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Where'd it come from?

Created by Richicago

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Etymology
Whered it come from game quiz
"Many of the everyday words and phrases we use have interesting origins. Here a a few that may be of interest."

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1. The "Sulky" carriage takes its name from:
    Lazy Drivers
    Inventor Sir Edmond Sulking
    Prideful horses
    Aloof drivers


2. Who or what is Seersucker?
    A fabric
    Prognosticater who is an easy touch
    A bird related to the sapsucker
    Otto Von Seersucker, WWII German General


3. Define the term "Pooh-Pooh".
    Hoop spelled backwards twice.
    A bodily function
    To express disdain for
    Two Milne characters


4. What is a Gorgon?
    Inhabitant of the planet Gorg
    An organ tuned to the key of G
    Hungarian monetary unit
    An incredibly ugly creature of myth


5. What is a Dixie Cup?
    A small paper cup
    A horseracing award
    Bra worn in the southern U.S.
    An article of formal dinnerware


6. Who or what is the fruit cantaloupe named after?
    One of the Fiji Islands
    A warning against marriage
    The Pope's county seat near Rome
    Giuseppe Cantaloupe


7. Who or what is "Buttinsky"?
    An interrupter
    A breed of goat
    A Polish clothes fastener
    A Russian Czar


8. Define "Sturm Und Drang".
    Reproductive fluids
    Storm and stress
    A 1920's vaudeville team
    A lawfirm in Downtown Munich


9. Where are the Islands of Langerhans?
    Your pancreas
    Norway
    Finland
    Sweden


10. What is a midwife?
    Woman married to Melvin Mid
    The second of three wives
    Birthing assistant
    The wife of a midshipman


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