Oh! That's Missing Trivia Quiz

Answer: bottom

Bottom is the name of a character in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He is one of the rude mechanicals, and may be best remembered for appearing wearing an ass's head.

Answer: chronology

Chronology is derived from the Greek word 'khronos' meaning 'time'.

Answer: downtown

Petula Clark had a big hit in the 1960s with the song "Downtown" written by Tony Hatch.

Answer: foxtrot

Foxtrot is used to represent the letter F in the international phonetic alphabet.

Answer: googol

It is said that the web search engine, Google, gets its name from a mis-spelling of googol.

Answer: hood

In the UK, that part of a car is the bonnet. A hood is a head covering.

Answer: job

Job, pronounced with a long O, rather than a short one, is a character in the Old Testament of the Bible, whose faith is severely tested, but isn't found lacking.

Answer: kowtow

Kowtow is a nineteenth century word from the Chinese 'ke' meaning 'knock' and 'tou' meaning 'head'.

Answer: lowbrow

Lowbrow is a slightly derogatory term used to describe popular culture. It can be contrasted with the, possibly more common, word 'highbrow' which refers to an intellectual.

Answer: Monopoly

The board game, Monopoly, was banned in the Soviet Union for being too capitalist. Six sets of the game, which had been on display in the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959, mysteriously disappeared afterwards.

Answer: noon

Somewhat perversely, for a word meaning midday, noon comes from the Old English 'non' meaning the ninth hour from sunrise or approximately 3.00 p.m.

Answer: popcorn

When the maize kernels are heated, the pressure inside builds up, and then forces the kernel to pop.

Answer: rococo

Rococo decoration usually has ornate scrolls and symmetrical motifs.

Answer: Sooty

Harry Corbett bought the original glove puppet as a present for his son, Matthew, when they were on holiday in Blackpool in 1948. Their first television appearance was four years later, on a talent show, which they won. Originally the little bear was completely yellow, but his ears and nose were covered with soot to make him stand out more on black and white television, hence his name.

Answer: Toronto

Toronto is the capital of the province of Ontario. Its name probably comes from an Iroquois word meaning 'the place where trees stand in the water'.

Answer: vow

Vow comes through Middle English from the Old French 'vou', which, in turn, comes from the Latin word 'votum' meaning a 'wish'.

Answer: workshop

A workshop is also used to describe a discussion forum focussed on a single topic.

Answer: oxbow

An oxbow lake gets its name from the curved shape of a yoke worn by an ox.

Answer: yolk

The word 'yolk' is derived through Old English 'geoloca' from the word 'geolu' meaning 'yellow'.

Answer: zoology

The word comes from two Greek words, 'zoon' meaning 'animal', and 'logos' meaning 'knowledge'.