Where Is U? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Accomplished

A is a born leader. In a recent interview, he admitted, "I don't know when I was born, but I vaguely remember being on the wall of a cave, and later lending myself to history with such greats as Adam, Alexander, Archimedes, Attila, and Arthur. I abound in geographical and astronomical names, beginning and end. E is forever extolling the essence of Europe, but he has amnesia when it comes to the other continents!"

A is not adipose (fat), as he prides himself on his amazing athletic attributes.
A is not arbitrary as he is always aware of the appropriate attitude and answer.
A is sometimes alliterative, but not always.

Answer: Everywhere

"I was born in Europe," explains E, "during the era of empiricism. I built exceptional and exemplary edifices in Egypt and was enamored of Eurydice at one time. It was an enlightened and emancipated age. Euripides exited his own play one evening and embarked on eleven elaborate extravaganzas. No, I'm not exaggerating!"

E is certainly not elliptical, he's not even round.
E can be evasive at times, but he's usually easy to find.
E becomes ecstatic on occasion, and enjoys expressing his exuberance.
E was devastated to learn that an entire novel of over 50,000 words had been written in 1939 without using E. The novel "Gadsby" was written by one ErnEst VincEnt Wright. "You see," says E, "the author couldn't even put his name on the cover without me!"

Answer: Indispensable

"I don't like to iterate interminably, but I have been invaluable to intelligent and informed individuals in incomputable incidents. Indivisibility would not exist without I." No, I is never infantile, he has been infinitely integrated in ideology. Inexperienced? No way! I knows impossibly intricate information.
Impudent? Well, maybe when he was little and had that irritating dot over his head. I is the very icon of idealism and imaginative thinking.

Answer: Octogenarian

O is getting on in years, but he can still ogle oysters. His dog, Octothorp, is an omnivorous ogre and is often thrown out of the house for offending the oatmeal cookies. O is never overbearing, but he used to be outre off and on. He is no longer omnipotent, as his joints ache most of the time.

In his brief interview, O declared, "Ooh, the occult and overpowering spells I've ordered in my old days! Had a sleeping spell backfire this morning and .... Zzz". We left him snoring ostentatiously.

Answer: Yoctosecond

Y is speedy indeed! A yoctosecond is a septillionth of a second. Y leans back in his yellow armchair, tents his fingers and crosses his leg. "It's fun being a vowel and a consonant, but it does require some major time management skills. Have you got a yo-yo I can borrow? Have to keep up my youthful yen for yodeling while I play". He yaks on while deftly executing the 'walk the dog', singing and winding yarn as he reaches for his yogurt. The guy needs two more arms!

Yahoo is found in "Gulliver's Travels", a rough, brutish creature resembling a human. Yakitori is marinated morsels of chicken, beef or seafood grilled Japanese style. Ylang-ylang is a tree found in the Philippines and surrounding areas. It has very fragrant greenish-yellow blossoms.

Answer: Uneasy

U was unsurpassed in his uncontested uprising years before, but now some usurping underlings have uprooted his Utopia and undermined his union. "I informed me that he was working incognito when this plot was hatched. I was instrumental in unearthing this ugly uprising, and, since being undercover, E has exposed the element of espionage. I owe O a great deal for urging us to oust this offensive and overthrow the oligarchy. A was always against anarchy. Y was seen yesterday giving yoga instructions to some young thing in York."

Undermining is just what U eschews.
Unilateral is one-sided, which U is not.
U refuses to be an underdog. Indeed, he has always been an overdog.

Answer: Upstanding

Unbeknownst to U, I has been implementing this very ideal. E has been encouraging everyone to enlist in the enterprise. O is outspoken in his optimism, A has affirmed his altruism, and Y was last seen yawning at the Y.
U's place has been uncontested for so long, he is unaccustomed to ultimatums, but he gives one in upbeat tones: "Update your calendars", he cries, "universal upgrades for all computers, and unlearn English, we will be using Urdu as a common tongue!"

After the unprecedented uprising, U reconsiders, when he understands that ultimately everyone chooses his own path.

Answer: True

Qat, qanat, qindar, qintar, qi, qoph, umiaq, qiviut (still with the U but in a different placement), sheqel are but a few of the words where Q need not be followed by a U. Q feels much more confident not always relying on U, but he almost always needs a vowel friend in the English language. U is also relieved that Q overcame his separation anxiety.

Answer: Unbeatable

U is Numero Uno in the vowelathon, as he has never been beaten. A almost aced the annual contest, but fell apart at the end. E explained that his energy level was exceptionally low. I was intoxicated and passed out in the finals. O fell off his ottoman, and Y yanked everyone's chain by yakking on his cell phone to yeomen in Ypsilanti.

Answer: Unassailable

U smiles and says, "You understand I have the utmost regard for my fellow vowels. They're up-to-date and useful, as well as uncompromising and upbeat fellows. A is always around and accessible. E is eager and extremely easygoing. I is informative and interesting. O is old and omniscient. Y is young and yeasty (full of vitality). I do my utmost to uphold the highest standards in our relationships."
Unassailable refers to being without question or doubt.
Ursine refers to bears.
Urial is a wild sheep of central Asia.
Uxorious refers to a wife, as in being especially fond of one.