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Quiz about Call My Bluff II
Quiz about Call My Bluff II

Call My Bluff II Trivia Quiz


Join me as I again return to the days of old and revisit the quiz show 'Call My Bluff'. Two teams would take it in turns to describe an obscure word, which the opposite team would have to correctly identify. Only one description is the true one.

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
awkins
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
187,028
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
591
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Question 1 of 10
1. Bloviate - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Hirci - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Glair - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Lemniscate - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Aegilops - Choose one of the meanings. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Roorback - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Cadang-Cadang - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Iiwi - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Umiaq - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Sessile - Choose the true meaning. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Bloviate - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: A politician would be the perfect person to BLOVIATE. It means to speak at length in a pompous manner.

I like this term. It seems very descriptive.
2. Hirci - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: Not wishing to be indelicate, HIRCI is of course armpit hair.

Please tell me you didn't choose the horse ancestor. Hirci = Horsey!
3. Glair - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: GLAIR is a term for the white part of an egg.

Glair as opposed to Glare, say it ain't so. And as for the polish, that is really grasping. It really does mean egg white, which is also called albumen. The term glair is also applied to a glue (derived from egg white) used in book binding.
4. Lemniscate - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: LEMNISCATE is the real name of the infinity symbol.

'∞'It was devised in 1655 by mathematician John Wallis and called lemniscus (latin for A Pendant Ribbon) by Jakob Bernoulli about forty years later.
From 'Mathworld.Wolfram.com' & 'Altreligion.About.com'
The correct term for the hash '#' is Octothorp.
'~' is actually the tilde.
5. Aegilops - Choose one of the meanings.

Answer: AEGILOPS is the scientific term for a particularly nasty form of ulcer found in the corner of the eye.

It is also a type of grass which is known as goatgrass.
6. Roorback - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: ROORBACK, attacking politicians again, is a slanderous story used for political gain.

The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President. It purported to be an extract from the 'Travels of Baron Roorbach.' From "ARTFL Project: Webster Dictionary, 1913".
7. Cadang-Cadang - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: CADANG-CADANG is a virulent form of blight that attacks palm trees

Bornean headhunters... That really is a cliche I guess.
8. Iiwi - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: The IIWI or I'IWI, also known as the Hawaiian Honeycreeper, is a colorful bird found in the Hawaiian Islands, except Lanai

The scientific name for the I'iwi is Vestiaria coccinea.
The statues are actually called Moai.
9. Umiaq - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: An UMIAQ would be used by Greenlanders, as it is a type of boat. Typically used for whale hunting.

It was also known as the 'woman's boat'.
10. Sessile - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: If a leaf is connected directly to a stem or branch without a footstalk, it is said to be SESSILE. It means permanently attached.

The rope thing may have got you if you were thinking of Sisal.
The wind may have jumped at you, but that is really susurration.

Again, my thanks go to 'Dictionary.com' for some of the definitions.
Source: Author awkins

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