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'I' is for.... Trivia Quiz

Another installment here of my quiz. Up to 'I' now where I give you a scenario and.......oh if you don't know how it works by now look at my others.....Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
144,629

Updated
Sep 01 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
893

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A very good friend of mine came round the other day and told me he had just lost his job. I asked why and he told me his bosses had cited 'iatromelia' as the cause. What was his profession? Hint

Doctor

Scientist

Policeman

Newspaper reporter

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whilst sitting in the park one day, you overhear two people speaking in 'idioglossia'. You turn to look, and notice they are both what? Hint

Deaf

Children

Sailors

Scientists

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Question 3 of 10

3. I met my ex-wife's new husband's auntie's friend in town the other day. We were standing in the same shop and she told me she had come in to buy some 'immortelle'. Which shop were we in? Hint

Cheese shop

Flower shop

Sweet shop

DIY shop

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Question 4 of 10

4. I was chatting to a man on the train recently whilst on a trip to Edinburgh. He told me he was an 'insectologist'. My first thought was that he studied insects. Was this assumption correct?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. I came home from work a few days ago to find my girlfriend in a state of 'ivresse'. What was she? Hint

Drunk

Frightened

Naked

In shock

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Question 6 of 10

6. I am fortunate to have a rare book shop in my city of Chester. There are many wonderful antique and rare books in there. He has a splendid collection of 'incunabula'. What are these? Hint

Books written originally on papyrus

Books written in Sanskrit

Books printed before the year 1000

Books printed before the year 1500

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Question 7 of 10

7. I met an old friend in a local rare bookshop recently and I asked where he had been, since I hadn't seen him for so long. He told me he had been 'immured'. Where had he been? Hint

In Australia

In school

In prison

In the Armed Forces

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Question 8 of 10

8. My friend, Erica, has a little known phobia called 'iatrophobia'. Who does she have a fear of going to see? Hint

Her newsagent

Her mother-in-law

Her doctor

A policeman

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of these mythical creatures would you most likely refer to as 'ignivomous'? Hint

Dragon

Bigfoot

Unicorn

Yeti

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whilst standing at my local airport recently, I watched as a friend of mine 'illapsed' into the airport. What mode of transport had he used? Hint

Fighter plane

Helicopter

Glider

Private jet

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A very good friend of mine came round the other day and told me he had just lost his job. I asked why and he told me his bosses had cited 'iatromelia' as the cause. What was his profession?

Answer: Doctor

Iatromelia is medical negligence. The word comes from the Greek 'iatro' meaning related to a physician or medicine and 'meleos' meaning fruitless or in vain.

2. Whilst sitting in the park one day, you overhear two people speaking in 'idioglossia'. You turn to look, and notice they are both what?

Answer: Children

Idioglossia is an extreme form of speech in children whereby they substitute vowels and/or consonants, made unintelligible to adults if they do not have the key. Which is why it is only the parents of the child that can understand them.

3. I met my ex-wife's new husband's auntie's friend in town the other day. We were standing in the same shop and she told me she had come in to buy some 'immortelle'. Which shop were we in?

Answer: Flower shop

Immortelle are any of various plants that, when dried, still retain the same shape as when they were alive.

4. I was chatting to a man on the train recently whilst on a trip to Edinburgh. He told me he was an 'insectologist'. My first thought was that he studied insects. Was this assumption correct?

Answer: Yes

Yes, insectology is the study of insects. It is a now obsolete word as the preferred title is entomology.

5. I came home from work a few days ago to find my girlfriend in a state of 'ivresse'. What was she?

Answer: Drunk

Ivresse is drunkenness.

6. I am fortunate to have a rare book shop in my city of Chester. There are many wonderful antique and rare books in there. He has a splendid collection of 'incunabula'. What are these?

Answer: Books printed before the year 1500

The word is very rare as the number of books printed before 1500 are rare themselves.

7. I met an old friend in a local rare bookshop recently and I asked where he had been, since I hadn't seen him for so long. He told me he had been 'immured'. Where had he been?

Answer: In prison

Immure is to imprison or to shut in. The word comes from the Latin 'in murus' meaning in wall.

8. My friend, Erica, has a little known phobia called 'iatrophobia'. Who does she have a fear of going to see?

Answer: Her doctor

Iatrophobia is the fear of visiting the doctor.

9. Which one of these mythical creatures would you most likely refer to as 'ignivomous'?

Answer: Dragon

Ignivomous means the vomiting or spewing forth of fire. It comes from the Latin 'igni' for fire and 'vomere' to vomit.

10. Whilst standing at my local airport recently, I watched as a friend of mine 'illapsed' into the airport. What mode of transport had he used?

Answer: Glider

Illapse means to glide or fall. It is a word seldom used in everday speech but often occurs in poetry.

Source: Author kristian88

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