Thursday, December 3, 2009

analogies


1. Talkative : Gabby :: Curious : ?

Your Answer: Interested

The correct answer was Nosy.

Gabby is unduly talkative. Nosy is unduly curious.

72% of players have answered correctly.


2. Oboe : Saxophone :: Cello : ?

Your Answer: Xylophone

The correct answer was Harp.

Oboe and saxophone are reed musical instruments. Cello and harp are stringed musical instruments.

75% of players have answered correctly.


3. Fortuitous : Planned :: Precocious : ?

Your Answer: Immature

Fortuitous is the opposite of planned. Precocious is the opposite of immature.

41% of players have answered correctly.


4. Tool : Wrench :: Bird : ?

Your Answer: Sparrow

A wrench is a type of tool. A sparrow is a type of bird. (A bat is a mammal not a bird.)

88% of players have answered correctly.


5. Terminus : Omega :: Preamble : ?

Your Answer: Constitution

The correct answer was Genesis.

Terminus is the end of a transportation line. Omega is the letter at the end of the Greek alphabet. Preamble and Genesis are beginnings.

47% of players have answered correctly.


6. Reveal : Betray :: Think : ?

Your Answer: Imagine

The correct answer was Obsess.

To betray is to reveal too much. To obsess is to think too much.

32% of players have answered correctly.


7. Brine : Salt :: Syrup : ?

Your Answer: Sugar

Brine is water containing salt. Syrup is water containing sugar.

60% of players have answered correctly.


8. Stand : Walk :: Float : ?

Your Answer: Swim

To stand is to maintain a position on land. To walk is to move one's self on land. To float is to maintain a position on water. To swim is to move one's self on water.

90% of players have answered correctly.


9. Mouse : Rat :: Belgium : ?

Your Answer: Luxembourg

The correct answer was France.

A rat is a larger rodent than a mouse. France is a larger country than Belgium. Europe is larger than Belgium but it is a continent not a country.

36% of players have answered correctly.


10. Bee : Hive :: Airplane : ?

Your Answer: Hangar

A hive is housing for bees. A hangar is housing for planes.

87% of players have answered correctly.

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