"B" is the First Letter Trivia Quiz

Answer: BLUSTER

B + luster = Bluster

Luster is a synonym of luminance, gloss, shine. Luster occurs when light reflects on a surface.

Bluster can be used as a noun or a verb and can refers to grandiloquence, noise, confusion. For example: Much of her bluster rose from her ignorance.

Answer: BOUNCE

B + ounce = Bounce

Ounce is a unit of weight equivalent of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois, about 28 grams. There is also a fluid ounce but it represents another system of measure. The word ounce can be used also like a very small amount, a bit, etc.

The verb to bounce refers to force out, drive, evict, expel. The word is also used as a noun meaning dynamism, vitality. "Bounce" is also the name of a beautiful children's book written by Doreen Cronin and very well illustrated by Scott Menchin.

Answer: BEAST

B + East = Beast

East is one of the cardinal points, which is 90° to the right of north.

The word beast can be used to describe any four-legged mammal animal or to describe someone cruel, a brute, uncivilized.

Answer: BLADDER

B + ladder = Bladder

Ladder is a portable structure, which can be made of various materials, consisting of two long bars connected by several parallel rungs, used to go up and down.

Bladder is an organ that stores the urine or gas. All vertebrates, except birds and some monotremes, have a bladder. Certain seeds also have bladder containing air. The fish have a swim bladder, gas bladder or air bladder which is an air-filled organ that helps them to float.

Answer: BLOUSE

B + louse = Blouse

Louse (pl. Lice) is a wingless biting or sucking insect that lives as an external parasite in other animals, especially in humans. Head louse or head lice is very common in schoolchildren and highly contagious.

Earlier, the word blouse was referred as a piece of clothing worn by men. Today the word blouse is a garment worn by women and children that covers the body from neck to waist. The blouses are made of various materials and have numerous models.

Answer: BOWL

B + owl = Bowl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, mostly solitary and nocturnal raptor animals, with excellent vision and sharp claws. A group of owls is called a parliament.

Bowl is a round container or dish, opened on the top and used to prepare and serve food. A bowl is also used to eat various types of cereal.

Answer: BORDER

B + order = Border

The word order has several meanings: an authoritative instruction that must be followed; the disposition of people or things according to a pre-established sequence; a request to make in restaurants, stores, etc.

Border or frontier is the line that separates two geographical or political areas. Border is the line that marks the outer boundary of a surface, to be adjacent to something. There are several types of border: political, natural, maritime, airspace, economics, etc. Geographic boundaries are often a cause of friction between nations.

Answer: BUNION

B + union = Bunion

Union is a word with many synonyms: harmony, fusion, unification, accord, conciliation, alliance, associations, etc.

Bunion or hallux valgus is a deformation of the joint that connects the big toe to the foot, which causes a lot of pain and inflammation. Its appearance is gradual. Women are more likely to have bunions than men. Conservative treatment can be done by changing the type of shoes, orthotics and taking pain medications; these treatments relieve pain but do not solve the problem. The solution can occur with surgery.

Answer: BLESS

B + less = Bless

Less means inferior, smaller, of less importance, etc. In general it is used in matters of degree, value.

Bless is asking God for protection for someone or making someone holy; it is the pronounced word in a religious rite asking for protection.

Answer: BREAD

B + read = Bread

Read is to understand, interpret what is written or printed.

Bread is the most basic food made from flour and other dry and liquid ingredients and baked. But bread has a meaning of food in general; bread is considered what sustains us. Reading is also considered a soul food.