And I Know Trivia Quiz

Answer: island

Adding "i" to the front of the word "land" forms the new word - "island".

The word island is derived from the Old English "igland", which means watery. Any piece of land that is smaller than a continent and completely surrounded by water is an island. This means, according to some sources, that Australia is not really an island - because, if it is, it cannot be called a continent. This makes Greenland, about 1/4 the size of Australia, the world's largest island.

Answer: bonsai

Adding "i" to the end of the word "bonze", which means a Buddhist monk from Japan or China, forms the new word - "bonsai."

A bonsai is a small tree in a shallow pot that is made to look like a normal sized tree. The Japanese adopted this art form from the Chinese art of penjing, which attempts to replicate an entire miniature landscape, sometimes including rocks and water, in the pot, rather than just one tree. The Japanese first came into contact with the practice in the sixth century, and developed it according to the grower's way of thinking, as the purpose of cultivating the miniature trees is to bring pleasure to both the viewer and the grower.

Answer: icing

Adding "i" to the front of the word "sing" forms a new word - "icing."

The practice of covering cakes in powdered sugar began in the mid-1600s, with the earliest known recipe showing icing as a mixture of sugar, eggs, and rosewater. Then the mixture was applied to a cake and was hardened in the oven. In some areas, icing is also known as frosting, however, the two are really not the same thing. While icing is thin and meant to be dripped, frosting is thick and spreadable.

Answer: innocent

Adding "i" to the beginning of the word "nascent" creates a new word - "innocent".

The word innocent is derived from the Latin "innocentem", which means not guilty. The ancient Romans were known for their codification of law, and some of their ideas are apparent in legal systems today. One of their basic concepts, that a person has the right to be considered innocent until proven guilty, is also found in some religious texts, such as the Talmud; it was considered by later governments to be a fundamental right, which many have included in their constitutions.

Answer: anti

Adding an "i" to the end of the word "ant" creates a new word - "anti".

Ants are eusocial, which means that they enjoy a high level of social organization.

The name Antaeus is derived from "antao", which means I face or I oppose; the mythological figure named Antaeus was known to the Berbers as Anti. He was the son of Gaia and Poseidon, a half-giant who would challenge people who passed by to a wrestling contest. As long as he remained on his mother, Earth, he was unbeatable. Wrestling Antaeus was the 11th Labor of Hercules. As seen in the picture, Hercules realized that he had no chance to win by pinning Anti, so he held him off the earth and crushed him to death with a bear hug.

Answer: igloo

Adding an "i" to the beginning of "glue" makes a new word - "igloo".

The word igloo comes from the Greenlandic "igdlo", meaning a house or dwelling. While there may be a belief that all Inuit live in igloos, or houses made of snow, the custom did originate in Greenland. It does appear, however, that other Native Americans used snow to help insulate their homes.

Igloos can either be made for temporary shelter, or used by families as a permanent residence. There are even some igloos that are intricately connected, so as to form a multi-family dwelling that supports twenty people.

Answer: idol

Adding an "i" to the beginning of the word "dull" creates a new word - "idol".

The word idol comes from the Latin "iddum", which means image. The word came into existence in the mid 1200s, and was used to describe false gods that were worshiped by pagans. The Ten Commandments, used by the three monotheistic world religions, forbade the worship of idols; it is interesting to note, however, that some pagan religions used the term to describe the monotheistic religions as well.

Answer: image

Adding an "i" to the beginning of "midge" creates a new word - "image".

The word image used as a noun is derived from the Latin "imaginem", which means a likeness, figure, or drawing. An image is a visual representation that can be either 2D or 3D, and can be still or moving. The images seen in the picture are the pyramids seen on the Giza Plateau, and credited to Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty in ancient Egypt.

Answer: icicle

Adding an "i" to the beginning of the word "sickle" creates a new word - "icicle".

The word icicle is derived from the Middle English "ikel", which mean a mass of ice that is formed to a point by the dripping of drops of water. Icicles are created when water dripping over an item freezes. For example, it is common to see them hanging from the roof of a home after a snow fall; as the snow begins to melt the resulting water droplets are subsequently frozen by colder air. It is not recommended to remove icicles from a roof, as doing so can cause damage.

Answer: fusilli

Adding an "i" to the end of the word "fusil" makes a new word - "fusilli".

A fusil, which is a type of musket that was developed during the 1600s, was fired using a piece of flint rather than a match. It makes sense that the use of flint rather than a match was safer for the shooter.

The word fusilli is believed to have been derived from "fuso", which means spindle. Narrow strips of pasta were spun around a small rod to make a corkscrew shape. Fusilli comes in many varieties, including plain and whole wheat, and is sometimes colored with natural dyes like beetroot, tomato, spinach, or cuttlefish ink, which change the color and the taste of the pasta.