Pronunciation Cues
In the new HCASC game format, pronunciation cues are not included in the questions. Our survey of particating HBCUs told us that moderators did not always (or often) pre-read games and they "stumbled" over the pronunciation cues in the questions.
To provide cues for those who do pre-read, we have created the following list. It is in alphabetical order by last name/term. If your moderators would like a copy of the list by game, email HCASC Staff.
| Terms Alpha | Term | Pronunciation Cue |
| Abbisid | Abbisid | AB-ih-sid |
| acetone | acetone | ASS-ih-tone |
| Achebe, Chinua | Chinua Achebe | chin-WAH ah-CHAY-bay |
| Actium | Actium | AK-tee-um |
| Afars | Afars | uh-FARS |
| Ainu | Ainu | I-E-new |
| Akaka | Akaka | uh-KAH-kuh |
| Aleuts | Aleuts | uh-LOOTS |
| aliphatic | aliphatic | al-ih-FAT-ik |
| Allemagne | Allemagne | ahl-leh-MAHN'ye |
| Allende's | Allende's | ah-YEN-days |
| Alsace | Alsace | ahl-SAHS |
| Amritsar | Amritsar | AHM-reet-sar |
| Angina | Angina | an-JIE-nuh |
| Angleterre | Angleterre | ahn-gleh-TAIR |
| Aphrodite | Aphrodite | af-ro-DIE-tee |
| Arabica | Arabica | uh-RAB-ih-kuh |
| arachnid | arachnid | ah-RACK-nid |
| Aristide, Jean-Bertrand | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | ZHAHN-bare-TRAHND ah-rih-STEED |
| Aronnax | Aronnax | ah-ro-NAHX |
| Arthropoda | Arthropoda | ar-thro-PO-duh |
| Asiago | Asiago | ah-see-AH-go |
| Atacama | Atacama | ah-tuh-KAH-muh |
| Avogadro, Amadeo | Amadeo Avogadro | ahm-uh-DAY-o ah-vo-GOD-row |
| baguette | baguette | bag-GET |
| Bangalore | Bangalore | BANG-guh-lore |
| Baqarah | Baqarah | bah-KAR-ah |
| Bech | Bech | BECK |
| beurre | beurre | BURR |
| Bizet | Bizet | bee-ZAY |
| Boca Raton | Boca Raton | BO-kuh ruh-TONE |
| boeuf | boeuf | BUHF |
| Bolsa | Bolsa | BOLE-suh |
| Borodino | Borodino | bor-o-DEE-no |
| Bourguignon | Bourguignon | boor-ghee-NYON |
| Brie | Brie | BREE |
| Bruegel | Bruegel | BROO-gul |
| Bucephalus | Bucephalus | byoo-SEF-uh-lus |
| Caelus | Caelus | SEE-lus |
| calciferol | calciferol | kal-SIF-eh-rol |
| Calderon, Felipe | Felipe Calderon | fay-LEE-pah call-deh-RONE |
| Camus | Camus | kah-MOO |
| capsaicin | capsaicin | cap-SAY-sin |
| casein | casein | KAY-seen |
| Ceausescu, Nicolae | Nicolae Ceausescu | NEE-koh-lie chow-SHES-kyoo |
| Cenozoic | Cenozoic | SEN-uh-ZO-ik |
| Ceres | Ceres | SEER-eez |
| Ceres | Ceres | SEER-ease |
| Chao Phraya | Chao Phraya | CHOW prah-YUH |
| Chihuahuan | Chihuahuan | che-WOW-un |
| Claritin | Claritin | CLAIR-ih-tin |
| cobalamin | cobalamin | co-BAHL-uh-min |
| Cocq | Cocq | KOHK |
| conchologists | conchologists | con-KAH-luh-jists |
| Corbusier | Corbusier | cor-boo-SYAY |
| Cruciverbalist | Cruciverbalist | kroo-sih-VER-bul-list |
| Cuprite | Cuprite | Q-prite |
| Cuprum | Cuprum | KYOO-prum |
