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General Knowledge·medium
The word 'orange' has a perfect rhyme in English.
True
False✓ correct
fun factslanguagewordsrhyming
Society & Culture·medium
In the USA, what term is used to refer to a student in the last 2 years of high school or college?
Upperclassman✓ correct
Sophomore
Freshman
Senior
collegeeducationuniversitieswordsusasociety
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta capellini has what meaning in Italian?
Fine hair✓ correct
Twins
Small thimbles
Bibs
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta tagliatelle has what meaning in Italian?
to cut✓ correct
Little bells
Pens
Little worms
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Science·medium
What is a male duck known as?
A Drake✓ correct
A Boar
A Jack
A Stallion
wordsanimalssciencelanguagenaturezoology
Arts & Literature·medium
What is a method of producing images or letters by painting over holes cut in a covering surface?
Stenciling✓ correct
Stamping
Collaging
Embossing
wordsartlanguagearts and literaturelinguistics
Arts & Literature·medium
What is the word given to a printing process in which ink impressions are taken from a flat plate prepared with a greasy substance?
Lithography✓ correct
Stenography
Calligraphy
Photography
wordsartarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
Arts & Literature·easy
What is the word for an artwork humoously excaggerating the qualities of a person?
Caricature✓ correct
Satire
Still Life
Snappy Shot
wordsartarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
Arts & Literature·medium
Which school of painting focused on transitory visual impressions with an emphasis on the changing effects of light and color?
Impressionism✓ correct
Cubism
Surrealism
Romanticism
wordsartarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
Arts & Literature·medium
What is another name for a single verse of a poem?
Stanza✓ correct
Sonnet
Meter
Rhyme
poetryarts and literatureliteraturewordsartlanguage
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Arts & Literature·medium
Which artistic movement of the 1960's and 1970's emphasized the artistic idea over the art object?
Conceptual Art✓ correct
Dadaism
Color Field Painting
Abstract Art
wordsart1960s1970slanguagearts and literature
Arts & Literature·medium
What is the word for a painting technique using pigments mixed with egg yolk and water?
Tempera✓ correct
Watercolor
Pastel
Dadaism
wordsartpaintingarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
Arts & Literature·medium
What is the name given to a method of painting that uses dabs of pure color that were intended to mix in the eyes of viewers rather than on the canvas?
Pointillism✓ correct
Impressionism
Rococo
Futurism
wordsartarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
Arts & Literature·medium
What word refers to the rhythmic structure of a poem?
The meter✓ correct
The rhyme
The consonance
The alliteration
poetrylanguagewordsarts and literatureliteratureart
Arts & Literature·easy
What word describes a painting executed in a single color?
Monochrome✓ correct
Magenta
Unicolor
Solohue
wordsartpaintingarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
General Knowledge·medium
What word is used in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet for the letter F?
Foxtrot✓ correct
Forget
Fail
Felicity
wordsgeneral knowledgelanguagelinguisticssciencenato
General Knowledge·easy
What word is used in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet for the letter Y?
Yankee✓ correct
Yearly
Yum
Yurt
wordslanguagegeneral knowledgelinguisticssciencenato
Arts & Literature·medium
Which architectural style employed refined, elegant, highly decorative forms?
Rococco✓ correct
Baroque
Neoclassical
Gothic
wordsarchitectureartarts and literaturelanguagebuildings
Food & Drink·medium
Which pasta's name means 'Pens'?
Penne✓ correct
Ravioli
Fusilli
Orecchiette
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·easy
What Is Ravioli?
Pasta ✓ correct
Chicken
Cheese
Bread
foodgeneral knowledgewordsfood and drinklanguageculture
Sport & Leisure·easy
What word is used for a score of 0 in a game of tennis?
Love✓ correct
Egg
Zilch
Nil
sporttenniswordslanguagelinguistics
Food & Drink·easy
Food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary laws is known as what?
Kosher ✓ correct
Deli
Vegan
Halal
foodjudaismreligionwordsfood and drinkculture
Food & Drink·medium
What type of food is a bloomer?
Bread ✓ correct
Cheese
Fish
Mushroom
foodwordsfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·medium
How did chocolate get its name?
The Spanish imitation of an Aztec word ✓ correct
A King of Mali
A town in Brazil
Cockney rhyming slang
wordsfoodfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·medium
Coquille St Jaques is another name for which seafood?
Scallop✓ correct
Lobster
Oyster
Squid
wordsfoodfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·medium
What term is used to describe a wine that is aged in oak barrels?
Oaked✓ correct
Furten
Barrel-aged
Woody
food and drinkwinedrinkwordsculturealcohol
Food & Drink·medium
The pasta tortellini has what meaning in Italian?
Small little pies✓ correct
Little wheels
Large reeds
Bibs
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·medium
What is the name for a cluster or bunch of bananas?
Hand✓ correct
Foot
Swarm
Flock
foodwordsgeneral knowledgefood and drinklanguageculture
Food & Drink·medium
What is gnocchi?
Potato dumplings✓ correct
Raw beef
Pickled turnip
Carrot sauce
foodwordsfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·medium
The pasta radiatori has what meaning in Italian?
Radiator✓ correct
Little ears
Rings
to cut
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
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Food & Drink·medium
Which pasta's name means 'Little wheels'?
Rotelle✓ correct
Gemelli
Orzo
Tagliatelle
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
Which pasta's name means 'rifles'?
Fusilli✓ correct
Penne
Bavette
Strozzapreti
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Arts & Literature·hard
Which technique in abstract painting developed in the 1950's focuses on the effects of large areas of color having a minimum of surface detail?
Color Field Painting✓ correct
Foreshortening
Gestural Painting
Canvas Filling
artwordsarts and literaturelanguagelinguistics
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta bucatini has what meaning in Italian?
Little holes✓ correct
Small thimbles
homemade
Corkscrews
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
Which pasta's name means 'Bride and bridegroom'?
Ziti✓ correct
Macaroni
Penne
Tagliatelle
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
Which pasta's name means 'Corkscrews'?
Cavatappi✓ correct
Orecchiette
Penne
Ravioli
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
What, on a bottle of wine, is the punt?
The dent on the base ✓ correct
The neck
The curve leading to the neck
The foil covering the cork
wordsdrinkfood and drinklanguagebeveragesculture
Food & Drink·hard
The pasta gemelli has what meaning in Italian?
Twins✓ correct
Squid-like
Pens
Bibs
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
Which pasta's name means 'Elbows'?
Gomiti✓ correct
Rotelle
Bigoli
Campanelle
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
Food & Drink·hard
Which pasta's name means 'Bibs'?
Bavette✓ correct
Farfalle
Tortellini
Conchiglie
foodwordslanguagefood and drinklinguisticsculture
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