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X-raying X Words Trivia Quiz

This is my twenty-fourth quiz in the alphabetics series. This has also been the hardest one to create, trying to find ten X words was not an easy task. But I did it, and here they are. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
185,240

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1447

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is Xenon's chemical symbol?

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name found on the bottoms of Cabbage Patch dolls?

Answer: (One Word (6 letters))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which is a monetary unit in Vietnam? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. How do you say "thank you" in Mandarin Chinese? Hint

xuesheng

xiyan

Xie xie

xiansheng

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "Soul Mountain"? Hint

X, Malcolm

Xi, Nanhua

Xi, Xu

Xingjian, Gao

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the fear of dryness called? Hint

Xanthophobia

Xyrophobia

Xenophobia

Xerophobia

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did William D. Coolidge invent? Hint

X-Ray tube

Xebec

Xerox

Xenic

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Question 8 of 10

8. What character did Lucy Lawless play on TV that was from a spin-off of Hercules: The Legend Continues?

Answer: (One Word (4 letters))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following words has nothing to do with plants? Hint

xylan

xyst

xenia

xenial

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following words is a type of vessel? Hint

xyst

xerox

xebec

xenic

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Xenon's chemical symbol?

Answer: Xe

Xenon was discovered by Sir William Ramsey and Morris M Travers. Its natural state is a gas. Its atomic number is 54. Morris M Travers was also an authority on glass technology.

2. What is the name found on the bottoms of Cabbage Patch dolls?

Answer: Xavier

The name Xavier appears because cabbage Patch dolls were created by Xavier Roberts in the 1980s.

3. Which is a monetary unit in Vietnam?

Answer: Xu

XA is an acronym that had many meaning among them being "Exchange Access" and "Extended Architecture". Xi is both the number 11 in Roman numerals as well as being the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet. Xe is the chemical symbol for Xenon.

4. How do you say "thank you" in Mandarin Chinese?

Answer: Xie xie

Xiyan means to smoke. Xiansheng means mister. Xuesheng means student.

5. Who wrote "Soul Mountain"?

Answer: Xingjian, Gao

Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000. He wrote the book "The Other Shore" which was banned in China. This caused him to move to France,as a political refugee, where he later became a citizen.

6. What is the fear of dryness called?

Answer: Xerophobia

Xanthophobia is fear of the color yellow. Xenophobia is fear of strangers and xyrophobia is fear of razors.

7. What did William D. Coolidge invent?

Answer: X-Ray tube

The X-Ray tube is more commonly known as the Coolidge Tube. Coolidge was born in 1873 and died in 1965. He did most of his work with General Electric. He retired after WWII but continued to be a consultant until 1965.

8. What character did Lucy Lawless play on TV that was from a spin-off of Hercules: The Legend Continues?

Answer: Xena

Lucy Lawless was born on March 29, 1968 in Mount Albert, New Zealand.

9. Which of the following words has nothing to do with plants?

Answer: xyst

Xyst (or xystus) is a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece. Xenia (as well as Xenial) is the effect of pollen on certain plant structures. Xylan is substance found in cell walls of plants.

10. Which of the following words is a type of vessel?

Answer: xebec

The xebec is a Mediterranian sailing vessel. The xebec was around from about 1650-1820. You can see a picture of a model xebec at the following link: http://www.geocities.com/xebecinc/algerianxebec.jpg.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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