English 101 Trivia
Just another tool to help my students practice the simple past of some verbs in english.
- 1.
What is an 8 letter word meaning "the shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces"?
- A.
Effusion
- B.
Repartee
- C.
Emphatic
- D.
Blockade
Correct Answer
D. Blockade -
- 2.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "a subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc"?
- A.
Boatswain
- B.
Hypocrite
- C.
Gyroscope
- D.
Litigious
Correct Answer
A. Boatswain -
- 3.
What is a 6 letter word meaning "a women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist"?
- A.
Sparse
- B.
Secant
- C.
Bodice
- D.
Venial
Correct Answer
C. Bodice -
- 4.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "unchecked merriment or animal spirits"?
- A.
Auriferous
- B.
Philosophy
- C.
Boisterous
- D.
Prevention
Correct Answer
C. Boisterous -
- 5.
What is a 4 letter word meaning "a round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton"?
- A.
Mite
- B.
Trio
- C.
Isle
- D.
Boll
Correct Answer
D. Boll -
- 6.
What is a 4 letter word meaning "a hollow projectile containing an explosive material"?
- A.
Bomb
- B.
Wile
- C.
Reck
- D.
Hale
Correct Answer
A. Bomb -
- 7.
What is a 7 letter word meaning "to assail with any missile or with abusive speech"?
- A.
Wrangle
- B.
Bombard
- C.
Fragile
- D.
Donator
Correct Answer
B. Bombard -
- 8.
What is a 10 letter word meaning "a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells"?
- A.
Supplicate
- B.
Bombardier
- C.
Intolerant
- D.
Comparable
Correct Answer
B. Bombardier -
- 9.
What is a 4 letter word meaning "to weary by tediousness or dullness"?
- A.
Reck
- B.
Avow
- C.
Vale
- D.
Bore
Correct Answer
D. Bore -
- 10.
What is a 9 letter word meaning "connected with the study or cultivation of plants"?
- A.
Botanical
- B.
Charlatan
- C.
Estimable
- D.
Moderator
Correct Answer
A. Botanical -
- 11.
What is an 8 letter word meaning "to study plant-life"?
- A.
Sanctity
- B.
Convulse
- C.
Botanize
- D.
Pittance
Correct Answer
C. Botanize -
- 12.
What is a 4 letter word meaning "hillside"?
- A.
Lieu
- B.
Cull
- C.
Brae
- D.
Emit
Correct Answer
C. Brae -
- 13.
What is an 8 letter word meaning "to wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear"?
- A.
Befriend
- B.
Brandish
- C.
Kilowatt
- D.
Belittle
Correct Answer
B. Brandish -
- 14.
What is a 7 letter word meaning "an aggressive display of boldness"?
- A.
Bravado
- B.
Cursive
- C.
Stellar
- D.
Arraign
Correct Answer
A. Bravado -
- 15.
What is a 4 letter word meaning "a loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn"?
- A.
Ogre
- B.
Bray
- C.
Moat
- D.
Cede
Correct Answer
B. Bray -
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