| Cytology | Cytology | sigh-TALL-uh-gee |
| Davidov | Davidov | DAY-vid-off |
| Dessalines, Jean-Jacques | Jean-Jacques Dessalines | ZHAHN-ZHAHK des-uh-LEAN |
| Deutsche | Deutsche | DOY-cheh |
| Diethylamide | Diethylamide | die-ETH-il-ah-mide |
| Dirac | Dirac | dih-RAK |
| Djokovic | Djokovic | JOH-koh-vich |
| Dolce | Dolce | DOL-chay |
| Du Bois | Du Bois | do-BOYCE |
| Du Sable | Du Sable | doo SAHB'le |
| Dumas | Dumas | doo-MAH |
| Edema | Edema | eh-DEE-muh |
| Edo | Edo | EE-doh |
| Emmentaler | Emmentaler | em-men-TAH-ler |
| Encke's | Encke's | ENG-keys |
| Erebus | Erebus | AIR-uh-bus |
| Eritrea | Eritrea | air-ih-TREE-uh |
| Erlenmeyer | Erlenmeyer | erl-en-MY-er |
| errata | errata | air-RAH-tuh |
| Ete | Ete | ay-TAY |
| Eyre | Eyre | AIR |
| Fagin | Fagin | FAY-ghin |
| farrier | farrier | FAIR-ee-er |
| Fellini | Fellini | feh-LEE-nee |
| Fermat | Fermat | fair-MAH |
| feta | feta | FAY-tuh or FET-uh |
| Fleur de lis | fleur-de-lis | flur-deh-LEE |
| Fujian | Fujian | FYOO-jee-ahn |
| Fujimori | Fujimori | foo-jee-MOR-ee |
| Gabbana | Gabbana | gah-BAH-nah |
| Gallipoli | Gallipoli | guh-LIP-o-lie |
| gauche | gauche | GOHSH |
| Gauguin | Gauguin | go-GAN |
| Gila | Gila | HEE-luh |
| Giovanni's | Giovanni's | G-O-vah-NEEZ |
| glace | glace | GLASS-eh |
| Glaswegians | Glaswegians | glass-WEE-juns |
| glycogen | glycogen | GLY-kuh-jen |
| Gorgonzola | Gorgonzola | gor-gon-ZO-luh |
| Gotha | Gotha | GO-tuh |
| Gruyere | Gruyere | grew-YAIR |
| Guaranis | Guaranis | gwar-ah-NEEZ |
| Gurkhas | Gurkhas | GUR-kuz |
| gyros | gyros | YEER-os |
| Habanero | Habanero | ha-buh-NYAIR-o |
| Habil | Habil | hah-BEEL |
| Han | Han | HAHN |
| Harun | Harun | hah-ROON |
| Helios | Helios | HE-lee-os |
| Hertzsprung, Ejnar | Ejnar Hertzsprung | I-nar HERTZ-sprung |
| Hiver | Hiver | ee-VAIR |
| Hmong | Hmong | |
| Holocene | Holocene | HO-lo-seen |
| hydrobromic | hydrobromic | hie-dro-BRO-mik |
| hydroxyl | hydroxyl | high-DROCK-sul |
| Hygiea | Hygiea | hi-JEE-uh |
| Ibrahim | Ibrahim | EE-brah-heem |
| Ieyasu, Tokugawa | Tokugawa Ieyasu | toh-koo-GAH-wah ee-a-YAH-soo |
| Iguodala | Iguodala | ig-uh-DAH-luh |
| Ikemefuna | Ikemefuna | ee-kay-may-FOO-nah |
| Ilgauskas, Zydrunas | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | zih-DROON-es il-GOU-skus |
| Innominate | Innominate | ih-NAHM-ih-nate |
| Inouye | Inouye | IN-uh-way |
| Inuit | Inuit | IN-oo-it |
| Ipanema | Ipanema | ee-puh-NEE-muh |
| Ischium | Ischium | ISS-kee-um |
| Japheth | JAPHETH | JAY-feth |
| Jibril | Jibril | jih-BREEL |
| Juba | Juba | JEW-buh |
| Kamchatka | Kamchatka | kam-CHAHT-kuh |
| Kampuchea | Kampuchea | kam-poo-CHEE-uh |
| Kashmiris | Kashmiris | cash-MEER-eez |
| ketone | ketone | KEY-tone |
| Khamenei | Khamenei | kah-men-EE or hah-men-EE |
| Khamenei | Khamenei | kah-meh-NAY or hah-meh-NAY |
