Quiz

Published November 24, 2012

1.    Which letter in the English alphabet is sometimes referred to as the ‘dog letter’?

2.    What is the plural of Governor General?

3.    In a simile, on of which two words must be present?

4.    Which part of a dog might you see in a book?

5.    In a standard dictionary, which letter has the least numbers of words listed under it?

6.    What are we referring to when we say a ‘touch signature’?

7.    Other than ‘cushion’ which is the only other word in English which ends with ‘shion’.

8.    Movie is the short form for which two words?    — Rehan Jalal

Answers:

1.    The letter ‘R’. The phrase has Latin origins as the Latin R was trilled to sound like a growling dog 2.    Governors General 3.    ‘As’ or ‘like’ 4.    Dog ears (when pages are folded 5.    X 6.    A thumb print 7.    Fashion 8.    Moving picture

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