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1. In World War II a "bazooka" was a tubular anti-tank rocker launcher but what was the original meaning of this word in the 1930s?
2. A bikini is a brief two-piece swimsuit for women. Which nation first introduced this word and meaning into the language?
3. The word "contrail" entered the language in 1945. Which of the following is the correct definition?
4. The word "boondocks" means an isolated or wild region, far from the centre of civilization. From which language did the word derive?
5. The expression "flavor-of-the-month" is now used to describe anything that is currently popular. From the 1940s American advertising gimmick for which product did this expression first derive?
6. During World War II what was the specialised meaning given to the word "goon"?
7. What was the alternative name given to the French Resistance Movement during the occupation by the Germans in World War II?
8. What was the name given to the prefabricated floating harbour used by the Allies to follow up on D-Day?
9. Why were the prefabricated huts called "Quonset huts" so named?
10. The American humorist H.L.Mencken coined the word "ecdysiast" in 1940. What sort of entertainer or artist was he trying to name?
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