Weird and Wonderful Words 3 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chronic lead poisoning

Saturnism - Chronic lead poisoning.
Anguillule - A small eel-shaped creature found in sour vinegar.
Yoldring - A British bird called the yellow-hammer.
Angleberry - A growth like a strawberry on an animal's hoof.

Answer: An immature nymph of the water mite family

Hypopus - An immature nymph of the water mite family.
Kinabra - The strong odour of a goat.
Scorbutus - A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C.
Rozolio - A cordial made from raisins and brandy.

Answer: An oblong gold Japanese coin

Koban - An oblong gold Japanese coin.
Aggiornamento - The act of making something more modern, or bringing it up to date.
Smorzando - Gradually dying away, in music.
Fidimplicitary - Having implicit faith in another's ideas.

Answer: Increased sexual desire during spring

Vernalagnia - Increased sexual desire during spring.
Sneaping - Bitterly cold.
Snying - Curved wooden planks in the frame of a ship.
amarskite - Hard black rock named for a Colonel von Samarski.

Answer: Brilliantly coloured South American birds

Jacamars - Brilliantly coloured South American birds.
Harfang - A large Arctic hare-eating owl.
Mooruk - A rare cassowary of New Britain, which is easily tamed.
Coloboma - A defect in the iris of the eye.

Answer: Pertaining to the armpit

Axillary - Pertaining to the armpit.
Swipple - The part of a threshing flail that strikes the grain.
Hafnium - A metallic element discovered in 1922.
Sterlet - A small Russian sturgeon from which superior caviar comes.

Answer: The title of an army officer who worked under the administration of the Sultan of Brunei

Shahbender - The title of an army officer who worked under the administration of the Sultan of Brunei.
Zapateo - A Spanish Fold Dance in three-quarter time.
Crissating - Playing the trump.
Taboot - A sacred box carried through streets during the Muslim festival of Muhamam.

Answer: A poet who writes epic poems

Epopoeist - A poet who writes epic poems.
Faltrank - A medical drink made from aromatic herbs.
Flustra - A type of coral called sea-mats.
Lambrequin - An ornamental casting for a window or doorway.

Answer: A 17th century lute with two necks

Theorbo - A 17th century lute with two necks.
Possumhaw - The bearberry bush.
Bandalore - A toy with a spring in it.
Caveach - Seasoned and pickled West Indian mackerel.

Answer: A guidebook or 'how-to' manual

Vademecum - A guidebook or 'how-to' manual.
Zyzzogeton - South American leafhoppers.
Sandunga - Lively Mexican dance in 3-4 time.
Acromatopsia - Colourblindness.

Answer: A three dimensional film or motion picture

Deepie - A three dimensional film or motion picture.
Vogle - A cavity in a mine sometimes called a vug.
Nondosity - The state of being knotty.
Rippier - A fishmonger.

Answer: Myrrh trees with very fragrant gum

Googul - Myrrh trees with very fragrant gum.
Squilla - A shrimp which looks like a praying mantis.
Atacamite - Dark-green copper compound found in Atacama, Chile.
Capnomor - A colourless fluid made from wood smoke.

Answer: A bird with a cleft palate

Schizognath - A bird with a cleft palate.
Enterolith - Hardened dung.
Woolding - Winding rope around a mast.
Spikenard - An Indian plant yielding a sweetly-scented ointment.

Answer: A fortune teller, who places a bowl with rainwater and one raw egg on the head of the customer

Lukuman - A fortune teller, who places a bowl with rainwater and one raw egg on the head of the customer.
Pinnock - A small bird also called the tomtit.
Hispidulous - Covered in small short bristles.
Racemule - A small cluster, of grapes, etc.

Answer: Ancient wooden castanets used in mysterious religious dances

Crotala - Ancient wooden castanets used in mysterious religious dances.
Bidental - A small shrine or temple built on a spot which had been struck by lightning .
Abezze - A valuable oil used as a varnish in oil paintings.
Gadlyngs - Small spikes plaed on the knuckles of fourteenth century gauntlets.

Answer: Term coined by William of Worcester relating to the cusps of mouldings in the arch of doorways

Gentese - Term coined by William of Worcester relating to the cusps of mouldings in the arch of doorways.
Morbilli - A case of red measles.
Polypetadid - Resembling a tree-toad.
Fuchsin - Printers' dye, green when solid, red when liquid.

Answer: One who practices black magic in Eastern countries

Zendic - One who practices black magic in Eastern countries.
Podoscaph - A boat-like shoe designed for walking on water.
Matagasse - The great shrike, a European bird.
Rockaway - A four-wheeled, twoseater, pleasure carriage from Rockaway, New Jersey.

Answer: Large hairy spiders with stout legs

Mygale - Large hairy spiders with stout legs.
Jaconet - Soft white cotton fabric made in India.
Mydriasis - Dilation of the pupil of the eye.
Juba - An African dance accompanied by spectators who clap, stamp and slap their knees while repeating 'Juba, Juba'.

Answer: Books printed before 1500 A.D.

Incunabula - Books printed before 1500 A.D.
Ghilgai - A saucer-shaped depression where water collects.
Hyperaspist - A Greek soldier who held a shield to defend another Greek soldier.
Lazzaroni - Poor Italian beggars of no fixed address.

Answer: A Buddhist monk of Siam, also called a bonze

Talapoin - A Buddhist monk of Siam, also called a bonze.
Doddipol - A cow without horns.
Giardinetto - Precious stones arranged to look like a spray of flowers.
Calabazilla - Squash roots used as a remedy for hemorrhoids.