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Quiz about XExpress

'X'-Express Trivia Quiz


This train will take us to Stop X... Oh, hey, all the X-words are here on the train. Let's board the train and meet them all. Will you be able to figure out the properties of the obscure X-words? Or will they all befuddle you? Let's find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by superfan123. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
superfan123
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
354,200
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
609
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Hmm... this one shouldn't be too difficult for those attracted to nature. Say hello to Xylem! She's found very often in the environment, but is not normally visible."

In which branch of science would she be classified?
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Question 2 of 10
2. "Hm, another very common one. I'm sure you've heard of Xylophone! A musical instrument that many have heard of. This instrument is similar to the marimba and the balafon, as they both consist of wooden bars you must hit with mallets."

What instrument family would a xylophone fit into?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "Woah! Watch where you're going! Oh, I see. Here's a pretty long one we just found. This is... Xenodocheionology? Is that how you pronounce it? Yes, you're just crazy about them, as always."

Do you know what xenodocheionology is the love and lore of?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "Why, hello there! You do look quite foreign. Oh, you're from China, I see. May I ask which city? It's a place beginning with X?"

Which of these cities, beginning with X, is his home town, being the only one of these cities in China?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "Hey, there's a note lying on the floor... Should I see what it says? Most of it is soggy and unable to read because it was sitting in a wet puddle, but I think I can read something... Right here it says 'XOXO'. I think I can tell who this was supposed to be for."

Judging by the phrase "XOXO" on the note, who was the note probably meant for?
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Question 6 of 10
6. "What's going on over here? You say you are an X-ray? Well, of course we already know that one! But I suppose you could tell us a little more about yourself. Maybe some fun facts and such."

Which of these facts about X-rays is false?
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Question 7 of 10
7. "Ow! Sorry, didn't see you there. Wow, you're pretty sharp on that side. Oh, you're a medical tool? Right. So you're Xyster, then. I'm not a doctor of any sort, so I don't know... What kind of doctor would use you?"

What kind of doctor would use a xyster?
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Question 8 of 10
8. "This car seems empty... Oh! Who are you? You say your name is... you have three different names? Well, what is your definition? Oh, 'a person's knowledge of a language that that person has never studied'. I can guess what your three names are."

Can you? No? Well, how about this: Which of these words would not be one of his names and would not fit the definition of "a person's knowledge of a language never studied"?
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Question 9 of 10
9. "Here we are at the dining car... I'm starved! Ooh, that place looks good. I'll take the Pho of the Day... Here's the dong! Wait, what? You want xu instead? But that currency is outdated... Oh, well."

Do you know which country's cuisine I wanted to sample, the country who had previously used the xu?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "Wow, we're here at the conductor's car already... what is your name? Oh, a normal name for once. Well, you're more so a person than an obscure word like the others on the train. You say you are actually a sports player? Do you play tennis? Is your last name Malisse? No, wait... Do you play football? Is your last name Adibi? Or maybe Fulton?"

Do you know his name, the most popular X-name?

Answer: (One Word, Six Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Hmm... this one shouldn't be too difficult for those attracted to nature. Say hello to Xylem! She's found very often in the environment, but is not normally visible." In which branch of science would she be classified?

Answer: Botany

Xylem is the vascular tissue inside tree trunks and flower stems. It carries water and dissolved nutrients to the leaves where it can be used. Xylem is also the most important part of wood. Xylary is a word that describes something as relating to xylem.
2. "Hm, another very common one. I'm sure you've heard of Xylophone! A musical instrument that many have heard of. This instrument is similar to the marimba and the balafon, as they both consist of wooden bars you must hit with mallets." What instrument family would a xylophone fit into?

Answer: Percussion

A xylophone is a pitched percussion instrument. The word comes from "xylo", meaning "wood", and "phone", meaning "noise" or "sound", meaning that "xylophone" basically means "wooden sound". The sound is created by striking the wooden bars with mallets. It is rumored the instrument was invented in southeast Asia, and the evidence found there was from the 9th century AD.
3. "Woah! Watch where you're going! Oh, I see. Here's a pretty long one we just found. This is... Xenodocheionology? Is that how you pronounce it? Yes, you're just crazy about them, as always." Do you know what xenodocheionology is the love and lore of?

Answer: Hotels

The root 'xeno' on words involve strangers or something foreign in some way, but it does not directly connect to xenodocheionology. The word "xenodocheion" means "a building used for the reception of strangers", which would be hotels and inns. As you should know, "-ology" means "the study of", so adding it to the end of xenodocheion would give us xenodocheionology, the study of hotels and inns. Also, in a slang manner, the word can also be used to describe the love of hotels and inns.
4. "Why, hello there! You do look quite foreign. Oh, you're from China, I see. May I ask which city? It's a place beginning with X?" Which of these cities, beginning with X, is his home town, being the only one of these cities in China?

