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Children's Dictionary Trivia Quiz

Match the word to the definition. This will be easier for older children. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by RaceGirl24. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
RaceGirl24

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,511

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
6994

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is a portable musical instrument that you play by pressing keys and squeezing bellows to force air through reeds? Hint

keyboard

piano

accordion

guitar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which abbreviation is a Latin word meaning 'in the year of the Lord', used for all dates after the birth of Jesus Christ? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is 'a small snake, also sometimes known as a viper'? Hint

adder

black snake

corn snake

boa

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which word means 'an aircraft's propeller'? Hint

airhammer

airwing

airscrew

nose

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which word means 'a foreigner or stranger; a creature from space'? Hint

alien

little sister

monster

little brother

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which word means 'a curved stick used as a weapon'? Hint

knife

cane

sword

boomerang

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which word means 'a house with all rooms on the same floor'? Hint

tent

burrow

kiribati

bungalow

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which word means 'a book in which words are listed in alphabetical order, from A-Z; to find a meaning of a word and how a word is spelled'? Hint

comic

encyclopedia

dictionary

atlas

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which word describes 'a large extinct reptile that lived in prehistoric times'? Hint

unicorn

snakes

dinosaur

dragon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these means 'electronic mail'? Hint

ups

e-mail

post office

voice mail

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a portable musical instrument that you play by pressing keys and squeezing bellows to force air through reeds?

Answer: accordion

The accordian was invented in Austria in 1829 by Cyrill Damien.

2. Which abbreviation is a Latin word meaning 'in the year of the Lord', used for all dates after the birth of Jesus Christ?

Answer: AD

By tradition the abbreviation 'AD' is placed before the year number,e.g. AD 2001, whereas 'BC'(standing before Christ) follows the year number, e.g. 20 BC.

3. Which of the following is 'a small snake, also sometimes known as a viper'?

Answer: adder

The adder has a distinctive zigzag pattern along its back.

4. Which word means 'an aircraft's propeller'?

Answer: airscrew

5. Which word means 'a foreigner or {stranger;} a creature from space'?

Answer: alien

6. Which word means 'a curved stick used as a weapon'?

Answer: boomerang

Boomerangs are often decorated with beautiful patterns. They are perhaps best known for being used by Australian aboriginal people.

7. Which word means 'a house with all rooms on the same floor'?

Answer: bungalow

Bungalow comes from a Hindu word 'bangal', meaning 'a house in the style of Bengal', a region in Northeast India where thatched, single-story houses are common.

8. Which word means 'a book in which words are listed in alphabetical order, from A-Z; to find a meaning of a word and how a word is spelled'?

Answer: dictionary

This should have been really easy for you!

9. Which word describes 'a large extinct reptile that lived in prehistoric times'?

Answer: dinosaur

Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years but, although there are theories, no one knows why.

10. Which of these means 'electronic mail'?

Answer: e-mail

E-mail users sometimes call the ordinary postal system 'snail mail', because they think it is so slow.

Source: Author RaceGirl24

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