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1. A person described as hirsute has a lot of what?
 
Children
Hair
Money
Teeth
 
 
2. What is another name for a cuspidor?
 
Ash tray
Dental brace
Vase
Spittoon
 
 
3. Where do arboreal animals live?
 
In deserts
In rivers
In trees
Under ground
 
 
4. What name is given to a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as it does forwards?
 
Acronym
Antonym
Palindrome
Synonym

Numbers can also be palindromes, eg 2002
 
 
5. What is meant by the activity of natation?
 
Being born
Breathing
Swimming
Undressing
 
 
6. Which metal can be described as ferrous?
 
Brass
Bronze
Copper
Iron

Iron has the chemical symbol Fe, from the Latin ferrum
 
 
7. Which German word is used in English to mean the malicious pleasure in the misfortune of others?
 
Blitzkrieg
Gesundheit
Poltergeist
Schadenfreude

It's from the German Schade, meaning hurt and Freude, meaning joy
 
 
8. If cats are feline and dogs are canine, what are cattle?
 
Bovine
Caprine
Corvine
Ovine

Goats are caprine, crows are corvine, sheep are ovine
 
 
9. If a dish is described as Florentine, which vegetable does it contain?
 
Beans
Leeks
Peas
Spinach
 
 
10. A person described as parsimonious doesn't like doing what?
 
Going to church
Speaking to people
Spending money
Travelling abroad
 
 
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