Language Trivia Questions & Answers

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Are you a Language aficionado? Try to avoid a trivia faux pas and answer these kitschy questions. Find out if you're just a dilettante or if you really have that je ne sais quoi.

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What is the Latin word for ‘elsewhere’ which we use to mean that the person under suspicion was somewhere else when the crime was committed?

: What does ‘Fitz’ mean at the beginning of a surname?

What does it mean if a meeting is held “sub rosa”?

According to the proverb what can you not obtain from a sow’s ear?

Which of the following is the correct spelling — dessiccated, desiccated, dessicated?

What two words complete the following proverb- Why keep a dog and …?

What does the term ‘Kung Fu’ mean?

What ‘p’ is to contaminate?

What ‘n’ is an old word for promontory or headland?

In phonetics, what is a sound that is characterized by an open configuration of the vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure above the glottis?