"Ologies" Quiz

We give you the subject of study. You give us word that ends in "logy".

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First submitted	November 22, 2012
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Average score	52.2%
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Study of..	Ology
Life	Biology
Animals	Zoology
Humans	Anthropology
Religion	Theology
Weather	Meteorology
The Earth	Geology
Cocktails	Mixology
Horoscopes	Astrology

Study of..	Ology
Birds	Ornithology
Dinosaurs and other ancient life	Paleontology
The Mind	Psychology
The Environment	Ecology
Earthquakes	Seismology
Word origins	Etymology
Ancient cultures	Archaeology
Family history	Genealogy

Study of..	Ology
China	Sinology
Water	Hydrology
Excrement	Scatology
The Universe	Cosmology
Fungus	Mycology
Hair and beauty	Cosmetology
Soviet government	Kremlinology

Level 23

Dec 3, 2012

Brilliant Quiz! Didn't know Sinology but I got the others, I really enjoyed this quiz!

+12

Level 50

Oct 14, 2017

I'd never heard of Kremlinology, but I guessed Sinology from the SIno-Japanese War.

Level 34

Nov 2, 2018

It was actually quite a wild guess for me, as well! I speak Hebrew and 'Sin' is the Hebrew word for China, so I just said 'for the gags let's see if it works', and it did!

Level 64

Oct 19, 2022

"Um, Actually" 🤓

Level 74

Dec 3, 2012

Agreed. Good quiz.

Level 42

Dec 3, 2012

I guessed at Sinology! Great quiz!

Level 89

Dec 3, 2012

Not to quibble, but "the mind" could also be neurology. And "word origins" could also be lexicology.

+10

Level 37

Dec 3, 2012

neurology is the study of the nervous system and brain function as physical object. the study of the mind (intangible) is psychology. different.

Level 83

May 16, 2015

As we have come to (and continue to increasingly) understand that the mind and brain are the same thing, these two fields have begun to significantly overlap.

Level 81

Oct 13, 2017

Erik flunked anatomy and physiology 101 I think........lol.

Level 79

Apr 5, 2021

Hence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychology

Level 66

Dec 14, 2018

No, etymology studies specifically the origins of a word, lexicology is the studies of words and the relationship between them ( and yes it can sometimes involve etymology)

Level 23

Dec 3, 2012

very hard but good quiz

+12

Level 21

Dec 4, 2012

Um... you totally forgot wumbology, the study of all wumbo things!

Level 77

Mar 19, 2021

What's 'wumbo'?

Level 86

Mar 19, 2021

I didn't get it either so I looked it up. Seems to be a SpongeBob SquarePants reference.

Level 59

Dec 4, 2012

Only missed three, and am dissapointed that the fungus one wasn't mushroomology!

+16

Level 52

Oct 17, 2017

Not as disappointed as I am...

Level 14

Dec 5, 2012

Ha! There's an "logy" for cocktails?! Hilarious

Level 71

Sep 12, 2013

It does look like a joke...

Level 28

May 16, 2015

Yep, there are mixology courses for those studying to become a bartender. My dad took one when he worked at a country club.

Level 71

May 18, 2015

We laugh at bartenders who call themselves mixologists, though; we call them cocktologists instead.

Level 71

May 25, 2018

You may laugh at bartenders who are mixologists 'geek', but most bartenders can't make a decent cocktail to save their lives, so if one can they deserve the credit.

Level 69

Dec 2, 2022

On one hand, if you can't get a bachelors degree or higher in it from a university, it's a bit dubious as an "-ology". On the other, I totally support curious people out there learning and bettering themselves and others.

Level 60

Dec 6, 2012

Poop and Fungus! Where's the love?

Level 22

Oct 15, 2013

wheres mythology?

+22

Level 66

Oct 14, 2017

Obviously fictional and never existed

+10

Level 74

Mar 19, 2021

And yet there is theology. :)

Level 56

Jul 18, 2014

In the UK, thanks to a very famous advertising campaign, we have been known to nickname these things "Ologies".

"You got an Ology! That means you're a scientist! That's almost like being a doctor!"

Level 71

Aug 16, 2014

It's very easy if you speak greek

Level 87

Sep 3, 2014

Dang it! I was sure the study of excrement was going to be bileology!

Level 67

Feb 16, 2015

Knew all apart from three, but for some reason found it incredibly difficult to remember them. Ended up only getting 7...

Level 77

Mar 17, 2015

So crapology did NOT work for excrement. That's a shame.

Level 76

May 16, 2015

Poopology didn't work either.

Level 56

May 17, 2015

Next time we must try doodooology.

Level 55

Mar 15, 2016

I tried feceology....clearly I was trying too hard.

Level 83

Aug 22, 2020

I remember in 11th grade authoring an epic poem about taking a massive dump one day, in an attempt to provoke a response out of my unflappable English teacher Mr. Crowley. He wrote in the margins "you're not the first scatological poet, you know!"

Level 65

May 16, 2015

i feel like such an idiot i knew most of these but my mind went blank

Level 66

Dec 14, 2018

I blanked too, for several minutes there was complete silence in my head... only saw ology ology ology...

The last minute things slowly started working again and ended up with 15/23 without the blank I would ve gotten atleast 3 more (zoology ecology and cosmology...) (and might ve guessed cosmetology and sinology, I knew it was china written in a different way, had no time to try anything though)

+12

Level 52

May 16, 2015

Archaeology description is misleading. There is also archaelogy of the 20th century. Not particularly an ancient culture.

Level 81

Mar 12, 2018

Yup, e.g. in my country the victims of communist massacres after WW2 are excavated by archaeologists (with participation of police and others of course).

