequent user of the World Wide Web; webcast refers to a broadcast on the World Wide Web; webster is an archaic term for a weaver, from the Old English 'webbestre'.
24. What 'Y' noun refers to work?

Answer: Yakka

Yakka is an Australian slang term, usually 'hard yakka'; Yajna is from the Sanskrit for a Hindu sacrifice; yakitori is Japanese grilled chicken kebabs and literally means 'grilling fowl'; and, a yamen is a Chinese officials' residence.
25. Which adjectival 'Zygo' word means having two pairs of toes?

Answer: Zygodactyl

Zygodactyl refers to birds with two pairs of toes, like woodpeckers; zygomorphic means having identical halves; zygotene is a stage in cell division; zygosity refers to the characterisation of a genetic trait.
Source: Author Engadine

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