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# Question Answer
1 What does the acronym 'scuba' mean? Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
2 An adjective meaning 'pertaining to the sun.' Solar
3 What is the literal meaning of 'pince-nez'? Pinch nose
4 Merging the words 'melt' and 'weld' created which word? Meld
5 "faux pas" means ___________. Mistake
6 What does 'majuba' mean? Place of rock pigeons
7 How do you say "I Love You" in German? Ich liebe Dich
8 What word contains the combination of letters: "xop"? SaXOPhone
9 What does 'alma mater' mean in English? Bountiful mother
10 What is the language of Hungary? Magyar
11 The name for this semi_precious stone comes from the Latin for "sea water" Aquamarine
12 What ONE word fits ____hood; ____hole; ____date. Man
13 Subject, verb and object are parts of a _________. Sentence
14 The word rodent comes from the italian 'rodere', which means? Gnaw
15 What is the English word for 'fiesta'? Festival
16 Which word means "profound boredom" in both french and english? Ennui
17 Many Meanings: Fuel, vapor, flattulence, helium. What is it? Gas
18 From which language does the term 'Mayday' come? French
19 What does S.O.S. stand for? Save Our Souls
20 What three letter word means the same as "to ingest"? Eat
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21 Which is the only english word that contains all the vowels in alphabetical order? Facetious
22 What does "c'est la vie" mean? That's life
23 What does SOS stand for Save Our Souls
24 What city's name is derived from the words 'dubh linn'? Dublin
25 What is 'bountiful mother' in Latin? Alma mater
26 What does 'AOL' stand for? America Online
27 What is the Old English word for 'sneeze'? Fneasan
28 What does the word 'karate' translate to in English? Open hand
29 What is the last letter in the Greek alphabet? Omega
30 What do the initials 'VCR' stand for? Video Cassette Recorder
31 Name the soda that is often confused with a drug. Coke
32 What does the Greek root word 'chrom' mean? Color
33 What ONE word fits? ____hood; ____hole; ____date. Man
34 Mardi Gras is French for ___________. Fat tuesday
35 What is the only English word formed by the first three letters of the alphabet Cab
36 What was the language of ancient India? Sanskrit
37 What does 'shogun' mean in English? Military governor
38 From what language is the term 'finito'? Italian
39 Many Meanings: Fuel, vapor, flattulence, helium. What is it Gas
40 What is 'blackpool' in Irish? Dubh linn
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41 Which two fruits are an anagram of each other? Lemon and melon
42 What does N.A.S.A stand for? National Aeronautics and Space Administration
43 What is the official language of Senegal? French
44 What does 'A&W' (of root beer fame) stand for ? Allen & Wright
45 Multiple Meanings: Drinking utensils or sight-enhancers. Glasses
46 What is the first letter in the Greek alphabet? Alpha
47 This animal is found at the beginning of an (English) encyclopedia Aardvark
48 What is the Israeli 'knesset'? Parliament
49 What is the only English word formed by the first three letters of the alphabet? Cab
50 What does the Irish 'dubh linn' mean? Black pool
51 Multiple Meanings: Slamming your hands together quickly, or a venereal disease. Clap
52 What two words make the word 'meld'? Melt and weld
53 What does "c'est la vie" mean That's life
54 What word contains the combination of letters: "xop" Saxophone
55 From what Irish words is 'Dublin' derived? Dubh linn
56 What ONE word fits ____stream; ____hill; _____pour. Down
57 What three letter word means the same as "to ingest" Eat
58 What is the official language of Austria? German
59 The Scots call it 'shinty' - what do Canadians and Americans call it? Hockey
60 What does the abbreviation N/A mean? Not applicable
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61 The name Australia is derived from the Latin word "australis" which means _______. Southern
62 What is the Spanish word for 'festival'? Fiesta
63 "Entre nous" means __________. Between ourselves
64 What is the meaning of the Mercedes Benz motto 'Das beste oder nichts'? The best or nothing
65 What is 'military governor' in Japanese? Shogun
66 What ONE word fits? ____stream; ____hill; _____pour. Down
67 Other than Germany, whose official language is German? Austria
68 The name for this semi-precious stone comes from the Latin for "sea water" Aquamarine
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