Words & Languages Trivia

Name the Asian country whose name means Land of the Free?

Horror Vacui is a quote attributed to Aristotle but what does it mean?

What is the study of handwriting called?

An Oenophile is a person with a passion and appreciation for what?

What name is given to the ceremonial wooden mallet used in an auction?

Poetry that is non-rhyming is known by what colloquial name?

Blood and Fire is the motto for what worldwide organisation?

Arabian Mau and Korat are both types of what?

Pumpernickel is a type of what?

Cherophobia is the fear of what?

Portuguese is the official language of what South American country?

Dipsomania is another word used to describe what condition?

According to Benjamin Disraeli what were the Gondolas of London?

Jamaican Tangelo is more commonly known by what name?

True or False the phrase The Real McCoy comes from a middleweight boxer from the 1800’s?

What does the U.S. military term G.I. Mean?

Frodo and Gollum are both characters from what English novel?

What company used the advertising slogan – Where Do You Want To Go Today?

What Poet coined the phrase No Man is an Island?

Noddy and The Secret Seven are both books by what famous author?

April Showers is Cockney slang for what word?

John Huffam was the middle name of what famous English writer?

Foxey, Tacker and Mr Bumble are all characters created by what well known writer?

When You Are Old and Byzantium are both works by what famous poet?

Shoveler and Siskin are both types of what?

What does the online chat abbreviation TYCLO mean?

Farsi is a language mainly spoken in what country?

True or False there are over 6,500 spoken Languages in the world?

True or False the most widely spoken language in the world is Mandarin Chinese?

George Orwell was the pen name for what English writer?