ENGLISH ENCOUNTERS
What is the longest word in the English language without a true vowel?
RHYTHM
What is the plural form of the word “moose”?
MOOSE
Who is the Norse god known as the All-Father?
ODIN
Not signifying someone smart with Lincolns, but rather a sewer-dweller, what is the name of the dancing clown in Stephen King's famed horror novel "It?"
PENNYWISE
How many thieves were crucified with Christ?
TWO
What is the only word in English that ends with the letters “dous”?
TREMENDOUS
What does the word “triskaidekaphobia” mean?
FEAR OF NUMBER 13
What is the name of the monster in the epic poem ‘Beowulf’?
GRENDEL
Dwalin, Smaug's Delight, and Thorin Oakenshield are sandwiches at a Houston cafe named for what 1937 novel?
THE HOBBIT
At what age did Jesus begin his ministry?
30
What is the origin of the English word “alphabet”?
ALPHA AND BETA
What is the English word for the symbol “&”?
AMPERSAND
What is the name of Thor’s hammer?
MJOLNIR
What kind of animal is Pi trapped on a lifeboat with throughout most of Life of Pi?
BENGAL TIGER
Who tried to kill Jesus soon after he was born?
HEROD
What is the only English word that contains every vowel exactly once?
EDUCATION
What is the 2nd longest word in English?
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS
According to ancient Greek literature, Argos, the dog of what wayward king of Ithaca, died of joy after seeing his master for the first time in decades?
ODYSSEUS
What 1897 novel sees Abraham Van Helsing chasing down the title character in his namesake castle in modern-day Romania?
DRACULA
How old was Sarah when her son Isaac was born?
90 YRS. OLD
What is the collective noun for a group of crows?
MURDER
These are words that have the same spelling and pronunciation but have different meanings.
HOMONYMS
Who is the Greek god of wine and celebration?
DIONYSUS
What hero of medieval literature fights and kills a greedy dragon, the third of his major battles after defeating a terrible monster, and then the monster's mother?
BEOWULF
What was the name of the bread that fell from heaven for the Israelites?
MANNA