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Quiz about A E I O and U Unsighted Part I

A, E, I, O and U Unsighted (Part I) Quiz

A, E, I, O and U are not in any of the words in this quiz but all the other letters of the alphabet are used.

A multiple-choice quiz by Auszev. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Auszev

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
196,494

Updated
May 27 24

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
1124

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Question 1 of 15

1. A nymph can either be a beautiful woman and which of the following? Hint

Insect larva

Fairy

Mischievous Child

Baby Frog

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Question 2 of 15

2. From these four choices, which best depicts 'scry'?
Hint

Reading a x-ray

Forecasting the future

Writing a poem

Acting on a stage

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Question 3 of 15

3. Is xylyl a real word?

Yes

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Question 4 of 15

4. What three-letter word that starts with 'P' means to probe into someone's personal life?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 15

5. What is a crwth?
Hint

Boat

Plant

African hut

Musical instrument

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Question 6 of 15

6. A member of a group of people who reside in Africa can be formed from the letters G, M, P and Y; but one of these letters has to be used twice to form this word - which letter is it? Hint

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Question 7 of 15

7. Wynd, with the meaning of narrow lane or alley, is found in which nation's language? Hint

Germany

Norway

New Zealand

Scotland

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of the following is a form of exclamation of beckoning?
Hint

Psst

Hmm

Shh

Tsk

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Question 9 of 15

9. 'The heavens' is another way of expressing what word that has the letter 's' within it?

Answer: (One Word - 3 Letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. If a person reads about Wynn, what field of divination are they interested in? Hint

I Ching

Runes

Palmistry

Oneiromancy

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Question 11 of 15

11. I rhyme with finch and describe a way to kill. What word am I?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where can a Flysch occur?
Hint

Mountain

Ocean

Outer space

Moon

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which letter is needed to be added at the beginning to RYPT to form a word that has a meaning of an underground chamber beneath buildings?

Answer: (One Letter - ?RYPT)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Pfft is a genuine and non-slang word.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. What do cysts most commonly hold?
Hint

Anything

Clothes

Fluids

Gases

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A nymph can either be a beautiful woman and which of the following?

Answer: Insect larva

The nymph stage is associated with insects such as silverfish and grasshoppers. This stage is when the young resemble the adult but they do not have fully developed wings and they are smaller.

2. From these four choices, which best depicts 'scry'?

Answer: Forecasting the future

The word scry is not a 'true' word as it was originally an abbreviation for the word descry. When a person scries (or descries) an object is commonly used, as in a crystal ball, to aid in predicting the future.

3. Is xylyl a real word?

Answer: Yes

Xylyl is associated with a group of specific atoms and it is derived from the word xylene.

4. What three-letter word that starts with 'P' means to probe into someone's personal life?

Answer: Pry

When a person pries, it often involves a form of snooping. Another meaning of pry is to open something with force.

5. What is a crwth?

Answer: Musical instrument

Crwth's alternative name is a 'crowd'. It is an ancient Celtic musical stringed instrument that can be either bowed or plucked.

6. A member of a group of people who reside in Africa can be formed from the letters G, M, P and Y; but one of these letters has to be used twice to form this word - which letter is it?

Answer: Y

The smallest pygmies (plural form of the singular pygmy) are from Zaire. They are the Mbuti from the Ituri forest. The average height for a male is 4 ft 5 in or 137cm and for a woman it is 4ft 4 in or 135cm.

7. Wynd, with the meaning of narrow lane or alley, is found in which nation's language?

Answer: Scotland

Wynd originated in the 15th Century and it is from the word stem of wind.

8. Which of the following is a form of exclamation of beckoning?

Answer: Psst

Psst is grammatically an interjection as it is an exclamation of beckoning, especially if secrecy is desired.

9. 'The heavens' is another way of expressing what word that has the letter 's' within it?

Answer: Sky

One meaning of heaven is the space that surrounds Earth, that is, the sky. Overall, the word heaven is strongly associated with religion.

10. If a person reads about Wynn, what field of divination are they interested in?

Answer: Runes

Wynn can be written as Wen. Apart from being one of the runes, it was used in Old and Middle English writing. In today's society, runes are mostly used as a tool or a way to foretell coming events or how a person's life can be changed, etc.

11. I rhyme with finch and describe a way to kill. What word am I?

Answer: Lynch

Lynch is an abbreviation that in today's language has become the accepted word instead of the original term that was lynch law. The words lynch law arose to describe an act that William Lynch extensively did, as he took the law into his own hands and he and his followers would hang anyone that they deemed escaped punishment or were just suspected of crime. Lynch started hanging people in Pittsylvania Country, Virginia, in 1780.

It was inscribed on his tombstone in 1820 as a form of punishment so he would be forever disgraced and remembered.

12. Where can a Flysch occur?

Answer: Mountain

Flysch is commonly capitalized but can be written in lowercase. Flysch are deposits from the late Cretaceous and early Tertiary age that have occurred in the Alps. They embody sandstones, marls, shales and clays. Flysch is a Swiss German word.

13. Which letter is needed to be added at the beginning to RYPT to form a word that has a meaning of an underground chamber beneath buildings?

Answer: C

The underground chamber that is known as a crypt can be described as a cellar or a vault. It is more appropriate to use crypt when it is in relation to churches or a burial place. Crypt is additionally an anatomical word that means a pit-like recess within the body.

14. Pfft is a genuine and non-slang word.

Answer: True

Pfft is an interjection. It can also be written as ft or pft. The meaning of pfft is used to show or indicate a sudden disappearance or an ending to something.

15. What do cysts most commonly hold?

Answer: Fluids

The word cyst describes any abnormal membranous sac that contains fluid or semisolid material. A cyst is also a thick walled protective membrane that encloses a cell, larva or any other type of organism.

Source: Author Auszev

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