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Oh nO nOt an 'O' wOrd quiz

The letter 'O' is a vowel used in all of the following words. The hint will give the word length and its initial letter. Please note that the letter 'Y' is also used as a vowel in the answers to some questions. Good luck and have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Inquizition. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Inquizition

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
275,287

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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1693

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 15

1. Come into flower. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (7 letters (b))

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Question 2 of 15

2. A ballroom dance. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (7 letters (f) (canter like a vixen))

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Question 3 of 15

3. A mechanical instrument, sounded when atmospheric visibility is reduced. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (7 letters (f) (sounds like the wife))

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Question 4 of 15

4. A seasonal wind of South Asia. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (7 letters (m) (soon be monday))

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Question 5 of 15

5. A Portuguese city which is famous for port wine. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (5 or 6 letters (o or p))

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Question 6 of 15

6. A person who is excessively devoted to reading. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (8 letters (b) (critter in this page-turner))

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Question 7 of 15

7. A room where manufacture or manual work is carried out. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (8 letters (w))

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Question 8 of 15

8. A North African country. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (7 letters (m)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Stheno, Euryale or Medusa. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (6 letters (g) (snakes for hair))

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Question 10 of 15

10. A religious cult involving witchcraft. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (6 letters (v)

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Question 11 of 15

11. A person who carries out menial tasks for others. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (8 letters (d) ( a drudge or skivvy) (includes the letter Y))

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Question 12 of 15

12. A simple seat or a waste matter evacuated from the bowels. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (5 letters (s)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Examples of this word are a triangle or a pentagon. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (7 letters (p) (the parrot left) (includes the letter Y))

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Question 14 of 15

14. The branch of science concerned with the anatomy, development and disease of the teeth. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (10 letters (o) (oh don't study) (includes the letter Y))

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Question 15 of 15

15. Both 'friendly fire' and 'good grief' are examples of this type of word. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: (8 letters (o) ( a fool using oxygen) (includes the letter Y))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Come into flower. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: blossom

Blossom is a time when plants come into flower. Bloom is a 'b' word with a similar meaning, but it is only five letters long.

2. A ballroom dance. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: foxtrot

The foxtrot is a ballroom dance consisting of short and long steps, in various sequences. In the phonetic alphabet, which is used for communication purposes, foxtrot is used as a code word for the letter F.

3. A mechanical instrument, sounded when atmospheric visibility is reduced. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: foghorn

A loud, clear, unmistakable voice is often informally referred to as a foghorn.

4. A seasonal wind of South Asia. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: monsoon

The wind system of South Asia blows towards the sea in winter and towards the land in summer where it traditionally brings heavy rainfall. This destructive weather condition has caused much flooding and homelessness to the peoples of India and Southeast Asia especially between the months of April and September.

5. A Portuguese city which is famous for port wine. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: Porto

Oporto is the second largest city in Portugal and is located near the mouth of the River Douro. Oporto is simply called Porto by the Portuguese and increasingly by the rest of the world.

6. A person who is excessively devoted to reading. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: bookworm

A bookworm is an avid reader and a lover of books, also called a bibliophile. A bookworm or booklouse is also a small insect that feeds on the binding paste of books.

7. A room where manufacture or manual work is carried out. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: workshop

A workshop can also mean a group of creative people engaged in a project such as a music workshop.

8. A North African country. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: Morocco

The Kingdom of Morocco is located in Northwest Africa. It has a Mediterranean climate on its Northern coast and, in contrast, a virtually rainless climate in the South.

9. Stheno, Euryale or Medusa. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: Gorgon

In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were monstrous sisters whose hair was composed of live snakes. People could be turned to stone by the Gorgon's staring eyes. Medusa was the only mortal Gorgon. Perseus, who was the son of Zeus and Danae, killed Medusa by cutting off her head.

A bad-tempered British cook with staring eyes is Gorgon Ramsay or should that be Gordon Ramsay. He became popular with ITV's 'Hell's Kitchen' and Channel 4's 'The F-Word'. He brings the word coarse, to a three course meal, only kidding Gordon.

10. A religious cult involving witchcraft. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: voodoo

Voodoo is practiced in Haiti, other Caribbean islands, and parts of South America. It's said to have a West African origin. Ancestors and animistic gods and goddesses are communicated by means of trance.

11. A person who carries out menial tasks for others. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: dogsbody

The Chinese equivalent would be "all wok and no play".

12. A simple seat or a waste matter evacuated from the bowels. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: stool

Please don't confuse the two, I'd hate to think you sat on the wrong one!

13. Examples of this word are a triangle or a pentagon. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: polygon

A regular polygon has sides which are equal in length, such as an equilateral triangle or a square, whose interior angles are also identical.

14. The branch of science concerned with the anatomy, development and disease of the teeth. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: odontology

Hint (oh don't study) (O dont ology) Ology being a branch of knowledge as in biology or theology. Odontology is a word which is a bit of a mouthful but one to impress your friends with.

15. Both 'friendly fire' and 'good grief' are examples of this type of word. What word, with no A, E, I or U, fits this definition?

Answer: oxymoron

From the hint, oxy- contains or uses oxygen and a moron is a stupid person or fool. Here is an 'awfully pretty' list of oxymorons which have the 'same difference' and leave you with a 'numb feeling'. Some can be 'pretty ugly' like the 'living dead' where 'Anarchy Rules'.

Here's one just for the girls who say some men just don't grow up, an adult male! Hope you enjoyed this eccentric quiz which contained paronomasia, a play on words, a pun.

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