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'E' is for... Trivia Quiz

Part 5 in the series. I will give you a scenario involving a word beginning with 'E' and you guess the answer. Nothing could be simpler....except maybe George W. Anyhow. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
143,462

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
894

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Question 1 of 10

1. After being out of work for some time, I recently took a job I would not normally take, but needs must. I am now employed as an 'ecdysiast'. What do I have to do to earn my money? Hint

Sewer unblocker

Wash dishes

Striptease dancing

Zoo cage cleaner

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Question 2 of 10

2. The other day I attended a seminar with my friend. There were about 20 people there and they were all 'eidolists'. What do you think the seminar was about, relevant to what they all were? Hint

Computer games

Bacteria

Ghosts

Angels

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Question 3 of 10

3. At a recent sporting event I witnessed an 'estrapade'. Where do you think I was when this happened? Hint

Manchester City football ground

Wimbledon tennis event

Chelsea flower show

Badminton horse trials

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Question 4 of 10

4. On holiday recently I met a man in a bar and he introduced himself as an 'equilibrist'. Where did he then tell me that he worked? Hint

In a museum

In a circus

In a horse stud

On a ship

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Question 5 of 10

5. I went for a walk near my home, with my dog, and into the forest. Whilst there I stood and witnessed a man 'excorticating'. What in blue blazes was he doing? Hint

Stripping the bark off a tree

Digging up truffles

Dancing naked around a camp fire

Putting up bird houses

6. I was watching tv, after I had had a walk in my local forest, and an episode of 'Sherlock Holmes' came on. At one point during the programme my girlfriend turned to me and said that's an 'ekka' you know. I didn't but do now....what did she point to? Hint

Violin bow

Victorian policeman's uniform

Old 5 pound note

Horse drawn carriage

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Question 7 of 10

7. After my girlfriend and I had watched an episode of 'Sherlock Holmes' she turned to me and said that she was 'enceinte'. I gasped at what she said. Why? Hint

She was pregnant

She was having an affair

She was a lesbian

She had had a sex change

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Question 8 of 10

8. On a recent holiday to the Isle of Man I met a woman who said she could show me something that was 'ecaudate'. Tentatively I followed and was surprised at what I saw. What was it? Hint

Water wheel

Manx cat

Electic tram railway

Horse drawn tram

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Question 9 of 10

9. On a quiet night in recently I decided to do a spot of 'epistolography'. What was I doing? Hint

Playing with my Hornby railway

Building a model aeroplane

Polishing my trophies

Writing a letter

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Question 10 of 10

10. I recently went to a show with my girlfriend. The guy we went to see was an 'engastrimuth'. What was he doing on the stage? Hint

Irish dancing

Yodelling

Balloon striptease dance

Ventriloquist act

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After being out of work for some time, I recently took a job I would not normally take, but needs must. I am now employed as an 'ecdysiast'. What do I have to do to earn my money?

Answer: Striptease dancing

An ecdysiast is a striptease performer. It comes from the Greek, ecdusis, meaning to strip off.

2. The other day I attended a seminar with my friend. There were about 20 people there and they were all 'eidolists'. What do you think the seminar was about, relevant to what they all were?

Answer: Ghosts

Eidolism is the belief in ghosts.

3. At a recent sporting event I witnessed an 'estrapade'. Where do you think I was when this happened?

Answer: Badminton horse trials

Estrapade is a horse's attempt to throw its rider by bucking and kicking.

4. On holiday recently I met a man in a bar and he introduced himself as an 'equilibrist'. Where did he then tell me that he worked?

Answer: In a circus

An equilibrist is actually a tightrope walker or someone who performs feats of balance in dangerous situations.

5. I went for a walk near my home, with my dog, and into the forest. Whilst there I stood and witnessed a man 'excorticating'. What in blue blazes was he doing?

Answer: Stripping the bark off a tree

To excorticate is to strip the bark off of, or alternatively the skin.

Answer: Horse drawn carriage

An ekka is a small one horse carriage.

7. After my girlfriend and I had watched an episode of 'Sherlock Holmes' she turned to me and said that she was 'enceinte'. I gasped at what she said. Why?

Answer: She was pregnant

Enceinte is pregnant. It can also mean a fortification around a fort but I thought it unlikely that she was telling me she was that.

8. On a recent holiday to the Isle of Man I met a woman who said she could show me something that was 'ecaudate'. Tentatively I followed and was surprised at what I saw. What was it?

Answer: Manx cat

Ecaudate means tailless and Manx cats are famous for having no tails.

9. On a quiet night in recently I decided to do a spot of 'epistolography'. What was I doing?

Answer: Writing a letter

Epistolography is letter-writing. It was originally used to denote the writing of epistles but the word now covers the writing of letters too.

10. I recently went to a show with my girlfriend. The guy we went to see was an 'engastrimuth'. What was he doing on the stage?

Answer: Ventriloquist act

An engastrimuth is a ventriloquist. It comes from the French and literally translated means 'in belly to speak'.

Source: Author kristian88

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