She's Fine Trivia Quiz

Answer: shell

The shell of a tortoise is made up of two parts, the carapace and the plastron. The carapace is the harder part, and is made up of plates called scutes. The plastron is the belly area, and is connected to the carapace by the bridge.

Answer: sherry

Sherry gets its name from the Andalusian city of Jerez de la Frontera. Under Spanish law, it has the protected denomination of origin status, meaning that the grapes have to come from the Sherry Triangle (an area between Jerez de la Frontera) for the drink to count as authentic sherry.

Some varieties of sherry are light or 'fino', while others such as Amontillado are dark, and dessert sherries also exist. Brits like to use it as a trifle flavouring.

Answer: shears

There are several different types of shears; the ones described here are also known as secateurs or had pruners, and often have plastic handles. Blade shears are the kind used to shear sheep; Aussie players may be familiar with the song 'Click Go the Shears'. Pinking shears are used for cutting cloth, and hair shears for cutting hair.

Answer: shenanigans

The origin of the word 'shenanigans' is unclear, but one suggestion is that it comes from the Irish word 'sionnachuighim', or 'I play the fox'. It is generally used to mean complicated, adventurous or mischievous antics, sometimes involving pranks. In 'Cow Days', an early episode of 'South Park', Kyle alerts Officer Barbrady to the shady goings-on of a traveling carnival by 'calling shenanigans'.

Answer: shekels

The shekel was an ancient coin used by Semitic peoples in Biblical times. It was also a unit of measurement used for weighing barley. The modern version used in Israel is known as the Israeli new shekel, and can also be used as legal tender in the Palestinian territories.

Answer: shepherd

The Bible contains several mentions of shepherds, including David - future king of Israel and slayer of Goliath - and Abel, Adam and Eve's son and the Bible's first murder victim. Metaphorically speaking, you could also consider Jesus one, with his followers as his 'flock'. Dogs with the ability to herd sheep are also sometimes called 'shepherds', the most well-known example being the German shepherd, or Alsatian, although it's used more as a police dog these days.

Answer: sheaf

Sheaves of wheat often appear on coats of arms for European and Australian towns, such as Salciile in Romania, Dubbo in Australia (which also features a pair of kangaroos), Partizánske in Slovakia, and Eastleigh in England. The city of Sheffield, in fact, gets its name from sheaves (its name means 'sheaf field').

Answer: sherbet

Sherbet in this context means the fizzy powder, a popular sweet for British children in the 1950s; the question specifically alludes to Barratt's Sherbet Fountain, where the liquorice stick functioned as a straw. In newer versions, the stick was solid and had to be dipped in the powder instead.

Sherbet can also mean a sweet drink popular in west Asia and the Indian subcontinent, flavoured with flower petals or fruit, or a frozen dessert.

Answer: sheikh

In the traditional sense, a sheikh is a leader of a tribe; the title is passed down from the father and given to a son at birth ('sheikha' is the female equivalent). Fans of silent cinema may have seen the Rudolph Valentino movie 'The Sheikh', in which Valentino plays the title character, who falls in love with an English woman, played by Agnes Ayers. (The question is a reference to Sheikh Mansour, who purchased Manchester City in 2008.)

Answer: shelter

Shelter is both a noun and a verb, as in 'to shelter from the rain' or 'to hide in a shelter', as in the above context. It is also the name of a British charity which helps homeless people.