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Words Beginning In P Trivia Quiz

The more words and names you pick up, the more chances that confusion sets in. For instance, Panini (4OO B.C.)(an Indian grammarian) is often confused with Paganini (an Italian violinist). Maybe this quiz can refresh your definitions.

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

Author
flem-ish

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
38,437

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these terms describes the phenomenon of words like ANNA or OTTO that can be read the same forward and backward? Hint

palindrome

panacea

palimpsest

palinode

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the correct term for an 'all around the walls of the room painting' that allows you to get a 360 degree angle survey? Hint

panacea

pantheon

pandemonium

panorama

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these words describes a 'cure for everything'? Hint

panacea

placebo

Dr Pangloss

paeon

4. What was the name given to the laws issued by Queen Elizabeth the First and some of her successors, as a punishment for those not attending Anglican services, and even sticking to such Catholic practices as the celebration of Mass ? Hint

Penance Laws

Penalty Laws

Punishment Laws

Penal Laws

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the scholarly name for a document of which the text has been erased and replaced by a new different one? Hint

protasis

paeon

prothalamion

palimpsest

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Question 6 of 10

6. In whose works does Dr. Pangloss appear? Hint

Voltaire

Rabelais

Rousseau

Diderot

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Question 7 of 10

7. What kind of horse was called a 'palfrey' in the Middle Ages? Hint

well-disciplined horse for ladies

charger or battlehorse

pony for children

horse specially used for pageantry

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who were the 'Paladins of Charlemagne'? Hint

his twelve peers who assisted him in war

12 handsome pages assisting him with ceremonial dress

those in charge of 'paluds' or marshes

12 main servants such as the butler, cellarmaster, stablemaster

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who wrote about Picrochole (the man with the bitter bile), Panurge and Pantagruel? Hint

Rousseau

Rabelais

Voltaire

Diderot

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was a Palmer originally? Hint

somebody who had visited the Holy Land and brought back a palm as proof

somebody who 'greased' the palms of politicians' hands

somebody who grew palm trees

winner of a palm in a competition

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these terms describes the phenomenon of words like ANNA or OTTO that can be read the same forward and backward?

Answer: palindrome

A palindrome (from Greek :palin dromo , I run back again). A palinode is a recantation or retraction (e.g. Chaucer's Legend of Good Women is a palinode for his negative portrayal of women in Troilus and Cressida.

2. What is the correct term for an 'all around the walls of the room painting' that allows you to get a 360 degree angle survey?

Answer: panorama

In Milton's 'Paradise Lost', Pandemonium is the name of the Principal City in Hell. -The Pantheon in Rome is a temple dedicated to 'all the gods', and was erected by Agrippa, the son-in-law of the Emperor Augustus. - A good example of a panorama is 'Panorama Mesdag' in The Hague, Holland. Such paintings were popular in the late 18th and 19th centuries .

They can be seen as an antecedent of the stereopticon and of the process called Cinerama in motion pictures.

3. Which of these words describes a 'cure for everything'?

Answer: panacea

A paeon is a metrical foot with 3 short syllables and one long. -A placebo is an inert substance given instead of a potent drug. - Panacea was the daughter of Asclepios , the god of medicine. She was a personification of the idea of a 'cure-all' .

Answer: Penal Laws

Those Penal Laws were bad luck for the Irish Catholics.

5. What is the scholarly name for a document of which the text has been erased and replaced by a new different one?

Answer: palimpsest

A palimpsest could be called a re-used parchment. -A prothalamion is a song or poem to celebrate a forthcoming wedding. -Protasis is the Greek word for the introductory act or exposition of a classical Greek drama.

6. In whose works does Dr. Pangloss appear?

Answer: Voltaire

Character from 'Candide, ou de l' Optimisme.' -1759. -Dr Pangloss, tutor to Candide, is the embodiment of the theory that 'All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds'. -Rousseau (1712 - 1778) believed in the natural goodness of man. -Diderot (1713- 1784) believed in Progress through Science and in Enlightment.

7. What kind of horse was called a 'palfrey' in the Middle Ages?

Answer: well-disciplined horse for ladies

A palfrey was a saddle-horse that, because of its light easy gait, was very suitable for ladies. So more like a scooter than like a Harley Davidson.

8. Who were the 'Paladins of Charlemagne'?

Answer: his twelve peers who assisted him in war

The term was especially applied to the so-called 'Twelve Peers', but the various medieval romances mention more than just 12 Paladins. Among the best-known were :Roland, Olivier, Maugis, Renaut, and Ganelon, the traitor.

9. Who wrote about Picrochole (the man with the bitter bile), Panurge and Pantagruel?

Answer: Rabelais

Picrochole is supposed to have been a parody of the enemy of the French King Francis I, namely Charles V, Emperor of Spain. In Rabelais' book, Picrochole makes war on the clan of Pantagruel's father. Panurge (also from the book) is a fellow who suffers from 'impecunitis' (a chronic shortage of money). With his friend Pantagruel (='the All-Thirsty') he visits the University of Paris and has a good time in the Latin Quarter.

10. What was a Palmer originally?

Answer: somebody who had visited the Holy Land and brought back a palm as proof

Palmers wore '2 crossed palms' as a symbol of their status as pilgrims having visited Jerusalem.

Source: Author flem-ish

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