What's a Name In? (Part 7) Trivia Quiz

Answer: snowstorm

In the Great BLIZZARD of 1888, a record 400 people perished in the Northeast United States--the worst death toll in the country's history for a winter storm. It occurred on March 11th and 12th that year, as 40 to 50 inches of snow befell the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York region. Snowdrifts engulfed houses and trains, while 200 ships were sunk because of the big waves created by the winds.

Answer: naturally

INNATELY means naturally, that is, to have naturally occurring inborn characteristics. The Late Latin innatus meant "native, natural."

Answer: sly laugh

To SNICKER, meaning to laugh slyly, comes possibly from the Dutch "snikken" meaning to gasp or sob. Though the meanings may be almost exact opposites in emotional resonance, the similarity of the sounds emitted may account for the etymological linkage.

Answer: sandwich shop

The world famous Carnegie DELI officially closed business at its 7th Avenue Manhattan location on December 30, 2016. In a closing letter from the President, she thanked their "loyal patrons, - tourists, dignitaries, and New Yorkers alike" but she did add that the institution would be licensing locations at New York's Madison Square Garden, The Mirage Casino in Las Vegas, the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and at the US Open Tennis Championships in Flushing, Queens.

He also mentioned that their family-owned meat processing plant in New Jersey would continue, therefore customers and fans could still order their products online.

Answer: philologist

A GRAMMARIAN is one who studies language; some of the more famous and influential philologists of the English language include Noah Webster, Samuel Johnson, Ben Jonson, and Joseph Priestley.

Answer: mitigate

To ALLEVIATE means to provide relief or to make something easier. Similarly, mitigate means to make something less harsh, less severe. The Late Latin alleviatus, from alleviare, meant to "lift up, raise," or "to lighten one's burden."

Answer: marijuana

CANNABIS is a genus of a flowering plant of which one of its uses is to cultivate the recreational drug (and in some cases medicinal drug) also known as marijuana. Cannabis that has less than 1% of THC is called hemp. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the chemical compound in cannabis that causes the feeling of being high.

Answer: tenant expeller

An EVICTOR is someone charged with expelling someone from their home. The Late Latin origin "evictionem", meaning the recovery of property after judicial pronouncement, led to the Middle French "éviction" in the mid 15th century.

Answer: type of seed

The United States imports over 102 million pounds of SESAME seeds a year. The majority of those seeds are used for hamburger buns.

Answer: clangor

To JANGLE is to make a harsh discordant sound, just clangor is to make a harsh resonant sound. Originally the 12th century Old French jangler meant "to chatter or argue noisily", which probably came from the Middle Dutch "jangelen" meaning to whine, and the German "janken" which meant "howl."