Words Mega Quiz

Answer these questions about strange or uncommon words

Source: "5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything)" by National Geographic Kids

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Hint	Answer
What is the covering at the end of a shoelace called?	Aglet
What word, used by astronauts, describes three objects in space that are in a line?	Syzygy
What ~50,000 word novel does not use the letter "e"?	Gadsby
What language is thought to have the most words?	English
How many words, in English, end in "-gry"?	Two
What is a goat's beard called?	Goatee
How many official languages does India have?	23
What do you call a word that is spelled the same both ways?	Palindrome
A sentence that uses every word of the English alphabet is called a...	Pangram

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What is the name for a group of cats?	Clowder
What's the name for a group of prisoners?	Pity
What figurative language device is a sound word?	Onomatopoeia
What is the name for someone who collects bird eggs?	Oologist
What Hawaiian word means both hello and goodbye?	Aloha
A snickersnee is a large...	Knife
Coulrophobia is the fear of...	Clowns
What type of poetry has three lines with a certain syllable pattern?	Haiku

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