Word Sandwiches 6 Trivia Quiz

Answer: cracker

A firecracker is a small explosive device that consists of a fuse and powdered fuel enclosed in paper or a cardboard tube. They are typically used when celebrating occasions such as New Year's Eve and Guy Fawkes Day. They are designed to make a loud bang when they explode.

Crackerjack is an old-fashioned term used to describe something very good or a person who is an expert at something. For example, "he is crackerjack at fixing things" or "that's a crackerjack painting". This word gave rise to the name Cracker Jack, a brand name for a popular American snack food consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts.

Answer: cookie

Smart cookie is an expression to describe someone who is very clever and/or a quick thinker. For example, "She must be a smart cookie because she figured out the Rubik's cube puzzle in two minutes".

A cookie (or biscuit) cutter is a small kitchen tool with a sharp edge used to cut dough into specific shapes.

Answer: cheese

When photographing a group of people, a photographer will often instruct his subjects to "Say cheese", in order to get them to smile for the picture. Saying the word "cheese" naturally stretches the mouth and pulls the lips upward into the shape of a smile.

Cheesecloth is a loosely woven cotton fabric. It got its name because people originally used it when making cheese. Cheesemakers must separate the liquid whey from the solid curds in the starter culture (milk, rennet and bacteria) and they do so by placing the culture in cheesecloth and squeezing it tight to force the whey out through the tiny holes in the fabric. It is a popular fabric for clothing because it is lightweight and cool in summer, allowing airflow, and because it does not require ironing.

Answer: milk

Mammals are animals which have mammary glands to produce milk to nourish their young. Human beings are mammals and the milk produced in their mammary glands is usually referred to as breast milk.

Historically, a milk maid was a female worker who milked cows by hand and made dairy products like butter and cheese. It is an obsolete term nowadays with the advent of automatic milking machines which accomplish the milking with little human intervention.

Answer: chicken

Spring chicken has both a literal and a figurative meaning. Literally, it is a young chicken born in the spring. Figuratively, it also refers to a young person but is often used in a negative way to indicate someone who is not young; for example, "He's no spring chicken".

Like spring chicken, chicken feed also has both a literal and figurative meaning. It can refer to the food given to chickens, or it can be used idiomatically to indicate that something is trivial or small; for example, "A $10 fine is chicken feed to a millionaire".

Answer: nut

A wing nut is a metal fastener which has a hole with threads in the middle and two projections or "wings" on opposite sides which enable the user to grab the nut and screw it on, or unscrew it, by hand without the need for another tool (such as a spanner or wrench) to do so. It is also a derogatory term used to describe someone with extreme political views (i.e. a "nut" who is extremely right or left wing).

A nutcracker is a tool used to crack open nuts with hard shells. There is also a genus of birds that are called nutcrackers. They belong to the crow family.

Answer: bread

Shortbread is a type of cookie or biscuit that is crisp and crumbly because of the high butter content. It originated in Scotland and traditional recipes consist of sugar, flour and butter only. The classic formula for shortbread is a simple 1:2:3 ratio by weight: 1 part sugar, 2 parts butter, and 3 parts flour.

A breadwinner is the person who provides the main income to support a family's needs and pay the bills. The term arose because it suggested that the breadwinner's employment put bread on the table for the family to eat.

Answer: pea

Sweetpea is a climbing flowering plant belonging to the legume family. It is also used as a term of endearment.

A pea shooter is a simple toy made from a small tube that propels very small objects, traditionally dried peas, into the air when you blow through it. Nowadays, school children usually use the empty barrel of a pen for the tube and launch small bits of wadded-up paper, much to their teacher's annoyance.

Answer: bean

A jellybean is a small, brightly coloured candy or lolly-shaped like a kidney bean. The outside is hard and shiny, the inside is soft and gelatinous. They are approximately 75% sugar.

Bean counter is a slang term that refers to people who are concerned with money and budgets, such as accountants and financial planners. It tends to be used in a disparaging way, often indicating that the bean counter's focus is on saving money instead of spending it; for example, "New equipment would speed up production, but the bean counters said it wasn't cost-effective".

Answer: potato

A couch potato is a slang term to indicate someone who spends too much time sitting, particularly on the couch in front of a television set, or playing video games. The implication is that they are lazy.

Potato chips are very thin slices of salted potato that are fried or baked until they are crisp and crunchy. Legend has it that they were invented in Saratoga Springs, New York, by a chef who was aggravated when a customer complained his French fries were too thick and soft. So the chef sliced the potatoes paper-thin, fried them until crisp, and heavily salted them to deliberately annoy the customer. However, the customer loved them and they soon became a popular item on the menu.