X-perience the letter "X" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dry mouth

Dry mouth can be associated with various diseases or as a side effect of several hundred medications. It is caused in part by the salivary glands not producing enough saliva. There are many home remedies that can help combat this such as sucking hard candies or chewing sugar-free gum and drinking more water at regular intervals.
Dryness of the lips is known by another X-word: Xerochilia.

Answer: Wood

Xylology is a branch of dendrology which studies the macro and micro composition of wood. From the Greek word Xylon, it can mean anything made of wood.

Answer: Three

The Xebec (also known as a Zebec or Chebec) was one of the fast, square rigged ships used around the Mediterranean usually by Barbary pirates. Originally it had two masts but this was superseded by a design that had three masts.

Answer: Sauce

Xató is a very simple sauce from the Catalan region of North Eastern Spain. The main ingredients are breadcrumbs, nuts (usually almonds and hazelnuts), sherry vinegar, roasted tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and peppers. It can be poured over a Xató salad or used as a dipping sauce for toasted bread.

Answer: Lhasa

Xizang is the Chinese word for Tibet, whose official capital is Lhasa. It is situated in Central Asia and is also known as "The Roof of the World" due to its high elevation in the Himalayas. It is an autonomous region of China which assumed control of Tibet in the 1950s after the Battle of Chamdo. Lhasa can be found in the SE region of Tibet.

Answer: Ground squirrels

The African Ground Squirrel belongs to the genus Xerus. It is only found in Africa and is comprised of four species of ground squirrel. They form part of the Xerinae suborder which includes prairie dogs and marmosets.

Answer: Veracruz

Veracruz is one of the more populous of the 32 states that make up Mexico. The state sits along the eastern side of the country and borders a large portion of the Gulf of Mexico. The Capital, Xalapa (also spelled as Jalapa), is situated near the center of the state.

Answer: Darius the Great

Xerxes I was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, whose father was Cyrus the Great. Xerxes succeeded his father although he was not the eldest of 12 children though various marriages. He ruled from 486-465BC.

Answer: Quetzalcoatl

Xolotl, a dog-headed deity, was responsible for guiding souls to the afterlife in Mictlan. Unlike his brother Quetzalcoatl, he is seen as a negative deity associated with sickness and bad luck. To his credit though, he also guided the sun though the underworld each night!

Answer: In the ocean

Xiphactinus was a very large bony fish that lived in the late Cretaceous period. It was part of the Actinopterygii Class of fishes and the name is derived from the Greek/Latin name "Sword-ray". Xiphactinus fossils have been found in Kansas and there was a movement in 2010 to designate it as the state fossil rather than the Pteranodon and Tylosaurus.