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Call My Bluff 3 Trivia Quiz

I again revisit the BBC quiz show 'Call My Bluff'. Two teams take it in turns to describe an obscure word, which their opponents would have to correctly identify. Only one description was the true one. Here we go again.

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
awkins

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,785

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1231

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Question 1 of 10

1. Umbra - Choose the true meaning. Hint

An UMBRA would normally be found close to a stone-age settlement. It was their trash pile.

An UMBRA is a dark area, especially the darkest part of a shadow, where all light is cut off. In astronomy, it would be the darkest region of a sunspot.

To the people of the Upper Nile, UMBRA was the familiar name of the god of prosperity. Each family would have a small statue over the door.

The best use for an UMBRA would be in a woodwork shop. It is a small file used to remove burrs from chisels.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Senescence - Choose the true meaning. Hint

The concentrated musk of Mink and other small mammals, is referred to as their SENESCENCE.

Scientists have for years studied SENESCENCE, looking for the secrets that will unlock the mysteries of gravitational waves.

SENESCENCE is of concern to everyone on the planet. It simply means growing old.

A SENESCENCE, as most people are no doubt aware, is the term given to a meeting of the senior members of a Spiritualist Church.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Undine - Choose the true meaning. Hint

In mythology an UNDINE is a water sprite, who can obtain a soul by marrying a human.

An UNDINE was a proto-cow. Or more simply, an ancestor of todays cows. Roughly the size of a large German Shepherd.

In the Zoroastrian religion, an UNDINE is one of the basic tenets, roughly equivalent to the Commandmant 'Thou shalt not kill'.

An UNDINE is a unit of measurement used by brewers to calculate the amount of sugar needed to raise the alcohol content of the mash.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Koksaghyz - Choose the true meaning. Hint

An Asian dandelion (Taraxacum KOKSAGHYZ) cultivated by the natives of Kazakhstan, as it produces a form of rubber.

If you see a sign saying KOKSAGHYZ during your next visit to Turkmenistan, be prepared to duck. It is a warning that the road ahead is in an area of avalanches.

For many years KOKSAGHYZ was used by the followers of the Hishmetish tribe of Patagonia as an antidote to spider venom. It is the sap of a climbing vine bearing bright orange berries.

KOKSAGHYZ is not a real word at all, but an aide-memoire, used by chemical research scientists to remember the make-up of PotassiumSeaborgiumHydroXylene.

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Question 5 of 10

5. MegaKaryocyte - Choose the true meaning. Hint

The MEGAKARYOCYTE is a bone marrow cell that produces platelets

To a marine biologist a MEGAKARYOCYTE is the Holy Grail. It represents the missing link between totally aquatic animals and totally terrestrial animals.

A MEGAKARYOCYTE is the largest size a circuit can be, and yet still be considered part of nanotechnology.

A protein cocktail, used by bodybuilders, MEGAKARYOCYTE consists mainly of creatine and beta-carotene.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sitatunga - Choose the true meaning. Hint

SITATUNGA was once believed to be the source of life. The Ancient Celts offered up sacrifices to him of sheep and goats to guarantee good fortune in battle.

A SITATUNGA would be used by the Cherokee people as a place to smoke meat. It is a structure, usually half buried, where they would hang and smoke buffalo meat.

The SITATUNGA is an amphibious antelope found in central and eastern Africa.

In Japan, a SITATUNGA is used in the art of Bonsai. It is the shallow tray in which the tree is cultivated.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Palimpsest - Choose the true meaning. Hint

Among the tribes of Papua, New Guinea, a PALIMPSEST was believed to ward off the evil spirits of enemies killed in battle.

In Medieval France, the PALIMPSEST was an envoy, usually from the Pope, carrying messages up and down the Seine river.

A PALIMPSEST, is the name given to the box that was carried on carriages, which was placed by the door allowing passengers to disembark without having to jump. This saved women especially from looking undignified.

If you were to find a manuscript, typically of papyrus, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing badly erased and still legible, you would have in your hands a PALIMPSEST.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Dybbuk - Choose the true meaning. Hint

In Jewish mythology a DYBBUK is a demon controlling the thoughts, words and deeds of a live body.

In the Transylvanian mountains, if one were to be described as a DYBBUK, you would probably provide meat for the whole community. It would mean you were an expert hunter with a crossbow.

For many years, a DYBBUK could be found hanging from a tree by the side of a road leading into a village. It is another name for a gibbet.

In Teutonic folklore, a DYBBUK would best be described as a cross between a vampire and a werewolf.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Odalisque - Choose the true meaning. Hint

An ODALISQUE, in Muslim folklore, was the soul of victim of a violent death. Often haunting the person who killed them.

If a teenager today was found to be in possesion of an ODALISQUE, nobody would think twice. It refers to a certain type of communication device used by agents during the 2nd World War. It would now apply to cell phones.

For anyone interested in botany, an ODALISQUE is quite simply the hybrid offspring of any two seperate species of orchid. Usually involving the grafting of one type to another.

Dating back hundreds of years, when the Turkish Sultan kept harems, an ODALISQUE was a female slave or concubine.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Haptic - Choose the true meaning. Hint

As unlikely as it sounds, any type of small lichen can be described as HAPTIC.

Simply put HAPTIC is of or relating to the sense of touch.

The best explanation for HAPTIC, would be of or related to the ammonia family. It is a type of cleaning agent used in bathrooms.

HAPTIC would generally be seen in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH). It is an antibiotic.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Umbra - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: An UMBRA is a dark area, especially the darkest part of a shadow, where all light is cut off. In astronomy, it would be the darkest region of a sunspot.

An UMBRA can also be the completely dark portion of the shadow thrown by a heavenly body during an eclipse.
I have no idea if there is a special tool for chisels, and I really don't want to know.

2. Senescence - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: SENESCENCE is of concern to everyone on the planet. It simply means growing old.

As time marches on, my thoughts now turn to my SENESCENCE. How old is middle age now?

3. Undine - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: In mythology an UNDINE is a water sprite, who can obtain a soul by marrying a human.

In some instances, the UNDINE must produce a baby with a human before it gains a soul.

4. Koksaghyz - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: An Asian dandelion (Taraxacum KOKSAGHYZ) cultivated by the natives of Kazakhstan, as it produces a form of rubber.

The roots of this plant really do produce a form of rubber.

5. MegaKaryocyte - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: The MEGAKARYOCYTE is a bone marrow cell that produces platelets

It is also known as megalokaryocyte.

6. Sitatunga - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: The SITATUNGA is an amphibious antelope found in central and eastern Africa.

Scientific name - Tragelaphus speckii. They have developed hooves adapted to stop them sinking in the soft mud of the swamps they live in.

7. Palimpsest - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: If you were to find a manuscript, typically of papyrus, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing badly erased and still legible, you would have in your hands a PALIMPSEST.

The Egyptians were great believers in recycling.

8. Dybbuk - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: In Jewish mythology a DYBBUK is a demon controlling the thoughts, words and deeds of a live body.

It could also refer to the soul of a dead person doing the same thing.

9. Odalisque - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: Dating back hundreds of years, when the Turkish Sultan kept harems, an ODALISQUE was a female slave or concubine.

I'm sure Allied agents during WWII would love to have had cell phone technology back then. As for the orchid offspring, I'm no expert, I just pretend to be one.

10. Haptic - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: Simply put HAPTIC is of or relating to the sense of touch.

I don't know if it still exists or not, but there was a toilet cleaner called Harpic.
My thanks again to 'Dictionary.com' for many of the true meanings.

Source: Author awkins

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