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Quiz about A Hop a Leap a Skip and a Jump

A Hop, a Leap, a Skip and a Jump. Quiz

Some words seem to move about just by uttering them but then change completely when a second word is added to the first. This quiz covers some of these.

A multiple-choice quiz by Taltarzac. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Taltarzac

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,952

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
462

Question 1 of 10

1. Hop + nationality from a UK country = kids' jumping game

Answer: (9 letter word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hop + fires (as in terminates employment)= a coarse fabric of cotton or wool

Answer: (8 letter word, plural)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Hop + necessary part of body except for a male preying mantis during mating = a lover of certain beers

Answer: (7 letter word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hop + a word for food of an unsubstantial sort = ancient Greek Spartan or Athenian soldier

Answer: (7 letter word )

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Question 5 of 10

5. Skip + flat tire repairing tool= small boat used to hunt oysters

Answer: (8 letter word )

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Question 6 of 10

6. Skip + word for stroking an animal= a small round box which protects a seal or document

Answer: (7 letter word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jump + formal wear for men and women= name of clothing derived from parachutists' garb

Answer: (8 letter word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jump + material of a hangman's noose= kids' playground game

Answer: (8 letter word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Leap + carnivorous amphibian= kids' leaping game

Answer: (8 letter word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jump + quantity of liquor= basketball term

Answer: (8 letter word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hop + nationality from a UK country = kids' jumping game

Answer: hopscotch

Hopscotch probably dates from before the 1600s and shows up in British books about games for kids as "scotch-hop" and "scotch-hoppers".

2. Hop + fires (as in terminates employment)= a coarse fabric of cotton or wool

Answer: hopsacks

Hopsacks were called this because of their use by gatherers of hops in sacks made up of coarse cotton or wool fabric. They are now loosely woven fabrics.

3. Hop + necessary part of body except for a male preying mantis during mating = a lover of certain beers

Answer: hophead

Hophead is an old-fashioned derogatory term for drug addicts, but now may mean lovers of beers made from hops.

4. Hop + a word for food of an unsubstantial sort = ancient Greek Spartan or Athenian soldier

Answer: hoplite

Hoplites were soldiers of ancient Greece who were in mass formations and often fought for a city-state like Athens or Sparta.

5. Skip + flat tire repairing tool= small boat used to hunt oysters

Answer: skipjack

Skipjacks are oyster boats from the Chesapeake Bay used for oyster dredging. Skipjack is also a type of small tuna.

6. Skip + word for stroking an animal= a small round box which protects a seal or document

Answer: skippet

Skippets were used for storing the seals and documents of important families or government agencies and such.

7. Jump + formal wear for men and women= name of clothing derived from parachutists' garb

Answer: jumpsuit

Jumpsuits were one piece uniforms of parachutists but are now any one piece garment that could be used by anyone from fashionistas to race car drivers to skiers to movie stars like Bruce Lee.

8. Jump + material of a hangman's noose= kids' playground game

Answer: jumprope

Jumprope (or jump rope) involves skipping a rope (its British name is skipping rope) held by two people and is probably one of the oldest kids' game, dating back to at least 1600 B.C. when the Egyptians jumped vines.

9. Leap + carnivorous amphibian= kids' leaping game

Answer: leapfrog

Leapfrog dates back to at least the 15th Century using that name but is known by many other names around the world. The French version of this leapfrog is called saute-mouton (literally "leapsheep"). Romanians call it capra ("mounting rack" or "goat"). Indians call it "Aar Ghodi Ki Par Ghodi" (meaning "horseleap"). Italians call it "la cavallina" (i.e. "small or baby horse").

Information abstracted from www.answers.com/topic/leapfrog#ixzz2fQW5uQkh

10. Jump + quantity of liquor= basketball term

Answer: jumpshot

Pioneers of the jumpshot (or jump shot or jump-shot) were Kenny Sailors and seven other basketball players at various levels of competition. www.johnchristgau.com/originsofthejumpshot/originsofthejumpshot.html

Source: Author Taltarzac

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