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Greek and Latin in Disguise

Created by flem-ish

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Greek and Latin in Disguise game quiz
"English vocabulary being already a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French, we sometimes forget there was actually added a lot of Greek and Latin to the melting pot as well. See how transparent these 'inkhorn' terms are to you."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Which of these four statements is the only *incorrect* one?
    Somebody of an ursine appearance looks like a bear.
    Somebody of an apian appearance looks like a monkey.
    Somebody with a leonine character is like a lion.
    An aquiline nose is like an eagle's beak.


2. If a certain style of dress gives a woman a feline touch, how does it make her look?
    like a cat
    like a felon or criminal
    velvety
    skinny


3. Which of these adjectives could not possibly be used to describe a face?
    equine
    lupine
    vulpine
    equestrian


4. What do you study in canine psychology?
    dog psychology
    canary psychology
    duck psychology
    the psychology of caning


5. Which of these is incorrect?
    A nyctophobe is afraid of the dark, the night.
    A demophobe is afraid of democracy.
    A triskaidecaphobe is afraid of the number thirteen.
    An apiophobe is afraid of bees.


6. Which of these is the only correct statement?
    A hippophobe is afraid of betting on horses.
    A cynophobe is afraid of cynics.
    An acrophobe is afraid of high places.
    A musophobe is afraid of music.


7. A gamophobe is afraid of playing games.
    True
    False


8. What is a musophobe afraid of?
    art in general
    the Nine Muses
    mice
    music


9. Which of these is incorrect?
    In demonology you study evil spirits.
    In penology you study male sexuality.
    In ichthyology you study fish.
    In oenology you study wine.


10. Petrology is the study of what?
    the evolution of petrol prices
    the Popes of Rome
    rocks
    petrol rigging


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