I was researching the etymology of the tennis term "love" the other day and was struck by the histories of the names of some popular sports. What do you know about the origins of some of their names?
Many classical operas are based upon tales deriving from Greek mythology. In this quiz, I'll discuss some of these operas. Most of the operatic facts are related in the "Grand Opera Book".
I give you the meaning of a word starting with "de" and then the meaning of the phrase created if a space is added after "de" and "de" is taken as "the". For instance, deport becomes "de port", "de port" being the place where they keep "de ships".
As a follow up to my "Proverbially Barking" quiz, I realised afterwards that I had been a little unfair toward our feline friends, who also happen to have a lot of proverbs and idioms revolving around them. So here's my quiz on cats!
Government, lawyers, doctors, even schoolteachers from Sussex are guilty of using gobbledygook: the use of many complex words when a few simple ones will suffice.
In this quiz you need to work out what a "true blue" is talking about.
This is a bit of fun for anyone who would like to understand what an Australian is saying to you. You may learn some interesting facts, or be able to stump your mates.
Have fun.
Sacred Heart Hospital: Medical Care second to nun, paperwork last to all. Scared Heart Hospital, where the typos are rarely fatal, but nearly always fanny!
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