Bitter and Sweet Trivia Quiz

Answer: Child

Mum and dad are the PARENTS and they look after their CHILD from when they are born until they are old enough to leave home. The plural for CHILD is CHILDREN.

Answer: Peace

Some countries have gone to WAR when they don't agree on something but many people have been killed. It is better for people to live in PEACE, free from turmoil and fighting.

Answer: Public

Celebrities on television like to keep their lives PRIVATE. Their lives become PUBLIC if the press take photographs and publish their story in a magazine.

Answer: Sow

In early spring, a farmer will SOW his seeds in his field. During the summer, rain and sunshine will make the seeds grow into plants and vegetables. The farmer will harvest, or REAP, his crop in the autumn.

Answer: Joy

Another word for SORROW is "sadness". We all feel sad when somebody says something to hurt us, or when we read a sad story in a book. We need to cast aside these unhappy feelings until we are filled with happiness and JOY. Keep smiling!

Answer: Consonant

When you first learn to read and write, you are told the difference between a VOWEL and a CONSONANT. A, E, I, O, and U are all VOWELS. The remaining letters in the alphabet are CONSONANTS.

Answer: Tame

WILD animals can be seen in the jungles of South America or on safari in Africa. They can be very dangerous. TAME animals can be kept in the house and these include our pet cats, dogs and rabbits.

Answer: Future

Things that occur in the PAST happened a second, minute, hour, day or week ago. Sometimes they happened hundreds and millions of years ago. Whatever is happening right now is in our PRESENT. Things that will happen tomorrow are in our FUTURE.

Answer: Majority

A MINORITY is only a small number of people. A MAJORITY is a large number of people. Your teacher may ask his/her class whether they did their homework last night and he/she would expect to see a MAJORITY show of hands.

Answer: Tenant

A LANDLORD owns a building. If he has room to spare then he may be able to rent some of his space to people for money. These people are called TENANTS. It may be just one room, a whole floor or a whole building that is rented out.