Catching Some "ZZ"s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nozzle

A nozzle gives the user of a hose the ability to control the pressure, the direction, and the arc of the output. The first use of "nozzle" was in 1683 when referring to the part of a candlestick that holds the candle in place.

Answer: Zanza

You may have heard of a kalimba, a similar musical instrument. A zanza is from Africa and created with a box and different length wooden or metal dividers that can be manually plucked by the musician. It can also be spelled as a "sansa".

Answer: Mezzo

You likely have heard of a mezzo soprano opera singer. Her voice sits between the soprano and contralto vocal range. This matches up with the Italian root meaning "half" as they're halfway between two ranges.

Answer: Jazzercise

Judi Sheppard Missett created a new workout style called jazzercise in 1969. The participant is incorporating dance moves into an aerobic workout routine. Judi first called her new style, "Jazz Dance for Fun and Fitness". The word is now commonplace and worth 27 points in Scrabble, since there is only 1 "Z" in the tiles and blanks are worth no points.

Answer: Abuzz

The fans are abuzz after the team's upset victory! The word "abuzz" sounds like something involving bees and that's because the word compares their excitement to that of bees swarming together and making a buzzing sound in the large group. You would use abuzz with a noun to express that is full of activity.

Answer: Fizzled

Remember that excitement you got when you received your favorite toy for your birthday? As time went by you probably found other things to entertain you and your enthusiasm fizzled out. The verb's definition is tied to a gradually losing of interest compared to a complete abandonment of enthusiasm.

Answer: Mozzarella

The original Italian cheese, mozzarella, was made primarily with water buffalo milk in Southern Italy. The most common cheese topping for pizza is one of the most popular cheese types in the world. Over the years, cows' milk has become the primary source of mozzarella production due to its easier availability and lower costs.

Answer: Bedazzle

In the 1970s, they sold a product called the Bedazzler. It looked like a fancy stapler that allowed the user to attach bright rhinestones or metal studs into clothing like jeans and jackets to add extra sparkle. The word "bedazzle" can also mean to amaze or confuse someone with a bright dazzling appearance.

Answer: Pizzazz

Someone who has pizzazz brings a lot of life into the room with their vibrant energy and cool style. Similar to the word "panache", there is an attractive quality to being around people who bring a positive vibe to their surrounding. The word "pizzazz" has origins to the early 20th Century in the United States when the slang word was first used as a derogatory word for something "on the down and out".

Answer: Swizzler

If you were looking for a type of licorice, that was my first instinct too. A swizzler is a person or thing that swizzles, stirs or agitates. A swizzler stick is often placed into a cocktail that contains a mix of ingredients and allows the drinker to swirl the drink around to evenly mix the alcohols or any additional mixes added to the cocktail.