QUIZOLOGY   

Dell PennyPress Variety Puzzles

Volume 57 

 

Can you briefly name the field of study of these "- - - ologies"?

 

1. Cosmology 

2. Cryptology

3. Entomology

4. Etymology 

5. Etiology

6. Genealogy

7. Graphology

8. Ichthyology 

9. Lexicology

10. Enigmatology

11. Odontology

12. Phrenology 

Answers:

 

THE STUDY OF ..........

 

1. Cosmology  - The origins of the universe

2. Cryptology - Codes and ciphers

3. Entomology - Insects

4. Etymology - The origins and history of words

5. Etiology - The causes of things

6. Genealogy - Ancestry

7. Graphology - Handwriting

8. Ichthyology - Fish

9. Lexicology - The form, meaning,  and use of words 

10. Enigmatology - Riddles, puzzles, and enigmas

11. Odontology - Teeth

12. Phrenology - Skull features indicating character