She Sees the Seas Trivia Quiz

Answer: Seen

Seen is a form of the verb to see. The things she saw yesterday were seen then; what she is going to see tomorrow will be seen then.

Answer: Seem

Things may not be what they seem - the old saying is that you can't judge a book by its cover. Something that is considered proper can be described as seemly, meaning that it appears to conform to societal expectations.

Answer: Seam

The seam of a garment is the place where two separate pieces are joined by stitching. A seam can also refer to a layer of a mineral, such as coal, usually one that is relatively smaller in the vertical direction than in its horizontal extent.

Answer: Team

Teams are most commonly associated with sports - football teams, baseball teams, cricket teams, and many more examples are very familiar - but it can also apply in other situations. Any group of people who identify themselves as working, either temporarily or more permanently, towards a specific common goal might consider themselves as teammates in their task. Tennis players often refer to their support team in their post-match speeches, acknowledging the importance of all those working towards the goal of the player's success.

Answer: Ream

A reamer is the device used to ream a hole, which means to enlarge it slightly, either because a larger or more perfectly circular aperture is required than was produced by drilling, or to remove rough burrs from its inner surface. The word ream is also used to describe the package of 500 sheets of paper which is the standard form in which office supplies come.

Answer: Reap

Reaping was originally used to describe cutting the grain with a scythe or sickle, but it is also used now for mechanical harvesting. It can also be used metaphorically - someone who is successful in an endeavour may be said to be reaping the benefits of their efforts.

Answer: Read

I hope you were reading the question, and not just entering blind guesses in the answer spaces! The present tense of the verb read is pronounced to rhyme with reed; its past tense rhymes with red. Interestingly, the similar-looking verb lead changes its spelling to led for the past tense, but read does not do so.

Answer: Real

Mathematicians distinguish between real numbers (integers, fractions and irrational numbers such as the square root of 2 or pi) and imaginary numbers, which are written as a real number multiplied by the square root of -1. The term imaginary was originally used because they seemed to have no practical application in the real world - now they are seen as essential in many areas of science and engineering.

Answer: Seal

Seals are not only the favourite snack of polar bears, they are also hunted for their fur. Aside from the animal, a seal can be a mechanism by which something is kept closed, or an emblem of authenticity such as used to be produced by pressing an official stamp into the sealing wax used to close a document.

Answer: Seat

A seat is anything on which one can sit. More specific terms are usually used - a chair, sofa, bench, etc. - but they are all generically seats. The word is most commonly used in the phrase "take a seat". SEAT is a Spanish automobile manufacturer.