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Call My Bluff II Trivia Quiz

Join me as I again return to the days of old and revisit the quiz show 'Call My Bluff'. Two teams would take it in turns to describe an obscure word, which the opposite team would have to correctly identify. Only one description is the true one.

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

Author
awkins

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
187,028

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
591

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Bloviate - Choose the true meaning. Hint

A politician would be the perfect person to BLOVIATE. It means to speak at length in a pompous manner.

If an animal were to BLOVIATE, it would of course be related to dolphins and whales. It means to spray water through a blow hole.

To BLOVIATE, one would need to a long hollow rod, as it is the term used to refer to a glass blowers trade.

Around natural gas pipelines, a rupture would cause the gas to BLOVIATE. It is simply a blowing gas line.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hirci - Choose the true meaning. Hint

The HIRCI would have been used by gladiators in the arena. It correctly describes the net used with the trident.

McKintyre's HIRCI, discovered in 1749, was an early fossilized equine quadraped.

The Pacific HIRCI is one of the smallest saltwater fish in the world, living at depths of over 1000 feet.

Not wishing to be indelicate, HIRCI is of course armpit hair.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Glair - Choose the true meaning. Hint

GLAIR is a term for the white part of an egg.

GLAIR has been around since Edwardian times. Used by household servants, it is a polish made with beeswax used to shine floors and tables.

Used since the early days of space exploration, GLAIR is used to refer to the bright moonlight in space, as opposed to sunlight.

A GLAIR would be used to trap small migratory birds. It is the mesh strung between trees on known migration routes.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lemniscate - Choose the true meaning. Hint

LEMNISCATE is the real name of the infinity symbol.

Better known as the squiggle, the LEMNISCATE is that mark on the top row of the keyboard.

The LEMNISCATE is better known as the hash mark on a keyboard.

A LEMNISCATE is an eel-like creature found in ditches and muddy bogs in Southwestern Ontario.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Aegilops - Choose one of the meanings. Hint

AEGILOPS was one of the mythical giants, banished by the Roman Pantheon at the beginning of the world.

AEGILOPS is the scientific term for a particularly nasty form of ulcer found in the corner of the eye.

The AEGILOPS were believed, by the Toltecs, to be cannibalistic spirits who inhabit the bodies of the newly dead. This was one of the reasons for the ritualistic beheading of family members post death.

For those who spend their lives beachcombing, the AEGILOPS would be known under the more familiar name of razor clam.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Roorback - Choose the true meaning. Hint

To the uninitiated, the Africaan ROORBACK would tend to be intimidating, but it is actually a ritual welcoming ceremony reserved for very respected guests.

Typically found in small tributaries of the Amazon River, the South American ROORBACK is related to the Gar fish found in the Mississippi. It grows up to 16 feet long.

In the upper reaches of the Chilean Andes, the nomadic residents refer to the freezing wind and rain as the ROORBACK.

ROORBACK, attacking politicians again, is a slanderous story used for political gain.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Cadang-Cadang - Choose the true meaning. Hint

The CADANG-CADANG were once feared headhunters in the Borneo rainforest. They are believed to have been almost wiped out in the late 19th century due to widespread destruction of their rainforest habitat.

CADANG-CADANG is a virulent form of blight that attacks palm trees

The spotted hind quarters of the lesser CADANG-CADANG are what differentiate it from the common CADANG-CADANG. It is a south east Asian antelope, found on the borders of Cambodia and Thailand.

As many rice farmers in the Vietnamese delta have found out, the CADANG-CADANG beetle is devastating to the young rice crop.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Iiwi - Choose the true meaning. Hint

The IIWI or I'IWI, also known as the Hawaiian Honeycreeper, is a colorful bird found in the Hawaiian Islands, except Lanai

The carved heads on Easter Island are believed to have been inspired by the IIWI, a race that disappeared from the area sometime around the mid 1600's.

IIWI or more correctly II'WI are the first words believed to have been uttered by Buddha after his six year exile. It means "I have seen it."

Back when the Mongol hordes were pillaging their way across Europe, they encountered the IIWI. These were nomadic tribesman of the lower Turkey/Russian border.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Umiaq - Choose the true meaning. Hint

In ancient Egypt, the UMIAQ would have been present at the embalming of the Pharaoh's wife. His duty was to kill her cleanly and stay with the body until interment.

Native Americans would have taken the UMIAQ of their vanquished enemies. Commonly carried in a leather bag by the medicine man, it contained holy relics.

An UMIAQ would be used by Greenlanders, as it is a type of boat. Typically used for whale hunting.

Seldom even talked about these days, the UMIAQ at one point in time was considered essential on long sea journeys. It was the lucky Talisman of the Viking raiders, kept locked up next to the helmsman.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Sessile - Choose the true meaning. Hint

A type of hemp, SESSILE is actually still used for making Hawaiian grass skirts.

A SESSILE was first used in the Napoleonic war. It was a large spyglass carried on a horse drawn cart. It was capable of detecting ships at sea from a distance of 15 miles.

SESSILE is the word used to describe a gentle breeze blowing long grass.

If a leaf is connected directly to a stem or branch without a footstalk, it is said to be SESSILE. It means permanently attached.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bloviate - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: A politician would be the perfect person to BLOVIATE. It means to speak at length in a pompous manner.

I like this term. It seems very descriptive.

2. Hirci - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: Not wishing to be indelicate, HIRCI is of course armpit hair.

Please tell me you didn't choose the horse ancestor. Hirci = Horsey!

3. Glair - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: GLAIR is a term for the white part of an egg.

Glair as opposed to Glare, say it ain't so. And as for the polish, that is really grasping. It really does mean egg white, which is also called albumen. The term glair is also applied to a glue (derived from egg white) used in book binding.

4. Lemniscate - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: LEMNISCATE is the real name of the infinity symbol.

'∞'It was devised in 1655 by mathematician John Wallis and called lemniscus (latin for A Pendant Ribbon) by Jakob Bernoulli about forty years later.
From 'Mathworld.Wolfram.com' & 'Altreligion.About.com'
The correct term for the hash '#' is Octothorp.
'~' is actually the tilde.

5. Aegilops - Choose one of the meanings.

Answer: AEGILOPS is the scientific term for a particularly nasty form of ulcer found in the corner of the eye.

It is also a type of grass which is known as goatgrass.

6. Roorback - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: ROORBACK, attacking politicians again, is a slanderous story used for political gain.

The word originated in the election canvass of 1844, when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of James K. Polk, a candidate for President. It purported to be an extract from the 'Travels of Baron Roorbach.' From "ARTFL Project: Webster Dictionary, 1913".

7. Cadang-Cadang - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: CADANG-CADANG is a virulent form of blight that attacks palm trees

Bornean headhunters... That really is a cliche I guess.

8. Iiwi - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: The IIWI or I'IWI, also known as the Hawaiian Honeycreeper, is a colorful bird found in the Hawaiian Islands, except Lanai

The scientific name for the I'iwi is Vestiaria coccinea.
The statues are actually called Moai.

9. Umiaq - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: An UMIAQ would be used by Greenlanders, as it is a type of boat. Typically used for whale hunting.

It was also known as the 'woman's boat'.

10. Sessile - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: If a leaf is connected directly to a stem or branch without a footstalk, it is said to be SESSILE. It means permanently attached.

The rope thing may have got you if you were thinking of Sisal.
The wind may have jumped at you, but that is really susurration.

Again, my thanks go to 'Dictionary.com' for some of the definitions.

Source: Author awkins

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