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'S' is for.... Trivia Quiz

Onto part 19 now where I give you a scenario involving a word beginning with 'S' and you guess the answer. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by kristian88. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
kristian88

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
149,162

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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692

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whilst I was on my travels I visited Africa. On one trip out I came across a sign that said 'Danger Syrtis'. What was it warning me of? Hint

Land mines

Quicksand

Lions

Crocodiles

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Question 2 of 10

2. I was in Greece one time and there were lots of 'spelaean' creatures there. What were the creatures I had seen? Hint

Puffins

Bats

Dogs

Cats

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Question 3 of 10

3. I have a friend who is a doctor and works in the 'synosteology' department at the hospital. What does he specialise in? Hint

Backbone

Brittle bones

Joints

Bones of the hands and feet

4. There is a friend of a friend that I know who works at an animal research laboratory. He is quite pleased with the fact that he is the premier specialist in 'spraints'. What is he a specialist in? Hint

Rabbit vomit

Bat guano

Otters' dung

Stoat skeletons

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Question 5 of 10

5. The friend of the friend who specialises in 'spraints' is a manufacturer. He told me recently that he had to buy a new 'swage'. With what does he work? Hint

Wax

Glass

Metal

Plaster of Paris

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Question 6 of 10

6. I was in the local museum one time and on display was a 'strigil'. From what group of people did it come? Hint

Aztecs

Egyptians

Phoenicians

Romans

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Question 7 of 10

7. A Russian man was sitting at home, got up and then looked out of the window. He saw a 'suslik' on the ground outside. What had he seen? Hint

Acorn

Horse chestnut

Quail

Squirrel

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Question 8 of 10

8. Whilst on a holiday I witnessed 'sudd' at the location of some great history. To which historical country did I go? Hint

Tibet

Greece

China

Egypt

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Question 9 of 10

9. If by chance you get the chance to go to India, you may well come across a 'surwan'. What is he likely to be doing? Hint

Painting portraits

Driving camels

Selling fruit

Playing kabbadi

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Question 10 of 10

10. I have a friend who has just recently returned from somewhere hot...I forget exactly where. He told me he was researching a tropical disease called 'surra'. Which animals does it most affect? Hint

Horses

Giant pygmy sloths

Humans

Unicorns

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whilst I was on my travels I visited Africa. On one trip out I came across a sign that said 'Danger Syrtis'. What was it warning me of?

Answer: Quicksand

Syrtis comes from the Latin for quicksand.

2. I was in Greece one time and there were lots of 'spelaean' creatures there. What were the creatures I had seen?

Answer: Bats

Spelaean means of, or inhabiting a cave...and bats most closely fit that description.

3. I have a friend who is a doctor and works in the 'synosteology' department at the hospital. What does he specialise in?

Answer: Joints

Synosteology is the study of joints and comes from three Greek words: 'syn-' meaning together, 'osteon' meaning bone and 'logia' meaning study. Hence, we have the study of bones coming together, or joints.

4. There is a friend of a friend that I know who works at an animal research laboratory. He is quite pleased with the fact that he is the premier specialist in 'spraints'. What is he a specialist in?

Answer: Otters' dung

Spraints is indeed otters' dung. It comes from the Latin 'exprimere' meaning to press out...enough said.

5. The friend of the friend who specialises in 'spraints' is a manufacturer. He told me recently that he had to buy a new 'swage'. With what does he work?

Answer: Metal

A swage is a metal worker's grooved shaping tool. From the Old French 'souage'.

6. I was in the local museum one time and on display was a 'strigil'. From what group of people did it come?

Answer: Romans

Strigil is the skin scraper that the Romans used after bathing to remove dirt.

7. A Russian man was sitting at home, got up and then looked out of the window. He saw a 'suslik' on the ground outside. What had he seen?

Answer: Squirrel

A suslik is from the Russian and is a type of ground squirrel.

8. Whilst on a holiday I witnessed 'sudd' at the location of some great history. To which historical country did I go?

Answer: Egypt

Sudd is actually a mass of floating weeds and trees that forms an island in the Nile...where wildlife form their home.

9. If by chance you get the chance to go to India, you may well come across a 'surwan'. What is he likely to be doing?

Answer: Driving camels

A surwan is a camel driver and comes from the Anglo-Indian dictionary.

10. I have a friend who has just recently returned from somewhere hot...I forget exactly where. He told me he was researching a tropical disease called 'surra'. Which animals does it most affect?

Answer: Horses

Surra is indeed a tropical disease that affects horses.

Source: Author kristian88

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