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Quiz about Its a Guy Thing
Quiz about Its a Guy Thing

It's a Guy Thing Trivia Quiz


Male first names, and especially their nicknames, show up in numerous common expressions in the English language. Let's see how many you can summon here.

A multiple-choice quiz by faridsbabe. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
faridsbabe
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
347,920
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
1860
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Question 1 of 10
1. A guy who's known to dress himself stylishly and carefully might be called a dapper ______. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. A guy who's a stereotypical everyman, not all that highly educated, probably with rather pedestrian tastes, is called an average ______. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A guy who makes a habit of looking at other people and other things in an improper and surreptitious way might be called a peeping _______. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A guy with a marked tendency to be suspicious about everything he's told might be called a doubting ___________. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Someone who has only recently joined a group could be called a ________ -come-lately. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A guy with a knack for doing well at many things is known as a _____ of all trades. Hey, there's a badge for that in FunTrivia! Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. A guy who can't resist interrupting his normal trajectory in order to pause and gape at something that has usually already created an interruption might be called a looky ____. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. A guy who wants to be your buddy only when things are going well, and is hard to find when they are not, can be termed a good-time _________. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. You might hear a guy who's really good-looking referred to as a gorgeous _______. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. And in closing, let us cast our minds back a few centuries (although this name is still in use today). A guy who has a way with the ladies, even if he's not from Verona, might be called a _______. Hint





Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. A guy who's known to dress himself stylishly and carefully might be called a dapper ______.

Answer: Dan

Not to be confused with mobster John Gotti, called the Dapper Don, a nickname which was obviously a play on this expression.
2. A guy who's a stereotypical everyman, not all that highly educated, probably with rather pedestrian tastes, is called an average ______.

Answer: Joe

There are several other terms used to express this idea, including "Joe Six-pack."
3. A guy who makes a habit of looking at other people and other things in an improper and surreptitious way might be called a peeping _______.

Answer: Tom

There seems to have been a guy called Tom in the Lady Godiva legend. Godiva's husband had decreed that if his wife was going to take that infamous horseback ride, nobody had better watch her doing it. Apparently Tom did; big mistake.
4. A guy with a marked tendency to be suspicious about everything he's told might be called a doubting ___________.

Answer: Thomas

This expression has a New Testament origin. Thomas was one of the twelve disciples, and expressed skepticism about the resurrection of Christ.
5. Someone who has only recently joined a group could be called a ________ -come-lately.

Answer: Johnny

This term can also be used to describe a newcomer in a socio-economic sense: an upstart; a "nouveau riche" sort; someone who's new to the game, whatever the game may be.
6. A guy with a knack for doing well at many things is known as a _____ of all trades. Hey, there's a badge for that in FunTrivia!

Answer: Jack

But please note that the full expression reads "jack of all trades, master of none" -- in other words, in order to really excel at any one thing, we usually have to concentrate less, brain-wise and time-wise, on other things.
7. A guy who can't resist interrupting his normal trajectory in order to pause and gape at something that has usually already created an interruption might be called a looky ____.

Answer: Lou

This term can really apply to both genders but "Lou" is more often a male nickname.
8. A guy who wants to be your buddy only when things are going well, and is hard to find when they are not, can be termed a good-time _________.

Answer: Charlie

You could also use this expression to describe someone who really loves to party.
9. You might hear a guy who's really good-looking referred to as a gorgeous _______.

Answer: George

There was a real-life Gorgeous George! He was an American professional wrestler called George Raymond Wagner (1915-1963).
10. And in closing, let us cast our minds back a few centuries (although this name is still in use today). A guy who has a way with the ladies, even if he's not from Verona, might be called a _______.

Answer: Romeo

Although Shakespeare's Romeo hailed from Verona, Italy, the name literally means a guy from Rome.
Source: Author faridsbabe

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