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Greek and Latin in Disguise Trivia Quiz

English vocabulary being already a mix of Anglo-Saxon and Norman-French, we sometimes forget there was actually added a lot of Greek and Latin to the melting pot as well. See how transparent these 'inkhorn' terms are to you.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
65,482

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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6661

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these four statements is the only *incorrect* one? Hint

An aquiline nose is like an eagle's beak.

Somebody of an ursine appearance looks like a bear.

Somebody of an apian appearance looks like a monkey.

Somebody with a leonine character is like a lion.

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Question 2 of 10

2. If a certain style of dress gives a woman a feline touch, how does it make her look? Hint

velvety

like a cat

like a felon or criminal

skinny

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these adjectives could not possibly be used to describe a face? Hint

equestrian

vulpine

equine

lupine

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Question 4 of 10

4. What do you study in canine psychology? Hint

duck psychology

the psychology of caning

canary psychology

dog psychology

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is incorrect? Hint

A nyctophobe is afraid of the dark, the night.

An apiophobe is afraid of bees.

A triskaidecaphobe is afraid of the number thirteen.

A demophobe is afraid of democracy.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these is the only correct statement? Hint

An acrophobe is afraid of high places.

A musophobe is afraid of music.

A cynophobe is afraid of cynics.

A hippophobe is afraid of betting on horses.

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Question 7 of 10

7. A gamophobe is afraid of playing games.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a musophobe afraid of? Hint

the Nine Muses

art in general

music

mice

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is incorrect? Hint

In demonology you study evil spirits.

In oenology you study wine.

In ichthyology you study fish.

In penology you study male sexuality.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Petrology is the study of what? Hint

rocks

petrol rigging

the Popes of Rome

the evolution of petrol prices

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these four statements is the only *incorrect* one?

Answer: Somebody of an apian appearance looks like a monkey.

The correct term to describe something that is like an ape is simian. Apian means like a bee.

2. If a certain style of dress gives a woman a feline touch, how does it make her look?

Answer: like a cat

The Latin word for cat from which this adjective derives is 'feles', not to be confused with the word for happy, which is 'felix'.

3. Which of these adjectives could not possibly be used to describe a face?

Answer: equestrian

'Homo homini lupus est' (Hobbes) = Human beings are wolves to each other.
Latin 'vulpes' is a fox.
Equine = like or similar to a horse; equestrian can be used to describe a statue representing somebody on horseback.

4. What do you study in canine psychology?

Answer: dog psychology

The Latin word for dog is 'canis'.

5. Which of these is incorrect?

Answer: A demophobe is afraid of democracy.

A demophobe is afraid of crowds. Nyctophobe is from Greek 'nuks'- 'nuktos'.

6. Which of these is the only correct statement?

Answer: An acrophobe is afraid of high places.

A musophobe is afraid of mice.
A hippophobe is afraid of horses.
A cynophobe is afraid of dogs.

7. A gamophobe is afraid of playing games.

Answer: False

A gamophobe is afraid of marriage.

8. What is a musophobe afraid of?

Answer: mice

Mus is Latin for mouse.

9. Which of these is incorrect?

Answer: In penology you study male sexuality.

Penology is the study of punishment and prison life. In oenology you study wine. An ichthyologist is knowledgeable about fish.

10. Petrology is the study of what?

Answer: rocks

The Latin word for rock is 'petra'.

Source: Author flem-ish

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