August 2014 - Trivia Questions and Answers - TriviaQA

College Words Trivia

This term for the “A” or “B” you make in a course is from the Latin for “degree”

Answer: Grade

College Words Trivia

From the Greek for “letter folded double”, it’s the document presented to a graduate

Answer: Diploma

College Words Trivia

Add 3 letters to a synonym for “ailing” to get this word for a small campus hospital

Answer: Infirmary

College Words Trivia

3-letter term for the head of a British college or the head of a Mafia family

Answer: Don

Relatively Simple Physics Trivia

This word, used with “theory” & “mechanics”, is from the Latin for “how much”

Answer: Quantum

Relatively Simple Physics Trivia

It’s the tendency of a body to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force

Answer: Inertia

It Followed Me Home Trivia

A popular pet of the ’90s, the name of this type of pig comes from its anatomy

Answer: Pot-bellied pig

It Followed Me Home Trivia

Don’t be koi, it’s the continent where these fish originated

Answer: Asia

It Followed Me Home Trivia

Like his buddy the Siberian husky, this Alaskan dog breed was bred to pull sleds

Answer: Malamute

It Followed Me Home Trivia

Yum! An Australian name for this pet bird is from an Aborigine word meaning “good eating”

Answer: Budgerigar

It Followed Me Home Trivia

Don’t try to iron the coat of this Chinese dog breed; it’s supposed to be wrinkled

Answer: Shar Pei

It Followed Me Home Trivia

Its thick, gray skin weighs about a ton & is so tender mosquitos can bite it on the trunk — can I keep it?

Answer: Elephant

It Followed Me Home Trivia

Just standing there on the ground, it can get my frisbee off the roof with its tongue — can I keep it?

Answer: Giraffe

It Followed Me Home Trivia

You can use it to serve pieces of cheese at a party, stick them on its quills & let it walk around — can I keep it?

Answer: Porcupine

It Followed Me Home Trivia

I’ll let it build a dam in the bathtub & it can cut down old trees in the neighborhood — can I keep it?

Answer: Beaver