From Wing to a Prayer Trivia Quiz

Answer: airfoil

The airfoil is the part of the wing that makes use of the air currents through which it moves to aid in lift. It is also used to control the aircraft. An airfoil can also be considered the cross section of an aileron, rotor blade or tailplane.

Answer: foliar

The word foliar comes from the Latin word for leaf, folium. It is used as an adjective as in 'foliar feeding' where the nutrient used to feed the plant is put directly on the leaf.

Answer: frail

One who is frail is fragile, weak, and/or easily broken. It can also denote one who is morally weak or easily tempted.

Answer: liar

A person who tells lies is a liar. It comes from the Old English word 'leogere' and dates back to before the 12th century.

Answer: ail

Ail is a word of Middle English origin (eilen) and Old English (eglan). As a transitive verb it means 'to give physical pain, cause discomfort'. As an intransitive verb it denotes 'to have something the matter, to suffer ill health' according to the Merriam Webster dictionary.

Answer: LA

LA is the postal code issued for the state of Louisiana. The state quarter issued in 2002 features an outline of the Louisiana Purchase, the state bird which is the pelican, and a horn with three notes. The Louisiana Purchase added thirteen states to the union and at a cost of $15 million, it is considered the best real estate deal in history.

The horn is a tribute to the State's jazz history as New Orleans is the birthplace of that genre of music.

Answer: LAN

LAN stands for local area network. Computers are interconnected in a limited area such as the home or a small office. LANs are usually identified as occupying a small geographic area but can be connected to other LANs. Depending on how they are connected and secured and how great the distance, they might become a MAN (metropolitan area network) or a WAN (wide area network).

Answer: nail

A nail is a long thin piece of metal that is sharp on one end and flat on the other. It is primarily used to attach things to wood and in delivered to that wood most often by a hammer striking the flat end and driving the sharp end through the wood.

Answer: inlay

Inlays are cut pieces, often of contrasting colors, that fit into depressions in a base piece. The added pieces become flush with this base and can form pictures or patterns to make a decorative piece. Inlay pieces can be made of wood, stone, ivory or other types of material. Likewise the base can be made of many materials as long as it can be carved to receive the inlays.

Answer: litany

A litany can have several parts to it where the group gathered responds to the statements made by the person leading the service. Alternately, a litany can also be used to describe a list of complaints or problems.