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Tricky Spellings Trivia Quiz

You may recognize these words, but how certain are you about their spelling?

A multiple-choice quiz by chimerae. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
chimerae

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
218,592

Updated
Sep 14 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
14765

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 47 (4/10), SueLane (9/10), Robert907 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. You stand before a crowd with a treatise for religious creeds. You are delivering a: Hint

chatecism

catachism

catechism

catichism

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you had this, you may be able to afford what you need: Hint

werewithal

wherewithal

werewithall

wherewithall

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Question 3 of 10

3. Your interest in death and the afterlife may lead you to study this subject: Hint

eschatology

eschotology

escheatology

escetology

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Every Good Boy Does Fine" helps you remember the five lines of the treble clef. You are using this device: Hint

mneumonic

mnemonic

pneumonic

nemonic

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Question 5 of 10

5. As a lifeguard, you must know CPR so that you can do this: Hint

rescussitate

rescusitate

resuscitate

resussitate

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Question 6 of 10

6. The history of a species' evolution is a branch of science known as: Hint

philogony

phelogeny

phylogeny

phelogony

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Question 7 of 10

7. You must complete ten track-and-field events if you participate in this kind of challenge: Hint

dicathlon

decathelon

decathalon

decathlon

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you apply soothing lotion to painfully dry skin, you are applying an: Hint

emollient

immolliant

emmolient

emolient

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is the distribution of light and shadow in a work of art: Hint

chiarascuro

chiaroscuro

ciaraschuro

chiaraschuro

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Question 10 of 10

10. If you can't put something into words, you may find it: Hint

inexpressable

nonexpressable

unexpressable

inexpressible

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You stand before a crowd with a treatise for religious creeds. You are delivering a:

Answer: catechism

This is an instructional document, usually a manual, which may address religious principles in a question-and-answer format.

2. If you had this, you may be able to afford what you need:

Answer: wherewithal

Interrogatively, "wherewith" is similar to "how" but it's archaic in this use. If you have the wherewithal, you have the financial means for doing something, or the "how-to."

3. Your interest in death and the afterlife may lead you to study this subject:

Answer: eschatology

This term comes from the Greek word "eschatos," meaning "last."

4. "Every Good Boy Does Fine" helps you remember the five lines of the treble clef. You are using this device:

Answer: mnemonic

This device is a memory aid, often employed by teachers to help students remember specific, relative material (such as the names of the planets in our solar system).

5. As a lifeguard, you must know CPR so that you can do this:

Answer: resuscitate

This word originated in Latin as "resuscitare," in which "re" = "again" and "suscitare" = "to call up; to rouse."

6. The history of a species' evolution is a branch of science known as:

Answer: phylogeny

A cousin to this branch of science is the biological branch of "ontogeny," which studies the development of an individual organism.

7. You must complete ten track-and-field events if you participate in this kind of challenge:

Answer: decathlon

The decathlon is a strenuous series of athletic events and is usually held over 2 days. The events involved are: 100m, long jump, high jump, shot put, 400m, pole vault, 110m hurdles, discus throw, javelin throw and 1500m. Phew!

8. If you apply soothing lotion to painfully dry skin, you are applying an:

Answer: emollient

This comes from the Latin "mollire", which means "to soften."

9. This is the distribution of light and shadow in a work of art:

Answer: chiaroscuro

Italian for "lightdark," this technique was developed in the sixteenth century to make subjects appear more clearly three-dimensional, and is exemplified in the work of such renowned artists as Caravaggio.

10. If you can't put something into words, you may find it:

Answer: inexpressible

Quite literally meaning "unable to be expressed."

Source: Author chimerae

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