FunTrivia Humanities Mix: Vol 9 Quiz

Answer: William Shakespeare

Shakespeare is regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: Cantonese

The Cantonese language is widely spoken in Hong Kong and Macau. Char siu (barbequed pork) and har gow (dumplings) are popular delicacies. On the other hand, dim sum refers to small plates of dishes, usually served in Chinese restaurants during breakfast.

Question by player Matthew_07

Answer: In the pink

"Feeling blue" indicates sadness or depression. "In the red" means to be short on profit or funds. "In the black" means profitable or having enough cash on hand. "In the pink" is an idiom dating back at least to the 1900s. The origin of this phrase may date back to the 1500s when pink meant perfection.

Question by player DizWiz

Answer: Ivory

Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are killed by poachers for their tusks. In order to combat the trade in illegally poached ivory, the U.S. has made it illegal to import elephant ivory, and to sell objects made of ivory across state lines. An exception is made for antiques over 100 years old, and for native Inuit tribes who make and sell objects from walrus ivory.

In 2013, the federal government seized and crushed six tons of illegally imported ivory.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Wear it

A surplice is a garment worn by clergymen, choirboys and acolytes. It is worn over the top of a cassock and it is made of linen and it is white. It is usually used as a ceremonial vestment.

Question by player Carole233

Answer: Someone who has returned unexpectedly

Revenant is a term for someone who returns unexpectedly, especially someone who others have thought to be deceased. It is also an alternate term for a visible ghost or zombie.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: beer goggles

Dr Rebecca Monk reported on research conducted at Edge Hill University in Lancashire, England, in 2020. 80 test subjects were given alcohol and it was demonstrated that intoxicated people found a much higher percentage of photographs of others attractive than did sober subjects. Conclusion: beer goggles are real.

The effect of alcohol on one's visual perception of potential sexual partners has long been understood by the writers of country music. Mickey Gilley performed Baker Knight's song "Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" in 1976.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: an ice rink

The chore of cleaning the chips and debris from an ice rink was once tedious, using brooms and brushes. Then the Zamboni came along in 1944 with an original cost of approximately $5,000. Today a modern improved Zamboni costs somewhere in the $55,000 range. Some professional hockey teams have purchased two of them to clear the ice even faster.

Question by player rosygal

Answer: Hopefully

There are still those grammarians who insist that to say "hopefully we will have good weather on our holidays" is wrong. They say it does not mean the same as "I hope we will have good weather..." or "he was looking forward hopefully to good weather." The use of "hopefully" in the sense of the first quotation had long been banned by AP's Stylebook.

The change caused a great deal of debate between those on both sides. The Washington Post attracted more than 600 online comments when it reported the AP change. "We feel we just can't hold back the tide," David Minthorn, AP's deputy standards editor said.

Question by player darksplash

Answer: Double Dutch

If something makes no sense, it can be described as Double Dutch, according to the "Cambridge Online Dictionary". A record, "Double Dutch", was released in 1983 by Malcolm McLaren, less known as an artist than as manager and promoter of the infamous Sex Pistols.

The game involves at least three people - two to turn the (long) skipping ropes in opposite directions, and at least one to jump them, often involving intricate footwork and/or hip hop moves. It was supposedly introduced to the US by Dutch immigrants.

The wrong answers are also playground games.

Question by player Quiz_Beagle