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Quiz about Hidden Happy Times
Quiz about Hidden Happy Times

Hidden Happy Times Trivia Quiz


English uses many different words to describe similar emotions. Each question has a sentence with a hidden synonym of 'happy' in it. Find the concealed word, and you'll be happy, too. All derivations come from the Online Etymological Dictionary.

A multiple-choice quiz by looney_tunes. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
looney_tunes
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
297,089
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. What synonym for 'happy' (derived from a word meaning 'face') is hidden in the following sentence?

Shamefacedly, he stammered "It, uh, sort of made my heart ache, er, you know what I mean."

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. A synonym for 'happy' (which can be stressed differently to mean 'that which is contained') can be found in this sentence.

As they paused in front of the icon, ten teachers of art told their students to note its stylized details.

Answer: (One Word 7 letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. A synonym for 'happy' (one which indicates a state of high spirits) is hidden in the following sentence; what is it?

Judy called after her teenage daughter heading out to a party, "Don't be late, darling, I'll be waiting up for you."

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. What synonym of 'happy' (implying that one is filled with pleasure or delight) can be found hidden in this sentence?

When we attack our friends' snow fort, we will enjoy ousting them from their position.

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. The following warning conceals a synonym of 'happy' that indicates a carefree feeling. What is it?

Vampires must avoid daylight. Hear, Ted, and be warned to stay indoors until sunset.

Answer: (One word 12 letters (don?t hyphenate it))
Question 6 of 10
6. What synonym of 'happy' (one often associated with Christmas) is concealed within the following sentence?

During the summer, rye plants grow to maturity, and can be harvested in early autumn.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. Find the synonym for 'happy' (suggesting that one has been soothed) in this sentence:

Despite his wife's plea, sedition remained the traitor's purpose.

Answer: (One word 7 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. A synonym for 'happy' which has come to have a variety of alternative uses is concealed in this sentence; what is it?

Vega, you see, is also called Alpha Lyrae because it is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.

Answer: (One word 3 letters)
Question 9 of 10
9. The following short interchange is hiding a synonym for 'happy' which was originally used to mean 'enthusiastic'. What word is it?

"Which page should this article go on?" "The last." "OK, editor's decision is final."

Answer: (One word 6 letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. What synonym for 'happy' (whose spelling has changed several times over the last 800 years) lies concealed in this sentence?

Heavy textbooks are not appealing when considered alongside light editions in paperback.

Answer: (One word 9 letters)

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1. What synonym for 'happy' (derived from a word meaning 'face') is hidden in the following sentence? Shamefacedly, he stammered "It, uh, sort of made my heart ache, er, you know what I mean."

Answer: cheery

Shamefacedly, he stammered "It, uh, sort of made my heart aCHE, ER, You know what I mean."

'Cheery' is derived from the Anglo-Norman 'chere' ('the face'), from Old French 'chiere', from Late Latin 'cara' ('face'), from Greek 'kara' ('head'). Already by Middle English the meaning had extended metaphorically to mean 'mood as reflected in the face.' Originally, cheer could be used either in a positive or negative sense, but since the 14th century it has come to be used exclusively to describe a positive state.
2. A synonym for 'happy' (which can be stressed differently to mean 'that which is contained') can be found in this sentence. As they paused in front of the icon, ten teachers of art told their students to note its stylized details.

Answer: content

As they paused in front of the iCON, TEN Teachers of art told their students to note its stylized details.

The word 'content' appeared in English in 1418, evolving from the Middle French 'contenter', from content (adj.), c.1400, from Latin 'contentus' ('contained', 'satisfied'). The content person is satisfied because his or her desires are contained within that which he or she already has.
3. A synonym for 'happy' (one which indicates a state of high spirits) is hidden in the following sentence; what is it? Judy called after her teenage daughter heading out to a party, "Don't be late, darling, I'll be waiting up for you."

Answer: elated

Judy called after her teenage daughter heading out to a party, "Don't bE LATE, Darling, I'll be waiting up for you."

