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Gimme Sympathy
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Gimme gimme never gets, but these individuals didn't care about manners. They really needed something! Can you tell me what? All scenarios are fictional.
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10 Q
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Squisher
Dec 20 09
3594 plays
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What's In Your Portmanteau?
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Here's a categorical look at portmanteau words, new words made by blending parts of two other words together, a frankenword if you will. For example, add "motor" to "hotel" and you get "motel". Some questions have an American slant. Enjoy!
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Easy
20 Q
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Polaris101
Sep 10 09
1932 plays
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Words Easily Confused
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The English language contains a number of words that sound so similar they are confused very easily. In large part, these are homophones, but this is not always the case. Please partake in this quiz as we sample some of these awkward cases. Good luck!
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Average
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jan 07 05
11526 plays
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Lexical Ovines
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As a member of the Inter-Continental Ballistic Sheep for the Amazing Trivia Race, I've compiled a quiz with ten words with a connection to sheep, though not all are used when referring to our woollen pals. Enjoy!
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Easy
10 Q
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eburge
Feb 21 12
2280 plays
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The Dog Ate My Dictionary!
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My dog, Lexi, has always loved words -- but instead of eating my homework, she ate my dictionary! Now, as I search through the shredded pages to see what remains, I see a canine theme developing...
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Easy
10 Q
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darthrevan89
Feb 10 11
1908 plays
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Crossword Words
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Have you ever noticed that crosswords and crossword compilers seem to have their own obscure language? Words that you'd never think of using in everyday conversation appear in crosswords with head-scratching frequency. Here are a few of them!
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Average
10 Q
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NatalieW
Dec 09 03
4821 plays
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Am I Clumsy, Unlucky or What?
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I am the queen of clumsiness today. I think I should have stayed in bed and I do mean all day!
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Average
10 Q
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funnytrivianna
Nov 06 07
3477 plays
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Odd Ducks
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Not every duck waddles on land and swims in water. A few are even darn difficult. So... are you going to duck this quiz?
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Tough
10 Q
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uglybird
Jul 13 07
2622 plays
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Am I Clumsy, Unlucky or What? Part Two
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You think my last clumsy episode was unbelievable. Wait until you hear about this one!
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Easy
10 Q
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funnytrivianna
Feb 02 08
3855 plays
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The Sith Academy: Vocabulary Class
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Take on the role of a wannabe Sith apprentice, and begin your trials on the path to darkness. Your challenge is a vocabulary exam, involving the names of past Sith Lords. All questions are strictly vocabulary, no knowledge of "Star Wars" is needed.
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Average
10 Q
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darthrevan89
Feb 01 09
825 plays
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Laughter, the Best Medicine
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Laughter is the best medicine as the saying goes, but the average adult only laughs 7 times in a day, let's work on our average! I'll give you some clues and you fill in the blank with the laughter word described.
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Average
10 Q
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Bruyere
Sep 07 01
6621 plays
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What Did Shakespeare Mean By That?
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Some words used in Shakespeare's time are still with us - but mean something *very* different today than when Shakespeare was using them. You might be surprised at how different the meanings of these common words are when used by the Bard of Avon!
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Tough
10 Q
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merylfederman
Dec 24 12
357 plays
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More Crossword Words
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More weird words from the obscure language of the crossword compiler. Once again, any dictionary definitions are taken from the Oxford English Dictionary Online, www.oed.com.
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Average
10 Q
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NatalieW
Dec 17 03
2916 plays
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Meta-Linguistics: Words About Words
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Tests your knowledge of words whose definitions refer to words. Xaosdog attests that each word appearing in this quiz has been accepted as a legitimate English word by at least one major dictionary AND one minor dictionary.
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Difficult
15 Q
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xaosdog
Jun 29 02
2376 plays
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Western Wranglers Wrangling Whatchamacallits
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Jump in the saddle and come with me, it is time to become a word wrangler. We have many stray dogies on the prairie that need to be rounded up. Can you rope in these words from the definitions provided? Yeehaw and giddy up.
