'I' is for....

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1. A very good friend of mine came round the other day and told me he had just lost his job. I asked why and he told me his bosses had cited 'iatromelia' as the cause. What was his profession? Newspaper reporter Policeman Doctor Scientist

2. Whilst sitting in the park one day, you overhear two people speaking in 'idioglossia'. You turn to look, and notice they are both what? Scientists Deaf Children Sailors

3. I met my ex-wife's new husband's auntie's friend in town the other day. We were standing in the same shop and she told me she had come in to buy some 'immortelle'. Which shop were we in? Flower shop Sweet shop Cheese shop DIY shop

4. I was chatting to a man on the train recently whilst on a trip to Edinburgh. He told me he was an 'insectologist'. My first thought was that he studied insects. Was this assumption correct? Yes No

5. I came home from work a few days ago to find my girlfriend in a state of 'ivresse'. What was she? Naked In shock Frightened Drunk

6. I am fortunate to have a rare book shop in my city of Chester. There are many wonderful antique and rare books in there. He has a splendid collection of 'incunabula'. What are these? Books written originally on papyrus Books written in Sanskrit Books printed before the year 1000 Books printed before the year 1500

7. I met an old friend in a local rare bookshop recently and I asked where he had been, since I hadn't seen him for so long. He told me he had been 'immured'. Where had he been? In Australia In hospital In prison In the Armed Forces

8. My friend, Erica, has a little known phobia called 'iatrophobia'. Who does she have a fear of going to see? Her mother-in-law Her doctor A policeman Her newsagent

9. Which one of these mythical creatures would you most likely refer to as 'ignivomous'? Yeti Unicorn Dragon Bigfoot

10. Whilst standing at my local airport recently, I watched as a friend of mine 'illapsed' into the airport. What mode of transport had he used? Glider Private jet Helicopter Fighter plane