Taking an Anagrammed Holiday Trivia Quiz

Answer: Curies Cruise

Sea cruises are an extremely popular holiday for many people and are operated around many oceans and rivers of the world. The time aboard the ship itself is as much the vacation as the ports of call along the way. In fact there are now 'cruises to nowhere' where the ship sails on the open sea for a few days and then returns to its original port.

Answer: Penal Plane

The word plane is used informally for aeroplane (or airplane in North America). The word comes from the Greek 'aer' (air) and 'planos' (wandering). This originally referred to just the wings as they were a 'plane wandering through the air' but was later adopted to use for the entire craft.

Answer: Octavian Vacation

The words vacation and holiday are used differently throughout the world. In some countries they are interchangeable - simply meaning time off work whether one stays at home or travels. Others use them to differentiate whether it is just time off work or whether they are going away from home - this also differs as to which way around they are used.

A sabbatical is usually a longer period of time taken off work.

Answer: Seaside Disease

The seaside is always a favourite with holidayers throughout the world whether they travel to one within their own country or to one of the more exotic locations around the world. The word seaside refers to a pelagic coast - one which is onto the open sea, whereas a beach or a shore can also be used for a river or lake as well.

Answer: Thole Hotel

A hotel provides anything from basic accommodation up to large five star hotels that provide luxury accommodation and many extra facilities within the complex itself. A concept in Japan is the use of 'capsule hotels' where patrons sleep in rectangular fibreglass containers stacked on top of each other.

Answer: Varlet Travel

The word travel has its basis in the word 'travail' which is actually described as something painful or requiring excessive labour or exertion - definitely not the connotation one has with the word today which is, usually, one of pleasure. It is believed that it describes how hazardous it was to travel great distances in the middle ages.

Answer: Hops Shop

Shopping is a huge part of many people's holidays whether it be for the expensive items an area is well-known for or to carry home the obligatory souvenirs that are sold everywhere. The souvenir trade is a huge part of the tourist industry as it has the dual purposes of improving the local economy and as an advertising tool to encourage others to visit.

Answer: Rout Tour

A tour group involves a planned itinerary, visiting a number of places with a local guide who can help people get the most out of a particular place in the least amount of time. They are extremely popular with tourists and can last from an afternoon to a few weeks in duration.

The tour company provides the transport, food and accommodation so the only thing left for the tourist to do is enjoy the sights.

Answer: Nett Tent

A tent is a form of shelter that is made from some sort of material draped over a frame. Larger tents are attached to poles and anchored to the ground using ropes. There is no limit on the size of a tent - they can range from a small structure just big enough for one person, up to the size of a circus tent that is able to seat thousands.

Answer: Crepitus Pictures

What would one's holiday be without the pictures that are taken to remind us of everything that we saw? Most of these pictures will be photographs where the camera lens literally reproduces what the human eye can see. Sir John Herschel coined the word 'photograph' in 1839 from the Greek words 'phos' (light) and 'graphe' (drawing or writing) meaning 'drawing with light'.