Level 29

May 19, 2015

I can't believe I didn't get genealogy, archaeology...

Level 62

May 19, 2015

Did anyone else try chinaology?

Level 54

Jul 21, 2015

Good quiz. Although Quackology wouldn't work for the horoscopes clue and I would rather not mention my first eight guesses for the "Excrement" one....

Level 43

Aug 14, 2015

Poopology

Level 61

Apr 13, 2016

I came here for a quiz about the Australian Logies Awards. Disappointed.

Level 31

Jul 1, 2016

Some of the type ins are a little harsh. I knew so many which I couldn't get it to accept (Mycology, Meteorology etc...)

Level 59

Dec 6, 2016

Can't believe I couldn't think of archeology. But I did guess sinology.

Level 72

Feb 24, 2017

Wow. I sucked at that.

Level 73

Jun 24, 2017

I guess that kremlinology was challenged by pentagonology and whitehouseology at that times

Level 65

Jul 2, 2017

The definition of archaelogy given here seems a bit misleading and threw me off track. It should be the study of ancient cultures and/or human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains. I mean given that, most people will recall Indiana Jones, right?

Level 66

Oct 13, 2017

Coprology should also be allowed for the excrement one.

Level 67

Feb 17, 2021

Seconded!

Level 65

Oct 13, 2017

cosmetology. FFS.

Level 63

Oct 13, 2017

Kremlinology? Really?

Level 83

Aug 22, 2020

sounds like something invented by a mixologist

Level 85

Oct 13, 2017

Hey, there is an "alogy" among all those "ologies" :p.

Level 37

Oct 13, 2017

Lots of these are entered with the suffix "-logy" instead of "-ology." "Paleontology" has the opposite problem. I missed a few for this reason.

Good quiz though.

Level 88

Oct 13, 2017

What? No Scientology on this quiz? I will sue!

Level 74

Mar 19, 2021

It's almost as if BS pyramid scheme self-help cons aren't an acceptable field of study, how about that!

Level 49

Oct 13, 2017

I got a few from my experience in the Science Olympiad, what with events titled things like Ornithology and Meteorology. Somehow missed Ecology. And also, where's Herpetology?

Level 49

Oct 13, 2017

not in the quiz, evidently

Level 73

Jan 26, 2018

Herpetology is the study of reptiles from the greek herpeto (= the one which crawls)

Level 65

Oct 13, 2017

Please accept Palaeontology - 'cos, you know, that's how it's supposed to be spelt...

Level 47

Oct 14, 2017

Quizmaster, you really need to add: Thanklessjobology, Hurryupanddoitology, Editthisthingology and OMGjustdoitalreadyology.

Level 32

Oct 14, 2017

It would be good if 'palaeo' was accepted for paleontology

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Oct 15, 2017

Level 35

Oct 15, 2017

Can't believe I missed biology!! That was my freaking major!!

Level 57

Oct 15, 2017

What about Wambology, the study of wama?

Level 75

Oct 15, 2017

Theology is the study of God or the divine. The study of religion is known as the "study of religion" or, if you prefer, "religious studies".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology#Theology_and_religious_studies

Level 81

Mar 12, 2018

Indeed.

Level 72

Oct 18, 2017

OK, got Kremlinology just because I was at the end and just started typing in everything popularly known as Russian or USSR related. That said, I never heard of it so I googled it and Kremlinology is actually only related to "Russia". Sovietology is related to "Soviet" I think the clue should be changed as they are NOT the same entity. Yes, Russia was part of the USSR, but the USSR has t's own history separate of Russia.

Level 74

Mar 19, 2021

Yep, sovietology seems more appropiate.

Level 62

Feb 10, 2022

Putinology - The study of Putin :D

Level 64

Oct 19, 2022

"Um, Actually" 🤓

Level 73

Jan 26, 2018

As a Greek, this was very easy. Although I would never guess scatology. "Scata" actually means s*it in greek lol. Coprology or even apeccrinology would be more suited imo.

Level 64

Oct 19, 2022

"Um, Actually" 🤓

Level 71

Jan 26, 2018

Like mixed questions? try Mal's General Knowledge 31 ......here it is

Level 79

May 25, 2018

Besides meteorology, there is also metrology (study of measures and units), which I suggest to include for increased confusion.

Level 66

Jan 22, 2021

And meterology? Someone that studies meters (the display, not the distance)

Level 87

Sep 16, 2018

Feel sorry for anyone who got Cosmology and Cosmetology mixed up on their university application.

Level 66

Dec 18, 2020

Kicking myself for not getting etymology, cosmetology and archaeology.

Level 72

Jan 22, 2021

This is far easier when you know Greek.

Level 61

Mar 19, 2021

Cool quiz. Missed mixology and, somehow, etymology.

Level 60

Mar 19, 2021

Surprised not as many people got archaeology

Level 70

Nov 6, 2022

Hard to spell.

Level 69

Mar 19, 2021

Could you be more lenient on "t" or "th"?

Level 68

Mar 19, 2021

It really helps if you are Greek.

Level 73

Mar 20, 2021

Good tip. I'll work on that.

Level 65

Mar 19, 2021

For Soviet studies, "criminology" should have been accepted.

Level 53

Mar 20, 2021

You really made me type poology

Level 71

May 17, 2021

Coprology should probably also be accepted for scatology.

Level 83

Nov 19, 2021

that's crap

Level 77

Nov 19, 2021

Can't believe the cocktails one was not "alcohology".

Level 61

Feb 10, 2022

Study of China

SINology

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