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Capitonyms Trivia Quiz

Capitonyms are words that, when capitalized, mean something completely different, and are even pronounced differently. Example in the first question.

A multiple-choice quiz by salami_swami. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
salami_swami

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,028

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1769

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: chessart (6/10), Guest 162 (0/10), Guest 207 (0/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. I will give you clues, and the answer will be two words; both spelled exactly the same, except one is capitalized, and pronounced. For instance, if the clue reads "Pepper grown in South America", the answer would be "Chile chile". The country, Chile, and a pepper, a chile. Good luck!

What would you call a more showery (as in weather) Washington volcano?

Answer: (2 words, 7 letters each)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What would you call a female sheep from the Volta Region of Africa?

Answer: (2 words, 3 letters each)

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Question 3 of 10

3. A stronger smelling or tasting Moroccan city would be a what?

Answer: (2 words, 7 letters each)

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you were to remove methane from the painter of "The Bellelli Family", what would it be called?

Answer: (2 words, 5 letters each)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What would a faithful man in the Bible call his occupation?

Answer: (2 words, 3 letters each)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What would a kind French city be known as?

Answer: (2 words, 4 letters each)

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Question 7 of 10

7. A green legume from Peru would possibly be considered a what?

Answer: (2 words, 4 letters each)

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Question 8 of 10

8. If a Greek god of war were to own a few hundred square meters of land area, what might they be called?

Answer: (2 words, 4 letters each)

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Question 9 of 10

9. A shiny surface from Poland is called a what?

Answer: (2 words, 6 letters each)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A man from the Maldives would be considered what?

Answer: (2 words, 4 letters each)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I will give you clues, and the answer will be two words; both spelled exactly the same, except one is capitalized, and pronounced. For instance, if the clue reads "Pepper grown in South America", the answer would be "Chile chile". The country, Chile, and a pepper, a chile. Good luck! What would you call a more showery (as in weather) Washington volcano?

Answer: Rainier Rainier

If something is more precipitous, it is rainier (ray-nee-ur). A volcano in Washington is Mount Rainier (ruh-neer). Therefore, a more precipitous Washington volcano is a rainier Rainier.

2. What would you call a female sheep from the Volta Region of Africa?

Answer: Ewe ewe

A female sheep is a ewe (you). People from the Volta Region, in Benin, Togo, and Ghana, are called Ewe (Ew-wee), and speak the Ewe language, one of the Gbe languages. It makes sense that a sheep from this region, then, would be a Ewe ewe.

3. A stronger smelling or tasting Moroccan city would be a what?

Answer: Tangier Tangier

Something with a strong smell or taste is tangy, so if it is more tangy, it is tangier (tang-ee-ur). A city in Morocco is Tangier (tan-gee-ur), also known as Tangiers. This makes a stronger tasting Moroccan city a tangier Tangier.

4. If you were to remove methane from the painter of "The Bellelli Family", what would it be called?

Answer: Degas Degas

To remove methane is to "degas" (dee-gass), a shortened form of degasification. The painter of "The Bellelli Family" was Edward Degas (day-gah). Therefore, if you were to remove methane from the famous French artist, you would degas Degas.

5. What would a faithful man in the Bible call his occupation?

Answer: Job job

A book of the Bible and also the man the book is about is called Job (jobe). An occupation is a job (jawb). The occupation of this Bible man, then, would be a Job job.

6. What would a kind French city be known as?

Answer: Nice Nice

If someone is kind, they are nice (nise). A city in France is Nice (nees). Therefore, a kind city in France is a nice Nice.

7. A green legume from Peru would possibly be considered a what?

Answer: Lima lima

The capital city of Peru is Lima (lee-muh). A green legume is a lima (lie-muh) bean. This makes a legume from Peru a Lima lima.

8. If a Greek god of war were to own a few hundred square meters of land area, what might they be called?

Answer: Ares ares

The Greek god of war was Ares (air-eez). A hundred square meters of land is an are, so more than one would be ares (arz or airz). 100 ares equals a hectare. So ares belong to a Greek god are Ares ares.

9. A shiny surface from Poland is called a what?

Answer: Polish polish

A shiny surface is a polish (pall-ish). Something from Poland is Polish (pole-ish). That makes a shiny surface from Poland a Polish polish.

10. A man from the Maldives would be considered what?

Answer: Male male

The capital of the Maldives is Male (mah-lay). A man is a male (mail). So a man from the Maldives is a Male male.

Source: Author salami_swami

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