Words & Languages Trivia

Who wrote the novel Great Expectations?

A Haboob is a type of what?

Would you most likely eat, drink or travel on a Kohlrabi?

Ab initio is a Latin term that directly translates to what in English?

Piedmont is a region in northwest Italy but what does its name mean in English?

Ochlophobia is the fear of what?

In Cockney rhyming slang what is a Captain Cook?

In cockney rhyming slang what is a frog and toad?

What name is given to a group of frogs?

Who wrote the bestselling American novel Ben-Hur published in 1880?

Author Michael Bond created what friendly duffel coat wearing character in 1958?

What is the only U.S state that ends in the letter K?

What Danish author wrote many fairy tales including Tin Soldier and Thumbelina?

Who wrote the classic Christmas ghost story titled A Christmas Carol in 1843?

The Spirit Level is a collection of poems published in 1996 by what Irish poet ?

Persia is another name for what middle eastern country?

Who wrote the adventure novel Robinson Crusoe first published back in 1719?

What Irish writer wrote as Flann O’Brien, Myles na gCopaleen and George Knowall?

What Central American country means rich coast in English?

What was the pen name of American childrens author Theodore Seuss Geisel?

If someone had Rhinotillexomania what would they do on a repetitive basis?

What does the German word Kaiser translate to in English?

Ephebiphobia is the fear of what?

In what sport are the terms Snap and Scrimmage used?

In the sport of sumo wrestling what does the term Yokozuna describe?

A Formicarium is used to study what?

Climbasso, Contrabass and Alto are all types of what?

What would you expect to find in a Natatorium?

What well known author uses the name Robert Galbraith when writing crime fiction?

The Kremlin is located in Russia but what does the term Kremlin mean in English?