Triple Whammy Number 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Attention

The word attention can be an order for a soldier, or anyone really, to sit or stand still and listen to what is being said. It is also a word that means to have one's whole focus on a particular object or person by paying attention to it, or to be in a state of readiness for what is about to happen.

Answer: Retracted

To retract anything is to withdraw what has been said about a particular issue or person, or to cancel a privilege or punishment perhaps. Planes retract their wheels back up into the carriage after taking off, and cats can either stick their claws into something (painful if on my leg) or withdraw them back up into their pads. Several of the words used in this quiz have multiple meanings.

Answer: Cabinet

A cabinet is an actual physical object such as a filing cabinet used in an office. It can also mean a body of politically elected representatives to parliament. Older meanings of the word include a small room or chamber, a set of art objects of some kind, or a very small house or hut.

Answer: Illustrate

To illustrate anything is to give an example referring to a subject you've been discussing. It could mean also to draw an image or images of some kind, such as those used in a book. Another older meaning of the word is to glorify someone by endowing them with honours.

Answer: Pandemic

Pandemic is a word usually used in association with epidemics of some kind which have become widespread over large areas of a population. The Black Death of the Middle Ages is the classic example given in this regard. The most devastating of its epidemics killed over one third of the population of Europe at that time.

Answer: Editor

The 1996 "Ed" tells the story of a baseball player who develops a friendship with a chimpanzee that was the team mascot, and also rather good at the game itself. The editor of a newspaper or magazine is ultimately responsible for all aspects of production of that paper or magazine.

He or she also has the final say on whether or not any particular article or news item should be included in any edition.

Answer: Adventure

An adventure is and exciting undertaking upon which one has embarked. It can be filled with positive experiences, but also dangerous ones. It quite often involves risky or daring undertakings. Many adventures have the possibility of a reward of some kind at their conclusions, but some are simply undertaken for the thrill of the experience and the unknown.

Answer: Proposal

A proposal is an offer of some kind, whether it be marriage, or a business deal, or some kind of undertaking. The offer has been made, and whether or not it is accepted indicates the success or otherwise of that proposal.

Answer: Motivate

To motivate anyone is to encourage or inspire or fill that person with enthusiasm to keep going, or to start anew, or to begin from scratch on any goal or objective. You're more or less trying to fill up their tank with eagerness to press ahead.

Answer: Animal

Once perhaps an animal could be described as a creature with four legs, one that wasn't human. The term now however, as understood by science, is any living creature that isn't a plant, but is capable of mobility. Oh how sad, we're only just one step ahead of a coconut.