64+ Language Trivia Questions

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As used in English, what is the meaning of the Latin phrase "caveat emptor"?

Buyer Beware

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What is a six-letter word meaning "deficiency of blood or red corpuscles"?

Anemia

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What is a 9 letter word meaning "eagerly desirous and aspiring"?

Ambitious

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What is a 5 letter word meaning "the superior of a community of monks"?

Abbot

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A plot arranges what in a story?

Sequence Of Events

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Which of these is an example of personification, The Weary Street or Weary Street Echoes With Pain?

Weary Street Echoes With Pain

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What is a 12 letter word meaning "having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease"?

Ambidextrous

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What is the meaning of the prefix poly?

Many

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Which of these defines the Latin root post?

After

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What literary term means a word that has a similar meaning to another word?

Synonym

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What part of speech is "surreptitious", meaning "clandestine"?

Adjective

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What word means prior to the Civil War?

Antebellum

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What is the meaning of the prefix geo?

Earth

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Who said "it is far safer to be feared than loved"?

Niccolo Machiavelli

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What is a 7 letter word meaning "an alloy or union of mercury with another metal"?

Amalgam

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Which one of these words would define the Latin root lingua?

Language

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What part of speech is "supplementary", meaning "being an addition to"?

Adjective

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The word "hotel" originated in which language?

French

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Which U.S. state's two letter abbreviation is first alphabetically?

Alaska

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If something is described as "noisome", what characteristic does it have?

Foul-Smelling

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What is an 8 letter word meaning "to subject to punitive measures"?

Chastise

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What is a 7 letter word meaning "sharp-cornered"?

Angular

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What is a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning?

Heteronym

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What does "minuscule" mean?

Very Small

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What is a 7 letter word meaning "an alloy or union of mercury with another metal"?

Amalgam

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Which of these is an example of personification, The Weary Street or Weary Street Echoes With Pain?

Weary Street Echoes With Pain

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What word means prior to the Civil War?

Antebellum

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What is an 8 letter word meaning "to subject to punitive measures"?

Chastise

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As of 2012, which of the following is an official language of Greenland?

Danish

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From which language does the name "coyote" originate?

Aztec

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What is the meaning of the prefix geo?

Earth

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Which of these defines the Latin root post?

After

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What literary term means a word that has a similar meaning to another word?

Synonym

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What punctuation mark ends an imperative sentence?

A Period Or Exclamation Point

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What is an eight-letter word meaning "one who advocates or practices altruism"?

Altruist

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Which one of these words would define the Latin root lingua?

Language

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What is a 9 letter word meaning "eagerly desirous and aspiring"?

Ambitious

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In "Mary Poppins", the Banks family lived on what street?

Cherry Tree Lane

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Who said "it is far safer to be feared than loved"?

Niccolo Machiavelli

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What is the meaning of the Latin root corpus?

Body

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What does the saying "Don't cry wolf" mean?

Don't Give A False Alarm

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What is the present participle form of hunt?

Hunting

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What is a 7 letter word meaning "to purify by affliction"?

Chasten

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What part of speech is "summary", meaning "an abstract"?

Noun

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Which of these is a hyperbole, The Horse Is Eating or I Could Eat A Horse?

I Could Eat A Horse

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The word "hotel" originated in which language?

French

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What is the singular possessive form of "boy"?

Boy's

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What is a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning?

Heteronym

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Language Trivia

Defined as “a system of communication used by a particular country or community,” there are approximately 6,500 spoken languages in the world today. Pretty awesome, right? In these language trivia questions and answers, learn about certain words, expressions, meanings, origins, and more.