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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 wagon
    A type of candy
    A surgeon's assistant on a sailing ship
    A broom


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 counterman who drew soda from a tap
    A carbonated drink
    A clod or simpleton


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 thief
    A roof
    A policeman
    An electrical fuse


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


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
    An illegally distilled alcoholic drink
    Hair tonic
    Lighter fluid


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


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


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


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


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


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


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'?
    Television viewing
    Clubhouse food
    Arms and legs
    Travel


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 stagehand
    A playwrite
    A caterer
    An overacting performer


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Compiled Dec 22 12