Showing posts with label language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label language. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Hobo vs. Tramp

What is the difference between a Tramp and a Hobo?

Friday, November 12, 2010

Cygnets

The young of what animal are known as cygnets?

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

A Blushing Crow

What is the name of a transposition of the initial sounds of two or more words?

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Penumbra

During what occasional event might you observe a penumbra?

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Left of Evil

What English word can mean "evil or corrupt" and also means "On or toward the left hand"?

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The

What part of speech is the word "the"?

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

...

What is the name for an ...?

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Language or Shiny

What Heteronym can either refer to a proper name of a language, or the act of making smooth or shiny?

Friday, July 16, 2010

Apairy

What does one keep in an Apiary?

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Armsaye

What is an armsaye?

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Month Number

What is the only month with the same number of letters as its place in the year?

Thursday, May 20, 2010

"CH" Oval Sticker

"CH" is the international vehicle registration code (oval sticker) for what European country?

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

mt ending

What word in the English language ends in 'mt'?

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

All The Vowels

What English word contains all 5 vowels in alphabetical order?

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Five Vowels

What word, common in British usage, is the only English word that contains 5 consecutive vowels?

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Long Syllables

Name a nine letter one-syllable English word.