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But It Also Means... Trivia Quiz

I'll give you a word and one meaning of it. You've got to pick (out of four) another meaning for that word. Easy? Well, I'm going to give you the common meaning...

A multiple-choice quiz by baloo55th. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
baloo55th

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,592

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

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1271

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Question 1 of 15

1. A Doodlebug was a World War II German flying bomb (the V-1). But it also could be: Hint

A leaf boring insect that makes interesting patterns

A smaller relation of the kingcrab

A chain saw

A diviner's rod

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Question 2 of 15

2. You've heard of anime (with an accent on the e or not) - it's Japanese cartoon work. But anime (with an accent on the e) also is: Hint

A primitive idol of a type found in south east Papua

An amber coloured resin from the coubaril tree

A South American bird related to the hoatzin

The animal equivalent of the human soul

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Question 3 of 15

3. To pounce means to jump on suddenly. But pounce can also mean: Hint

A peal of bells

A type of cat-like mongoose

A fine powder used to stop ink spreading

A medieval purse

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Question 4 of 15

4. Bard is the word used for a minstrel or poet. Well, you mightn't but other people do. But bard can also be: Hint

A colliery wagon in Kent

A priest of N'Jarray

A repetitive motif in organ music

Ornamental armour for a war horse

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Question 5 of 15

5. A lute is an old musical instrument (usually with a lot of strings). But the word lute can also mean: Hint

A small yellowy orange (a fruit, that is)

A small snake found in Tasmania

Very fine sand found in the Grenadines

A mixture of clay and cement used for sealing pipes

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Question 6 of 15

6. A wrangler is a cowboy - hence the jeans carrying that brand. But surprisingly, a wrangler can also be: Hint

A Cambridge University student who has first class honours in Part II of the mathematics tripos

A tyre fitter in South Africa

An Australian opal miner

All of these

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Question 7 of 15

7. Limber means pliant or flexible. But as well we've got: Hint

A column of troops in the Indian Army

The base part of a gun carriage (including wheels and pole)

An itinerant sheep shearer

A wooden box for holding beer bottles

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Question 8 of 15

8. Maggot (yuk!) - the larva of an insect. But as well: Hint

A leaden bearing on a cartwheel

A fancy or whim

A convict transported to Australia who was released and then re-offended

A rather weak Irish beer brewed from rye

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Question 9 of 15

9. Bill - means a thing you have to pay, doesn't it? And as well, it means: Hint

A printing machine that prints and cuts in one operation

A type of valley on the south west of Scotland

A type of sweeping brush with a forked head

A halberd with a narrow blade

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Question 10 of 15

10. Pie - well, it's a sort of baked thing with a pastry crust and something (hopefully) tasty inside it. But you might find that it also is: Hint

An old Indian coin worth one third of a pice

The young of the porpoise

Another name for the starling (a bird)

A fledgling blackbird

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Question 11 of 15

11. A lock is a gadget for stopping access to, or preventing the removal of, something. But you may find a lock that is quite different. It's: Hint

A Burmese temple with no roof

A set of three stars forming a triangle

A three mile section of a railway looked after by a lockman

A thingy on a canal that enables a boat to go up and down vertically

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Question 12 of 15

12. Oh, you know what a cat is! It's a smallish furry thing that purrs when it's happy. But a cat can be: Hint

A small fur covered purse in medieval times

A piece of wood used in the game of tipcat

A female aardvark

An obsolete Japanese coin worth 25 sen (a quarter of a yen)

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Question 13 of 15

13. A bloom is a flower. Everyone knows that (so long as they understand English!) But it may also be: Hint

A South African fox-like creature

A lightly baked soft bread roll

A head shaped rock formation found near undersea hot springs

An oblong lump of metal produced by rolling or forging an ingot

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Question 14 of 15

14. Shock - it's a sudden and usually unpleasant disturbance of a person's normal life. But a shock can also be: Hint

Part of the harness of a plough horse

A small relation of the herring found off South Africa

A load of sheaves of corn (or something) set on end to dry

A lightweight but all covering costume worn by African nuns

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Question 15 of 15

15. A fool - we all know one. Someone who is daft, one prawn short of a barbie, someone who hasn't discovered FunTrivia. But a fool can be as well: Hint

A South African cuckoo

A dessert made from pureed fruit and cream (yum!)

A stupid looking dolphin found off eastern Australia and New Zealand

A mixture of mustard, vinegar and cinnamon used to coat steaks

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A Doodlebug was a World War II German flying bomb (the V-1). But it also could be:

Answer: A diviner's rod

It's also a World War II utility motor truck, and the thingy that Americans call an antlion (or several other thingies that look like it) which is an insect but doesn't bore in leaves. Kingcrabs are fascinating - look them up.

2. You've heard of anime (with an accent on the e or not) - it's Japanese cartoon work. But anime (with an accent on the e) also is:

Answer: An amber coloured resin from the coubaril tree

No, I'm not getting involved in any discussions about animals, souls or whatever! It was a wrong answer, anyway. The hoatzin does exist - strange thing. Anime means alive in French. I think the resin is sticky when it emerges from the tree and gets flies stuck to it. You look it up. I'm not doing ALL the work round here...