| Kirchner | Kirchner | KEERSH-ner |
| Klobuchar | Klobuchar | KLO-buh-char |
| Kosdaq | Kosdaq | KOS-dak |
| Kospi | Kospi | KO-spee |
| krona | krona | KRO-nuh |
| kroner | kroner | KRO-ner |
| Kyl | Kyl | KILE |
| Kyrgyz | Kyrgyz | KEER-ghiz |
| Laertes | Laertes | LAY-er-teez |
| Leopardus | Leopardus | LEP-ur-dus |
| les Etats-Unis | les Etats-Unis | LEY-zhey-tah-JEW-kneech |
| Lie, Trygve | Trygve Lie | TRIG-vee LEE |
| Liverpudlians | Liverpudlians | liv-er-PUD-lee-uns |
| Lubyanka | Lubyanka | loo-BYAHN-kuh |
| Luis Rey | Luis Rey | LEW-e RAY |
| Luthuli | Luthuli | loo-TOO-lee or loo-THOO-lee |
| lychee | lychee | LIE-chee |
| Lysergic | Lysergic | lie-SIR-jik |
| Maathai, Wangari | Wangari Maathai | wahn-GAHR-ee mah-THIGH |
| Mako | Mako | MAY-ko |
| Mancunians | Mancunians | man-KYOO-nee-uns |
| Mandinkas | Mandinkas | man-DING-kuhs |
| Maracaibo | Maracaibo | mar-uh-KIE-bo |
| Marjas | Marjas | MAR-jahs |
| Mesozoic | Mesozoic | MES-so-ZO-ik |
| Micheaux | Micheaux | me-SHOW |
| Micheaux | Micheaux | mee-SHO |
| Miocene | Miocene | MY-o-seen |
| mitosis | mitosis | mie-TOH-sis |
| Mogadishu | Mogadishu | mo-guh-DEESH-oo |
| Montagu | Montagu | MAHN-tuh-gyoo |
| Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | WOLF-gahng ah-mah-DAY-us MOAT-zart |
| Mozzarella | Mozzarella | mahts-uh-REL-luh |
| Mubarak, Hosni | Hosni Mubarak | HOZ-nee moo-BAR-uk |
| Musah | Musah | moo-SAH |
| Myo | Myo | MY-o |
| myopia | myopia | my-O-pee-uh |
| Naga | Naga | NAH-guh |
| Nebuchadnezzar's | Nebuchadnezzar's | NEB-uh-kuh-NEZ-zers |
| Negev | Negev | NAY-gev |
| Nikkei | Nikkei | nee-KAY |
| numismatists | numismatists | noo-MIS-muh-tists |
| Ocmulgee | Ocmulgee | ahk-MUL-jee |
| Ojibwa | Ojibwa | o-JEEB-way |
| Okonkwo | Okonkwo | o-KON-kwo |
| Ole Roemer | Ole Roemer | O-leh RUR-mer |
| Olmec | Olmec | OL-mek |
| onomatopoeia | onomatopoeia | on-o-MAH-toh-po-EE-uh |
| Pahlahvi, Reza | Reza Pahlahvi | RAY-zuh pah-LAH-vee |
| pain | pain | PAN |
| Palacio Nacional | Palacio Nacional | pah-lah-SEE-o nah-see-o-NAHL |
| Palahniuk | Palahniuk | PAH-luh-nik |
| Paleocene | Paleocene | PAY-lee-o-seen |
| Paleozoic | Paleozoic | PAY-lee-o-ZO-ik |
| Panthera | Panthera | pan-THER-uh |
| Parietal | Parietal | puh-RIE-eh-tul |
| Pascagoula | Pascagoula | pas-kuh-GOO-luh |
| Pei | Pei | PAY |
| Peloponnesian | Peloponnesian | PEL-uh-puh-NEE-shun |
| permanganate | permanganate | per-MAN-guh-nate |
| Petraeus | Petraeus | peh-TRAY-us |
| Phanerozoic | Phanerozoic | FAN-er-o-ZO-ik |
| philatelists | philatelists | fih-LAT-uh-lists |
| pianoforte | pianoforte | pee-ANN-o-FOR-tay |
| Pinatubo | Pinatubo | pin-uh-TWO-bo |
| Pleurisy | Pleurisy | PLUR-ih-see |
| Poblano | Poblano | po-BLAH-no |
| Poisson | Poisson | pwah-SOHN |
| presbyopia | presbyopia | pres-bee-O-pee-uh |
