Poppycock and Balderdash! Trivia Quiz

Answer: A sunfish

The sunfish is the largest and heaviest fish that is not made of cartilage. Its scientific name is mola mola, which gave the sunfish its nickname. It weighs around 1,000 kg! If you guessed the rear end of the mole, the rest of the quiz is not going to go well.

Answer: A frozen fog

Pogonip refers to an icy, dangerous fog, especially in the valleys in the Rocky Mountains. According to a Native American tradition, popgnip can damage your lungs. It really can, so stay away from pogonip if you see any! If you guessed mountain road, at least you were on the right track!

Answer: A seat on an elephant

A howdah is a (usually ornate) seat on the back of an elephant. It is used in India and Southeast Asia. It may also be placed on the back of a camel. It normally has a roof and is only used by royalty or nobility.

Answer: A glossary

I bet you were wondering, "It can't be that easy!" Glossary is essentially a shortened version. An alternate definition is the upper lip of a mosquito. I am not sure how those two are related.

Answer: Similar to a rabbit's foot

The part of the word that was a real hint was "pod", which refers to a foot in Latin. That should have narrowed it to smelly and rabbit-like. If you guessed smelly, good try! The word can usually mean feet covered with fur, like a wolf or a ptarmigan.

Answer: An experiment in your thoughts

Albert Einstein was one of the first to pioneer the use of this word (Merriam-Webster). He carried out many gedankenexperiments in his lifetime! These usually happen before an actual experiment. Try saying this word ten times fast.

Answer: A soil tiller

This is the longest normal palindrome in the English language. Surprisingly, its definition is expected by most. Some have asked why we just don't take out the "va" and say "rotator". I have no idea. A soil tiller can be found at most hardware stores, but it will not be advertised as this word.

Answer: Using a microscope with an electric light to take a picture

This is a long definition. This word is actually relatively self-explanatory. It is useful when one wants to take a picture of an extremely small thing. Although the other definitions had something to do with the words (except for one), the correct answer put everything together. We are almost done!

Answer: A synonym for beautiful

This word comes from the Latin root "pulcher" which translates to "beautiful". If you are a man, you are free to use this word in complimenting your wife/girlfriend. Although they may not get it, you will impress them with your breadth of knowledge. As an aside, a monk's robe is sometimes called a "habit", and the quality of being fat has several words associated with it such as "corpulent".

Answer: A fly from Thailand

This word is the longest acceptable binomial word in the systematic naming of animals. The fly in question is not very powerful or special. A word for the inflammation of the ear is Otitis media, and I don't know any special word for an African honeybee. You're done!