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A FunTrivia Mixed Quiz!

This is an untimed game, created by the FunTrivia QuizBot using questions submitted by players. Take your time, and please consider submitting questions of your own when you are done!

#1. Humanities Mixture. Player dolano asks:
  What is the correct spelling of the word used to describe the measurement of the mass of precious stones and gemstones?

    Carat
    Carret
    Carrot
    Caret

#2. Humanities Mixture. Player DeeDee47 asks:
  How do you spell the electric appliance that cleans floors and carpets? It is known as a _______ cleaner.

    Vacuum
    Vacume
    Vaccum
    Vaccume

#3. Humanities Mixture. Player christopherm asks:
  An interesting name for a swamp which is located near Charleston, South Carolina, is "Wassamassaw." What is its significance? (Check the spelling forwards and backwards.)

    It is an oxymoron.
    It's a chess opening.
    It's a tasty Japanese condiment.
    It is a palindrome.

#4. Humanities Mixture. Player FatherSteve asks:
  Why is a drawing room called a drawing room when there is no actual drawing performed in it?

    it is where you spend a lot of time
    you can loosen your girdle strings
    it is a room to which one withdraws
    there are chests of drawers in it

#5. Humanities Mixture. Player H53 asks:
  What is the meaning of "gedunk"? Kids usually love it.

    Primitive polio shot
    Baby spider
    Tight shoes
    Snacks or junk food

#6. Humanities Mixture. Player bernie73 asks:
  In the 1982 off-Broadway musical "Little Shop of Horrors", what sort of business is the titular shop?

    Book shop
    Florist shop
    Pawn shop
    Appliance shop

#7. Humanities Mixture. Player Lord_Digby asks:
  In the UK if somebody said they bought a new car "Bog Standard" what would they mean?

    It's a top of the range model.
    It has been modified.
    Basic or average, without any special features.
    It's not original.

#8. Humanities Mixture. Player emmal2000uk asks:
  Which of the following is an antonym of the word 'focused'?

    Intent
    Rapt
    Distracted
    Attentive

#9. Humanities Mixture. Player Billkozy asks:
  What superstition of bad luck has been tied to the Greek legend of Narcissus?

    Breaking a mirror
    Seeing a black cat
    Walking under a ladder
    Spilling salt

#10. Humanities Mixture. Player Kalibre asks:
  A word hack which rearranges all the letters of a word or phrase to form new ones is called which of the following?

    Antonym
    Anagram
    Synonym
    Palindrome