| Printemps | Printemps | pran-THAN |
| Proboscidea | Proboscidea | pro-bo-SID-ee-uh |
| pseudonym | pseudonym | SUE-duh-nim |
| Pythagorus | Pythagorus | pie-THAG-o-rus |
| Qabil | Qabil | kah-BEEL |
| Quaternary | Quaternary | KWAH-ter-NAIR-ee |
| Quechuas | Quechuas | KECH-u-wahs |
| Quixote | Quixote | kee-HO-tay |
| Quixote | Quixote | kee-HO-tay or kee-HO-tee |
| ragout | ragout | rah-GOO |
| Rauschenberg | Rauschenberg | ROU-shen-burg |
| Rigel | Rigel | RIE-jel |
| Riordan | Riordan | REAR-dun |
| Rocinante | Rocinante | ro-sih-NON-tay |
| Rodin | Rodin | ro-DAN |
| Roentgen's | Roentgen's | RENT-gens |
| Rousseff, Dilma | Dilma Rousseff | JEW-mah who-Seff |
| Rub al Khali | Rub al Khali | RUBE ahl KAH-lee |
| Rushdie's | Rushdie's | RUSH-deez |
| Saarinen, Eero | Eero Saarinen | AIR-o SAR-ah-nen |
| saccharide | saccharide | SACK-uh-ride |
| Sacre | Sacre | SAHK're |
| Salamis | Salamis | SAL-uh-mis |
| Samhain | Samhain | SAHM-een |
| samosas | samosas | sah-MO-sus |
| Saxe-Coburg | Saxe-Coburg | SAK-suh-CO-burg |
| Scoliosis | Scoliosis | sko-lee-O-sis |
| sesquicentennial | sesquicentennial | SES-kwee-sen-TEN-ee-ul |
| Sistani | Sistani | sis-TAH-nee |
| Slovenes | Slovenes | slo-VEENS |
| Soufriere | Soufriere | sue-free-AIR |
| souvlaki | souvlaki | soo-VLAH-kee |
| Spoelstra | Spoelstra | SPOLE-struh |
| Suharto | Suharto | soo-HAR-toh |
| Sukarno | Sukarno | soo-KAR-no |
| Suomi | Suomi | SWAH-may |
| surahs | surahs | SOOR-ahs |
| Suriname | Suriname | SOOR-ih-nahm |
| Suva | Suva | SOO-vuh |
| Sweatt, Heman | Heman Sweatt | HE-mun Swet |
| tachometer | tachometer | tack-OM-ih-ter |
| Tahrir | Tahrir | tah-REAR |
| Tamils | Tamils | TAM-ils |
| tandoori | tandoori | tan-DOO-ree |
| Tarvaris | Tarvaris | tuh-VAR-is |
| Tatars | Tatars | TAH-ters |
| technetium | technetium | tek-NEE-shyum |
| Tertiary | Tertiary | TER-she-AIR-ee |
| Thoreau | Thoreau | thuh-ROW |
| Tito | Tito | TEE-toe |
| Toltec | Toltec | TOL-tek |
| Tombaugh | Tombaugh | TOM-baw |
| Torquemada | Torquemada | tor-kay-MAH-duh |
| Tuaregs | Tuaregs | TWAH-regs |
| Tupis | Tupis | TOO-peez |
| U Thant | U Thant | OO-TAHNT |
| Umayyad | Umayyad | oo-MY-ad |
| Utoya | Utoya | oo-toe-YUH |
| van Eyck, Jan | Jan van Eyck | YAWN von ECK |
| Varitek | Varitek | VAR-ih-tek |
| viridian | viridian | vih-RID-ee-un |
| Vistula | Vistula | VIS-tyew-luh |
| Vivaldi | Vivaldi | vih-VAHL-dee |
| Vronsky | Vronsky | VRON-ski |
| Walloons | Walloons | wah-LOONS |
| Weill | Weill | WHILE |
| Wenceslas | Wenceslas | WEN-ses-lahs |
| Wolofs | Wolofs | WOHL-offs |
| Yoruba | Yoruba | yo-ROO-buh |
| Yupik | Yupik | YOU-pik |
| Zemeckis | Zemeckis | zuh-MEK-is |
| Zito | Zito | ZEE-toh |
| Zocalo | Zocalo | ZO-kah-lo |
| Zokor | Zokor | ZO-kor |
| Zola, Emile | Emile Zola | ay-MEEL zo-LAH |