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Word and name origins

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Introduction:
"Many words and names have pretty banal origins, hopefully here are some that will make you say 'Oh really?'. There is a slightly anatomical bias to many of the questions. British based."


1. What is the meaning of the British place name 'Nottingham'?
    Estate of Snot's people
    Knotting estate
    Estate of Nott's people
    Gnarled wood estate


2. What is the original name of Bristol?
    Bristol
    South Gloucester
    West Bath
    Bristow


3. The slang word 'carsey' for toilet originated in the army and is common in Britain and Australia. But which language did it come from originally?

    Spanish
    Farsi
    Arabic
    Italian


4. Where in Britain would you find the town meaning 'Camp on breast-shaped hill'?
    Chesterfield
    Winchester
    Bristol
    Manchester


5. What is the meaning of the London suburb name 'Neasden'?
    Nellie's den
    Cow enclosure
    Neil's hill
    Nose-shaped hill


6. The obsolete airline 'Dan-Air' was short for what?
    Davis and Newman Airlines
    Daniel Airlines
    Danish Airlines
    Danmark Aero


7. What is the literal meaning of the bread 'Pumpernickel' when translated from German?
    Pumping metal
    Bouncing bread
    Dark loaf
    Farting Nicholas


8. We've all heard people talking poppycock, but do you know what it means literally?
    Nothing, just onomatopaeic
    Named after a bouquet of flowers
    Named after a bird
    Soft faeces


9. What is the meaning of the Lancashire town Ramsbottom?
    Just as it says, ram's bottom
    Wild garlic valley
    Valley of the sheep
    Ram shaped valley


10. Finally one for Americans. The top seats (as in height) in a stadium are called 'The bleachers', but why?
    It's the first place the cleaners start working
    The first stadium that high was in Bleacher, Tennessee
    Named after Horace Bleacher who built an early stadium
    The sun bleaches the seats


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