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Useful but Obscure Words Trivia Quiz

Some more or less interesting words, which you may find less or more interesting.

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

Author
thejazzkickazz

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
72,285

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
5136

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. A word meaning a certainly obvious 'impropriety'? Hint

Feretory

Grimmaces

Inconvenance

Fucoid

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Question 2 of 10

2. A 'Zeigarnik' is someone who has a strange tendency. What type of tendency is this, do you think? Hint

remembering uncompleted tasks

pullulating with strange ideas

counting backwards

thinking unsoundly

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Question 3 of 10

3. My girlfriend often complains that I may be suffering from 'Tragomaschalia'. What do you think I ought to do to rectify the problem? Hint

wear less mascara

lose some weight

wash under my arms more carefully

comb my hair to the left

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Question 4 of 10

4. Have you ever wondered what those little wings on Hermes' feet are called? Please select a choice below and find out! Hint

Metagoptera

Thurible

Syntonia

Talaria

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which word has the plurisignation of 'marginal utility'? Hint

Oneirodynia

Revetment

Ophelimity

Nuncheon

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Question 6 of 10

6. A painful ache around the frontal and lateral parietal lobes is often called a __________? Hint

Megrim

Bezonians

Abdabs

Tapinosis

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the ailment of a 'Gynotikolobomassophile'? Hint

believes there are female angels near his head

has similar features as a woman

enjoys nibbling on a female's earlobes

wishes to become a woman

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is an archeological object that is made of wood or clay and is decoratively disguised to resemble bronze? Hint

pliomorph

naan

thenrmomorph

skeuomorph

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which word most closely resembles 'Zoilism'? Hint

Antanagoge

Eugonics

Dyslogy

Abligurition

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the psychic energy humans possess which is supposed to be even more powerful than nuclear energy? Hint

uluscules

vril

robur

romeria

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A word meaning a certainly obvious 'impropriety'?

Answer: Inconvenance

2. A 'Zeigarnik' is someone who has a strange tendency. What type of tendency is this, do you think?

Answer: remembering uncompleted tasks

Another of my favorite words is Zugzwang, a chess term.

3. My girlfriend often complains that I may be suffering from 'Tragomaschalia'. What do you think I ought to do to rectify the problem?

Answer: wash under my arms more carefully

Trago-maschalia is to have smelly arm-pits...it does follow me around everywhere.

4. Have you ever wondered what those little wings on Hermes' feet are called? Please select a choice below and find out!

Answer: Talaria

Talaria comes from the Latin - talus..which means ankles.

5. Which word has the plurisignation of 'marginal utility'?

Answer: Ophelimity

Ophelimos (Greek) - Ophelimitat (German)..O'fee'li'mos- means perhaps to be profitable.

6. A painful ache around the frontal and lateral parietal lobes is often called a __________?

Answer: Megrim

Headache comes from the Greek - hemikrania..which then was borrowed by the French - Migreime - reverting to the commonly seen word migraine.

7. What is the ailment of a 'Gynotikolobomassophile'?

Answer: enjoys nibbling on a female's earlobes

8. What is an archeological object that is made of wood or clay and is decoratively disguised to resemble bronze?

Answer: skeuomorph

9. Which word most closely resembles 'Zoilism'?

Answer: Dyslogy

Dyslogy is to speak unfavorably about, while Zoilism is a nasty criticism.

10. What is the psychic energy humans possess which is supposed to be even more powerful than nuclear energy?

Answer: vril

Some associate vril with the sacred word of Hinduism, Om. I wonder if the Taos hum is related to vril?

Source: Author thejazzkickazz

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