1) What is asafoetida
?
a
a plant resin
used in cookery
b
the fear of
sheep
c
deadly
virus
d
a manmade
element
2) What is a Beck ?
a
a birds
nest
b
an English
stream
c
an item of
clothing
d
part of a
motor engine
3) What is a cicada ?
a
a Spanish
festival
b
a breed of
dog
c
a form of
prayer book
d
a large
insect
4) To Dandle is to ?
a
bounce a
child on your knee
b
dance
c
sing without
music
d
loiter
5) What is an Ergot ?
a
a form of
currency
b
measurement
of kinetic energy
c
a dried
fungus
d
a brand of
watch
6) What is a floe ?
a
a type of
flute
b
a
weapon
c
a sheet of
moving ice
d
a
flower
7) What is a Gizzard ?
a
a type
of
pheasant
b
a phrase of
exclamation
c
part of a
birds stomach
d
a very bad
blizzard
8) What is a hawser ?
a
a
drunk
b
a
thief
c
a rope on a
ship
d
part of a
rudder
9) What is histology ?
a
a study of
history
b
a study of
light refraction
c
a study of
animal and plant tissue
d
a study of
genetics
10) An interferon is ?
a
a person that
continually interrupts a conversation
b
a protein
that stops viruses
c
a type of
spacecraft
d
a military
code for terrorists
11) What is jetsam
?
a
a species of
tree
b
the art of
adlib in theatre
c
goods thrown
overboard and washed ashore
d
another word
for hocus pocus
12) What is a landau?
a
a wild beast
in the Siberian plains
b
a four
wheeled carriage
c
a term used
in astrophysics
d
a person not
experienced at sea
13) What is Malachite ?
a
old Hebrew
tribe
b
liar &
cheater
c
a type of
poison
d
a
mineral
14) What is Kohlrabi ?
a
a desert
tribe
b
a type of
cabbage
c
an ornamental
headdress
d
an Indian
bread
15) What is a nimbus ?
a
a type of
musical note
b
a type of
computer program
c
a type of
cloud
d
a stingy
person
16) What is an Oryx ?
a
a semi
precious stone
b
breed of
dog
c
a fish eating
bird
d
an African
antelope
17) What is a panatela ?
a
a
hat
b
a Peruvian
goat
c
a
cigar
d
an Italian
dish
18) What is a quern ?
a
mill for
grinding corn
b
a large
upright block of stone
c
an ancient
ornament
d
a poem with
four lines
19) What is a Petrel ?
a
a species of
bird
b
breed of
dog
c
a
vegetable
d
a
fruit
20) What is a skiff ?
a
yarn wound in a loose coil
b
a dwelling
c
small boat
d
a skiing
race