Wow, great job everyone! It was a tough quiz and many of you held your own.
Here are the stats, answers, and winners!
STATS
2,249 people took the quiz.
151 people scored 100% (this was a tough one!)
The question most people (93%) got right was…#21 (subterfuge.)
The question missed by the most people (only 20% got it right!) was…#15 (Buffalo).
ANSWERS
Q.3
Any of these words describes a winding path, except
Circuitous
***Borborygmus
Tortuous
Labyrinthine
Q.4
Which of these words would best describe a plotting criminal?
***Flagitious
Trimerous
Jaspideous
Malacophonous
Q.5
“With news about to leak about their financial indiscretions, the couple were in quite ______________.”
a Curculio
an Intaglio
a Seraglio
***an Imbroglio
Q.6
A person who is confused may be described as:
Elucubrated
Debouched
***Flummoxed
Cannulated
Q.7
True or False: A synonym for ‘folderol’ is nonsense.
***True
False
Q.8
Which of the following words is not a weave or fabric?
Sagathy
Barathea
***Timbrel
Gannex
Q.9
Which of the following colors is closest to turquoise?
***Celeste
Emminence
Fulvous
Jonquil
Q.10
Tintinnabulation is:
The study of postage stamps
***A ringing sound
A change of color
A holiday celebration
Q.11
A flower that is withering without falling off is:
Incalescent
Turgescent
Albescent
***Marcescent
Q.12
Langour is:
Lawlessness
***Listlessness
Saplessness
Gutlessness
Q.13
Which of the following is not a musical instrument?
Lyricon
Lyrichord
***Lyceum
Lysarden
Q.14
Everyone has known a flibbertigibbet, which is a person who:
***Talks too much
Is dancing much of the time
Always acts silly
Can’t make up her mind
Q.15
In this grammatically correct 8-word sentence, which two words are verbs? – “Buffalo buffalo Buffallo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.”
2nd and 5th
2nd and 6th
4th and 6th
***5th and 6th
Q.16
Which of the following sports terms does not relate to football?
***Hat-trick
Shoot the gap
Checkdown
Long snapper
Q.17
She was resplendent before having her baby, meaning she was:
Enlarged
Slow-moving
***Glowing
Anxious
Q.18
That cowardly man who refused his responsibilities is:
Exanimous
***Pusillanimous
Mumpsimus
Sumpsimus
Q.19
A termagant is an unintelligent woman.
True
***False
Q.20
Someone lying face upward is:
Tropine
***Supine
Orpine
Lupine
Q.21
What would someone be attempting if they were engaged in subterfuge?
***Deception
Projection
Inception
Rejection
Q.22
A reference to a person who has died is:
Odonym
Tautonym
Oronym
***Necronym
WINNERS
The first person to score 100% was…Stephanie C.
The second person to score 100% was…Sandy C.
The third place winner is…Carolynn K.
The fourth place winner is…Yvonne S.
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