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Do You Know Your Diphthongs? Trivia Quiz

Diphthong - from the Latin 'diphthongus', literally 'two sounds'. I'll give you the meaning of a word - you need to work out what it is - in accepted British/Australian English - and watch your spelling! Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
103,666

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
893

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Question 1 of 15

1. A book of information on all subjects.

Answer: (One Word - thirteen letters - starts with E)

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Question 2 of 15

2. A single celled organism - remember, it's the British/Australian English spelling!

Answer: (One Word - six letters - starts with A)

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Question 3 of 15

3. A person afflicted with a blood defect which delays clotting.

Answer: (One Word - twelve letters - starts with H)

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Question 4 of 15

4. An expert in an art, especially music.

Answer: (One Word - seven letters)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Children's doctor - British/Australian English spelling please!

Answer: (One Word - thirteen letters)

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Question 6 of 15

6. A plural noun referring to varicose veins in the rectum.

Answer: (One Word - twelve letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. A whirlpool or a turbulent situation.

Answer: (One Word - nine letters - starts with M)

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Question 8 of 15

8. A blood condition where there are too few red blood cells.

Answer: (One Word - seven letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Medically assisted childbirth.

Answer: (One Word - nine letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Light emission, especially from an object exposed to radiation.

Answer: (One Word - twelve letters)

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Question 11 of 15

11. From the French for 'brown butter'.

Answer: (One Word - four letters - ends with X)

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Question 12 of 15

12. An adjective meaning derived from another species.

Answer: (One Word - ten letters - starts with X)

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Question 13 of 15

13. A milk protein used in making plastics.

Answer: (One Word - six letters - starts with C)

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Question 14 of 15

14. A disease of the respiratory system - remember, British/Australian English spelling!

Answer: (One Word - nine letters)

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Question 15 of 15

15. A slender, green French bean.

Answer: (One Word - nine letters - starts with F)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A book of information on all subjects.

Answer: Encyclopaedia

Americans drop the 'a' but the English spelling contains the diphthong, 'ae'. A reference work of comprehensive information on all or specialised areas of knowledge. From the Greek 'egkuklopaideia', meaning 'general education'.

2. A single celled organism - remember, it's the British/Australian English spelling!

Answer: Amoeba

Amoeba, the plural is amoebae (two diphthongs)! Again, Americans drop the 'o' and spell amoeba, 'ameba'. However, I've been told by an American 'Quizzylander' that she's/he's never seen this spelling - but the Cambridge Dictionary states same as American usage! Anyway, amoeba is from the Greek, via modern Latin, 'amoib' meaning change, from its changing shape!

3. A person afflicted with a blood defect which delays clotting.

Answer: Haemophiliac

From 'haima', 'blood' and the Greek 'philia' meaning 'friendship'. A hereditary blood defect, almost always in men, producing delayed clotting of blood and difficulty in controlling haemorrhaging, even after minor injuries.

4. An expert in an art, especially music.

Answer: Maestro

Distinguished musician, conductor, composer, or music teacher. From the Latin, via Italian, literally 'master', from 'magister'.

5. Children's doctor - British/Australian English spelling please!

Answer: Paediatrician

Paediatrician, a doctor who specialises in the care and development of children and in the prevention and treatment of children's diseases. Again, in US English, the 'a' is dropped, i.e., pediatrician.

6. A plural noun referring to varicose veins in the rectum.

Answer: Haemorrhoids

Painfully swollen anal veins - thank God for Preparation H (and the like). From the Greek 'haimorrhoides', literally 'flowing with blood'. Another one where the Americans drop the 'a'!

7. A whirlpool or a turbulent situation.

Answer: Maelstrom

A violent whirlpool or a situation marked by confusion, turbulence, violence, or destruction. From early modern Dutch, 'maalen' literally 'to grind' or 'whirl round' and 'stroom', meaning 'stream'.

8. A blood condition where there are too few red blood cells.

Answer: Anaemia

Blood deficiency where the red blood cells are deficient in haemoglobin resulting in poor health. Early 19th century, via modern Latin, from the Greek 'anaimia' , literally 'being without blood'.

9. Medically assisted childbirth.

Answer: Caesarean

The adjectival form of Caesar, the title for the Roman emporers. Originally used to describe the birth of Romulus and Remus. Old English 'casere', from the Latin 'Caesar', the family name of Julius Caesar.

10. Light emission, especially from an object exposed to radiation.

Answer: Fluorescence

From 'fluorspar' and 'opalescence' or 'escence'. Emission of electromagnetic radiation by an exposed object. The light emitted or the radiation emitted as a result of fluorescence.

11. From the French for 'brown butter'.

Answer: Roux

From 'beurre roux', the French for a cooked mixture of flour and fat used as a thickening agent in a soup or a sauce.

12. An adjective meaning derived from another species.

Answer: Xenogeneic

Coming from or derived from a different species, from the early 1960's, modelled on 'syngeneic'.

13. A milk protein used in making plastics.

Answer: Casein

From the Latin 'caseus'. A protein of milk used in making paints and adhesives that is produced when milk is curdled by rennet. The main constituent of cheese.

14. A disease of the respiratory system - remember, British/Australian English spelling!

Answer: Pneumonia

A disease of the lung or lungs characterised by inflammation and caused by infection from a bacterium or virus. New Latin, from the Greek, 'pneumon' meaning 'lung'. Again, Americans usually drop the 'u', hence 'pnemonia'!

15. A slender, green French bean.

Answer: Flageolet

A French bean that is eaten either fresh or dried. Late 19th century, via French from, ultimately, the Latin 'phaseolus', literally meaning 'bean'.

Source: Author Engadine

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