I like “Jeopardy’s” recent category titled “Words that Start and End with the Letter P.” It gave me the idea to create a category titled “Advanced Words that Begin with Q.” Be sure to answer in question form.
See how well you do. Oh, and have fun with this.
1. This word has been in the news quite a lot. It’s Latin for something for something.
2. This is the perfect adjective for someone who’s a habitual complainer.
3. The most typical example or representative of something is this.
4. If you know someone who is unusual or even bizarre in an innocuous way, this is an appropriate adjective for her or him.
5. This is the name of an ’80s pop-rock group who had three hit songs: “Harden My Heart,” “Find Another Fool” and “Take Me to Heart.”
6. One of Merriam-Webster’s definitions of this noun is “an evasion of or shift from the point.”
7. Tommy Stevens and John Rhys Plumlee are examples.
8. Putting an “s” at the beginning of this five-letter word makes it the name of a vegetable I love, but without the “s,” it’s a transitive verb that means to suppress.
9. Nov. 28, 2019, is the first day for hunting this pheasant.
10. These two are homophones. One means absolutely and completely; the other means silent.
Please let me know how you did. I love to receive emails. Contact me at drvaugha@olemiss.edu. Note: there’s no “n” at the end of my name in the email address. I’m not sure why Ole Miss left it off.
Answers: Quid pro quo, querulous, quintessence, quirky, Quarterflash, quibble, quarterbacks, quash, quail, quite and quiet.
Editor’s Note: Dr. Don Rodney Vaughan is the pastor of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church near Eupora and is on the faculty of East Mississippi Community College, Golden Triangle Campus. Contact him at dvaughan@eastms.edu.