Answer: Xuzhou

Xuzhou, known formerly as Pengcheng, is a major city in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. There are many other cities beginning with X in China, as X is a common letter in the Chinese language, pronounced like an S. Xai Xai is in Mozambique and is the capital of the province of Gaza. Xanxerê is a city in the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil, and is mainly known for its agriculture. Xangongo is a city located in Angola in the province of Cunene.
5. "Hey, there's a note lying on the floor... Should I see what it says? Most of it is soggy and unable to read because it was sitting in a wet puddle, but I think I can read something... Right here it says 'XOXO'. I think I can tell who this was supposed to be for." Judging by the phrase "XOXO" on the note, who was the note probably meant for?

Answer: The writer's crush

Aw, how sweet! "XOXO" (give or take a few Xs and Os) means "hugs and kisses". The Xs symbolize kisses and the Os stand for hugs, although it is referred to as "hugs and kisses" even when the Xs come first. In the Middle Ages, when writing letters, a Christian cross would be drawn to show honesty, sincerity, love, and faith.

The writer would then kiss the cross. Since a cross is similar to an X, this is believed to be the origin of X standing for kisses. The origin of O standing for hugs is unknown, but some think the O shows arms embracing and hugging each other.
6. "What's going on over here? You say you are an X-ray? Well, of course we already know that one! But I suppose you could tell us a little more about yourself. Maybe some fun facts and such." Which of these facts about X-rays is false?

Answer: X-rays are completely harmless and will not hurt your body

Though X-rays may not hurt physically, the electromagnetic radiation could potentially lead to serious problems with the body. When the radiation waves touch the human body, it breaks up the molecular bonds and damages cells to allow itself to enter, harming the body.

The X-ray can pass through some material, such as skin and blood, but cannot pass through things like bones. The waves that make it through hit the film and show up as black, and since no waves go through the bones, no waves will hit the area below the bones, meaning the white that was untouched by the waves would be where the bones were. X-rays were discovered completely by accident in 1895 by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen when he was experimenting with electron beams and gas discharge tubes.
7. "Ow! Sorry, didn't see you there. Wow, you're pretty sharp on that side. Oh, you're a medical tool? Right. So you're Xyster, then. I'm not a doctor of any sort, so I don't know... What kind of doctor would use you?" What kind of doctor would use a xyster?

Answer: Surgeon

A xyster is a sharp metal tool used by a surgeon to scrape bones. The word came from the Greek word 'xuster', which came from 'xuein', meaning to scrape. People who don't know this word often refer to the tool as a rasp or a file.
8. "This car seems empty... Oh! Who are you? You say your name is... you have three different names? Well, what is your definition? Oh, 'a person's knowledge of a language that that person has never studied'. I can guess what your three names are." Can you? No? Well, how about this: Which of these words would not be one of his names and would not fit the definition of "a person's knowledge of a language never studied"?

Answer: Xenocracy

Xenolalia, xenoglossy, and xenoglossia are all words that basically mean the same thing.. A xenocracy is government governed by strangers or foreigners. All of them have the 'xeno' root in it, indicating they have something to do with strangers or foreign things. And if you noticed, xenocracy has "cracy" in it, telling you that it has to do with a government of sorts (like the word "democracy" or "aristocracy").

The suffixes "-glossia" and "-glossy" signify that the word has something to do with the tongue or a language, and the suffix "-lalia" means speech or chatter.
9. "Here we are at the dining car... I'm starved! Ooh, that place looks good. I'll take the Pho of the Day... Here's the dong! Wait, what? You want xu instead? But that currency is outdated... Oh, well." Do you know which country's cuisine I wanted to sample, the country who had previously used the xu?

Answer: Vietnamese

A coin of xu looks like a shiny US penny. It was Vietnam's former currency until 1945, where they changed it to the dong. If you saw the clues, I mentioned dong, the current currency of Vietnam, and pho, a popular type of Vietnamese cuisine, in the question, hinting at Vietnam.
10. "Wow, we're here at the conductor's car already... what is your name? Oh, a normal name for once. Well, you're more so a person than an obscure word like the others on the train. You say you are actually a sports player? Do you play tennis? Is your last name Malisse? No, wait... Do you play football? Is your last name Adibi? Or maybe Fulton?" Do you know his name, the most popular X-name?

Answer: Xavier

There are many people named Xavier, such as Xavier Cugat, a musician; Xavier Blum Pinto, an artist; and others. Many famous Xaviers are athletes, specifically footballers. Xavier Malisse is a tennis player; Xavier Adibi plays for the Tennessee Titans; and Xavier Fulton plays for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, having formerly been a player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers until he got drafted.

The name comes from two origins: in Spanish it means 'bright and splendid', and in Basque it means 'new door'.
Source: Author superfan123

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