Slide Into These DMs Trivia Quiz

Answer: aDMission

The English root word of 'admission' is 'admit', and it's a verb that can have a handful of meanings, all of which lead 'admission' to take unique turns as well.

For instance, the example in question-- 'allowance to enter a venue'-- refers to being able to grant one passage into a place or event. Someone who pays the cost of admission is paying the fee to come on in.

On the other hand, someone who 'gives an admission' is someone who is able to acknowledge whether or not something is true or false, whether it be in regards to their conduct or something said. Someone who provides an admission of guilt, for instance, reveals their culpability.

Answer: treaDMill

Although there are much earlier instances of the treadmill as a machine throughout history, the modern treadmill is a piece of exercise equipment used by stationary runners, providing the ability to run in place without the need for a ton of track space. This is accomplished by running on a provided track that loops back around the machine, creating a continuous, adjustable circuit.

In the past, treadmills were used for laborious work of different sorts. People or animals could walk on a looped staircase in order to create the milling effect, making a continual circuit leveraging gravity, kind of like a StairMaster.

Answer: baDMinton

While tennis may be the better-known racquet sport, badminton is the flightier, faster-paced one. Played with racquets, a net across the centre of a court, and a feathered projectile known as a shuttlecock, the aim of this game is to keep the shuttlecock in the air, or at least away from the ground on your own side of the net. The racquets are longer and lighter than tennis racquets, partly because more dexterity is needed to move around and strike, and partly because the shuttlecock is immensely lighter than a tennis ball.

Badminton first appeared at the Summer Olympics in 1972 and was installed as a permanent inclusion in 1988, appearing in singles and doubles.

Answer: lanDMark

The word 'landmark' doesn't need to solely refer to a location; instead it's a bit of a placeholder. In geographical terms, something that's landmark is considered a critical object in terms of recognizability or repute, so something like the Eiffel Tower would be considered a landmark because of its distinctiveness, its centrality, its history, and its noticeability. A landmark doesn't need to be famous though; you could tell someone to 'head into town and follow the road to the water tower', in which case the water tower, as the distinguishing feature, would be considered a landmark of note to track your route.

A landmark can also be an event. In a person's life, there are numerous milestones that would be considered 'landmark' in the same way as a location, simply because it creates an indelible placeholder.

Answer: bombarDMent

Regardless of whether or not a bombardment is performed with bombs or not, the word is meant to reflect an overwhelming assault. In the physical sense, this could be done with bombs-- sure-- but it could also be done with bullets or other projectiles provided that they're being (for lack of a better term) lobbed at someone.

In a non-physical sense, someone could also be bombarded by words, insults, or conversation. Again, the idea behind this word is to indicate that someone is being hit with a lot, all at once or prolongedly and consistently.

The word 'bombard' comes from the French 'bombarde', which itself comes from the Latin 'bombus' which, naturally, refers to something as booming.

Answer: hanDMade

The idea of something being handmade, in the modern era, is a bit of a quaint plus as while virtually everything, at one point, was a handmade item, but due to the advent of modern manufacturing, there's been a significant shift in items being processed or machine-made for the sake of convenience. With all of this being said, handmade items are generally (and maybe sometimes erroneously) considered of high quality due to the expertise and materials needed to make bespoke items.

This, of course, without thought placed into the handiness of DIY'ing a project, which many may find more valuable than the end product.

Answer: commanDMent

The word 'Commandment' comes from the French verb 'comander', and it should make sense that it relates to the idea of providing a directive, especially since the most famous Commandments are the Ten Commandments of the Bible.

Featured in Exodus, Moses ascends Mount Sinai and returns with stone tablets bearing the words of God, specifically ten rules that must be followed as ruling principles for pious citizens. Amongst these you would find the "thou shalt not kill" and "thou shalt not steal" rules that still persist as normal, civil things for people to do. Others from the list, like "remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy", some in the modern day might find to be a bit more flexible.

Answer: miDMorning

Somehow, this is the hardest word of the bunch to define because what one may regard as 'midmorning' may be different to someone else. One way of looking at it may be to figure out when sunset is, then find the midway point between that and noon, at which point you would hit the afternoon hours. Alternatively, midmorning might just be a feeling between when you've woken up and when you're hitting lunchtime.

If you're going by mealtimes, midmorning would likely be after breakfast but before lunch. Maybe midmorning is just brunch. Let's say 10am? 10:30am? Your call.

Answer: hanDMaid

Although you generally wouldn't see this role crop up all too often these days (outside, maybe, situations that see needs for royalty), a handmaid was a person who was subservient to a man or woman of higher social status, often being employed to serve directly under them with a closeness not given to other servants under their purview.

Perhaps most famous instance of a 'handmaid' comes from Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale" wherein women are enslaved under men in a Christofascist dystopia with the aim to be fertile hosts to their children. It's definitely an intentional extreme, but an indication of the sense of ownership surrounding these women.

Answer: aDMire

Admiration can come in many forms, but it generally refers to the sense or feeling that someone has great pride or love or approval for someone or something else. Generally there's a pleasantness to admiration, even if what one admires in someone else may be something bad, simply because that sense of admiration is affecting to the one with that regard.

Someone who is a 'secret admirer' may put it upon themselves to give gifts to the object of their affection; it's a term given to someone who may send an anonymous Valentines gift, for example.