The Ultimate Crossword Puzzle Quiz - 2
This is a brief quiz on the basics of Crossword Puzzle
- 1.
What is a 15 letter word meaning "the property of emitting light"?
- A.
Cosmopolitanism
- B.
Inapprehensible
- C.
Phosphorescence
- D.
Superintendence
Correct Answer
C. Phosphorescence -
- 2.
What is a 13-letter word meaning "pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity"?
- A.
Introgression
- B.
Photoelectric
- C.
Gratification
- D.
Procrastinate
Correct Answer
B. Photoelectric -
- 3.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights"?
- A.
Hesitation
- B.
Relinquish
- C.
Necropolis
- D.
Photometer
Correct Answer
D. Photometer -
- 4.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "the art of measuring the intensity of light"?
- A.
Photometry
- B.
Inveterate
- C.
Vociferous
- D.
Convergent
Correct Answer
A. Photometry -
- 5.
What is a nine-letter word meaning "a specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy"?
- A.
Lithotype
- B.
Sibilance
- C.
Physicist
- D.
Anthology
Correct Answer
C. Physicist -
- 6.
What is a seven-letter word meaning "the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy"?
- A.
Lattice
- B.
Physics
- C.
Anarchy
- D.
Paragon
Correct Answer
B. Physics -
- 7.
What is an 11-letter word meaning "the external appearance merely"?
- A.
Masterpiece
- B.
Contingency
- C.
Physiognomy
- D.
Linguistics
Correct Answer
C. Physiognomy -
- 8.
What is a 12-letter word meaning "description of nature"?
- A.
Discriminate
- B.
Immeasurable
- C.
Physiography
- D.
Ministration
Correct Answer
C. Physiography -
- 9.
What is a 10-letter word meaning "the science of organic functions"?
- A.
Gregarious
- B.
Needlework
- C.
Physiology
- D.
Prominence
Correct Answer
C. Physiology -
- 10.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "the physical structure or organization of a person"?
- A.
Physique
- B.
Squabble
- C.
Picayune
- D.
Reformer
Correct Answer
A. Physique -
- 11.
What is a seven-letter word meaning "a small flute"?
- A.
Rampant
- B.
Bombast
- C.
Polygon
- D.
Piccolo
Correct Answer
D. Piccolo -
- 12.
What is a seven-letter word meaning "open robbery, as in war"?
- A.
Pillage
- B.
Discard
- C.
Witless
- D.
Degrade
Correct Answer
A. Pillage -
- 13.
What is a seven-letter word meaning "a wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn"?
- A.
Radiate
- B.
Pillory
- C.
Cadence
- D.
Urgency
Correct Answer
B. Pillory -
- 14.
What is a seven-letter word meaning "an instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot"?
- A.
Replete
- B.
Pincers
- C.
Denizen
- D.
Peccant
Correct Answer
B. Pincers -
- 15.
What is an eight-letter word meaning "an instrument having two jaws working on a pivot"?
- A.
Tangency
- B.
Vitalize
- C.
Pinchers
- D.
Implicit
Correct Answer
C. Pinchers -
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