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Quiz about Verb Vs Noun
Quiz about Verb Vs Noun

Verb Vs. Noun Trivia Quiz


Many verbs can be used as a noun as well. I'll give you the definition of a word as a verb and the definition of that same word as a noun. You guess the word.

A multiple-choice quiz by agvii. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
agvii
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
42,929
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3640
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Question 1 of 10
1. Verb: to move through the air in a controlled manner. Noun: an insect.

Answer: (Diptera)
Question 2 of 10
2. Verb: to rot. Noun: name of an Addam's Family member.

Answer: (Okay, the noun is a proper name, sue me.)
Question 3 of 10
3. Verb: to burst. Noun: slang for soda.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. Verb: to stab into. Noun: a sharp weapon.

Answer: (5 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. Verb: revolve around on an axis. Noun: the place where you should abandon one road for a perpendicular one.

Answer: (Also, a kind of bird, but spelled differently.)
Question 6 of 10
6. Verb: get a move on and do your work faster. Noun: a dance popular in the 1970s.

Answer: (Kids, ask your parents.)
Question 7 of 10
7. Verb: to dig under something. Noun: a passage under something.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Verb: to move around but not get much done. Noun: a golf club.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. Verb: to put up for public view. Noun: a base or garrison for military personnel.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. Verb: to take human life, unlawfully. Noun: a group of crows

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Verb: to move through the air in a controlled manner. Noun: an insect.

Answer: fly

This is the example I used when telling my wife about my idea for my first quiz. She was unimpressed.
2. Verb: to rot. Noun: name of an Addam's Family member.

Answer: Fester

Got the idea for this one watching Addams' Family Values. Great movie. Christopher Lloyd plays Uncle Fester.
3. Verb: to burst. Noun: slang for soda.

Answer: pop

I'm a southerner and have always called it soda, or, more often, by its name, 'Coke', 'Cheerwine', whathaveyou. People from some other regions ask for 'pop'.
4. Verb: to stab into. Noun: a sharp weapon.

Answer: spear

Ever wondered why a spear spears, but a sword stabs? You can lance someone with a lance, or knife someone with a knife, but you don't dagger someone with a dagger. This is, of course, a discussion of the words themselves. Don't knife or lance anyone. You. Put the lance down...
5. Verb: revolve around on an axis. Noun: the place where you should abandon one road for a perpendicular one.

Answer: turn

It is a noun, I'm telling you! Look: 'Honey, you missed the turn.' Turn is a noun. It's a place where the verb should take place.
6. Verb: get a move on and do your work faster. Noun: a dance popular in the 1970s.

Answer: hustle

Do-do-do-do-dodododo, do-do-do-do-do Do the Hustle!
7. Verb: to dig under something. Noun: a passage under something.

Answer: tunnel

In some parts of the world, a tunnel that allows pedestrians to go underneath a rail line or road is called a subway.
8. Verb: to move around but not get much done. Noun: a golf club.

Answer: putter

I think having to put 'a golf club' really gave this one away. You could simply go through the kinds of golf club and you'd get it. Interestingly (to me), however, is that 'driver', 'iron' and 'wedge' also have verb counterparts, as well as 'wood', which can mean 'to cover with a stand of trees.' None of the others mean 'to move about and not get much done', however, so I stand by my answer.
9. Verb: to put up for public view. Noun: a base or garrison for military personnel.

Answer: post

As an added bonus, 'post' can also be used as a prefix to indicate that the word applies to a time after something else. For example, "the post-war period" refers to the time after the war.
10. Verb: to take human life, unlawfully. Noun: a group of crows

Answer: murder

'Crow' also has a verb and noun meaning. Hey, thanks for taking my quiz! If you liked it, I hope you tell your friends. If you didn't like it, I hope your fingers fall off before you can e-mail anyone that you didn't like it. Just kidding.
Source: Author agvii

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