Word Matchplay Trivia Quiz

Answer: Black

Black Country - an area of the Midlands formerly known for heavy industry; carbon black: a carbon powder used as a pigment; black butter: a sauce made by heating butter until it browns then, usually, adding vinegar; Egyptian Black: another name for basalt.

Answer: Tulip

Parrot tulip: a two-coloured tulip with wavy petals; Tulip tree: a North American tree alternatively known as Yellow Poplar or Whitewood; tulip shell: a marine mollusc with a spiral shell resembling the whelk.

Answer: Hand

A hand plant is a manoeuvre in skateboarding; nap hand: five winning points in games or sport; station hand: In Australia, a farm worker ; court hand: an illegible style of handwriting used in English law courts until banned in 1731.

Answer: Double

Double knitting: a medium thickness yarn usually used in hand knitting; Double Gloucester: a hard cheese originally made in Gloucestershire; double penalty: another name for business double in the game of Bridge.

Answer: Indian

Indian summer: a spell of warm weather usually in late autumn; Indian Mutiny: a revolt against British rule 1857-8; Indian bison: another name for the Gaur - a wild ox native to India and Malaysia.

Answer: Butterfly

Butterfly ray: a small ray with broad triangular fins; butterfly knife: a broad knife used in some styles of kung fu, Butterfly bush: the Chinese Buddleia.

Answer: English

Middle English: the English language from circa 1150 to c.1470; English breakfast: a hot meal such as bacon, sausage and eggs; Estuary English: an accent spreading outwards from London encompassing southern educated speech and London (often slang) speech; English Pale: an area around Calais - the only part of France under English rule after the Hundred Year's War (recapured by France in 1588).

Answer: Market

Market garden: a place where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale; stock market: a stock exchange; flea market: a street market selling second-hand goods.

Answer: Channel

Beagle Channel: a channel through the islands of Tierra del Fuego named after Charles Darwin's ship HMS Beagle; red channel: a Customs area at a port or airport through which passengers should go if they have goods to declare; Channel hop: to travel across the English Channel frequently or for a brief trip.

A 'booze cruise' to France or Belgium where beer, wine, spirits and tobacco are substantially cheaper than the UK is a 'channel hop'.

Answer: Beetle

'Beetlejuice': a 1988 film starring Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Michael Keaton; Goliath beetle: a large tropical species, the male having a forked horn on the head; beetle crusher: in British humour, a large boot or shoe; Christmas beetle: a South African cicada.

Answer: Custard

Custard apple: a large tropical fruit with sweet fleshy pulp; egg custard: a dessert made with eggs and milk then baked; custard powder: flavoured cornflour for making custard.

Answer: Court

Court Circular: a report of the activities of the Royal Family published in newspapers; kangaroo court: an unofficial trial; court dress: clothing worn by the legal profession in a court of law; court bouillon: a stock made from wine and vegetables used in fish dishes.

Answer: Jacket

Norfolk jacket: a loose belted tweed jacket; jacket potato: a baked potato served with the skin on; dust jacket: a cover used to protect books.

Answer: Bottle

Bottle blonde: a derogatory term for a woman who has lightened her hair; Bottle tree: one of 2 Australian trees, the baobab of the Kimberley region and the Queensland flame tree; Woulfe bottle: a glass bottle having two or more necks, used in chemistry.

Answer: Spanish

Spanish Sahara: the old name for the Western Sahara desert; Spanish Town: west of Kingston, former capital and second-largest town of Jamaica; Spanish guitar: a six-stringed instrument used primarily for classical and folk music.

Answer: Baby

Jelly Baby: a sweet made of jelly formed in the shape of a baby; baby blue: a pale blue colour; baby grand: the smallest of the grand pianos.

Answer: Orchid

Desert Orchid: Britain's favourite racehorse, a grey gelding he won 34 of his 70 races; Frog orchid: a plant with small green flowers; Slipper orchid: another name for the plant Lady's Slipper.

Answer: Horse

Horse latitudes: sea areas between the trade winds and the westerlies, found in both hemispheres; iron horse: a steam railway engine; salt horse: an old nautical term for salted beef; liberty horse: a horse which performs riderless in a circus.

Answer: Australia

Advance Australia: a patriotic slogan; Australia Day: a public holiday celebrating the founding of New South Wales on 26th January 1788; South Australia: a central-southern state, capital Adelaide.

Answer: Ruby

ruby port: a deep red port matured in wood; balas ruby: a ruby with a rose-red colour; 'Ruby Tuesday': a song by The Rolling Stones.

Answer: Square

Square Mile: an informal term for the City of London; square leg: a fielding position in cricket; hollow square: a body of infantry soldiers drawn up in a square leaving a space in the middle.

Answer: Ground

Blue ground: rock containing diamonds found in South Africa and Siberia; middle ground: an area of compromise; ground squirrel: a burrowing rodent of North America and northern Eurasia.

Answer: Shadow

Five o'clock shadow: a slight growth of beard noticeable later in the day after a morning shave; shadow stitch: a criss-cross embroidery stitch; 'Moonlight Shadow': a 1983 song by Mike Oldfield.

Answer: Thunder

Thunderclap: a crash of thunder; thunderbox: a primitive lavatory; Thunder Bay: a city on an inlet of Lake Superior, SW Ontario.

Answer: Elephant

White elephant: a useless possession; Elephant grass: an African grass used for fodder and paper; Elephant Pass: a strip of land at the northern tip of Sri Lanka.