Thematic Word Definitions Trivia

1. Which seven-letter word, that can be formed with the letters in "French Guiana", is the name of one of the official languages of Paraguay?

From Quiz Exploring French Guiana!

Answer: Guarani

The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country located in South America, bordered by Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. Although it is a landlocked country, Paraguay has ports on the Paraná and Paraguay rivers that give exit to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Paraná-Paraguay Waterway. Paraguay has a population of around 7 million inhabitants, of which more than 40% live in the Capital Asunción. Since 1992, Paraguay has had two official languages: Spanish and Guarani, which was included as an official language that year. About 85% of the country's population speak Guarani and Spanish, and many inhabitants of the rural area speak only Guarani. Spanish is the most used language in business and government documents while Guarani is the everyday language. Guarani originates from the indigenous peoples of South America and is one of the main divisions of the Tupi-Guarani language family. The word "guarani" means "war" or "warrior".

From Quiz Exploring Singapore!

Answer: Rape

The painting "The Rape of the Sabine Women" (1635-1640) by Peter Paul Rubens, on display at the National Gallery of London, refers to a historical episode that would have occurred in the early days of Rome, in which Romans obtained wives through the abduction of the daughters of the Sabine families. "Rape" means violation, abuse, or offense; it means forcing someone to have sex without consent, using violence or threat. The word "rape" is borrowed from medieval Latin "rapum", derived from "rapiô", raper, and already had the current meaning. Rape is also the name of a herb (Brasica napus) of the mustard family cultivated as a fodder crop or as bird food.

From Quiz Exploring Tegucigalpa!

Answer: Capital

The word "capital" was first mentioned in the 13th century, as an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to the head", primarily from Latin "capitalis", meaning "of the head", always with the sense of principal, chief. The word "capital" in the sense used in this quiz "city or town that is the official seat of government", dates from the 15th century. This word has other meanings when used in economics and architecture. Tegucigalpa is not only the largest city in Honduras, it is also its capital. Tegucigalpa was founded by Spanish settlers in 1578 as a gold and silver mining center. In 1880, it replaced the former capital Comayagua, also a very old city founded in 1537. Tegucigalpa is situated in a valley surrounded by mountains and located 975 meters above sea level.

From Quiz Exploring Port-au-Prince!

Answer: French

"Port-au-Prince", meaning "Port of the Prince", is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Haiti, located on the Gulf of Gonâve on the Caribbean Sea. It is not very clear which prince would have been honored with this name. There is a theory that the place was named after "Le Prince", the ship which arrived in the area in 1706. In 1894, the city became the capital of the new country Haiti, on the occasion of its independence from France. In 2010, Port-au-Prince was devastated by an earthquake (reaching 7.0 on the Richter Scale) and subsequent aftershocks that virtually destroyed the historic area, the airport, and the seaport, making it impossible to send relief to the area in the first week. In addition, the area has suffered frequent and severe hurricanes and storms.

From Quiz Exploring Buenos Aires!

Answer: Spanish

"Buenos Aires" is a name that comes from the Spanish language. "Buenos" means good, nice and "Aires" means atmosphere, breeze, wind. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "good airs" or "fair winds". Many mistakenly believe that the name of the Argentine capital was given due to the good quality of the air in the place where the city was founded. In reality the name was suggested, in 1536, by the founding squad's chaplain, devotee of the Virgin of Buen Ayre, after the Madonna of Bonaria from Sardinia, the protector of navigators and who is still considered the protector of the Mediterranean islands to this day. The original name was Ciudad de la Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Aire. The short name became common during the 17th Century.

From Quiz Exploring Philadelphia!

Answer: Greek

The word Philadelphia comes from two Greek words: "phileo" (meaning "to love") and "adelphos" (meaning "brother"); so Philadelphia means "brotherly love". This was the name of an ancient city, mentioned in the New Testament, of which ruins can be seen today in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and that William Penn chose as the name of the capital city of Pennsylvania in 1682.

From Quiz Definitions of Words in the "Dictionary"

Answer: pointing out something clearly

The word indicatory can be formed from all the letters in the word dictionary. The word is rooted in the Late Latin word "indicator", the noun form of the verb "indicare", meaning to point out or show. The definition of indicatory is pointing out something clearly; that is, revealing something about someone or something, indicating something. A person's sudden sweating and stammering when answering questions in a polygraph for instance, might be indicatory of their deception.

