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From Alimony to Zabaione Trivia Quiz

Begin with A and continue on to Z. Use the clues to find words that begin with successive alphabet letters and end with the 'knee' sound--spelled any number of ways. These quizzes are most fun if you go FAST! You can come back to the harder ones later.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 10 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
10 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,636

Updated
Jul 15 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
16 / 25

Plays
1959

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Pimples?

Answer: (A--4 letters.)

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Question 2 of 25

2. _______ Spears?

Answer: (B--7 letters.)

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Question 3 of 25

3. A close friend?

Answer: (C--5 letters.)

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Question 4 of 25

4. The name of a nymph?

Answer: (D--6 letters.)

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Question 5 of 25

5. A kind of hard wood?

Answer: (E--5 letters.)

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Question 6 of 25

6. Humorous?

Answer: (F--5 letters)

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Question 7 of 25

7. Excessive eating?

Answer: (G--8 letters.)

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Question 8 of 25

8. A sweetener or a term of endearment?

Answer: (H--5 letters.)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Disgrace or dishonor?

Answer: (I--8 letters.)

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Question 10 of 25

10. A female donkey?

Answer: (J--5 letters.)

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Question 11 of 25

11. A bodily organ?

Answer: (K--6 letters.)

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Question 12 of 25

12. Felonious thievery?

Answer: (L--7 letters.)

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Question 13 of 25

13. Stuck a feather in his cap and called it _______.

Answer: (M--8 letters.)

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Question 14 of 25

14. A fool?

Answer: (N--5 letters.)

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Question 15 of 25

15. The development of the ova?

Answer: (O--6 letters.)

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Question 16 of 25

16. Undersized?

Answer: (P--4 letters.)

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Question 17 of 25

17. I'm skipping Q. The opposite of hard-cooked (eggs)?

Answer: (R--5 letters.)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Italian ice-cream?

Answer: (S--7 letters.)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Stylish?

Answer: (T--4 or 5 letters, rhymes with phony)

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Question 20 of 25

20. Not humorous?

Answer: (U--7 letters.)

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Question 21 of 25

21. First name of John Travolta's character on 'Welcome Back, Kotter'?

Answer: (V--6 letters.)

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Question 22 of 25

22. To neigh softly?

Answer: (W--6 letters.)

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Question 23 of 25

23. (Sorry, guys.) The supposed production of offspring that are completely different from the parents?

Answer: (X--8 letters.)

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Question 24 of 25

24. A female yogi?

Answer: (Y--6 letters.)

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Question 25 of 25

25. Silly and comical?

Answer: (Z--4 letters.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pimples?

Answer: acne

Or acrimony, Anthony, or Annie.

2. _______ Spears?

Answer: Britney

Or Barney, Brittany, bony, baloney, botany, or bunny.

3. A close friend?

Answer: crony

Or calumny, colony, cottony, or calzone.

4. The name of a nymph?

Answer: Daphne

The daughter of a river god, the nymph Daphne turned into a laurel tree to escape love-sick Apollo who was chasing her. A knowledgeable player informs me that there are more D nymphs: Dione, Dodone, and even Doris! I added Dodone, because this name has 6 letters and ends with the 'knee' sound.

5. A kind of hard wood?

Answer: ebony

Snow White's hair was as black as ebony. Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder sang a song together called 'Ebony and Ivory' about piano keys and racial harmony.

6. Humorous?

Answer: funny

Or felony or finny.

7. Excessive eating?

Answer: gluttony

Gluttony is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. The other six are sloth, wrath (anger), lust, avarice, pride, and envy.

8. A sweetener or a term of endearment?

Answer: honey

Or hackney or hegemony.

9. Disgrace or dishonor?

Answer: ignominy

Can't think of any more, can you?

10. A female donkey?

Answer: jenny

Or jitney.

11. A bodily organ?

Answer: kidney

Or Kenny or knee.

12. Felonious thievery?

Answer: larceny

Or litany.

13. Stuck a feather in his cap and called it _______.

Answer: macaroni

Or many, Minnie, Melanie, mutiny, or muttony.

14. A fool?

Answer: ninny

Or nanny.

15. The development of the ova?

Answer: oogeny

Or orogeny (process of mountain formation) or ontogeny (development of an individual organism).

16. Undersized?

Answer: puny

Or pony, penny, peony, phony, palimony, or Parsippany, New Jersey.

17. I'm skipping Q. The opposite of hard-cooked (eggs)?

Answer: runny

Or Ronnie.

18. Italian ice-cream?

Answer: spumoni

Or sunny or Sony.

19. Stylish?

Answer: tony

Or tinny or tortoni (another kind of Italian ice-cream).

20. Not humorous?

Answer: unfunny

21. First name of John Travolta's character on 'Welcome Back, Kotter'?

Answer: Vinnie

Vinnie Barbarino.

22. To neigh softly?

Answer: whinny

Or Whitney or whiny.

23. (Sorry, guys.) The supposed production of offspring that are completely different from the parents?

Answer: xenogeny

Got it from the Scrabble dictionary.

24. A female yogi?

Answer: yogini

Or yoni (a Hindu symbol for the vulva) or Yanni (a New Agey musician with floppy hair).

25. Silly and comical?

Answer: zany

Zabaione (or zabajone) is an Italian dessert--it's often warm, it's frothy and custardy, and it often has some kinda Italian liquor in it. It's delicious! Then there's Zuni (a Native American people) and Zambone (a machine that makes an ice rink smooth again after skaters' blades gouge its surface full of grooves and scrapes).

Source: Author robynraymer

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