3. To pounce means to jump on suddenly. But pounce can also mean:

Answer: A fine powder used to stop ink spreading

Also means to emboss metal by hammering from the reverse side. You don't need pounce nowadays with well prepared papers and ballpoint pens. Sand was also used sometimes as a sort of 'blotting paper'. You sprinkled it over your writing, and then tipped it back into the sandbox. Ah, the good old days...

4. Bard is the word used for a minstrel or poet. Well, you mightn't but other people do. But bard can also be:

Answer: Ornamental armour for a war horse

Also means a bit of bacon or pork fat used when roasting things that are lean. I was listening to a piece of repetitive organ music when I wrote this question. I don't think there are any priests of N'Jarray, as I've only just invented him. Now that he's getting known, though...

5. A lute is an old musical instrument (usually with a lot of strings). But the word lute can also mean:

Answer: A mixture of clay and cement used for sealing pipes

Also the stuff for sticking a crown in your mouth. My cousin on the NW Coast (ish) of the USA plays the lute. And the Uileann pipes. Probably the two hardest instruments in the world apart from the sitar and its relations. I play the mandolin, which is a little descendant of the lute (only four pairs of strings), and easy to play.

6. A wrangler is a cowboy - hence the jeans carrying that brand. But surprisingly, a wrangler can also be:

Answer: A Cambridge University student who has first class honours in Part II of the mathematics tripos

Sorry, that was a bit cruel. But fun. Well, I thought so and it's MY quiz. Don't ask me why the two right ones mean what they do. Oh yes, it can be an animal handler working in TV or film as well.

7. Limber means pliant or flexible. But as well we've got:

Answer: The base part of a gun carriage (including wheels and pole)

And they're not sure where either meaning comes from, either. It can also be part of the bilge of a ship.

8. Maggot (yuk!) - the larva of an insect. But as well:

Answer: A fancy or whim

I like the word leaden. I don't think the Irish brewed rye beer, but you never know. They probably would have distilled it, anyway. The word maggot occurs in some dance tunes, like 'Ethelbert Crum's Maggot'. That one's not real, but there are lots of them.

9. Bill - means a thing you have to pay, doesn't it? And as well, it means:

Answer: A halberd with a narrow blade

Also a beak (bird type - or platypus), a judge or magistrate (up before the beak again), or a sticking-out bit of land (like Portland Bill, etc). Don't think a brush with a forked head would be much use, but you never know. Someone will go away from here, make one, patent it and make millions. And they won't even say 'Thank you, Baloo'...

10. Pie - well, it's a sort of baked thing with a pastry crust and something (hopefully) tasty inside it. But you might find that it also is:

Answer: An old Indian coin worth one third of a pice

12 pies (or 4 pice) made up 1 anna before decimalisation. I anna was about a penny in UK money, postally anyway. So a pie would cost more than 1 pie. (Oh, give up, Baloo!) A pie CAN be a bird, but it's a magpie. If you thought of blackbirds, you were probably thinking of the four and twenty that were baked in a pie... And a pie can be a book for finding which church service should be on what day. Ever tried the British favourite pie, snake and pygmy? I prefer it without the pygmy.

11. A lock is a gadget for stopping access to, or preventing the removal of, something. But you may find a lock that is quite different. It's:

Answer: A thingy on a canal that enables a boat to go up and down vertically

ANY three stars will form a triangle. It is quite warm in Burma, but it can get rather wet as well... A lock can be a wrestling hold, a chunk of hair, or an air bubble that stops the flow of a liquid in a pipe.

12. Oh, you know what a cat is! It's a smallish furry thing that purrs when it's happy. But a cat can be:

Answer: A piece of wood used in the game of tipcat

Tipcat is played by knocking the 'cat' up in the air with a stick. It's probably more exciting than it sounds. Female aardvarks are just female aardvarks (unless you're a male aardvark and you've just found that one special one...). Japan didn't issue a 25 sen coin, but did issue 20 sen ones up to World War II. Since then it's been yens only.

13. A bloom is a flower. Everyone knows that (so long as they understand English!) But it may also be:

Answer: An oblong lump of metal produced by rolling or forging an ingot

The lump of metal gets its name from the Old English word bloma. Which means lump of metal. A bloomer is a medium sized loaf baked at the bottom of the oven, but it's crusty and not a bread roll. There are undersea hot springs, and some weird things live there.

14. Shock - it's a sudden and usually unpleasant disturbance of a person's normal life. But a shock can also be:

Answer: A load of sheaves of corn (or something) set on end to dry

They don't stack sheaves up nowadays. Not round here, anyway. It's all done by enormous machines. Shock can also refer to a bushy head of hair, probably because it looks like a load of sheaves of corn... I've no idea what African nuns wear.

15. A fool - we all know one. Someone who is daft, one prawn short of a barbie, someone who hasn't discovered FunTrivia. But a fool can be as well:

Answer: A dessert made from pureed fruit and cream (yum!)

Never tried that mustard, etc, one. Could be delicious, could be disgusting. Knowing my luck... Dolphins don't look stupid. They always look as if they know something we don't. Which they probably do. The dessert fool is most commonly seen as gooseberry fool, but can be any fruit. Possibly not durian, but then again... Well, I hope you've learned something here. If not, go back to the beginning and read it again...

Source: Author baloo55th

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