W is the Second Letter Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cwm

Other words you can use instead of cwm (pronounced koom) are valley, glen, ravine, cirque, or combe. Usually, cwms are very deep, and are most often enclosed on all sides but one. Cwm, combe, coomb, comb, and coombe are all variations that mean the same thing and are all pronounced the same way.

Answer: Qwerty

Qwerty is an English word for the keyboard or a typewriter. It was originally called qwerty due to the first six letters on the top left of the keyboard, q, w, e, r, t, and y. It has now become an acceptable word in Scrabble.

Answer: Zwieback

Zwiebacks are special German egg breads that are made into rusks. They are twice baked so they become crumbly, like cookies.

Answer: Bwana

Bwana is an African word meaning boss, or master. It is a Swahili word, and from 1875-80 in its Arabic form, it was abuna. It was used in sentences like "abuna our father." That means "Master, our Father," and was used primarily about God.

Answer: Dwarf

Probably the most popular dwarves are the seven dwarves from "Snow White." A dwarf can be described as anyone who is of unusually small stature. Fairies, gnomes, elves, and midgets are all classified as dwarves.

Answer: Gweduc

Gweducs are types of clams that live way down deep underground. They erect their flesh up over ten feet to get to the surface in order to breathe. They are considered delicacies in many countries, and can be very costly. It can also be spelled "geoducks." Although it is spelled this way, it is pronounced goo-e-duk.

Answer: Kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkor can be caused by severe vitamin and protein deficiency. It is most common among children. It can cause the skin to change color, gives the child a potbelly, retards their growth, and they become anemic. It is caused when the mother stops feeding the child breast milk and the sudden change in diet to formulas and other foods causes the child to get kwashiorkor.

The disease is most common in Africa.

Answer: Rwanda

Rwanda gained independence in 1962. It covers 10,169 square miles, and is located in the middle of Africa, near Lake Victoria, although it does border the lake. It borders Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital is Kigali. The other country in Africa that has W as the second letter is Swaziland. Swaziland is about half the size of Rwanda.

Answer: Swine

The most common pig is the potbellied pig. Most people picture pink, hairless pigs with a curly tail when the word pig is mentioned, but really, those are only piglets, and they do have hair. Most pigs are very hairy, covered with hair all over their bodies, and they aren't always pink.

Although some people think pigs are dirty animals, they are actually quite clean. They do like to wallow, however.

Answer: Twist

The Twist is a form of dance, and to twist is turn your body or other objects around and around. To twist something, like a candy wrapper, you hold on to one end and work it around itself. If you go the opposite direction with the other side, you can easily undo the twists by tugging on both sides. This is the most common way to wrap candy.