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Eat Your Words
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Idioms have been around for as long as there have been words, and a number of them feature food. I've managed to serve up ten of them for you here. Bon appetit!
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Very Easy
10 Q
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eburge
Dec 14 10
3063 plays
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In Bed with Idioms
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There are several idioms and proverbs that we use today that refer to beds. How many of them do you know?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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thegogga
May 21 08
4998 plays
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Pot of Gold
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The Four Winds have decided to follow the leprechauns in the hope of finding the legendary pot of gold. Do join us as we meet various other fairy folk on our way.
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Average
10 Q
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zorba_scank
Feb 10 12
3249 plays
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Aspects of Humor: What's So Funny?
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Humor is an elusive topic due to its elastic nature. What I find funny, you may not. Try to discover what it is that makes us laugh.
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Average
10 Q
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trident
May 14 07
9252 plays
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Excuse My French
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Please excuse me, but I must use French words in this English quiz. Here's ten questions about French words adopted into the English language.
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Easy
10 Q
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guitargoddess
May 31 11
5301 plays
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Pseudoscience Basics
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"Science" isn't so much a thing as a way of thinking. "Pseudoscience" is when people, through ignorance or malice, use a thought process that looks like science, but doesn't have the same rigor. This quiz tells the story of how you make that mistake.
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Average
10 Q
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Correspondguy
Oct 11 09
4197 plays
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Some Devilish Idioms
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The devil is fairly popular in idiomatic phrases... Which of these devilish idioms do you know?
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Easy
10 Q
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thegogga
Apr 18 08
4245 plays
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Parts of (Hilarious) Speech
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Parts of speech...ho hum...Wait! I can make this fun. I'll give you giggle-inducing phrases to
enliven your practice with identifying parts of speech.
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Easy
10 Q
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Pagiedamon
Dec 11 08
5529 plays
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Latin in the Modern World
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I am going to look at ten Latin words or phrases which have survived into modern English. Be careful sometimes the literal translation from Latin doesn't match the modern day meaning associated with the word or phrase.
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Easy
10 Q
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BxBarracuda
Feb 29 12
2580 plays
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Book of Proverbs
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Searching through my local library I came across a picture book about proverbs. Let me tell you-- I've never had more trouble understanding a picture book. A picture is worth a thousand words, so can you help me out by making sense of these?
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Very Easy
10 Q
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kyleisalive
May 15 12
3690 plays
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Meet Tom Swifty
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Do you like puns? So you'll like this peculiar kind of word play called Tom Swifty. Explanation given in the first question.
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Average
10 Q
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zordy
Apr 13 07
43554 plays
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You Say 'Aluminum', I Say 'Aluminium'
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Let's call the whole thing off... Ahem. There are some notable differences in spelling for some words between the American and British vocabulary. Think you can spell well? Come on in and find out. There's a UK bias, but don't let that put you off. ;)
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Average
10 Q
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eburge
Jul 23 11
2136 plays
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Growing the Word Cat's Tail
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Help our question CAT grow a nice long tail of letters - all of the answers in this quiz begin with CAT and you should supply the one that best fits the definition.
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Average
10 Q
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WesleyCrusher
Feb 21 12
2487 plays
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Love, Etymologically
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I was researching the etymology of the tennis term "love" the other day and was struck by the histories of the names of some popular sports. What do you know about the origins of some of their names?
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Average
10 Q
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adams627
Feb 06 10
3777 plays
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Double Letter Words
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This quiz covers 20 different words with double letters in them. For instance, "letters" has two Ts. Enjoy.
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Easy
20 Q
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salami_swami
Jul 11 08
3294 plays
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Mission Impossible
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Mythology is full of legends about heroes overcoming impossible odds to succeed in their mission. Team NVNG invites you to follow in their footsteps in this set of questions.
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Average
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 11 12
3465 plays
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In Other Words, Dumb
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This quiz features some of the more common and amusing expressions that are used to imply dim-wittedness. If you're "not all there", you should be here.
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Easy
10 Q
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Wizzid
Oct 30 09
5850 plays
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The Evil Essay
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As an English instructor, I spend a good deal of my life helping people write essays. See if you already know the basics of essay writing--or, as I call it, "The Evil Essay".
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Easy
10 Q
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pagiedamon
Jul 04 08
7305 plays
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Ye Olde Quiz
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See if you know the modern meaning of these common expressions used in times gone by, most of which came from the Elizabethan era. Good luck to thee.
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Very Easy
10 Q
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Creedy
Feb 10 12
3249 plays
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Wicked Garden
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I wandered into the garden of good and evil with a handful of books and harvested a bumper crop of wicked words.
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Average
10 Q
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pollucci19
Nov 20 10
3711 plays
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What the Spell Check Mist: Typo Transfusion
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Sacred Heart Hospital: Medical Care second to nun, paperwork last to all. Scared Heart Hospital, where the typos are rarely fatal, but nearly always fanny!
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Easy
10 Q
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ing
Jun 07 09
3792 plays
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Become a Better Writer
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Everyone needs to write sometimes. You might have to dispute a bill in writing or compose a self-evaluation. Or, you just might want to write a quiz at FunTrivia! Learn a few basics to becoming a better writer.
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Average
10 Q
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Pagiedamon
Dec 28 08
4407 plays
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What Is He On?
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No, it's not a rhetorical question! Think you can complete these ten idioms? You're on!
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Average
10 Q
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LadyCaitriona
Apr 11 11
4857 plays
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Speaking German: in English
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As with other languages, many German words have found their way into English. How many of them do you know?
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Easy
10 Q
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rossian
Feb 21 12
2742 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
2541 plays
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Laundry Day
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Welcome to the Idiomatic Laundromat, where the most eccentric customers are served with a smile and every article of clothing relates to a well-known idiom or proverb. To answer each question, you'll need to complete the defined idiom. Happy Laundry Day!
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Easy
10 Q
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darthrevan89
Sep 01 09
2694 plays
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Straight from the Heart
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This multiple choice quiz covers old idioms or sayings relating to the most important organ in the body. So take heart!
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Easy
10 Q
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johnnycat777
Dec 14 08
3219 plays
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A to Z Acronyms
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Our society loves to abbreviate words and phrases. Here is an alphabetical list of some common acronyms; let's see what you know about them! (This quiz is dedicated to Funtrivia.com team member CD ROCK of Heaven's Angels who passed away March, 2009).
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Average
25 Q
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BRY2K
Apr 04 09
3459 plays
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The Many Meanings of "Run"
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In English, one word can say a great deal, and "run" is one of those words. I'm about to have dinner with my good friends Arun and Brunhilde, but they always pepper their conversation with "run" words and phrases; can you help me work out what they mean?
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Easy
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Dec 03 08
3903 plays
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In Other Words
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All of us are familiar with the old cliches---after all, they're "as plain as the nose on your face." But, let's see if we can figure out what they are when they are stated in unfamiliar terms. Let's go.
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Easy
10 Q
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bassman68
Oct 03 08
4044 plays
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