Picturing Compound Words Trivia Quiz

Answer: ladybug

The two parts of the rebus:

First we have a woman or LADY wearing a dress.

Second we have a insect or BUG with its three body segments and six legs.

A LADYBUG is often considered a friend by farmers since ladybugs often consume insects and other small creatures that eat the crops the farmers grow. Scientists also call them ladybeetles.

Answer: honeybee

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a small jar containing golden-colored HONEY

Second, a flying BEE, making a buzz sound.

The HONEYBEE makes sweet, tasty honey in its nest. A single honeybee colony may have thousands of members.

Answer: goldfish

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a square of golden color, representing GOLD.

Second, a small FISH.

The GOLDFISH is a member of the carp family and is a popular choice for home aquariums. In home aquariums, goldfish are often only one or two inches long, but in the wild they can grow over a foot long.

Answer: catfish

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a CAT saying meow.

Second, a small FISH.

The CATFISH is well known for its prominent barbels or whiskers. Catfish are caught by people and prepared several ways as food.

Answer: bluebird

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a BLUE square.

Second, a small group of birds, with an arrow pointing to one BIRD.

The BLUEBIRD is an example of a thrush. As with many bird species, the males tend to have more brightly colored feathers than the females.

Answer: sunflower

The two parts of the rebus:

First, the smiling SUN.

Second,a FLOWER with red petals.

The SUNFLOWER is native to North America. Sunflowers can grow to be up to six feet tall.

Answer: starfish

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a five pointed STAR.

Second, a small FISH.

The STARFISH is not a fish, but a type of animal known as an echinoderm. Starfish have the ability to regrow a limb if one is lost.

Answer: seahorse

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a section of a SEA.

Second, a brown HORSE.

The SEAHORSE is a fish, but has a head and neck that looks like that of a horse. The male seahorse carries the eggs in a pouch on its body until they are ready to hatch.

Answer: inchworm

The two parts of a rebus:

First, a foot-long ruler with one INCH highlighted.

Second, a small brown WORM.

The INCHWORM is not actually a worm, but the larval form of the geometer moth. It is roughly equal to a caterpillar for butterflies.

Answer: horsefly

The two parts of the rebus:

First, a brown HORSE.

Second, a small FLY, seen in mid-flight.


The HORSEFLY is a type of fly where the females bite animals, including horses and people, to get enough blood to produce eggs. Otherwise, they consume flower nectar.