Common, Security, Chemical and Junk Bonds Quiz

Answer: Junk

The common word is yard.

A backyard is an outdoor area of the home where people enjoy outdoor activities. It may have a swimming pool, hot tub and other amenities.

A boneyard is a slang term for graveyard or cemetery.

A shipyard is an area where large ships are docked when not in use. It is also a place where ships are manufactured.

A junkyard is another word for a trash heap. It is also called a scrapyard or a landfill. Oftentimes, junkyards will sell metal and other scrap material.

Answer: Chemical

The word is peel.

An orange peel is the outer protective layer of an orange.

Robert Peel is a former Prime Minister of Britain best known for founding Scotland Yard.

A banana peel is the yellow protective layer of a banana. In comedy sketches, people often slip and fall after stepping on one.

A chemical peel is a cosmetic procedure that causes the skin to bubble. It can then be peeled off easily, revealing healthier skin.

Answer: Junk

The word is dealer.

A card dealer is someone who deals out the cards at the beginning of a hand of poker or other casino card game.

An arms dealer is someone who (usually illegally) sells firearms and weapons to terrorists and other people who are not able to purchase them otherwise.

A drug dealer is someone who illegally sells drugs (both illegal and prescription) for a profit.

A junk dealer is someone who sells scrap material or other items that have been discarded.

Answer: Chemical

The word is plant.

A house plant is an ornamental plant that people grow and raise in their homes, often for decorative purposes.

A pea plant is a plant that grows peas. Gregor Mendel studied genetics with pea plants.

An eggplant (also called an aubergine) is a large fruit with a thick purple skin and an inner white flesh. It is often considered a vegetable.

A chemical plant is a factory where chemicals and other hazardous material is manufactured.

Answer: Common

The word is cold.

Freezing cold is an expression that means very cold. Literally speaking, freezing cold means under 32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius.

A chest cold is an illness of the lower respiratory tract consisting of coughing and mucus in the lungs.

Stone cold is an expression that means emotionless or heartless.

A common cold is an average respiratory illness consisting of sneezing, coughing, wheezing and congestion.

Answer: Junk

The word is mail.

Snail mail is a slang term for mail that is delivered through the regular post. It is typically a much slower way to deliver something.

E-mail is an electronic mail that is a very common means of communication nowadays.

Express mail is a postal service that delivers the mail quickly for an extra fee.

Junk mail is mail received that is of no use, such as advertisements.

Answer: Common

The word is area.

A service area is a range where a certain service is offered. This is common for telephone and cable companies who will not provide the service to someone if they live outside of the service area. A service area can also mean a place where people go for services such as a rest stop, restaurant or mechanic.

A target area is range someone is aiming for to complete a goal. The person does not set an exact target to achieve in this situation.

A gray area is a phrase used to indicate uncertainty.

A common area is a public area that is open for everyone to use such as a park or certain parts of an apartment complex.

Answer: Security

The word is guard.

A prison guard is a person who watches over inmates in a prison.

Old guard is a term used to describe an older class of people such as politicians, who still remain in the field despite many of their original colleagues have moved on or retired.

Swiss guards are an armed group of soldiers who protect the Pope and have done so since 1506.

A security guard is a person hired to watch over a certain area, such as a shopping mall. Typically, security guards are not armed nor are they police officers.

Answer: Common

The word is sense.

A sixth sense is term used to describe the ability to perceive something without using any of the five senses. It is also the title of a movie starring Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment.

The biblical sense is a slang term meaning to make love. It is considered a polite way of saying it such as in the phrase "we laid together in the biblical sense".

Business sense is a term used to describe the ability to make money and successfully run a business, usually intuitively and not following typical protocol.

Common sense is the ability to realize something that is obvious with little thinking. It can also mean something that everybody knows.

Answer: Security

The word is code.

A bar code is the symbol that is scanned so that information can be read.

A zip code is the five or nine digit number, in the U.S., that is part of an address and allows for easier delivery of goods.

A cheat code is a string of letters and numbers that can be entered into some video games to make the game easier or to skip certain parts of the game.

A security code is usually a string of numbers that act as a password to something such as a home alarm.