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'M' is for.... Trivia Quiz

Half way through now in my A-Z thing. I give you a scenario involving a word beginning with 'M' and you guess the answer. Easy peasy. Enjoy!

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

Author
kristian88

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,782

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
715

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Question 1 of 10

1. I once had the misfortune of being involved in a crime and then being caught by a policeman. He told me that what I had done was 'mulctuary'. What did he mean? Hint

Punishable by imprisonment

Punishable by death

Punishable by a fine

Punishable by the birch

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Question 2 of 10

2. I placed four objects in front of my daughter one day and asked her to pick out the one that was 'mucronate'. Which did she pick out, which happened to be the right one? Hint

Pencil

Pencil case

Eraser

Calculator

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Question 3 of 10

3. I came down to breakfast one morning to find my girlfriend being 'mellivorous'. What had I caught her putting on her toast? Hint

Honey

Jam

Marmalade

Butter

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Question 4 of 10

4. I went into my local store the other day and took some goods to the counter. I asked if I could have them 'mabbled' and I was told I could. What had I asked for? Hint

To be kept at the store until I picked them

To be delivered

To be wrapped up

To be put on credit

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Question 5 of 10

5. A friend of mine was telling me about someone and their 'menarche'. What sex and approximate age was this particular individual she was telling me about? Hint

Male 13

Male 60

Female 60

Female 13

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Question 6 of 10

6. I woke up one morning and asked my girlfriend what the weather was like outside. She got up and opened the curtains and told me it was 'madid'. What was the weather like? Hint

Sunny

Cloudy

Windy

Raining

7. I went round to a friend's house recently and we were sitting in the house with a beer, when I noticed an awful smell. I asked him what it was and he told me it was his 'myxen'. What was causing the smell? Hint

His food disposal unit

His blocked drains

His compost heap

His female pet weasel

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Question 8 of 10

8. There is a friend of mine who is obsessed with books and movies and sometimes lives his life like one, often in a fantasy world. One thing he goes on about is a place called 'Morannon'. Who is the author that actually invented it? Hint

J.R.R. Tolkien

J.K. Rowling

Roald Dahl

Arthur Conan-Doyle

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Question 9 of 10

9. There is a guy in my local pub who is always in there. Everyone gets on with him but he openly admits to being 'mopsical', which can be amusing sometimes. What is he? Hint

Partly deaf

Clumsy

Short sighted

Bow legged

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Question 10 of 10

10. I have a friend who I met this one time at band camp and she told me she was a 'myropolist'. I didn't want to look stupid at the time so looked it up when I got home. What did she do for a living? Hint

Performed a circus act involving a ping pong ball and a flute

Worked as an acrobat in a travelling circus

Sold perfume

Made soap

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. I once had the misfortune of being involved in a crime and then being caught by a policeman. He told me that what I had done was 'mulctuary'. What did he mean?

Answer: Punishable by a fine

It means imposing a penalty which is payable by a fine.

2. I placed four objects in front of my daughter one day and asked her to pick out the one that was 'mucronate'. Which did she pick out, which happened to be the right one?

Answer: Pencil

Mucronate means culminating in a sharp point. It is generally applied to the natural world such as mucronate leaves and mucronate feathers but can be used to denote mucronate items in everyday life.

3. I came down to breakfast one morning to find my girlfriend being 'mellivorous'. What had I caught her putting on her toast?

Answer: Honey

Mellivorous is the eating of honey. It comes from the Latin 'mel' meaning honey and 'vorous' being the devouring of. Go back far enough, and the origin of the "melli..." (mellifluous, melodious) words is Greek.

4. I went into my local store the other day and took some goods to the counter. I asked if I could have them 'mabbled' and I was told I could. What had I asked for?

Answer: To be wrapped up

To mabble is to wrap up. The word has now fallen into the category of being an obsolete word.

5. A friend of mine was telling me about someone and their 'menarche'. What sex and approximate age was this particular individual she was telling me about?

Answer: Female 13

Menarche is the first menstruation of a female, usually at the time of puberty. From the Greek meaning person to begin.

6. I woke up one morning and asked my girlfriend what the weather was like outside. She got up and opened the curtains and told me it was 'madid'. What was the weather like?

Answer: Raining

Madid means wet, moist or damp, coming from the Latin 'madidus' meaning to be wet.

Answer: His compost heap

A myxen or mixen is a compost heap or a dunghill. It originates from the French word 'meohx' meaning dung or filth.

Answer: J.R.R. Tolkien

Morannon, or also called the Black Gate, appears in the 'Rings' group of stories and is a location in the universe of middle-earth.

9. There is a guy in my local pub who is always in there. Everyone gets on with him but he openly admits to being 'mopsical', which can be amusing sometimes. What is he?

Answer: Short sighted

Mopsical means short sightedness. It translates as being mope eyed or dull eyed.

Answer: Sold perfume

It originates from the Greek and means one who sells unguents or perfumes. It is now an obsolete word.

Source: Author kristian88

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