Quest for the Longest Word

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1. Which of the following is the longest word in the English dictionary? pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis antidisestablishmentarianism paraminobenzoyldiaethylominoethanolumphydrochloricum supercalifragilisticexpialladocious

2. Interestingly enough, research has discovered that the supposed "longest word" is somewhat of a hoax, although it is still in nearly all of the major English dictionaries to date. In 1992, the Guiness Book of World Records officially declared this word to be the longest REAL word in the English dictionary. Which of following is that same word? antidisestablishmentarianism humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua‘a pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis floccinaucinihilipilification

3. Place names have always been doubted as whether or not they are words, and I believe they can't qualify for the longest word, since they aren't in the dictionary. However, which of the following is the longest place name located within an English-speaking country? Gorsafawddacha'idraigodanheddogleddollônpenrhynareurdraethceredigion Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhounawnskawntoohoohoordenenthurnuk Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

4. In the 1970's, McDonald's came out with a term for their Big Mac which was longer in length than Pepsi's coinage for their beverage. True False

5. Which of the following is the longest legal "Scrabble" word in North American play? honorificabilitudinitatibus antidisestablishmentarianism ethylenediaminetetraacetates oxyphenbutazone

6. The word lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon is a valid word in the English language. (i.e.- not some place name or chemistry term) True False

7. Which of the following words is defined as "the practice of using words one and a half feet long"? sesquipedalianism beleaguered hypolimnion Blasphemy! No such word exists!

8. What is the longest word in the English language that contains only one vowel? Answer: (One Word of Nine Letters)

9. What is the longest word in the English language that contains only one syllable? Answer: (One Word of Ten Letters)

10. Only two words in our language possess quite an interesting quality. They have every vowel (a,e,i,o,u, AND y) in order alphabetically. Can you name either of them? Answer: (One Word)