Quiz: Collective Nouns

Created by Team 11+ Connect

Can you name the collective noun for the following?

1. ants

2. ships

3. keys

4. drawers

5. dust

6. barley

7. directors

8. fruit

9. actors

10. spiders

Answers

1. ants

an army, a colony and sometimes a swarm

2. ships

a fleet

3. keys

a bunch

4. drawers

a chest

5. dust

a cloud

6. barley

a crop

7. directors

a board

8. fruit

a basket or a bunch

9. actors

a company, a cast or an ensemble

(Note: working actors as a group are known as a 'guild of actors')

10. spiders

a cluster or a clutter