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A Portmanteau Edutainment Trivia Quiz

A portmanteau word is a blend of words, their meanings combined into the new word. In the best examples, the new word can be both amusing and "more than the sum of its two parts" ... hence Edutainment to describe the purpose of this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by jon541. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jon541

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

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380,672

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. "A relationship between two men which is extremely close but non-sexual". Which modern portmanteau word am I defining here? Hint

Bromance

Matedates

Bruvluv

Palgals

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which presidential portmanteau word is used to describe US (Republican) fiscal policy in the late 20th century?
Hint

Bushwhacking

Reaganomics

Nixontaxin'

Fordtrafficking

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these portmanteau words describes a mixed dog breed which is 50% poodle?
Hint

All of these

Cockapoo

Labradoodle

Schnoodle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which portmanteau word (combining the surname of a former Massachusetts governor and an amphibian) do we use to describe the political manipulation of voting districts? Hint

Briggsfrog

Gerrymander

Mortontoad

Newtgingrich

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Question 5 of 10

5. Creating a portmanteau word to describe a celebrity couple isn't just a 21st century tabloid fixation. Which of these couple-based portmanteau words dates from the 20th century?
Hint

Tomkat

Brangelina

Desilu

Bennifer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Fruits are not immune to the portmanteau treatment: which of these fruits is a pomelo hybrid?
Hint

Pluot

Peacherine

Tangelo

Peacotum

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Vietnam war saw some very unpleasant chemical agents directed at the Viet Cong. Can you identify the notorious flammable liquid which was a blend of napthene and palmitate?
Hint

Anthrax

Napalm

Capsaicin

Phosgene

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these portmanteau words describes a zebra which has been cross-bred with another equine species?
Hint

Zonkey

Zedonk

All of these

Zorse

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which portmanteau drink is registered as a trademark by Starbucks?
Hint

Scotchka

Mocktail

Frappucino

Alcopop

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these Southern African countries is a portmanteau blend of two previously separate territories?
Hint

Botswana

Malawi

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "A relationship between two men which is extremely close but non-sexual". Which modern portmanteau word am I defining here?

Answer: Bromance

A bromance is a portmanteau mixture of the words 'bro(ther)' and 'romance'.

The other possible answers are inventions.

2. Which presidential portmanteau word is used to describe US (Republican) fiscal policy in the late 20th century?

Answer: Reaganomics

Reagan's economic policy saw a return to the free-market and free-enterprise principles underlying a supply-side economics approach - as opposed to Keynesian demand-stimulus economics.

3. Which of these portmanteau words describes a mixed dog breed which is 50% poodle?

Answer: All of these

A Labradoodle is a Labrador retriever and poodle mix.
A cockapoo is a cocker spaniel and poodle mix.
A schnoodle is a schnauzer and poodle mix.

4. Which portmanteau word (combining the surname of a former Massachusetts governor and an amphibian) do we use to describe the political manipulation of voting districts?

Answer: Gerrymander

Elmore Gerry, governor of Massachusetts and later 5th Vice President under James Madison, maximised his party's chances in the 1812 state senate election by passing a bill which redrew the electoral districts. One of these was such a ludicrously elongated shape that it was satirized in the press and likened to a salamander... hence Gerry + mander.

Briggs and Morton were also both governors of Massachusetts but the words associated with them and given here as possible answers are inventions.

Newt Gingrich is a Georgian congressman and former Speaker rather than a portmanteau word.

5. Creating a portmanteau word to describe a celebrity couple isn't just a 21st century tabloid fixation. Which of these couple-based portmanteau words dates from the 20th century?

Answer: Desilu

Desilu, or Desilu Productions, was the television production company formed by Desi Arnaz Jr. and Lucille Ball of "I Love Lucy" fame.

Brangelina is, of course, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie; Bennifer refers to Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner; and Tomkat to the shortlived partnership between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.

6. Fruits are not immune to the portmanteau treatment: which of these fruits is a pomelo hybrid?

Answer: Tangelo

A tangelo is a tangerine and pomelo hybrid.

A peacherine is a mixture of peach and nectarine; a peacotum is a peach / apricot / plum hybrid; and a pluot (also known as an apriplum or a plumcot) is a plum and apricot mixture.

7. The Vietnam war saw some very unpleasant chemical agents directed at the Viet Cong. Can you identify the notorious flammable liquid which was a blend of napthene and palmitate?

Answer: Napalm

Not one of mankind's proudest moments, the use of napalm in warfare will always be remembered for the image of 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Ph�c running, naked and burnt, from her bombed village during the Vietnam War and for Robert Duvall's callous "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" from "Apocalypse Now".

8. Which of these portmanteau words describes a zebra which has been cross-bred with another equine species?

Answer: All of these

A zedonk (also sometimes called a zonkey) is a zebra (stallion) and donkey mix.
A zorse is a zebra (stallion) and horse mix.

9. Which portmanteau drink is registered as a trademark by Starbucks?

Answer: Frappucino

A frappucino is a portmanteau mixture of 'frapp�' and 'cappucino'.

A mocktail is an alcohol-free cocktail, an alcopop is an alcoholic carbonated soft drink and a scotchka is a blend of scotch whisky and vodka.

10. Which of these Southern African countries is a portmanteau blend of two previously separate territories?

Answer: Tanzania

Tanzania was formed when Tanganyika merged with neighbouring Zanzibar in 1964.

Source: Author jon541

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