Thread: The Donut Quiz
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Old 11-28-2004, 11:25 PM   #7
Bungleau
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Originally posted by Donut:
Let's liven things up.

What is unusual about the words: Uncopyrightable and dermatoglyphics?
They contain all five vowels plus the letter "Y". but so do "abstemiously" and "facetiously", and *they* have them in alphabetical order [img]smile.gif[/img]

How many letters are there in the Hawaiian alphabet?
I'd guess about 20

Where does the expression “rule of thumb” come from?
Supposedly from a British law that you could beat your wife with a stick no bigger in diameter than your thumb. Don't remember if that's been Snopesed or not...

What is the only English word(s) that ends in the letters “mt”?
Dreamt?

What do you score if you play the word “SQUEEZY” ON THE FIRST TURN IN Scrabble
Make sure to get the bonus for using all seven letters...

How many different ways are there to give change for a US Dollar?
I'd google for that one...
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