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Quiz about WebsterWorld 2
Quiz about WebsterWorld 2

WebsterWorld 2 Trivia Quiz


A quick quiz on word definitions.

A multiple-choice quiz by bigwoo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
bigwoo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
51,880
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1344
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which is a type of billiard game? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. All of the following are a type of container save one. Which one is not a type of container? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is a dewlap? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. All of the following are a type of apparel except one. Which one is not something a person would wear? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these words has something to do with trains? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. All of these words can mean 'to make up in order to deceive' except one. Which one does not have that meaning? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How would you spell the little gnome or elf you would find, according to Irish folklore, at the end of the rainbow?

Answer: (One Word- 10 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these words would be defined as 'the art of interpreting the Bible'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What does 'cupidity' mean? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. If you were to rig a sail on a boat you would stick the rope through a _______. What goes in the blank? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which is a type of billiard game?

Answer: snooker

It is played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of assorted colors.
2. All of the following are a type of container save one. Which one is not a type of container?

Answer: croupier

A croupier is one who collects and pays bets at a gambling table. A hogshead is a large barrel. A flask is a glass container and a demijohn is a large narrow-necked bottle usually enclosed in wicker.
3. What is a dewlap?

Answer: The loose skin under the necks of cattle

4. All of the following are a type of apparel except one. Which one is not something a person would wear?

Answer: buteo

A fedora is a type of hat. A cravat is a necktie and knickers are short loose fitting pants (in the UK, they refer to ladies' underwear). A buteo is a type of hawk.
5. Which of these words has something to do with trains?

Answer: railhead

Raillery is good-natured teasing. A railbird is someone who sits on a fence near a race track. A railroad worm is a fruit fly's larva. Railhead is a section on the railroad where train traffic may start.
6. All of these words can mean 'to make up in order to deceive' except one. Which one does not have that meaning?

Answer: meliorate

Meliorate means to cause to improve or to make better.
7. How would you spell the little gnome or elf you would find, according to Irish folklore, at the end of the rainbow?

Answer: leprechaun

8. Which of these words would be defined as 'the art of interpreting the Bible'?

Answer: hermeneutics

Homiletics is the study of sermon delivery. Bibliotics is the study of handwriting. Revelatics is not a word.
9. What does 'cupidity' mean?

Answer: An excessive desire for material gain

10. If you were to rig a sail on a boat you would stick the rope through a _______. What goes in the blank?

Answer: grommet

A gromwell is a type of plant. A grog is a drink, usually rum mixed with water. A grouper is a type of fish. Hope you enjoyed this quiz.
Source: Author bigwoo

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