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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."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



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


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


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


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


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?
    The Pope's county seat near Rome
    Giuseppe Cantaloupe
    A warning against marriage
    One of the Fiji Islands


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


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?
    Finland
    Your pancreas
    Norway
    Sweden


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

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