Hinky Pinky (from smeredit) Trivia Quiz

Answer: marker parker

A pen which has a self-contained ink source and a tip made of compressed fibres through which the ink flows to reach the surface to which it is being applied has a myriad of names around the world, many of them genericized from an originally proprietary name. These include marker (the one that rhymes here), magic marker, felt pen, sharpie, texta, vivid, flomaster and koki.

The word valet may apply to a personal servant, often responsible for preparation of clothing and for making personal arrangements for their employer. In the United States, its contemporary use is usually to refer to a parking valet, someone who is employed to take responsibility for safely and securely parking people's cars when they visit an establishment - and one who parks a car can be called a parker.

Answer: boulder holder

There are rocks and there are rocks. Some specific terms relate to their composition, others to their size. A pebble is quite small, and a boulder is large - too large to be readily lifted by one person unassisted. For a geologist, it is a rock or fragment that is over 25.6 cm in average diameter.

A container is capable of holding other items inside itself, hence it can be designated as a holder.

Answer: better sweater

Something which is described as average could also be called run-of-the-mill or ordinary. In Australian use, it implies a less than satisfactory state - something that is pretty average is quite poor. But more generally the suggestion is that the subject to which the term is being applied is in the middle of expectations. Something above average is better that many, if not most.

The knitted item of clothing which is worn over one's shirt (or other main garment) for warmth has a number of names, depending on where you live. One of the generic terms, and the only one that fits here for the rhyme, is sweater; it may also be known as a jumper or jersey (both of which describe different items of clothing in places where this one is called a sweater). There is disagreement as to whether each of these terms describes a garment that is pulled on over the head (also called a pullover) or one that has buttons that allow it to be donned similarly to a shirt (also known as a cardigan). We won't even mention the possibility of zippers, let alone varieties of neckline and the way that sleeves are attached to the main body.

Answer: sneaker peeker

A sneaker is a specific type of shoe worn for exercise, which has a canvas upper and a rubber sole (hence making little sound as you walk, letting you sneak up on someone while wearing them). In the 21st century, the basic sneaker can be hard to find - more specialised and sophisticated (not to mention expensively branded) forms of athletic footwear are more commonly seen in stores.

A spy is one who makes covert observations, either by listening or observing. Listening to conversations to which you are not privy would make you an eavesdropper; having a quick look at confidential material could be described as peeking at it, making you a peeker.

Answer: e-mail female

The generic term for messages sent as electronic communication is e-mail, an abbreviation formed from electronic mail, or (eliminating the hyphen) the more common email. When email was first developed in the 1970s, the original instrument for sending and receiving these messages was a computer; now it is just as likely to be sent using your phone. There are other forms of electronic communication, such as texting, sms or bulletin boards, but they don't fit the rhyme.

A woman is an adult female human being. The Old English word 'mann' was gender neutral. A male human was 'wer' or 'wępnedmann' (the latter term meaning weapon person, referencing the male penis). 'Wif' or 'wifmann' was the Old English term for a woman, which gradually came to be pronounced as woman.

Answer: flyer buyer

An aeronaut is one who controls an aircraft, also known as a pilot. Since these vehicles fly through the air, the person in control at that time is a flyer (as are any passengers they may have onboard with them).

To purchase something is to offer money in exchange for the object, or to buy it.

Answer: shaken bacon

If something has rattled you, it has upset you in some way, and your condition can be described as shaken.

While rasher can be an adjective describing someone who is more daring and willing to take risks than another, it is also a noun used to describe a thin strip of bacon or ham, usually served fried.

Answer: locker mocker

A locker is a compartment, usually made of metal, which can be locked to keep the contents secure. They are often found in places where people change clothing (a gym or swimming pool, for example) so that the user can be confident of finding their street clothes when they return.

To ridicule someone or something is to make fun of it, to point out its absurdity or variance from the norm, to mock it. Someone who does that is a mocker.

Answer: blender mender

A person who repairs something may be said to fix it, or to mend it. That makes them a fixer or a mender. An automated mixing machine is, generically, a mixer (so the answer could be mixer fixer, but that isn't an option in this quiz). The act of mixing things together can also be called blending, although for a cook that is a very specific manner of mixing them gently, so a machine that does this can be called a blender. Hence, we get a blender mender.

This is the only question in the quiz where the order of the clues is not that of the words in the answer. This is purely a matter of personal taste, as the clue reads more like a sentence this way, and the thing being repaired becomes an adjectival noun modifying the person engaged in the activity - mender blender just sounds wrong!

Answer: poster coaster

While there are a lot of words that could be used to describe a printed image, such as picture or photo, the one we are looking for here is poster, which describes an image that is usually prepared to be displayed, or posted, somewhere. Lost pet posters in a shop window, with a picture of the missing animal, are a poignant type of poster; mug shots asking for information about wanted criminals less so.

There are many types of ride to be found in an amusement; perhaps the two most iconic ones are the Ferris wheel and the roller coaster, which is often just called a coaster. The wheel has passengers sitting on seats (strapped in or enclosed) which hang from a vertical wheel that carries them up to the top for a view of the surrounds, then back down to the ground. Coasters see passengers sitting in carts which travel on a rail as the track takes them uphill, downhill, and around corners. Modern coasters may include inversion, a portion of the track which has the passengers hanging upside down.