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Quiz about Portmanteaux I Have Known
Quiz about Portmanteaux I Have Known

Portmanteaux I Have Known Trivia Quiz


A 'portmanteau' is a new word formed by combining two words - a very well known portmanteau is 'smog', a blend of 'smoke' and 'fog'. I hope you have fun finding out the origins of these ones.

A multiple-choice quiz by VegemiteKid. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
VegemiteKid
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
342,573
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
906
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which famous wit combined the words 'chuckle' and 'snort' to come up with 'chortle'? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Everyone likes a bargain! What portmanteau word (and name of an Internet bargain maker) is formed by combining the words 'Coupon' and 'Group'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What word is made by combining any strong feeling and a symbol or pictorial representation of something revered? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The portmanteau word 'chunnel' describes the underground rail tunnel that joins Paris and London; it mixes 'tunnel' with what other word? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Pluot = plum + ... what other stone fruit? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Soil frozen solid? Is it permanent? When the soil's temperature goes below zero degrees(C) for more than two years it's known as what portmanteau word?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What word is made by combining a dozen plus two, and the period between dusk and dawn? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. If you combine something taken with a camera and, for example, Na or Mg, what's the result? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Geek alert! What portmanteau word has been used to describe a combination of fiction and fact, and adventures where men boldly go where no man has gone before? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Now for something really fruity...what fruit combines with a tangerine to make a tangelo? Hint



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1. Which famous wit combined the words 'chuckle' and 'snort' to come up with 'chortle'?

Answer: Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (or Charles Dodgson, as he was born) was famous for the way he used words to paint pictures and create amusing stories. He was also a noted mathematician.
2. Everyone likes a bargain! What portmanteau word (and name of an Internet bargain maker) is formed by combining the words 'Coupon' and 'Group'?

Answer: Groupon

Groupon, which came into being in 2008, negotiates with local businesses to offer deals advertised by email. Usually the deals can only be bought on the day they are offered.
3. What word is made by combining any strong feeling and a symbol or pictorial representation of something revered?

Answer: Emoticon

There are some fun emoticons,which are a combination of emotions and icons. There are symbols existing for a rose or heart, and you can also express displeasure. Actually, emoticons have been around for quite some time, with the first publication of them in 'Punch' magazine, in 1881.
4. The portmanteau word 'chunnel' describes the underground rail tunnel that joins Paris and London; it mixes 'tunnel' with what other word?

Answer: Channel

The Chunnel (Channel Tunnel) was opened in 1994...but the idea for an underground tunnel linking England and France was suggested by Napoleon Bonaparte nearly two centuries before!
5. Pluot = plum + ... what other stone fruit?

Answer: Apricot

Pluots are a combination of plums and apricots, with plum the dominating flavour. It's also possible to buy Aprium trees...the main flavour in these is apricot.
6. Soil frozen solid? Is it permanent? When the soil's temperature goes below zero degrees(C) for more than two years it's known as what portmanteau word?

Answer: Permafrost

It's estimated that approximately one-fifth of the earth's land surface is permafrost; in fact as much as 85% of Alaska's subsoil is 'permanently frosted'.
7. What word is made by combining a dozen plus two, and the period between dusk and dawn?

Answer: Fortnight

The word 'fortnight' has been around at least 1000 years and is a contraction of the Old English 'fçowertçne niht'. It means a period of fourteen nights, or two weeks.
8. If you combine something taken with a camera and, for example, Na or Mg, what's the result?

Answer: Pixel

'Webopedia' defines a pixel as a single point in a graphic image and is short for 'Picture Element'.
9. Geek alert! What portmanteau word has been used to describe a combination of fiction and fact, and adventures where men boldly go where no man has gone before?

Answer: SciFi

Some people consider the age of science fiction started with stories like 'Gulliver's Travels'. Others say it's been around for thousands of years, with stories of Cyclops and Sirens and Arabian Nights.
10. Now for something really fruity...what fruit combines with a tangerine to make a tangelo?

Answer: Pomelo

Grapefruit are derived from Pomelo, which originated in Asia and is used mostly for desserts.
Source: Author VegemiteKid

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