Letter-Drop Hokey Pokey I Trivia Quiz

Answer: chair

Regardless of whether your choice of chair is a recliner, a bean bag, a papasan, an Eames, or a basic porcelain throne, always remember the words of the immortal Arthur Fonzarelli: "Sit on it!"

Answer: char

There is a classic Japanese animated character named Char Aznable (from the "Gundam" franchise,) whose popularity in Japan is roughly comparable to that of Darth Vader in America. A businessman named Daisuke Enomoto had intended to become a "space tourist" aboard the Soyuz TMA-9, scheduled for liftoff on September 18, 2006. Enomoto made international headlines when he announced his plans to dress as Char for the trip. Unfortunately (depending on your point of view), he was unable to do this, as his trip was cancelled due to medical reasons on August 21, 2006.

Answer: arc

Rainbows actually form complete circles, but we normally see them only as arcs, with the remainder hidden below the horizon. Christians believe that God showed a rainbow to Noah as a promise that He would never flood the Earth again. Would this be referred to as "Noah's Arc?"

Answer: bitter

Bitter flavor is a property of basic substances, while acidic substances have a sour flavor. Thus, one could make the claim that sourness, not sweetness, is the true opposite of bitterness. If so, then "bittersweet chocolate" is not as oxymoronic as many people believe. I hope not; I don't like sharing my chocolate-chip cookies with any kind of morons!

Answer: trite

Some people mistakenly use "trite" and "trivial" as synonyms. "Trivial" indicates that a topic is of minimal importance, while "trite" refers to something which is so pedestrian and cliched as to be uninteresting. Besides, we all know that good trivia is never trite.

Answer: tire

My bicycle cannot stand on its own. I guess it's just two-tired.

Answer: stinger

Wasps are generally the most aggressive of the bee-like insects, but their stingers do not have a special adaptation for use against mammals the way honeybees do. Honeybees rarely attack mammals or birds unless directly threatened, as their barbed stingers will lodge in the creature's skin and be ripped out, killing the bee.

However, honeybees are able to sting other bees repeatedly with no difficulty, an ability which is often used in conflicts with other hives. Perhaps that is the bee's way of saying that the contents of the hive are really "none of your beeswax."

Answer: ingest

You're probably expecting me to make some sort of comment ingest, perhaps a bad pun like "this will all be over ingest a minute." But I would never stoop so low for a cheap joke, now would I?

Answer: stein

While steins themselves are seldom hazardous, their contents can be, particularly in large quantities. Remember: one stein is fine, but you can't be an Einstein if you lift too many beer steins.

Answer: bright

If you managed to get 10/10 on this quiz, then you definitely are bright. If not, I hope you at least had fun. After all, THAT'S what it's all about!