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E-Easy Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by sallyo. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sallyo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
221,791

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2950

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following female first names means "Oath of God" or "God is bountiful"? Hint

Eulalie

Elizabeth

Emily

Esther

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following words is a poetic contraction? Hint

Emma's

e'er

ends

elves'

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the original Echo? Hint

A Shakespearean character

A Biblical maidservant

A Russian countess

A Greek nymph

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following featured in the Kipling story "How the Leopard Got its Spots"? Hint

A European

An Egyptian

An Ethiopian

An Englishman

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a five-letter word beginning with e that means a coal from a fire?

Answer: (The word contains e twice.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The noun "economy" has four syllables. How many syllables does the adjectival form have?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Name a mammal that lays eggs. Its name begins with e.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the full form of the common abbreviation "etc."? Hint

ectcetera

ect cetera

et cetera

etcetera

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the comedy "Kath & Kim", Kim's daughter has which unusual name? Hint

Epponee Rae

Elinor Gay

Emily Day

Esther May

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who wrote the book "The Neverending Story"? Hint

Monica Edwards

Michael Ende

Christopher Ellison

Elizabeth Enright

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following female first names means "Oath of God" or "God is bountiful"?

Answer: Elizabeth

Elizabeth is one of the most (long-term) popular names in the English tradition although it is actually Hebrew. Eulalie is French ("Well spoken"), Emily is German ("Industrious") and Esther is Hebrew ("A star"). In Hebrew names the syllable "El" means "God".

2. Which of the following words is a poetic contraction?

Answer: e'er

"E'er" is a one-syllable form of "ever", used in poetry. The apostrophe denotes a missing letter (v). The other words are not contractions. Emma's is the possessive form of the name Emma, ends is a plural noun or a verb, and elves' is a possessive form meaning "something belonging to more than one elf".

3. Who was the original Echo?

Answer: A Greek nymph

Echo was a nymph who fell in love with handsome Narcissus. When he refused to notice her, she pined away, leaving just her voice.

4. Which of the following featured in the Kipling story "How the Leopard Got its Spots"?

Answer: An Ethiopian

The Ethiopian and the Leopard were hunting partners in the story. Neither looks as they really would. The Leopard was a "greyish-yellowish" colour and the Ethiopian was a "brownish-yellowish man".

5. What is a five-letter word beginning with e that means a coal from a fire?

Answer: ember

An ember is usually described as "glowing" or "hot", but can also be "dead" or "cold".

6. The noun "economy" has four syllables. How many syllables does the adjectival form have?

Answer: four

The adjectival form is "economic", which has four syllables or "economical", which has five. "Economically" is the adverbial form, and "economise" (or "economize if you are using American spelling) is the verb.

7. Name a mammal that lays eggs. Its name begins with e.

Answer: echidna

The echidna, or spiny anteater, is one of two egg-laying mammals. The other is the platypus.

8. What is the full form of the common abbreviation "etc."?

Answer: et cetera

Et cetera means "and the rest". It's one of several Latin expressions still in common use.

9. In the comedy "Kath & Kim", Kim's daughter has which unusual name?

Answer: Epponee Rae

Kim Craig named her daughter with this outlandish label saying it was nice, unusual... Kim is played by Gina Riley.

10. Who wrote the book "The Neverending Story"?

Answer: Michael Ende

This 1979 title became a hit film. Michael Ende was born in Germany in 1929.

Source: Author sallyo

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