Is English A Crazy Language?
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This quiz is based on facts about the English language. Written by Richard Lederer, Crazy English makes us laugh at the oddities of this language. Let's have fun!
- 1.What color is a blackbird hen?
- A.
Blue
- B.
Brown
- C.
Black
- D.
Beige
- 2.What is a horned toad?
- A.
A reptile
- B.
A marsupial
- C.
A bird
- D.
An amphibian
- 3.What is a guinea pig?
- A.
A marsupial from Australiasia
- B.
A pig from Central Africa
- C.
A bird from Asia
- D.
A rodent from South America
- 4.What is an apiary?
- A.
A place where apes are raised
- B.
A place where beehives are collected
- C.
A place where birds are kept
- D.
A place where peas are grown
- 5.What is a votary?
- A.
A person who votes
- B.
An electoral college
- C.
An enthusiast of a cause
- D.
A revolving tool
- 6.What is herpetology?
- A.
The study of herbs
- B.
The study of reptiles
- C.
The study of female pets
- D.
The study of herpes
- 7.What is hippophobia?
- A.
The fear of horses
- B.
The fear of hippopotami
- C.
The fear of getting fat
- D.
The fear of hippies
- 8.What is capitonym?
- A.
The use of capital letters instead of small letters
- B.
The study of the cases of capitalization
- C.
The origin of the origins of the capitals
- D.
The change of pronunciation and meaning with capitalization
- 9.What is ecophobia?
- A.
Fear of echoes
- B.
Fear of spoiling the environment
- C.
Fear of home
- D.
Fear of economic problems
- 10.What are oxymorons?
- A.
Words made up from first letters
- B.
Words that are the same when read backwards
- C.
Words composed of two identical parts
- D.
Words that mean the opposite used in the same term
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