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Weird and Wonderful Words 2 Trivia Quiz

I will give you an obscure word and four alternate meanings. You select the meaning you think is correct. I suggest you use a dictionary when attempting this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by steveneldaher. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
steveneldaher

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
79,375

Updated
Dec 29 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
597

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Question 1 of 20

1. Moloch? Hint

Bolivian earth eaten with chocolate

A spiny Australian lizard

A sponge found in Russian rivers

Inability to salivate; spitless

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Question 2 of 20

2. Kara? Hint

An Iranian myth, the gigantic three legged donkey which stands in the middle of the sea

A prickly poppy of California

A cheating swindler

The pluck (heart, liver and lungs) of an animal

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Question 3 of 20

3. Tatties? Hint

The art of carving on precious stones

Shaped like a sword

The snap-dragon

Wet matting hung in doors and windows in the East Indies, to keep the air cool

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Question 4 of 20

4. Piceous? Hint

Pitch black in colour

An extinct odd-toed ungulate resembling the rhino

A honey-eating bird with a very long tongue

Pertaining to the labyrinth of the inner-ear

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Question 5 of 20

5. Vespertillian? Hint

An internal forked projection in a cockroach

A hairball

An Asian polecat that uses its tail like a hand

Bat-like

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Question 6 of 20

6. Euneirophrenia? Hint

The East Indian polecat; (skunk)

Hanging by a thread

Bliss enjoyed upon waking from a pleasant dream

A boat resembling a Chinese junk

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Question 7 of 20

7. Acouchi? Hint

A balsam tree of Guiana

Pertaining to the trap-door spider

An unusual condition when the edge of an eyelid in turned inward

An animal having feet shaped like hands, such as a monkey or raccoon

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Question 8 of 20

8. Therapisita? Hint

A believer in the theory of government of all by all

A person who has no faith in medicine

A crude toy pipe that is played by humming

Referring to plants which flourish in rubble

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Question 9 of 20

9. Mollebart? Hint

A 17th century carrying basket

Imitation of the sound of croaking frogs

A Belgian farm implement, used chiefly for dropping manure

Wax-coated cloths used to wrap a mummy

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Question 10 of 20

10. Kakkerlak? Hint

A cornice extending between the pillars of a Gothic roof

An albino cockroach

The giant armadillo

To clear off the last apples left on a tree after harvest

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Question 11 of 20

11. Byrnie? Hint

One who hunts game when the snow-crust will hold a man but not the quarry

Armour worn by an early Scandinavian

Perfume made from beavers' foreskin follicles

A voice part in medieval music

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Question 12 of 20

12. Raccahout? Hint

A starch prepared from the edible acorns of the Barbary oak

Telling the future by the letters of a name

A plant called the burnt saxifrage

A grove or plantation of pine trees

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Question 13 of 20

13. Plenilune? Hint

The Jerusalem artichoke

A ferret found in the forests of Madagascar

The little short-billed auk of the Arctic

The time of the full moon

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Question 14 of 20

14. Tautog? Hint

An evil-smelling animal from the Cape of Good Hope

A food fish found on the Atlantic coast of North America

Designating the poisonous acid of croton oil

An Irish fairy or his wife

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Question 15 of 20

15. Arbust? Hint

A small European fish of the carp family

A method of fishing popular in Newfoundland, using several hooks on one side

A dwarf tree or shrub

An insatiable desire for juices

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Question 16 of 20

16. Discobolus? Hint

The tree-dwelling frog of North America

Belonging to the cricket family of insects

A discus thrower

A fluting around the rim of a bullet

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Question 17 of 20

17. Bockey? Hint

A poison from the seeds of a tropical vine

Babble

A bowl made from a gourd

Made from the hair of a goat

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Question 18 of 20

18. Onomasticon? Hint

A dictionary

To shower missiles or boiling liquids through an opening in a parapet

A pear grown in the French village of Virgoulie

A bean grown in Egypt

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Question 19 of 20

19. Syzgies? Hint

A water weed with edible tubers

A sharp pain in the shoulder

A checker-board in Scotland, for playing checkers

Points when the moon is new, or full

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Question 20 of 20

20. Towcock? Hint

A heavy flywheel attached to a locomotive engine

A waterproof shirt made from seal intestines

A Chinese bean also known as the cow pea

A famous iron meteorite found by P.S. Pallas in Siberia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Moloch?

Answer: A spiny Australian lizard

Moloch - A spiny Australian lizard also called a thorny devil. Chaco - Bolivian earth eaten with chocolate. Badiaga - A sponge found in Russian rivers. Aptyalia - Inability to salivate; spitless.

2. Kara?

Answer: An Iranian myth, the gigantic three legged donkey which stands in the middle of the sea

Kara - An Iranian myth, the gigantic three legged donkey which stands in the middle of the sea. Gilenyer - A cheating swindler. Clicalote - A prickly poppy of California. Harigals - The pluck (heart, liver and lungs) of an animal.

