My Name is pollucci19, What's Yours? Trivia Game

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1. You look like a Slinky toy, a whole series of concentric circles. Now, using the letters in POLLUCCI19, please identify yourself.

Answer: COIL

As described above, a coil is a series of concentric circles. The Slinky toy is a good example, but it can also be seen in a spring. A rope can be coiled and so can hair. Snakes will coil up in circles and the same can be done with a whip.

2. Your name is in the letters of POLLUCCI19. It sounds like Popeye's girlfriend's name but it is a liquid that that can burn and is used in lamps. What are you?

Answer: OIL

Not so common in the modern age but oil lamps had been in use over a thousand years ago. They work in a similar vein to a candle where, instead of a wax stick you have a container of fuel oil which is kept at room temperature. A wick is inserted into the container and is then lit to provide a source of light.

Popeye's girlfriend is Olive Oyl. Hence the clue indicated that it "sounds like".

3. I can see that your name, which can be found in the letters of POLLUCCI19, is the cause of a severe pain in the stomach region in babies. Who are you?

Answer: COLIC

It is babies that tend to suffer with colic, though the experts are not 100% certain as to what causes it. Among the reasons they offer is that it may be that the babies are sensitive to gas in their stomachs, their bodies are having difficulties adjusting to the world, they may have a milk allergy or they may be unable to calm themselves down.

Usually you will identify that a baby has colic by its constant crying for hours on end. This can be stressful for both parents and the baby. It usually occurs in new born babies and it will (generally) go away on its own by the time they're three months old.

4. Did you know that your name is also the informal name for a police officer? See if you can find it in the letters of POLLUCCI19.

Answer: COP

OK, cop is slightly disrespectful to our law enforcement fraternity, but, nowadays it is a mildly accepted term for them. As children we were always taught to call a policeman "sir", but the world has certainly changed. The term cop is a short form of the word copper, which was a British word from the early 1700s that meant "one who captures".

5. Don't get pushy, you're the opposite of that. I also see that you got your name on a door, which can be found in the letters of POLLUCCI19. What is your name?

Answer: PULL

The clue there was pushy or push, which is the opposite of pull. Also, the door, say to the entry of a shop, will have push on one side and pull on the other. To pull means to draw towards you, or haul or drag or tow along.

6. Three things... your name can "runneth" over, it means something that you drink from and it is found in the letters of POLLUCCI19. Please tell me your name.

Answer: CUP

I doubt that I need to explain too hard what a cup is. You may have picked up on the second clue (when I used the word "runneth") but you may not understand what it meant and where it came from. It initially appeared in the Bible, in the King James Version of Psalms 23:5: "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over."

The phrase, my cup runneth over, means that you have been blessed with good fortune.

7. There is something not quite right in the letters of POLLUCCI19. It is also your name when you are not feeling well. What is it?

Answer: ILL

There were two clues within that sentence, both of which meant ill - not quite right and not feeling well. Basically, it means being sick or unwell. I could also have used terms such as "feeling queasy", "off colour", "ailing", "a bit peaky" and "nauseated" among many others.

8. Did you know that your name means tablet, the sort that you take when you're not well. Your name is also in the letters of POLLUCCI19, can you tell me what it is?

Answer: PILL

When you're ill... take a pill. No, don't do that. Consult an adult first and, if you are an adult, consult your doctor if necessary. The word pill has been with us for centuries. In fact it dates back to the 1300s and it comes from the Latin "pillula", which meant little ball or pellet. Later on, in Medieval times it also came to mean bullet.

While it may sound a like a good cure for a migraine, don't ever use a bullet.

9. In the letters of POLLUCCI19 is your name, a word that also means an action to overthrow a government. What is it?

Answer: COUP

As the question states, a coup is a seizing of power. This is usually sudden, and it is usually violent in nature. It is not surprising if it is conducted as a form of military action. Whether or not a coup is good for the country is not necessarily evident at the time.

Some of the most famous coups involved figures such as Napoleon, who seized power in France in the early 1800s with military action and Idi Amin who took over the control of Uganda in the 1970s, once again, with military action.

10. My name is POLLUCCI19 and your name is a shortened version of mine. It also means having an election or a vote. Who are you?

Answer: POLL

Today's social media outlets such as FaceBook and Messenger allow you to generate polls to obtain people's opinions on virtually anything. For example, you could run a poll (or a vote) on what should be the colour of tennis balls or should dancing bears be allowed in public. Generally though, when you hear the phrase 'the people have gone to the polls', it means that they have gone to place their votes to elect a new government.

This is significantly better than having to stage a coup.

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My Name is pollucci19, What's Yours? Quiz

Call it vanity but I have always wanted to see my name in a quiz title and this one gives me a chance. See what other names of things and actions you can find within my name. Best of luck.

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