From Quiz Three in a Row

Answer: Beautiful

The definition of beautiful as aesthetically pleasing could apply to any of our senses, but would usually be applicable to our senses of hearing and sight. Its origin is the Latin word 'bellus', meaning beautiful.

From Quiz Worship These Terms

Answer: theolatry

Theolatry comprises of prefix 'theo-' and suffix '-latry'. When combined together, the word would mean "god worship" in Greek, from 'theo' (god) and 'latreia' (worship). Theolatry is the most common worship, and is at the center of all worship. A god, also known as a deity, is a spiritual entity believed to have power that controls the nature and what make things divine that can be worshipped. A deity can control many specific things, such as the sun, wind, sky, time, love, and fertilization. Every religious people around the world worship a god or gods, though different religions worship in different ways. Primitive people began worshipping when they start to wonder why nature behaves the way it is, like why there are sun, moon and stars in the sky, why the weather randomly changes, why animals exist, and why we are here. Ecclesiolatry is the worship of the rituals of one's church. Autolatry is the worship of oneself as representation of God. Geniolatry is the worship of spirits.

From Quiz Vowels Wonders

Answer: Ambidextrous

In the Latin language, the prefix "ambi-" means both, and "dexter" means right. Other scientists and inventors who are believed to have been ambidextrous include Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Richard Feynman, and Nikola Tesla.

From Quiz Size and Shape

Answer: being too small to be measured

Concepts dealing with size or dimension, whether they be used by a mathematician, a philosopher, or even a photographer, involve dealing with ideas that can range from being infinite, that is, too big to be measured, to being infinitesimal, that which is too tiny to be measured.

From Quiz ...And Sometimes Y

Answer: hymn

A hymn is a song that specifically addresses a god or deity, and is typically written in adoration of said deity. The word comes from the Greek "hymnos", meaning "a song of praise". The oldest Western hymns are the ancient Greek "Homeric Hymns", which were written as far back as the 7th century BC.

From Quiz Ouch! I Hurt My Head!

Answer: Lettuce

A ball of lettuce is called a head of lettuce. Dense head lettuces, like iceberg, are called "crisphead." Loose head lettuces, like bibb, are called "butterhead." MTV used to air a cartoon about lettuce, I think. I believe it was called "Beavis and Butterhead"...or maybe not.

From Quiz Killing and Killers

Answer: Killing of birds

'Acaricide; a substance or preparation for killing mites or ticks.' 'Germicide; any substance for killing germs, especially bacteria.' 'Macropicide; the killing of kangaroos.'

From Quiz High Five!

Answer: a tree

All definitions for the following words are taken from "Webster's New World Dictionary; Third College Edition" ackee n. a W African tree (Blighia sapida) of the soapberry family, widely grown in the tropics its fruit, poisonous if not ripe, and containing large, black seeds with fleshy, white arils a dish made by cooking these arils: often combined with salted cod as in Jamaica. Also called "akee."

From Quiz More Crossword Words

Answer: aril

"Aril" derives from the Latin word "arillus", meaning "raisin" and was first used in the late 18th century in a botanical text. The Latin root word is also used in its own right to describe the covering of a seed. The word is used mainly as a botanical descriptor, but I'm sure if you drop it into a sentence, your friends will be very impressed!

From Quiz Places Of Residence

Answer: a hutch

Lodges are what beavers live in. Pigs live in sties.

From Quiz Military Vocabulary

Answer: Esprit de Corps

From Quiz Exploring French Guiana!

Answer: Nice

The word "nice" besides being synonymous with cordial, fair, friendly, and lovely is also the name of a French city, located on the French Riviera, on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the French Alps. Nice was for many years under the royal house of Savoy and was ceded to France by the Treaty of Turin" in 1860. The city of Nice was founded by a group of Greek sailors around 350 BC and became known as Nikaia, probably after the goddess of victory, Nike (Nikē). Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 - 1882) was an Italian patriot, who was born in Nice, and who contributed to the reunification of Italy. He received the nickname "hero of both worlds" due to his participation in conflicts in Europe and South America.