3. Tatties?

Answer: Wet matting hung in doors and windows in the East Indies, to keep the air cool

Tatties - Wet matting hung in doors and windows in the East Indies, to keep the air cool. Tatties is also a slang term for potatoes in Scotland.
Glyptics - The art of carving on precious stones.
Bucranion - The snap-dragon.
Xiffoid - Shaped like a sword.

4. Piceous?

Answer: Pitch black in colour

Piceous - Pitch black in colour. Meliphagan - A honey-eating bird with a very long tongue. Titanothere - An extinct odd-toed ungulate resembling the rhino. Sacculate - Pertaining to the labyrinth of the inner-ear.

5. Vespertillian?

Answer: Bat-like

Vespertillian - Bat-like. Antefurca - An internal forked projection in a cockroach. Binturong - An Asian polecat that uses its tail like a hand. Trichobezar - A hairball.

6. Euneirophrenia?

Answer: Bliss enjoyed upon waking from a pleasant dream

Euneirophrenia - Bliss enjoyed upon waking from a pleasant dream. Filipendula - Hanging by a thread. Gaydiang - A boat resembling a Chinese junk. Zinsang - The East Indian polecat; (skunk).

7. Acouchi?

Answer: A balsam tree of Guiana

Acouchi - A balsam tree of Guiana. Entropion - An unusual condition when the edge of an eyelid in turned inward. Territelarian - Pertaining to the trap-door spider. Pedimanus - An animal having feet shaped like hands, such as a monkey or raccoon.

8. Therapisita?

Answer: A person who has no faith in medicine

Therapisita - A person who has no faith in medicine. Pantisocrat - A believer in the theory of government of all by all. Mirliton - A crude toy pipe that is played by humming. Ruderal - Referring to plants which flourish in rubble.

9. Mollebart?

Answer: A Belgian farm implement, used chiefly for dropping manure

Mollebart - A Belgian farm implement, used chiefly for dropping manure. Brekekekex - Imitation of the sound of croaking frogs. Cerement - Wax-coated cloths used to wrap a mummy. Bearleap - A 17th century carrying basket.

10. Kakkerlak?

Answer: An albino cockroach

Kakkerlak - An albino cockroach. Jowpy - A cornice extending between the pillars of a Gothic roof. Cabalassou - The giant armadillo. Scarige - To clear off the last apples left on a tree after harvest.

11. Byrnie?

Answer: Armour worn by an early Scandinavian

Byrnie - Armour worn by an early Scandinavian. Cruster - One who hunts game when the snow-crust will hold a man but not the quarry. Castoreum - Perfume made from beavers' foreskin follicles. Motetus - A voice part in medieval music.

12. Raccahout?

Answer: A starch prepared from the edible acorns of the Barbary oak

Raccahout - A starch prepared from the edible acorns of the Barbary oak. Pinpinel - A plant called the burnt saxifrage. Onomatechny - Telling the future by the letters of a name. Pinetum - A grove or plantation of pine trees.

13. Plenilune?

Answer: The time of the full moon

Plenilune - The time of the full moon. Topinambou - The Jerusalem artichoke. Rotch - The little short-billed auk of the Arctic. Falanaka - A ferret found in the forests of Madagascar.

14. Tautog?

Answer: A food fish found on the Atlantic coast of North America

Tautog - A food fish found on the Atlantic coast of North America. Bunsing - An evil-smelling animal from the Cape of Good Hope. Tiglic - Designating the poisonous acid of croton oil. Benshie - An Irish fairy or his wife.

15. Arbust?

Answer: A dwarf tree or shrub

Arbust - A dwarf tree or shrub. Bulltow - A method of fishing popular in Newfoundland, using several hooks on one side. Opodipsia - An insatiable desire for juices. Nerfling - A small European fish of the carp family.

16. Discobolus?

Answer: A discus thrower

Discobolus - A discus thrower. Gryllid - Belonging to the cricket family of insects. Cannelure - A fluting around the rim of a bullet. Hylodes - The tree-dwelling frog of North America.

17. Bockey?

Answer: A bowl made from a gourd

Bockey - A bowl made from a gourd. Stultiloquence - Babble. Cilicious - Made from the hair of a goat. Pachyrhizid - A poison from the seeds of a tropical vine.

18. Onomasticon?

Answer: A dictionary

Onomasticon - A dictionary. Virgaloo - A pear grown in the French village of Virgoulie. Machicolate - To shower missiles or boiling liquids through an opening in a parapet. Lablab - A bean grown in Egypt.

19. Syzgies?

Answer: Points when the moon is new, or full

Syzgies - Points when the moon is new, or full. Ghetchoo - A water weed with edible tubers. Dambrod - A checker-board in Scotland, for playing checkers. Omodynia - A sharp pain in the shoulder.

20. Towcock?

Answer: A Chinese bean also known as the cow pea

Towcock - A Chinese bean also known as the cow pea. Kamalayka - A waterproof shirt made from seal intestines. Pallasite - A famous iron meteorite found by P.S. Pallas in Siberia. Mahovo - A heavy flywheel attached to a locomotive engine.

Source: Author steveneldaher

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