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Quiz about From Autumn to Zirconium
Quiz about From Autumn to Zirconium

From Autumn to Zirconium Trivia Quiz


Begin with A and continue on through Z. Use the clues to find words that begin with successive alphabet letters and end with the UM sound, as in AUTUMN, BOTTOM, and COME. This type of quiz is more fun if you go FAST!

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 10 mins.
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Author
robynraymer
Time
10 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
231,559
Updated
Oct 03 24
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
18 / 25
Plays
2071
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 25
1. An institution for the mentally ill?

Answer: (Begins with A and has 6 letters.)
Question 2 of 25
2. A small chicken?

Answer: (Begins with B and has 6 letters.)
Question 3 of 25
3. A Corinthian, Doric, or Ionic _______?

Answer: (Begins with C and has 6 letters.)
Question 4 of 25
4. A blue flower?

Answer: (Begins with D and has 10 letters.)
Question 5 of 25
5. An offensive smell or waste product?

Answer: (Begins with E and has 9 letters.)
Question 6 of 25
6. A public meeting place?

Answer: (Begins with F and has 5 letters. Funtrivia.com has one.)
Question 7 of 25
7. _______ crackers?

Answer: (Begins with G and has 6 letters. With chocolate bars and marshmallows, an ingredient of s'mores.)
Question 8 of 25
8. A reed organ?

Answer: (Begins with H and has 9 letters.)
Question 9 of 25
9. An expression that is peculiar to a language?

Answer: (Begins with I and has 5 letters.)
Question 10 of 25
10. Flotsam and _______?

Answer: (Begins with J and has 6 letters.)
Question 11 of 25
11. An area ruled by a king?

Answer: (Begins with K and has 7 letters.)
Question 12 of 25
12. A type of opium preparation?

Answer: (Begins with L and has 8 letters.)
Question 13 of 25
13. An antonym for MAXIMUM?

Answer: (Begins with M and has 7 letters.)
Question 14 of 25
14. _______ with cold or terror?

Answer: (Begins with N and has 4 letters.)
Question 15 of 25
15. The opposite of pessimism?

Answer: (Begins with O and has 8 letters.)
Question 16 of 25
16. To _______ the ocean's depths?

Answer: (Begins with P and has 5 letters.)
Question 17 of 25
17. In a body of lawmakers, an adequate number of members present?

Answer: (Begins with Q and has 6 letters.)
Question 18 of 25
18. A belief of racial superiority?

Answer: (Begins with R and has 6 letters.)
Question 19 of 25
19. A sacred place, an inner _______?

Answer: (Begins with S and has 7 letters.)
Question 20 of 25
20. Tom _______?

Answer: (Begins with T and has 5 letters.)
Question 21 of 25
21. A radioactive element?

Answer: (Begins with U and has 7 letters.)
Question 22 of 25
22. A place for raising and keeping live animals?

Answer: (Begins with V and has 8 letters.)
Question 23 of 25
23. A witty remark?

Answer: (Begins with W and has 9 letters.)
Question 24 of 25
24. I'm skipping X. Short for YUMMY?

Answer: (Begins with Y and has 3 letters.)
Question 25 of 25
25. Attribution of animal characteristics to a god? (Think of ANTHROPOMORPHISM.)

Answer: (Begins with Z, ends with ISM, and has 11 letters.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. An institution for the mentally ill?

Answer: asylum

Or anthem, aluminum, atheism, athleticism, aquarium, or antidisestablishmentarianism.
2. A small chicken?

Answer: bantam

Or bum, bottom, bosom, balsam, Bolshevism, or Helena Bonham Carter.
3. A Corinthian, Doric, or Ionic _______?

Answer: column

Or catechism, colostrum, conundrum, condominium, or crumb.
4. A blue flower?

Answer: delphinium

Or dumb, drum, denim, duodenum, or Dedham, Massachusetts.
5. An offensive smell or waste product?

Answer: effluvium

Or envenom or encomium (a eulogy).
6. A public meeting place?

Answer: forum

Or fathom, factotum, fascism, fatalism, fanaticism, or Fauvism (the painting school to which Matisse belonged).
7. _______ crackers?

Answer: graham

Or gum, gingham, gallium (a metallic element), gigantism, gymnasium, or Gollum, my precioussss.
8. A reed organ?

Answer: harmonium

Or hum or hafnium (a metallic element) or hahnium (a radioactive element).
9. An expression that is peculiar to a language?

Answer: idiom

Or idealism, ileum (part of the small intestine), iridium (a metallic element), or ad infinitum.
10. Flotsam and _______?

Answer: jetsam

Or jingoism or jugulum (a part of a bird's neck).
11. An area ruled by a king?

Answer: kingdom

Or Kirkham, a town in Lancashire, England.
12. A type of opium preparation?

Answer: laudanum

Or lyricism, lyceum, lithium, linoleum, or laburnum (a kind of tree).
13. An antonym for MAXIMUM?

Answer: minimum

Or mum, madam, magnum, magnesium, meconium (a newborn baby's first poop), millennium, modicum, or momentum.
14. _______ with cold or terror?

Answer: numb

Or neoplasm, nepotism, narcissism, nativism, nihilism, or a noisome insect.
15. The opposite of pessimism?

Answer: optimism

Or odeum (a concert hall) or opprobrium, organism, or opossum.
16. To _______ the ocean's depths?

Answer: plumb

Or plum, pabulum, phantom, pacifism, paganism, populism, priggism, pugilism, pygmyism, possum, palladium, paroxysm, podium, pendulum, plectrum, or pomatum.
17. In a body of lawmakers, an adequate number of members present?

Answer: quorum

Or quantum physics or queendom.
18. A belief of racial superiority?

Answer: racism

Or rum, radium, realism, rowdyish, royalism, ruralism, rebeldom, rectum, rhythm, or rosarium (a rose garden).
19. A sacred place, an inner _______?

Answer: sanctum

Or sum, some, scrum, sacrum (a pelvic bone), sadism, satanism, solecism, sarcasm, sexism, snobbism, sophism, stoicism, schism, spasm, spectrum, speculum, sternum, stickum, saintdom, selfdom, serfdom, sheikdom, serum, solarium, scrotum, skookum (excellent), synonym, sorghum, or strum.
20. Tom _______?

Answer: Thumb

Or totem, teetotum (a spinning toy), terrarium, thraldom, tsardom, tedium, toadyism, tokenism, or tympanum (the middle ear).
21. A radioactive element?

Answer: uranium

Or ultimatum, unbosom, unionism, urbanism, or um.
22. A place for raising and keeping live animals?

Answer: vivarium

Or veganism, vitalism, vocalism, or velum.
23. A witty remark?

Answer: witticism

Or wampum or whilom (formerly), with fewer letters
24. I'm skipping X. Short for YUMMY?

Answer: yum

Or yahooism.
25. Attribution of animal characteristics to a god? (Think of ANTHROPOMORPHISM.)

Answer: zoomorphism

Or zirconium.
Source: Author robynraymer

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