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It's a whatch-amacallit, you know?

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Its a whatchamacallit you know game quiz
"Oddball and humorous names that are given to people and things."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. I've always liked the sound of the word 'loblolly'. Any idea what it might be?
    A type of candy
    A surgeon's assistant on a sailing ship
    A broom
    A wagon


2. When there were such things as soda shops, there was also something called a soda jerk. Can you guess what that was?
    A game done with the fingers
    A clod or simpleton
    A carbonated drink
    A counterman who drew soda from a tap


3. Dad was an angler. What does an angler do?
    He's a sly scam artist
    He's a plumber
    He's an architect
    He's a fisherman


4. What is a 'copper'?
    A policeman
    An electrical fuse
    A roof
    A thief


5. To what occupation might a 'bean counter' belong?
    Farmer
    Mathematician
    Cannery worker
    Accountant


6. In the 1950's, Al Capp, who was the cartoonist who created 'Lil Abner', came up with the term 'Kickapoo Joy Juice'. What was it?
    Aviation fuel
    Lighter fluid
    Hair tonic
    An illegally distilled alcoholic drink


7. Have you ever used a Chicago typewriter? Probably not, as it's a dangerous instrument. What might it be?
    A Thompson submachine gun
    A touch tone telephone
    An electric typewriter that could electrocute a person
    Any stolen article


8. What is the 'Big Apple'? It has nothing to do with a fruit.
    Washington D.C.
    A lottery jackpot
    The Mississippi River
    New York City


9. If a person is said to be 'vertically challenged', he is what?
    Afraid of heights
    Bald
    Not too bright
    Short


10. If you are in a 'greasy spoon', where are you?
    A good friends' kitchen
    A flatware shop
    A not too clean dining establishment
    An auto lube and repair shop


11. Where might you find a 'tar' or a 'swab jockey'?
    On a road crew
    At a race track
    In a maintenance department
    On a ship


12. What means of conveyance might be described as a 'hack'?
    A canoe
    A bus
    A taxi
    A train


13. American baseball players have a language all their own, using such terms as 'gas' or 'heat' for a hard thrown ball. What might they mean when they refer to 'wings' and 'wheels'?
    Clubhouse food
    Television viewing
    Travel
    Arms and legs


14. What might you do for a living if you're a wrangler?
    A dock worker
    A cowboy
    A cook
    A pilot


15. In the theatre, what might a 'ham' be?
    A playwrite
    A stagehand
    An overacting performer
    A caterer


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Compiled May 24 13