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Obfuscated Orthology Trivia Quiz

Welcome to my Obfuscated (unclear) Orthology (correct use of words) quiz! Can you match up the unusual 'O' word on the right with its definition on the left?

A matching quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
reedy

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
403,960

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1124

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. Dust and fluff, like what you find under your bed		Olid
2. Very sharp eyesight		Ochlophobia
3. Rhythmic movement of the body (the art of dance)		Orpharion
4. Interpretation of the howling of dogs or wolves in order to tell the future		Oose
5. To annoy someone by constantly repeating yourself		Ololygmancy
6. The irrational fear of crowds		Opisthenar
7. A Renaissance stringed instrument, resembling a large lute		Orrery
8. The back of your hand		Oxyblepsia
9. Extremely foul-smelling		Obganiate
10. A mechanical (rotating) model of our solar system		Orchesis

Select each answer

1. Dust and fluff, like what you find under your bed

2. Very sharp eyesight

3. Rhythmic movement of the body (the art of dance)

4. Interpretation of the howling of dogs or wolves in order to tell the future

5. To annoy someone by constantly repeating yourself

6. The irrational fear of crowds

7. A Renaissance stringed instrument, resembling a large lute

8. The back of your hand

9. Extremely foul-smelling

10. A mechanical (rotating) model of our solar system

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dust and fluff, like what you find under your bed

Answer: Oose

'Oose' comes from the Scot dialect and has its origins from 'oos', which is the plural of 'oo' (AKA 'wool').

2. Very sharp eyesight

Answer: Oxyblepsia

'Oxyblepsia' can be broken down into a couple of parts:

The prefix 'oxy-' means 'acute' or 'keen'; 'blepsis' comes from the Greek, meaning 'sight'.

Another term meaning the same thing is 'Oxyopia'.

3. Rhythmic movement of the body (the art of dance)

Answer: Orchesis

Related to the word 'orchestra', 'orchesis' comes through Latin from the Greek ('orchesthai', meaning 'to dance'), where it was first applied to the rhythmic movement (or dancing) within the chorus of Greek theatre.

4. Interpretation of the howling of dogs or wolves in order to tell the future

Answer: Ololygmancy

'Ololygmancy' comes from the Greek 'ololuzo', meaning 'howl', and 'manteia', meaning 'prophecy'.

5. To annoy someone by constantly repeating yourself

Answer: Obganiate

'Obganiate' comes from the Latin word 'obgannio', which means 'to snarl at'. Which is kind of funny to me, because it seems more appropriate to describe what the person being annoyed would do, rather than the one being repetitive.

6. The irrational fear of crowds

Answer: Ochlophobia

Of course, you should know the meaning of 'phobia', from the Greek for 'fear'. Our prefix 'ochlo-' is also from the Greek from the word 'ochlos', meaning 'mob'.

7. A Renaissance stringed instrument, resembling a large lute

Answer: Orpharion

The orpharion is actually part of the 'cittern' family of stringed instruments, and it looks somewhat like a lute. The strings were generally plucked (instead of strummed) using a plectrum (a pick) or one's fingers.

'Orpharion' is a combination of Orpheus (the legendary Greek musician and poet) and Arion (the ancient Greek kithara player and composer).

8. The back of your hand

Answer: Opisthenar

'Opisthenar' is an anatomical term for the back of your hand, coming from the root 'thenar', referring to the palm of the hand, coupled with 'opisthen', meaning 'behind or 'back'.

9. Extremely foul-smelling

Answer: Olid

'Olid' comes from the Latin 'olēre' (to smell) as 'olidus', meaning 'stinking' or 'fetid' or 'rank'.

10. A mechanical (rotating) model of our solar system

Answer: Orrery

The 'orrery' was named after Charles Boyle, 4th Earl of Orrery, who was presented (in the early 1700s) with the first working (modern-era) clockwork model of the relationship between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun. It was George Graham who actually invented the device, under the Earl's patronage. Since then, models have included more planets (and moons) within the solar system, representing their physical relationships to one another in space.

Source: Author reedy

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