Trivia Test: What is a demonym?

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. LANGUAGE: What is a demonym?

2. MEDICAL: What's the common name of a condition called otitis externa?

3. GEOGRAPHY: Which large body of water lies to the south of Ukraine?

4. FOOD & DRINK: Which nut is used to make marzipan?

5. LITERATURE: Who is the author of the poem "The Gift Outright," which was read at President John Kennedy's inauguration in 1961?

6. MEASUREMENTS: What is an octant?

7. GEOLOGY: Which mineral is the softest on the Mohs Scale?

8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the name of a porcupine's baby?

9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the name of Barbie's younger sister, introduced in 1964?

10. HISTORY: In which country did the Easter Rising take place in 1916?

Answers

1. A term used to describe the natives or residents of a country, state or city

2. Swimmer's ear

3. Black Sea

4. Almonds

5. Robert Frost

6. One-eighth of a circle, or 45 degrees

7. Talc

8. Porcupette

9. Skipper

10. Ireland

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