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Ambiguous Words Trivia Quiz

Lots of words used to refer to food have meanings with absolutely nothing to do with food. This quiz covers a few of those words. The active word is in CAPS.

A multiple-choice quiz by chrissie25. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
chrissie25

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,861

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Many people like NUTS. Some like cashews, macadamia nuts, or peanuts, and others like pecans. If someone asks you the question, "Are you NUTS?", what are they really saying? Hint

Are you crazy?

Are you related to a nut?

Are you a type of nut?

Is your name nuts?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Some people like to eat bite-sized foods like nachos, chips and other snacks like that. They taste much better if used with a DIP. Tasty dips include cheese dips, guacamole, sour cream and bean dips. If someone says, "my stock took a DIP today", what really happened? Hint

The value of the stock declined

The stock was eaten

The stock got wet

The stock melted into a waxy substance

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Question 3 of 10

3. Have you ever eaten DUCK? It has a unique taste, not quite like chicken or turkey. DUCK is another one of those words with many meanings. If someone throws a ball at you and your friend yells at you, saying "DUCK", what are they trying to tell you to do? Hint

To admire a duck on the water

To note that the batsman scored a zero

To avoid the issue under discussion

To move your head or body quickly downward or away

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Question 4 of 10

4. CHICKEN is a delicious meat that can be served in a variety of ways. If someone calls you a CHICKEN, what are they really trying to say? Hint

You are a bird

You can lay eggs

Your name is chicken

You are a coward

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Question 5 of 10

5. POP is another name for soda. An example is Coca-Cola or Coke. If someone calls you "POP", what are they implying? Hint

You are a type of music

You make a sharp explosive noise

You are a father, or an older man

You are a sweet drink

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Question 6 of 10

6. Most people like FISH. There are a variety of FISH that we eat, ranging from freshwater to deepwater fishes. While chatting with your friend, you mention an activity that you want to do. Your friend says that he is busy and that he can't be bothered because he has a "bigger FISH to fry". What does he mean? Hint

He needs to catch a fish

He caught a big fish and needs to fry it

He has more important matters to take care of

He is hungry

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Question 7 of 10

7. A JAM is a type of preserve or crushed fruit. It is usually mixed with sugar and other flavorings and sold in jars. While out walking, you overhear a bit of a conversion. The person says "James is in a bit of a JAM". What has happened to James? Hint

He is in a difficult situation

He is not getting any signals

He was put in a bottle

He is full to capacity

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lots of SEEDs are edible and quite good for your health. Pumpkin and sunflower SEEDs are some of the more tasty SEEDs available. Jasmine and her friend are starting up a travel business. Jasmine is providing the SEED money. What exactly is Jasmine doing? Hint

She is giving her friend seeds to use as money

She is planting money in the ground so that it will grow seeds

Providing the startup money

She is planting seeds so that they will grow into money

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Question 9 of 10

9. SQUASH is a type of vegetable that resembles a pumpkin. You are walking to your car and you overhear one man yell to another man, "I will SQUASH you like a bug". What is he saying he will do? Hint

He will turn him into a pumpkin

He will buy him a vehicle, then cause an accident

They will play a game

He is going to beat him up or destroy him

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Question 10 of 10

10. EGGS are used in cakes, omelets and many delicious desserts. If you decide to "EGG" someone on, what are you doing to them? Hint

Throwing eggs at them

Cooking them in a dessert

Urge or instigating them to do something

Removing their eggs

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Many people like NUTS. Some like cashews, macadamia nuts, or peanuts, and others like pecans. If someone asks you the question, "Are you NUTS?", what are they really saying?

Answer: Are you crazy?

You must have done something really odd and they want to know if you are crazy. In "The Karate Kid" (1984), when Daniel asks his mom to sign the All-Valley Tournament application form so he can fight, she reads the form before signing it. The form states that if Daniel gets injured, his mom won't hold anyone responsible.

She throws away the unsigned form, asking Daniel if he is NUTS, but Daniel rescues the form from the garbage and fakes her signature on it.

Answer: The value of the stock declined

It means that the value of the stock declined on that day. Stocks are usually volatile, and sometimes for reasons beyond comprehension (mine anyway), the values will rise or DIP, making some people richer and others poorer.

Answer: To move your head or body quickly downward or away

Get out of the way or you will be hurt. While the other explanations all apply to the word DUCK, none of them are applicable in this situation. The word DUCK means to dive, bend down or evade.

4. CHICKEN is a delicious meat that can be served in a variety of ways. If someone calls you a CHICKEN, what are they really trying to say?

Answer: You are a coward

In "Back to the Future 2" (1989), Biff taunts Marty McFly by asking him if he is CHICKEN. Marty replies, "Nobody... calls me... chicken." What happens next has to be seen to be believed. If you haven't seen the movie yet, I won't spoil it for you by saying what happens next.

5. POP is another name for soda. An example is Coca-Cola or Coke. If someone calls you "POP", what are they implying?

Answer: You are a father, or an older man

It is an affectionate term that is used to refer to a daddy, or you may call an older gentleman "pop" or "pops". The term can be respectful or very disrespectful, depending on where you live.

Answer: He has more important matters to take care of

It means that he has something more pressing and important to do. Brad Paisley had an entire song dedicated to the words, "Bigger Fish To Fry". The short version is that he has done some bad things but the Devil won't notice when he dies and goes to hell, because the Devil will be looking out for the politicians and CEOs. Yep, the Devil's got "bigger FISH to fry".

Answer: He is in a difficult situation

He is in a difficult situation. A Three Stooges short film titled "Gents in a JAM" depicted the stooges in another of their unfortunate mishaps. They were about to get evicted (the JAM), when a bit of luck happened their way. Of course, being the three stooges, they managed to mess up their good luck anyway.

Answer: Providing the startup money

Seed money or venture capital is startup money usually given by family, friends or banks and other financial institutions until the business starts earning a profit so it can start making repayments. If you are extremely fortunate, seed money can come from an inheritance.

9. SQUASH is a type of vegetable that resembles a pumpkin. You are walking to your car and you overhear one man yell to another man, "I will SQUASH you like a bug". What is he saying he will do?

Answer: He is going to beat him up or destroy him

The man's opponent will be beaten or softened up. This is one of speedway rider Paul Cooper's favorite sayings. He says that anyone who gets in his way will be SQUASHed like a bug.

10. EGGS are used in cakes, omelets and many delicious desserts. If you decide to "EGG" someone on, what are you doing to them?

Answer: Urge or instigating them to do something

To egg someone on is to urge or encourage or instigate an act or action. Generally, this is a negative action. In some countries, that same statement can imply, "Don't encourage them", as they are already naughty, or something like that.

Source: Author chrissie25

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