'Elated' comes from Latin 'elatus', the past participle of 'efferre', ('to bring out, exalt'). In Latin, the adjectival form indicated a lifting of the spirits, and that is the sense in which it has always been used in English.
4. What synonym of 'happy' (implying that one is filled with pleasure or delight) can be found hidden in this sentence? When we attack our friends' snow fort, we will enjoy ousting them from their position.

Answer: joyous

When we attack our friends' snow fort, we will enJOY OUSting them from their position.

'Joyous' means full of joy, a word which appears in English usage around 1225. 'Joy', meaning a feeling of pleasure or delight, has evolved from the Old French 'joie', which is derived from the Latin 'gaudere' ('rejoice').
5. The following warning conceals a synonym of 'happy' that indicates a carefree feeling. What is it? Vampires must avoid daylight. Hear, Ted, and be warned to stay indoors until sunset.

Answer: lighthearted

Use of 'lighthearted' to indicate a cheerful condition has been current from around 1400. The word light, meaning 'not heavy', comes from the Old English 'leoht', from a Proto-Germanic word, 'lingkhtaz'. 'Heart' is used metaphorically to refer to the centre of emotions, not the anatomical heart!
6. What synonym of 'happy' (one often associated with Christmas) is concealed within the following sentence? During the summer, rye plants grow to maturity, and can be harvested in early autumn.

Answer: merry

During the sumMER, RYe plants grow to maturity, and can be harvested in early autumn.

The word 'merry' comes from the Old English 'myrige', ('pleasing'or 'agreeable'), from Proto-Germanic 'murgijaz', which probably originally meant 'short-lasting'. The connection to 'pleasure' is possibly via the notion of 'making time fly'. The word had much wider senses in Middle English, e.g. 'pleasant-sounding' (of animal voices), 'fine' (of weather), 'handsome' (of dress), 'pleasant-tasting' (of herbs).
7. Find the synonym for 'happy' (suggesting that one has been soothed) in this sentence: Despite his wife's plea, sedition remained the traitor's purpose.

Answer: pleased

Despite his wife's PLEA, SEDition remained the traitor's purpose.

The verb 'to please', meaning 'to be agreeable', has been in use in the English language since 1325. It is derived from the Old French 'plaisir' ('to please') which comes from the Latin 'placere' ('to be acceptable, be liked, be approved') which is related to 'placare' ('to soothe or quiet').
8. A synonym for 'happy' which has come to have a variety of alternative uses is concealed in this sentence; what is it? Vega, you see, is also called Alpha Lyrae because it is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.

Answer: gay

VeGA, You see, is also called Alpha Lyrae because it is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra.

The word 'gay' has been in use since 1178 to mean 'full of joy or mirth, exuberant'. It comes from the Old French 'gai' ('gay', 'merry'). Its ultimate origin is disputed, perhaps from the Frankish 'gahi', though not all etymologists accept this. In recent usage, the term is also used to mean 'homosexual', and is also a slang term used to indicate disrespectful attitude towards the object or activity which it is used to modify.
9. The following short interchange is hiding a synonym for 'happy' which was originally used to mean 'enthusiastic'. What word is it? "Which page should this article go on?" "The last." "OK, editor's decision is final."

Answer: stoked

"Which page should this article go on?" "The laST." "OK, EDitor's decision is final."

The use of the word 'stoked' to mean 'enthusiastic' was first recorded in 1902, and was revived as surfer slang in 1963. It has since become more generally used to describe a very happy state of mind.
10. What synonym for 'happy' (whose spelling has changed several times over the last 800 years) lies concealed in this sentence? Heavy textbooks are not appealing when considered alongside light editions in paperback.

Answer: delighted

Heavy textbooks are not appealing when considered alongsiDE LIGHT EDitions in paperback.

'Delight' has been used in English since the early 13th century, although it was then spelled 'delit'. It derives from the Old French 'delit', related to 'delitier' ('please greatly', 'charm') which comes from the Latin 'delectare' ('to allure, delight'). The spelling became 'delite' until the 16th century, when it changed under the influence of words such as light and flight.

Hope this quiz has helped you feel cheery, content, elated, joyous, lighthearted, merry, pleased, gay, stoked, delighted, or just plain old happy.
Source: Author looney_tunes

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