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English Slang for Tourists Trivia Quiz

The following words or phrases are all in use in various parts of the UK. This quiz has been written to help the tourist understand what they hear when in the company of normal everyday Brits. There are no obscenities in this quiz.

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

Author
romeomikegolf

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,138

Updated
Aug 18 23

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
19 / 25

Plays
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Awards
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Question 1 of 25

1. If someone says they saw a woman without any 'Alans', what was she not wearing? Hint

Gloves

Panties

Glasses

Shoes

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Question 2 of 25

2. If you hear someone say it is 'brass monkeys' outside, what is it like? Hint

Very wet

Very cold

Very warm

Very dry

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Question 3 of 25

3. What is a 'crapper'? Hint

Hat

A bad smell

A bad car

Toilet

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Question 4 of 25

4. If someone is described as 'doolally' are they...? Hint

Drunk

Clever

Insane

Good looking

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Question 5 of 25

5. What does an 'egg chaser' do? Hint

Work in a fertility clinic

Keep chickens

Play rugby

Date lots of women

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Question 6 of 25

6. If you are told you are 'flying low' what would you do? Hint

Pull up your zip

Buy a round of drinks

Get up off the floor

Get serious

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Question 7 of 25

7. What is a 'grockle'? Hint

A drunk

A pretty woman

A vegetarian

A tourist

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Question 8 of 25

8. If you are about to 'hurl', what are you going to do? Hint

Play a Scottish game on ice

Vomit

Go for a drink

Dance

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Question 9 of 25

9. If something is 'iffy' is it...? Hint

Unlikely

Slightly illegal

Not quite correct

All of these

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Question 10 of 25

10. If you are on your 'jack', what would you be? Hint

By yourself

Unlucky

Sitting down

Going home

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Question 11 of 25

11. If you put the 'kibosh' on something, you improve matters.

True

False

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Question 12 of 25

12. If you have the 'lurgy' what have you got? Hint

A headache

An illness

A twenty pound note

A hangover

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Question 13 of 25

13. Where does a 'monkeyhanger' live? Hint

Liverpool

Hartlepool

Scotland

Bristol

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Question 14 of 25

14. What is a 'numpty'? Hint

A sausage

A raincoat

An idiot

An old car

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Question 15 of 25

15. If you have been promised a night of passion, you are on a ... ? Hint

bike

treadmill

promise

job

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Question 16 of 25

16. In a popular UK television show Del calls Rodney a 'plonker'. What does it mean? Hint

He thinks he's a genius

He thinks he's an idiot

Rodney keeps getting drunk

It's a term of brotherly affection

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Question 17 of 25

17. What is a 'quid'? Hint

A pound (weight)

A pound (money)

A loaf

A cigarette

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Question 18 of 25

18. If something or someone was described as 'rank', would it be a compliment?

Yes

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Question 19 of 25

19. If someone told you it was your 'shout', what would you do? Hint

Buy the next drinks

Leave quickly

Speak loudly

Hit them

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Question 20 of 25

20. What is a 'twocer'? Hint

Someone who steals cars

Someone who drinks heavily

An idiot

Someone who repeats everything

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Question 21 of 25

21. 'Up the duff' means ...? Hint

gone to town

useless

in trouble

pregnant

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Question 22 of 25

22. If something is described as being 'wonky', which of these would best describe it? Hint

Incorrect

Fabulous

Upside down

Unstable

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Question 23 of 25

23. The person you are talking to calls you a 'wazzock'. What does he think you are? Hint

A genius

An idiot

A drunk

A tourist

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Question 24 of 25

24. How long is 'yonks'? Hint

Five years

Six months

Ten years

An unspecified period

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Question 25 of 25

25. I'm going to grab some 'zeds'. What will I do? Hint

Get a coffee

Have a shower

Go to work

Go to sleep

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If someone says they saw a woman without any 'Alans', what was she not wearing?

Answer: Panties

Alan Whickers - knickers. Alan Whicker is a famous British TV travel journalist.

2. If you hear someone say it is 'brass monkeys' outside, what is it like?

Answer: Very cold

It's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey. This is thought to have originated in the days of sailing ships. The 'monkey' was a piece of brass which held cannonballs in a stack. When the temperature dropped the brass contracted at a faster rate than the iron cannonballs and so spilled them on deck.

