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Words I like Trivia Quiz

It's time to share some of my favorite words with the world. Included are some of my "Pet Peeves" for their universal mis-use in modern writing. Definitions are from "Webster's New International Dictionary", unless another source is cited.

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

Author
califpete

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,464

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these is "a long, light rowboat, sharp at both ends"? In modern times they're usually occupied by a single person. Hint

ferry

wherry

coracle

coquina

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which word means "mighty hunter"? Hint

Funk

Knave

Nimrod

Dorking

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Question 3 of 10

3. This word is useful for discussing the charms of waitresses without offending them or your fellow diners. Which of these means "having shapely buttocks"? Hint

callipygian

kedgeree

cabotage

supernal

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which word is synonymous with "absquatulate", meaning "to hide, be concealed, or depart clandestinely"? Hint

abscond

adjure

harbour

masticate

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Question 5 of 10

5. What are you if you're orientated? Hint

Aligned toward the east.

Having an eye lift.

Getting through your first day at a new job.

Knighted by the king of Siam.

6. Of the many words assimilated into English from Yiddish, which of these -- according to "Every Goy's Guide to Common Jewish Expressions" -- means "An inept, bungling person; a habitual failure"? Hint

skua

schlimazel

schlemiel

frisson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Alright is the correct term for feeling fine or doing well.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a uvula? Hint

A South American carnivorous parrot

The external female genitalia

The pendent fleshy lobe in the soft palate -- that thing you see hanging down when you open your mouth wide

A bone in the leg

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Question 9 of 10

9. To impact means to damage.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Just for fun, a Southern United States colloquialism. When one is naked, one "ain't got no clothes on". According to the late, hilarious, Lewis Grizzard, what are you if you're "nekkid?" Hint

Cajun

hungry

snapping turtle

You ain't got no clothes on, and you're up to somethin'!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these is "a long, light rowboat, sharp at both ends"? In modern times they're usually occupied by a single person.

Answer: wherry

A ferry is a vessel for carrying goods and people from shore to shore across a specific body of water, and is legally a continuation of the highways which lead to it. A coracle is a small boat made by stretching a hide over a wicker frame (Jim used one in "Treasure Island"). Coquina is a soft, whitish stone made of broken shells and coral cemented together, used for road beds and building material.

2. Which word means "mighty hunter"?

Answer: Nimrod

Nimrod is from the Bible (Genesis 10, v 8-10), a son of Cush who was a mighty hunter and ruler. A knave is a boy servant or a crafty person. A dorking is an English domestic fowl. Funk originally meant "to be frightened, to flinch, to shrink back".

3. This word is useful for discussing the charms of waitresses without offending them or your fellow diners. Which of these means "having shapely buttocks"?

Answer: callipygian

Cabotage is coastal trade or legal restriction of air traffic. Kedgeree is an East Indian dish (food, not ceramic). Supernal is heavenly, divine, or lofty...which brings us back to our original word!

4. Which word is synonymous with "absquatulate", meaning "to hide, be concealed, or depart clandestinely"?

Answer: abscond

Harbour can be a verb, but it refers to offering refuge, possibly clandestinely, but not having any import of departure. Adjure is a variant of abjure, meaning to repudiate or profess to abandon. Masticate means chew.

5. What are you if you're orientated?

Answer: Aligned toward the east.

One goes to orientation to get oriented, not orientated (just as arbitration is performed by arbiters, and commentators comment).

Answer: schlemiel

A frisson is an emotional thrill or shudder. A skua is a north Atlantic gull. A schlemiel is an awkward and unlucky person for whom things never turn out right. The difference between schlemiel and schlimazel, according to "Every Goy's Guide to Common Jewish Expressions", is that a schlemiel is the guy who always spills the soup, and a schlimazel (several spellings are common) is the guy it lands on.

7. Alright is the correct term for feeling fine or doing well.

Answer: FALSE

No matter how many generations are erroneously influenced by The Who, the correct term is two words, "all right".

8. What is a uvula?

Answer: The pendent fleshy lobe in the soft palate -- that thing you see hanging down when you open your mouth wide

The external female genitalia are known as the vulva. The human leg bones are the tibia, fibula, and femur. I don't know whether there are carnivorous parrots.

9. To impact means to damage.

Answer: false

Impact is normally a noun, but it can be used as a verb, within a very limited definition. "To impact" is "to come into forcible contact" or "to press firmly together; to pack or wedge". Logs in a river, wisdom teeth, or bowels can be impacted, but political situations and economies cannot.

This word is often used incorrectly.

10. Just for fun, a Southern United States colloquialism. When one is naked, one "ain't got no clothes on". According to the late, hilarious, Lewis Grizzard, what are you if you're "nekkid?"

Answer: You ain't got no clothes on, and you're up to somethin'!

Stolen without shame from Mr. Grizzard, a very funny man who is missed by many.

Source: Author califpete

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