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Quiz about Winning Words of Previous National Spelling Bees

Winning Words of Previous National Spelling Bees Quiz

All words are those that have won past Scripps National Spelling Bees. I will supply you with each word's part of speech, definition, and the year it was the winning words. You will find that some of the words vary immensely in difficulty levels...

A multiple-choice quiz by Nickzdabomb. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Nickzdabomb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,494

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2369

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Question 1 of 10

1. Noun: A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl or disturbance- Won the Bee in 1930. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

fraccass

fracase

fracas

fracasse

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Question 2 of 10

2. Adjective: Native to the place where found; indigenous- Won the Bee in 2004. Which of the following is the correct spelling? Hint

autoctonous

autochthonous

autocthonous

autochtonous

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Question 3 of 10

3. Noun: A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity- Won the Bee in 1932. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

knack

nac

nack

nak

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Question 4 of 10

4. Noun: A light-weight silk or cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern- Won the Bee in 1931. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

foulard

folard

foullard

fullard

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Question 5 of 10

5. Adjective: Producing happiness and well-being- Won the Bee in 1960. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

eudaemmonic

eudimonic

eudaemonic

eudemonnic

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Question 6 of 10

6. Noun: A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse- Won the Bee in 2000. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

demarche

demarc

demarch

daemarche

7. Proper noun: A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 15th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a massacre- Won the Bee in 1983. Which of the following is the correct spelling, according to the Scripps National Spelling Bee? Hint

Purrim

Purime

Purim

Purimme

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Question 8 of 10

8. Noun: A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume- Won the Bee in 1998. Which of these is the correct spelling? Hint

chiaroscurist

chiarroscurist

chiroscurist

chiroscurrist

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Question 9 of 10

9. Noun: A rayon fabric having some qualities of linen- Won the Bee in 1990. Which of these spellings is the correct one? Hint

fibrane

fiberane

fiberanne

fibranne

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Question 10 of 10

10. Noun: A proto-language- Won the Bee in 2006. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word? Hint

ursprachee

ursprach

ursprache

ursprac

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Noun: A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl or disturbance- Won the Bee in 1930. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: fracas

Spelled correctly by Helen Jensen of Des Moines, Iowa.

2. Adjective: Native to the place where found; indigenous- Won the Bee in 2004. Which of the following is the correct spelling?

Answer: autochthonous

Spelled correctly by David Scott Pilarski Tidmarsh of South Bend, Indiana.

3. Noun: A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something; skill; facility; dexterity- Won the Bee in 1932. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: knack

Spelled correctly by Dorothy Greenwalk, also of Des Moines. In my opinion, this was one of if not THE easiest winning word of the National Spelling Bee's history.

4. Noun: A light-weight silk or cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern- Won the Bee in 1931. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: foulard

Spelled correctly by Ward Randall of White Hall, Illinois.

5. Adjective: Producing happiness and well-being- Won the Bee in 1960. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: eudaemonic

Spelled correctly by Henry Feldman of Knoxville, Tennessee.

6. Noun: A diplomatic maneuver; one handled with finesse- Won the Bee in 2000. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: demarche

Spelled correctly by George Abraham Thampy of St. Louis, Missouri. Thampy was one of the spellers interviewed for the movie "Spellbound".

Answer: Purim

Spelled correctly by Blake Giddens of El Paso, Texas. He is now one of the associate judges of the Bee.

8. Noun: A painter who uses light and shade rather than colour to create the illusion of volume- Won the Bee in 1998. Which of these is the correct spelling?

Answer: chiaroscurist

Spelled correctly by Jody-Anne Maxwell of Kingston, Jamaica. Surprisingly, she is the only one besides Hugh Tosteson of San Juan, Puerto Rico (who spelled incisor correctly to win the Bee in 1975) not from the United States to win a National Spelling Bee. Fiola Hackett of Toronto, Canada deserves an honorable mention, however, because she was the runner-up in the 2006 Bee, behind only Katharine "Kerry" Close of Spring Lake, New Jersey.

9. Noun: A rayon fabric having some qualities of linen- Won the Bee in 1990. Which of these spellings is the correct one?

Answer: fibranne

Spelled correctly by Amy Marie Dimak of Seattle, Washington.

10. Noun: A proto-language- Won the Bee in 2006. Which of the following is the correct spelling of this word?

Answer: ursprache

Spelled correctly by Katharine "Kerry" Close of Spring Lake, New Jersey. Thanks for taking my quiz, and I hope that you enjoyed it.

Source: Author Nickzdabomb

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