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What Do These Words Mean? Trivia Quiz


In this quiz I will give you the definition of the word and you have to choose the correct word. Sounds easy, right?

A multiple-choice quiz by DakotaNorth. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
DakotaNorth
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
49,846
Updated
Mar 20 22
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
19 / 25
Plays
12643
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 25
1. This word has two meanings: 1.) A spiny shrub of Europe and Africa. 2.) A conventionalized representation of its leaf, used as an ornament in architecture? Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. A woman's scarf worn over the head and tied under the chin? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. A short thick club? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. This word has two meanings: 1.) Unable to hear. 2.) Refusing to listen; unpersuaded? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. A small, generally harmless insect? Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. One who shoes horses? Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. This word has two meanings: 1.) A tale of adventure; a romance. 2.) Deed; exploit? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. The handle of a cutting or thrusting instrument? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. This word has two meanings: 1.) Conforming to idiom. 2.) Colloquial? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Deficient in sense, substance, or taste? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. A large American grasshopper? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. This word has two meanings: 1.) Mounted soldiers with lances. 2.) A kind of a square dance? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. The diacritical mark indicating a long vowel? Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. A state of being neutral? Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. A composition for choral singing, usually on a sacred theme? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. A tool for pounding substances in a mortar? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. The number of members who must be present to validate a meeting? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. This word has two meanings: 1.) A climbing palm whose stems are used for wickerwork. 2.) A cane? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. A slight or superficial knowledge or assortment? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. This word has two meanings: 1.) Trudge. 2.) Tread on? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. The depression in the middle of the abdomen? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. This word has two meanings: 1.) A cavity in the protoplasm of a cell. 2.) A tiny cell or cavity in the tissue of organisms? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. This word has two meanings: 1.) Jocular; waggishness. 2.) A joke? Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. The woody tissue of plants? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. An animal that looks like a plant, as a coral? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This word has two meanings: 1.) A spiny shrub of Europe and Africa. 2.) A conventionalized representation of its leaf, used as an ornament in architecture?

Answer: Acanthus

2. A woman's scarf worn over the head and tied under the chin?

Answer: Babushka

This is also a term of endearment for a grandmother.
3. A short thick club?

Answer: Cudgel

4. This word has two meanings: 1.) Unable to hear. 2.) Refusing to listen; unpersuaded?

Answer: Deaf

5. A small, generally harmless insect?

Answer: Earwig

6. One who shoes horses?

Answer: Farrier

7. This word has two meanings: 1.) A tale of adventure; a romance. 2.) Deed; exploit?

Answer: Gest

8. The handle of a cutting or thrusting instrument?

Answer: Haft

9. This word has two meanings: 1.) Conforming to idiom. 2.) Colloquial?

Answer: Idiomatic

10. Deficient in sense, substance, or taste?

Answer: Jejune

11. A large American grasshopper?

Answer: Katydid

12. This word has two meanings: 1.) Mounted soldiers with lances. 2.) A kind of a square dance?

Answer: Lancers

13. The diacritical mark indicating a long vowel?

Answer: Macron

14. A state of being neutral?

Answer: Neutrality

15. A composition for choral singing, usually on a sacred theme?

Answer: Oratorio

16. A tool for pounding substances in a mortar?

Answer: Pestle

17. The number of members who must be present to validate a meeting?

Answer: Quorum

18. This word has two meanings: 1.) A climbing palm whose stems are used for wickerwork. 2.) A cane?

Answer: Rattan

19. A slight or superficial knowledge or assortment?

Answer: Smattering

20. This word has two meanings: 1.) Trudge. 2.) Tread on?

Answer: Tromp

21. The depression in the middle of the abdomen?

Answer: Umbilicus

22. This word has two meanings: 1.) A cavity in the protoplasm of a cell. 2.) A tiny cell or cavity in the tissue of organisms?

Answer: Vacuole

23. This word has two meanings: 1.) {Jocular;} waggishness. 2.) A joke?

Answer: Waggery

24. The woody tissue of plants?

Answer: Xylem

25. An animal that looks like a plant, as a coral?

Answer: Zoophyte

Source: Author DakotaNorth

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