Books/Movies Trivia
Please name the Golden Trio from Harry Potter.
Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ronald Weaseley
O K B O
BOOK
def.: pretending earnestness; overly suave; smooth-talking
U-N-C-T-U-O-U-S
A word that ends with -tion is what part of speech?
A noun
def.: the freedom of being alone, the ability to do what you want. The literal translation of this German word is "storm free".
a. halcyon
b. sturmfrei
c. cataclysmic
d. tranquil
b. sturmfrei
What is the name of the main female protagonist in The Hunger Games?
Katniss Everdeen
Y B A M E
MAYBE
def.: an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli
P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-A
What word is simultaneously the shortest, oldest, and most commonly used word in the English language?
I
def.: hanging by a thread
a. hazardous
b. fenestral
c. flammule
d. filipendulous
d. filipendulous
What is the name of the lion in the Chronicles of Narnia?
Aslan
E L O P P E
PEOPLE
def.: the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that can be seen against a light background
S-I-L-H-O-U-E-T-T-E
What’s the name for the symbol “&”?
Ampersand
def.: a lover of learning
a. philomath
b. diplomat
c. philosopher
d. scholer
a. philomath
Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.
V O E E R F R
FOREVER
def.: the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
O-N-O-M-A-T-O-P-O-E-I-A
What is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet?
The letter e.
def.: lopsided or at an angle; out of alignment
a. antigodlin
b. assymmetrical
c. abnegate
d. ablepsia
a. antigodlin
Name the four hobbits in the Lord of the Rings.
Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck.
(also accepted: Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry)
N T S E N E E C
SENTENCE
def.: a long word
S-E-S-Q-U-I-P-E-D-A-L-I-A-N
There are certain words in the English language that would spell the same if you turn it around and read it from right to left. What are these words called?
Ambigrams
def.: deep longing for something, especially one's home
a. brontide
b. cynefin
c. hiraeth
d. haimish
c. hiraeth