From Quiz Exploring Singapore!

Answer: Wear it

"Sarong" is an English loanword of Malay origin meaning to cover or to sheath. Sarong is known by many names across Asia. It can be used by men or women on formal or everyday occasions. It consists of a length of fabric about a yard (0.91m) wide and two-and-a-half yards (2.3m) long; the fabric used in its manufacture is generally very colorful; fabrics can be sheer or heavier depending on style. A "pãreu" or pareo is similar to a sarong in appearance but was developed in Tahiti and the Cook Islands and was originally only used for women's skirts, while men wore a mara. Today the term is used for any cloth wrapped around the body by women and men. The origin of the word is unclear but it was already in use in the 19th century and today is considered an English word. Currently, the words pareo and sarong are used interchangeably.

From Quiz Exploring Buenos Aires!

Answer: Goodwill

Eunoia is a word that comes from Ancient Greek, from "eû" (well, good) and "nodeos" (mind, spirit) and means goodwill, well-mindedness. In rhetoric "eunoia" means empathy, receptivity between the speaker and the audience. In medicine, the term, less used, means a normal state of mental health. Aristotle used "eunoia" to refer to the feeling of goodwill which forms the basis of relationships. Cicero translated the word into Latin as "benevolence". Eunoia is the shortest English word containing all five vowels.

From Quiz Exploring Philadelphia!

Answer: A letter

Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and symbolizes oneness and unity. This letter is the origin of the Greek letter Alpha. "The Aleph", published in 1945, is the name of a short story by Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), in which he presents the idea of infinite time, a theme that appears in other publications. This short story was republished, in 1949, in a short story collection named "The Aleph and Other Stories".

From Quiz Definitions of Words in the "Dictionary"

Answer: spoilage of food due to fats and oils exposed to various factors

Rancidity, from the Latin "rancidus", comes from the Latin verb form "rancēre" meaning to stink. It is the unpleasant odor and taste resulting from unsaturated fats in food oxidizing in the air. Those unsaturated fats break down various components such as alcohols and hydrocarbons and other chemicals. The fat molecules break down in reaction with oxygen. Exposure to light can also trigger rancidity.

From Quiz Three in a Row

Answer: Gaiety

"Gaiety" comes from the French word 'gai' meaning cheerful. Synonyms for gaiety include merriment, glee or joy.

From Quiz Vowels Wonders

Answer: Bimolecular

In general, a bimolecular reaction involves two molecular entities (might be atoms, molecules, ions, or radicals) that collide to form an intermediate activated complex. For example, two different molecule entities, A and B react to produce C.

From Quiz N's Never Nonsocial

Answer: Gnash

To gnash is to grind or strike, and the word is usually used in reference to teeth. If someone gnashes their teeth while they sleep, they often have to wear a mouth guard of some sort.

From Quiz I've Forgotten my Name!

Answer: Loupe

Once upon a time, the quiz author received some introductory training as a flute maker. While the people in our shop did use mandrels (metal forms for flute tubing) and collets (for holding things in a lathe), most of us eschewed loupes, using adjustable visors with built-in magnifying lenses instead.

From Quiz Tea Shop or Taoiseach?

Answer: Barre - It's a jump with scissor-like action

Cabriole is derived from the French verb meaning to caper and, although now performed by dancers of both sexes, was formerly a male preserve. It comes in two principal forms - petite (where the legs are extended at 45 degrees) and grande (90 degrees). The word is also used in the manufacture of furniture where it refers to a type of tapered leg. Not to be confused with cabriolet which does take you into the world of motor vehicles.

From Quiz Size and Shape

Answer: it is a group of cities that have expanded to blend into one large urban area

A megalopolis is a heavily populated urban area, one that includes a number of cities that are connected to one another through suburbs and towns, as if there is no break between the cities.

From Quiz ...And Sometimes Y

Answer: lynx

A lynx's characteristics include a short tail and black tufts of fur on its ears. They also have longer whiskers than many others in the felidae family, as well as large padded paws for walking in snow. There are four different species of lynx: Lynx lynx (or Eurasian lynx), Lynx canadensis (or Canadian lynx), Lynk pardinus (Iberian lynx), and Lynx rufus (or bobcat).

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