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Average
10 Q
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tazman6619
Dec 31 11
408 plays
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Witches Are Good at Spell-ing
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Welcome to Star's School of Practical Spell-ing. Can you graduate without turning yourself into a frog, or worse?
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Average
10 Q
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StarStruck60
Jul 14 09
1239 plays
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Double sound words live. Get on your "Gee-Gee"!
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Did you call your toy train a "choo-choo" or a "puff-puff" ? When we grow up we still like those words with the sound repetitions. Have an "away-day" with these questions about them.
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Easy
10 Q
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Philian
May 27 03
10836 plays
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Double sound words yet again.Now don't go "gaga" !
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More dregs from the double sound words that have sneaked into the dictionary. Again you have to sort out the meaning with your usual "razzamatazz".
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Average
10 Q
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Philian
May 25 03
5580 plays
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Double sound words return. It's "easy-peasy".
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Just when you thought there could be no more "double-sound" words the following 10 escaped from the depths of the dictionary. Don't tell Lulu !
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Average
10 Q
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Philian
Jun 02 03
6699 plays
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Poly wanna learn a new word?
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There are more than 120 words in my dictionary starting with the letters "poly-". Most (but not all!) of them are based on the Greek-originating prefix meaning "much" or "many". This quiz takes a look at some of these "poly" words.
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Average
15 Q
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lorance79
Sep 21 11
666 plays
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Blend words again. More unusual combinations.
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Join "smoke" with "fog" and you get "smog". It's sometimes that easy to get a new blend word. But do you always know where the bits come from and what the new word means? Some British - some U.S.A.
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Average
10 Q
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Philian
Jun 07 03
3825 plays
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Malapropisms - The Pineapple of Word Quizzes
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A character from Sheridan's play 'The Rivals', Mrs Malaprop would misuse words by substituting a similar sounding but wrong word in its place - hence malapropism. In this quiz, select the word that should have been used in place of the 'malapropism'.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Honggui
Apr 01 08
3033 plays
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As Shakespeare Might Have Said...
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Many of the words that were commonly used in Shakespeare's time have become what etymologists call archaisms or antique words. How many of these antique words can you identify correctly?
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Tough
10 Q
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Cymruambyth
Oct 25 05
1530 plays
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I've Got Mono
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Nanny Woo is not feeling well. She has been infected with the dreaded funtrivia bug. Can you help her with a diagnosis and a cure?
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Easy
10 Q
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nannywoo
Nov 02 12
564 plays
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Strictly Speaking
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I have an uncanny ability for finding the wrong word. Do you? Try this quiz and see.
Words that might need attention will be placed in ALL CAPS.
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Difficult
10 Q
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uglybird
Aug 14 05
2871 plays
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Am I Clumsy, Unlucky or What? Part Three!
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Well, you thought I was finished with these stories? I have one more wild adventure to tell you about. For the complete story read the interesting information after the answers.
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Average
10 Q
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funnytrivianna
May 28 08
1449 plays
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Put the words in the blender. Find strange results
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Some words are created by shoving two other words together and losing some of the bits.The new "blend" words then either join the dictionary or teeter on the edge.Go on - try some "brunch".
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Average
10 Q
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Philian
Jun 04 03
2256 plays
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Where Did You Get that Hat?
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Heads up! This is a quiz about hats from around the world. Your task is to match the headgear with its country of origin, its history or its wearer.
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Tough
10 Q
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Cymruambyth
Aug 04 09
1278 plays
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Double sound words are fun. Come "can-can" with me
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We love to shorten words but English also has a nice reservoir of words where we have doubled the sound to make an attractive new word. Can you guess the meaning of these double-sound words ?
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Average
10 Q
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Philian
May 12 03
4227 plays
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Commonly Misused Everyday Words
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As a teacher I have noticed students making the same vocabulary errors again and again. In this quiz, I have focused on common errors in the strict grammatical sense rather than what may be heard colloquially. (British English)
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Average
10 Q
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miss g
Nov 28 03
4665 plays
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