Quiz of a Quiz

Quiz of a Quiz


If MANAGAR were given, its distinction is that
it is an anagram of ANAGRAM.

Similarly, LASREVER is a reversal of REVERSAL.

Each item below is of the form "X of X."



1. abbr.

2. plurals

3. pica

4. phobophobia

5. i

6. thyme

7. meaning

8. verbalize

9. fix

10. synonym

11. syll-a-bi-ca-tion

12. from Greek "Etymoligia"

13. derivatively

14. metonym

15. neuter

16. ha

17. Solomon (or Xerxes)

18. importunate

19. Sir Laurence Olivier

20. pleonasticism


Note: With one notable exception, every word
in the English languge is a misspelling of MISSPELLING.
Those desperate enugh to use that answer
risk immediate disqulification.

1. abbr. is an

Spoiler:

abbreviation of abbreviation

2. plurals is the

Spoiler:

plural of plural

4. phobophobia is the

Spoiler:

phobia of phobia

7. meaning is one

Spoiler:

significance of significance

10. synonym is an

Spoiler:

equivalent of equivalent

11. syll-a-bi-ca-tion is the

Spoiler:

syllabication of syllabication

12. from Greek "Etymoligia" is the

Spoiler:

etymology of etymology

13. derivatively is a

Spoiler:

derivative of derivative

15. neuter is the

Spoiler:

gender of gender

This is a really fun quiz! (Bigsmile)

Answers to "Quiz of a Quiz"

Each item below is of the form "X of X."


1. abbr.

Spoiler:

Abbreviation of "abbreviation"

2. plurals

Spoiler:

Plural of "plural"

3. pica

Spoiler:

Type of type

4. phobophobia

Spoiler:

Fear of fear

5. i

Spoiler:

Initial of "initial"

6. thyme

Spoiler:

Rhyme of "rhyme"

7. meaning

Spoiler:

Defintion of "definition"

8. verbalize

Spoiler:

Verb of "verb"

9. fix

Spoiler:

Suffix of "suffix"

10. synonym

Spoiler:

Antonym of "antonym" .(Ha!)

11. syll-a-bi-ca-tion

Spoiler:

Syllabication of "syllabication"

12. from Greek "Etymologia"

Spoiler:

Etymology of "etymology"

13. derivatively

Spoiler:

Derivative of "derivative"

14. metonym

Spoiler:

Synonym of "synonym"

15. neuter

Spoiler:

Gender of "gender"

16. ha

Spoiler:

Half of "half"

17. Solomon (or Xerxes)

Spoiler:

King of Kings

18. importunate

Spoiler:

Permutation of "permutation"

19. Sir Laurence Olivier

Spoiler:

Sleuth of "Sleuth"

20. pleonasticism

Spoiler:

Pleonasm of "pleonasm"

A pleonasm is an often unnecessary
lengthening of a word, such as:
"factorize" for "factor",
"orientated" for "oriented".

Well done, AMI!