Hence 'it's cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'. The true origin of the phrase is, in truth, unknown.

3. What is a 'crapper'?

Answer: Toilet

The term was probably coined by WW1 American soldiers after seeing the name of Thomas Crapper on the cisterns of toilets in the UK. Thomas was a plumber but did not actually invent the flush toilet, he did however file several patents for improvements.

4. If someone is described as 'doolally' are they...?

Answer: Insane

Named after an affliction suffered by British servicemen at Deolali in India. Also heard as 'doolally tap'.

5. What does an 'egg chaser' do?

Answer: Play rugby

Because of the shape of the ball.

6. If you are told you are 'flying low' what would you do?

Answer: Pull up your zip

If you are flying low you had better shut the stable door before the horse bolts.

7. What is a 'grockle'?

Answer: A tourist

In some places it is also used to describe someone who has just moved into the area.

8. If you are about to 'hurl', what are you going to do?

Answer: Vomit

This is quite a descriptive one. In some parts you may hear it said as 'hurl chunks'.

9. If something is 'iffy' is it...?

Answer: All of these

Anything that is not exactly as it should be can be described as being a bit iffy.

10. If you are on your 'jack', what would you be?

Answer: By yourself

On your 'jack' means being alone, from rhyming slang, Jack Jones or Jack Malone.

11. If you put the 'kibosh' on something, you improve matters.

Answer: False

If you put the 'kibosh' on something, you ruin it. As in 'He broke his leg and that put the kibosh on his playing career'.

12. If you have the 'lurgy' what have you got?

Answer: An illness

The dreaded lurgy, or the dreaded, is a name sometimes given to an unspecified illness.

13. Where does a 'monkeyhanger' live?

Answer: Hartlepool

This comes from the Napoleonic wars when a ship was wrecked off the port of Hartlepool in the north east. The local population found a monkey clinging to the wreckage and hung it as a French spy.
If you value your life NEVER EVER call a true Geordie a monkeyhanger.

14. What is a 'numpty'?

Answer: An idiot

Numpty is of Scottish origin but is slowly breaking into general usage thanks to a certain program on national radio.
A raincoat is a 'mac', and both of the others are 'bangers'.

15. If you have been promised a night of passion, you are on a ... ?

Answer: promise

Speaks for itself.

16. In a popular UK television show Del calls Rodney a 'plonker'. What does it mean?

Answer: He thinks he's an idiot

He also calls him a 'Wally', which means the same thing. Rodney invariably messes things up, which leads to Del calling him a 'plonker'.

17. What is a 'quid'?

Answer: A pound (money)

If you make a profit or are successful at something you would be 'quids in'. The origin of 'quid' is a cause of much debate. Some people think it comes from the Latin 'quid pro quo', to give something for something.

18. If something or someone was described as 'rank', would it be a compliment?

Answer: No

To be 'rank' is to be disgusting.

19. If someone told you it was your 'shout', what would you do?

Answer: Buy the next drinks

If it's 'your shout' and you *don't* get the drinks, you may be called a tight wad.

20. What is a 'twocer'?

Answer: Someone who steals cars

A 'twocer', pronounced twocker is a person who steals cars. The name comes from police slang for the offence of Taking Without Owners Consent.

21. 'Up the duff' means ...?

Answer: pregnant

Another one is 'up the spout'. If you are in trouble you could be 'up the creek without a paddle'.

22. If something is described as being 'wonky', which of these would best describe it?

Answer: Unstable

It is normally applied to inanimate objects such as wheels, bar stools etc. when they become loose.

23. The person you are talking to calls you a 'wazzock'. What does he think you are?

Answer: An idiot

As in 'you spawny eyed parrot faced wazzock'. Mainly a northern expression. You may also be called a 'prat', a 'pillock' or a 'plonker'.

24. How long is 'yonks'?

Answer: An unspecified period

'Yonks' can be any length of time, as in.. 'I haven't seen him in yonks.'

25. I'm going to grab some 'zeds'. What will I do?

Answer: Go to sleep

From the way cartoonists depict someone asleep, Zzzzzzzzz.

Source: Author romeomikegolf

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