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Words, Words and More Words Trivia Quiz

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

Author
sportcon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
19,072

Updated
Nov 04 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1492

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This word means a contradiction between laws. Hint

antitrust

antimony

antinomy

antimere

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Question 2 of 10

2. If one is cowardly, timid or weak, they could be called __________. Hint

muley

thewless

tactless

esculent

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Question 3 of 10

3. Limnology is the scientific study of what? Hint

bodies of salt water

fruit bearing trees

bodies of inland water

acids

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Question 4 of 10

4. A udometer is a gauge for measuring what? Hint

rain

hailstone size

wind speed

snowdrift height

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Question 5 of 10

5. An elderly woman of elevated social position, whose son has inherited her husband's title, is termed a __________. Hint

widow

recluse

hermit

dowager

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is another word for the long tobacco pipe North American indians smoked on ceremonial occasions, also called a 'peace pipe'? Hint

calliope

secant

dappie

calumet

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Question 7 of 10

7. Effloresce means to ____________. Hint

become covered with crystals of salt

burst in to flame

all of these

change to a powdery substance when exposed to air

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a group of people that are hired to applaud a performance called? Hint

claque

cabal

audience

clique

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Question 9 of 10

9. A branch of knowledge that studies the lives of martyrs is called martyrology.

Answer: (True or False)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Someone who is described as stoical is ____________. Hint

impassive

evil

boring

comical

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This word means a contradiction between laws.

Answer: antinomy

2. If one is cowardly, timid or weak, they could be called __________.

Answer: thewless

3. Limnology is the scientific study of what?

Answer: bodies of inland water

4. A udometer is a gauge for measuring what?

Answer: rain

This is an archaic word for a rain gauge.

5. An elderly woman of elevated social position, whose son has inherited her husband's title, is termed a __________.

Answer: dowager

6. What is another word for the long tobacco pipe North American indians smoked on ceremonial occasions, also called a 'peace pipe'?

Answer: calumet

7. Effloresce means to ____________.

Answer: all of these

8. What is a group of people that are hired to applaud a performance called?

Answer: claque

9. A branch of knowledge that studies the lives of martyrs is called martyrology.

Answer: True

10. Someone who is described as stoical is ____________.

Answer: impassive

Source: Author sportcon

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