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Q Vocabulary Words Quiz

Can you guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter Q?
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First submittedNovember 28, 2012
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Definition
Word
Pen made from a bird feather
Quill
Pier
Quay
To line up
Queue
Fake or incompetent doctor
Quack
Swampy area; Or, a predicament
Quagmire
To relieve thirst
Quench
Anti-malarial substance
Quinine
Silicon dioxide
Quartz
Absurdly chivalrous in the manner of a character by Cervantes
Quixotic
A peculiar mannerism
Quirk
Pear-shaped fruit
Quince
Site for mining stone
Quarry
Type of clam
Quahog
Witty remark
Quip
Carrying case for arrows
Quiver
Extremely distant stellar object
Quasar
An angry dispute
Quarrel
Sub-atomic particle that is inside protons and neutrons
Quark
Number required for vote
Quorum
To voice a trivial objection
Quibble
Pang of conscience
Qualm
To drink heartily
Quaff
BlendedCow
+7
Level 44
Dec 15, 2012
No "Quibbler" nor "Quidditch"? Bummer.
joeythelemur
+5
Level 83
Sep 4, 2014
Not real words, I'm afraid. :-) Might as well put Quirrell.
ander217
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Level 75
Apr 23, 2015
Since Quidditch has become a real sport/game played in the muggle world, it is a "real" word now.
grantdon
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Level 73
Jun 23, 2016
They're "real" words as soon as someone invents them and/or uses them
loganite
+12
Level 88
Aug 12, 2018
If not real, at least they embiggen our vocabulary so they're probably cromulent to this quiz.
RobNobody
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Level 77
Aug 13, 2018
How is "quibbler" not a word? It means "one who quibbles."
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
even if it hadn't become a real sport it is a real word. Not sure it counts as one as soon as someone makes it up. But as soon as other people start using the word it is.
Thorvald
+5
Level 69
Apr 23, 2015
Thank you, "Family Guy", for Quagmire and Quahog :D
ander217
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Level 75
Apr 23, 2015
The quinces from the tree in my yard are shaped like apples, not pears. Some cultivars are pear-shaped, and others such as maliformis and orange are apple-shaped. Of course it was easy to guess the answer, but just sayin'...
pcarron
+13
Level 55
Apr 23, 2015
Perfect example of "quibble."
PitifulExcuse
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Level 57
Mar 19, 2024
Note to the Quzzmaster: before referring to the shape of any fruit in a question check how they appear in ander218's garden.
dasubergeek
+4
Level 74
Apr 23, 2015
The answers on this quiz are all U-centric... every instance of Q is followed by U! Also, it's too USA-centric. (That was sarcasm.)
IvanAndonov
+3
Level 65
Aug 12, 2018
seconded

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_containing_Q_not_followed_by_U

Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
So tired of this "joke"
celebeth
+1
Level 70
Apr 23, 2015
Yeah, how about qi, qat or qaid?
Malbaby
+1
Level 71
Jul 16, 2015
30% must come from Rhode Island or thereabouts, no one in the world would know Quahog otherwise.
ChipOtley
+3
Level 74
Aug 12, 2018
or watch Family Guy?
redsplat
+1
Level 74
Dec 18, 2019
I remember it from way back when I learned touch typing. It's in a lot of the exercises. I finally got curious and looked it up :) As a side note, quahogs are all over the eastern seaboard of the Atlantic. I find it hard to believe that 30% of anything comes from Rhode Island :p
SilverFlute
+1
Level 22
Jul 9, 2016
Add 'qi', under 'shortest scrabble word with a Q'? :smirk:
IvanAndonov
+1
Level 65
Aug 12, 2018
I remember on Myspace there was a "feeling quixotic" in the emoji section.
Eigengrau
+2
Level 60
Aug 12, 2018
No "Quetzal" or "Quail"?
Lanes
+1
Level 69
Aug 12, 2018
Wow, didn't expect 5/5 for only getting 18 of 22....
OfficerDibble
+6
Level 80
Aug 13, 2018
Strange definition of quixotic - I don't think it's about chivalry, more about unrealistic ambitions (tilting at windmills).
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
Once again the english spelling of the word Quichot(te) foiled me...
Newroadgirl
+1
Level 68
Oct 15, 2020
How is it spelt in your first language Sifhraven? And do you know how Cervantes would have spelled it in his original work please?
kitsims
+1
Level 82
Jan 1, 2022
Came here to say this - very odd definition.
martay
+2
Level 70
Aug 13, 2018
Ever since seeing "White Men Can't Jump" I will forever pronounce "quince" like Rosie Perez buzzing in on Jeopardy
jsmacd95
+2
Level 65
Oct 11, 2018
Am I the only one who grew up eating quahogs or do people just know it from Family Guy?
DrWhoFanJ
+1
Level 62
Oct 29, 2022
Well, I’ve never eaten one, and I’ve never watched that show, so…

(I just know it because I’m a verbophile! 🤓)

kiwiquizzer
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Level 68
Oct 29, 2022
Never heard of it. So now I have learned something. Quahog. It's a pretty cool word to tuck into your vocab. We have shellfish in NZ that no one else has probably heard of. (paua, pipi, etc).
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Jul 28, 2019
I couldn't get myself away from quandary on the last one.
tommuelmerson
+2
Level 58
Mar 25, 2021
A quay isn't quite the same as a pier
aloepottt
+1
Level 48
May 25, 2021
what about quiche!?!?
GrammarBeane1
+2
Level 82
Jan 5, 2022
Dang it, I always combine quay and wharf into quarff, which unfortunately is not a word
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Oct 29, 2022
It should be.
Koopa
+1
Level 77
Jan 31, 2022
Maybe it depends on the quince, but every one I've seen looks like an apple.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Oct 29, 2022
I was waiting for "quiz."
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Oct 29, 2022
Yes, that was rather queer, wasn't it. I was waiting for quandary.
Deru
+1
Level 37
Oct 30, 2022
A qualm is not a"pang of conscience "
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