My, how sand flows through the hour glass! Many days have passed since the last exciting edition of "Quiztime". Time for another one I think and for today I had the bright idea of focusing upon words and their definitions etc.. As usual, the answers will be given in the comments section. Good luck! (You'll need it... tee-hee).
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1. What is a "rapscallion"?
(a) a thin onion often chopped and added to salads
(b) a kind of pirate ship with two sails
(c) a mischievous or roguish young man
(d) a copper kitchen vessel with holes in the bottom
2. What is the Latin term for common ivy?
(a) Ursus arctos horribilis (b) Hedera helix
(c) Helianthus annuus (d) Ilex aquifolium
3. What does the Russian word "Glasnost" literally mean?
4. What does the word "butt" mean? (Trick question 😄!)
(a) slang term for a human backside
(b) the thicker or blunt end of something
(c) a large cask for beer or wine
(d) to push with the head
5. In Australian slang, what does the word "drongo" mean?
(a) Aboriginal rock mural
(b) another way of saying, "That's wrong mate!"
(c) small marsupial only found in Western Australia
(d) a fool, idiot
6. "phantasmagoria" is a lovely sounding word but what does it mean?
(a) a mental condition akin to schizophrenia
(b) when an orchestra reaches its crescendo during a symphony
(c) a shifting, dream-like series of illusions
(d) it describes a location that is allegedly haunted
7. "prattle", "company" and "pandemonium" are all collective nouns but which particular bird species do the terms relate to?
(a) pigeon (b) penguin (c) sparrow (d) parrot
8. If someone is said to be "ostentatious"what is meant by that?
(a) well-educated, knowledgeable (b) prone to showy displays
(c) suffering from bone degeneration (d) cunning or sly
9. From which language is the English word "bungalow" derived?
(a) Hindi (b) Russian (c) Swahili (d) Ancient Greek
10. What is a "costermonger"?
(a) a banker or moneylender
(b) a travelling minstrel
(c) someone who sells "costers" (i.e. fish)
(d) someone who sells fruit and vegetables
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That's all folks! How did you do?
ANSWERS
ReplyDelete1. (c) a mischievous or roguish young man
2. (b) Hedera helix
3. (a) openness
4. all are right (a), (b), (c), (d)
5. (d) a fool, idiot
6. (c) a shifting, dream-like series of illusions
7. (d) parrot
8. (b) prone to showy displays
9. (a) Hindi
10. (d) someone who sells fruit and vegetables
7/10, not bad for me.
ReplyDeleteFor you it is totally brilliant. Beyond amazement.
DeleteOuch!
Delete7 correct. A C- grade.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were a teacher Margaret!
DeleteEight correct for me this time. I enjoyed this quiz.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Kelly.
Delete7/10
ReplyDeleteI think thats my best result yet
So you are not a drongo after all!
Delete8/10. I missed #2 (Latin for "ivy") and #10 (meaning of "costermonger")
ReplyDeleteMaybe you need a cognitive test just like the orange fellow.
DeleteSure, I'm only an Ould Man and Mental Sloth was always me Chief Deadly Sin,
ReplyDeletebut I have a Teaser for you, Quare Fellow :
On what Map will ye find an (gulp) OOGHNABRADDAGH ?
I'll give ye's a clue : The country Saint Paddy chased the Snakes out of.
But what the Fawk is it ?
Now I'll blow out the Tallow Candle and lie me down on the Scratcher.
Begob, the Winds is blawing off the Atlantic tonight loud enough to raise
Dante's three popes from Hell.
I believe one of the Fawkers christened himself Boniface.
In County Mayonnaise.
DeleteCorrect, Monsieur.
DeleteYou and Shirley win a Luxury Weekend in Ballypudding, Co. Mayonnaise.
OOGHNABRADDAGH is a real place.
A chasm in the small cliffs in an inlet of the Atlantic.
Page 125 of The Godstone and the Blackymor by TH White.
He wrote The Once and Future King and England Have My Bones.
And Quare means ... fine fella ye are too.
8/10, I missed 7 and 9
ReplyDeleteHow did you miss them? They were definitely there you drongo!
DeleteClarification: I did not know the answer to numbers 7 and 9
DeleteI got six right this time. Hardly surprising that I have never come across "drongo", but I'll shout that out loud next time someone tries to get on the train while people are still getting off it.
ReplyDeleteWe have a few drongos in England too.
Delete8/10 I'm pleased.
ReplyDeleteI'm astonished!
DeleteWell, I don't feel like an absolute drongo.
DeleteI got 7 correct.....missed 4,5 and 10. Good quiz !
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it Frances!
Delete9/10. I failed on drongo.
ReplyDeleteDoes that make you a drongo?
DeleteWow 9/10! Just the last one wrong, I thought it was fishmonger! Even got parrot right!
ReplyDeleteThe grey matter is still functioning then!
DeleteI got the parrots wrong...
ReplyDeleteThey said the same about you JayCee.
Delete8/10, I'm disappointed in myself.
ReplyDeleteAnd so you should be young lady. It's no wonder that you were driven out of Devon.
Delete8/10-I am awash in shame, esp. since I forgot what the Latin was for ivy (I chose holly instead). And I must brush up on my Australian...
ReplyDeleteLet's face it lad - you are a drongo - just like your butler.
DeleteYou m ay insult me as you wish, but don't badmouth my penguins! 😁
DeleteI got 6 correct which was a better score than my last quiz with you. I think some of your commenters might cheat a bit! ;)
ReplyDeleteOf course you would never cheat Ellen. Is it true that you were once a nun?
Delete70%, a few educated guesses.
ReplyDeleteNot too bad for a Yank in the age of MAGA.
DeleteWell surprised myself got 8/10 right.
ReplyDeleteYou are in the A stream!
DeleteI missed No 2 and 4C, but knew or "had a correct feeling" about the rest.
ReplyDeleteIt's not meant to be a spiritual challenge Monica.
DeleteI missed no. 2, no. 7 and no. 10. I don't think I've ever heard the term "costermonger" in my life! And I have a pandemonium of parrots on our bird feeder quite frequently but never knew they were called that.
ReplyDeleteI admire your honesty young man.
Delete8 out of 10 right! Amazing, for me.
ReplyDeleteMay we assume the SWMBO provided assistance?
Delete8 out of 10, I think that is rather good.
ReplyDeleteAnd so do I Ilona! Well done!
DeleteOoh! 10/10 - I shall have to go and lie down in a darkened room to still my excited senses.
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