Walk the Line Trivia Quiz

Answer: balk

To balk is to refuse obstinately a request, obstacle or challenge. In baseball, a balk is an illegal motion that allows other players to move to the next base.

Answer: calk

A calk or caulk is a blunt spiked cleat (protrusion) that can be found on horseshoes. It helps keep horses from slipping on the pavement or ice, and is typically made of metal.

Answer: cark

When someone is said to have carked it, they have died. It may derive from the call of the crow, a carrion feeding bird. To cark can also be to burden or worry someone.

Answer: lark

A lark is a small passerine bird known for its beautiful song. The practical use of the song is to attract mates and protect territory. To lark can also be to frolic and play.

Answer: lard

Lard is obtained from any fatty tissue of the pig. Leaf lard is the highest grade of lard due to its relative cleanliness. It is found around the kidneys and is typically rendered before use. Rendered lard is simply heated and separated from the rest of the mixture. It is then used in baking, frying and soap-production, amongst other things.

Answer: land

Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is water, and 29% is land. Most human activity occurs on land, but the earliest animals tended to live in the oceans. Sea creatures like molluscs mainly came into existence in the Paleozoic Era and it took several hundred million years before mammals arrived.

Answer: lind

Lind was the archaic Old English word for the tree that was later changed into 'lime'. The lime or linden tree is still grown today, although it misleadingly does not produce lime fruits! It has an intoxicating scent that is so strong that bees can be temporarily stunned by it.

In Polish legend, cutting a linden tree down would result in great misfortune to the axe-wielder and his family. In regards to the other clue, Jenny Lind was nicknamed the 'Swedish Nightingale' for her melodious singing.

Answer: lint

Lint accumulates on seeds of the cotton plant or on fabric and was scraped off for use in dressing topical wounds. Its use has been dated to at least 1500 BC. Ancient Greeks and Egyptians used it with animal grease and honey to help close and clean injured areas.

Answer: tint

A tint is a pale or delicate shade of a colour. In colour theory it is the mixture of a colour with white to add lightness. Glass and hair are commonly tinted for aesthetic appeal.

Answer: tine

Although tines are the points found on forks and on antlers, they can refer to parallel or branching spikes extending from objects in general. They can be used to lock onto, move or impale other objects, depending on what use is required.