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Blend words again. More unusual combinations.

Created by Philian

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Blend words again More unusual combinations game quiz
"Join "smoke" with "fog" and you get "smog". It's sometimes that easy to get a new blend word. But do you always know where the bits come from and what the new word means? Some British - some U.S.A."

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1. What are the ingredients in the dessert called "banoffee" or "banofi"?
    banyan and coffee
    banyan and toffee
    banana and coffee
    banana and toffee


2. What does the word "Mockney" mean?
    The criticism of a certain style of painting.
    A blend of various choice types of coffee.
    A form of music originating in the east end of London.
    The putting on of a false working-class London accent.


3. Which of the following words could mean a reasonably accurate but not precisely certain calculation about something?
    a midcalc
    a conjectimate
    an approxsuppose
    a guestimate


4. Technical words being blended can often lead to new words for familiar devices. Which of the following words could you blend with "recorder"?
    calculator
    mobile
    camera
    printer


5. Which of the following words can blend with "entertainment" in order to give a new word for a new concept?
    education
    history
    comedy
    geography


6. Which of the following has been noted as a blend word to describe some one who spends a lot of time using the World Wide Web?
    a netizen
    a webatic
    a denizen
    a weebie


7. What would you be likely to do with a "squarial"?
    Use it as part of a car navigation system.
    Use it find objects buried underground - it's a mine detector.
    Nothing - it's an obsolete form of satellite television reception device
    Use it to trace unlicensed radio stations.


8. In a description of the activities of which profession might you hear the word "Mummerset"?
    medical
    acting
    legal
    tax inspectors


9. Which word can you blend with "ascending" to make a new recreational activity?
    parachute
    powerboat
    motorcycle
    river


10. Which word has often been used by headline writers and advertisers to blend with one of their favourites "sensational"?
    sex
    real
    new
    clean


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