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? It was the name for a suction device on a grain elevator. It was the name of a socket-shaped monkey wrench. It was the name for a water hose connected to a locomotive. It was the name of a trombone-like jazz instrument.

2. A bikini is a brief two-piece swimsuit for women. Which nation first introduced this word and meaning into the language? U.S.A. France Great Britain Fiji

3. The word "contrail" entered the language in 1945.Which of the following is the correct definition? The criminal records of a suspect. The vapour trail of an aircraft. A chain of a missile early warning stations. A series of disastrous disappointments.

4. The word "boondocks" means an isolated or wild region, far from the centre of civilization. From which language did the word derive? Spanish Tagalog - the native language of the Philippines Creole - a dialect of the West Indies The Cajun dialect of Louisiana

5. The expression "flavour-of-the-month" is now used to describe anything that is currently popular. From the advertising gimmick for which product did this expression first derive? spinach margarine ice-cream soup

6. During World War II what was the specialised meaning given to the word "goon"? The name given by Allied prisoners to their German guards. The name given by parachutists to the emergency parachute. The name given by Americans to small landing craft. The name given to the German stick grenade.

7. What was the alternative name given to the French Resistance Movement during the occupation by the Germans in World War II? Maquis Parquet Raquis The Grey Fleas

8. What was the name given to the prefabricated floating harbour used by the Allies to follow up on D-Day? Blackberry Harbour Loganberry Harbour Huckleberry Habour Mulberry Harbour

9. Why were the prefabricated huts called "Quonset huts" so named? It was from the Inuit name for a dwelling place. It was after the name of the inventor - Samuel Quonset. It was after the place in the U.S.A. where the components were made. It was the name of the first place in Canada where one was built.

10. The American humorist H.L.Mencken coined the word "ecdysiast" in 1940. What sort of entertainer or artist was he trying to name? a saxophone player a strip-tease dancer a film extra a modern painter