There were 5,402 participants in the quiz.
757 players scored 100%!
The question that was missed the most (only 49% of players selected the correct answer) was…#17!
The question that was missed the least (98% of players got it right!) was…#7!
Here are the answers to the Word Nerd qiz!
You may be a word lover (or an urban hipster) if your daily vocabulary includes several:
In the wee hours of the morning, a dedicated lucubrator would more likely be found:
If you’re searching for a word to describe a person of whom you have a low opinion, you might NOT use this word:
Which word does not accurately describe a rotten potato?
A diphthong is a(n):
Highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes
***Sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable
Undergarment designed to decrease panty lines
Ice cream cone coated in a hard chocolate shell
A great sunset could NOT be described as
Another word for lethargic is:
When you check out at a department store, are you more likely to be happy or angry when the clerk hands you a lagniappe?
After sleeping in the house all day, Charlie bounded outdoors for a __________ through the tall grass.
If you are micturating, you are probably in what room of the house?
When life’s cares piled up and Judy felt the weight of the world on her shoulders, she would close her eyes and long for the ________________ days of her youth.
Which Disney movie has abyssopelagic scenes?
Beauty and the Beast
You may be a little bit too introspective if you find yourself practicing ____________.
A very jocular person would most likely have been voted __________ in her class.
most likely to succeed
Barney, the purple dinosaur, might be one of your worst nightmares if you suffer from this:
Though they each experienced the many _____________ that forty years of living would bring, their abiding friendship remained steadfast to the end.
Which of the following words is not like the others?
The _____________ young man continually combed his hair, beholding his countenance in every store window that he passed.
The first person to correctly answer all questions was…Laura M!
The randomly selected person from among the first 25 100% scores was…Casey C!
The randomly selected person from among the second 25 100% scores was…Linda P!
The randomly selected person from among all 100% scores was…Joe D!
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New quizzes coming next week!