What's a Name In? (Part 15) Trivia Quiz

Answer: pleasure

The first known use of the word ENJOYMENT was in the 1550s. ENJOYMENT is the act of taking amusement, happiness or pleasure from a task or event.

Answer: greatness

EXCELLENCE is a state of superiority or greatness. EXCELLENCE Resorts is a chain of high quality resorts that has a no children policy! Interesting marketing decision! Hard to think of vacationing without the sounds of children frolicking in the background, but I suppose enough people are interested in a more silent vacation atmosphere that this policy draws enough customers to make it workable.

Answer: bread

I love a good SOURDOUGH bread. Breads are started with a flour and water mixture - unleavened dough - then yeast is added to the mixture. To get the sour in sourdough, the mixture is allowed to ferment, producing a gas and an acid. The gas is captured by the elastic gluten of the dough, making it rise, and the acid gives it the tart flavor.

Answer: certain condition

A CIRCUMSTANCE is the condition or environment that determines the state of something or someone. Let's look at the root words of this larger word: "circum" means around or about and "stance" meaning position. We can see how circumstance refers to the things around a stance or position--the things that surround it and make that position what it is; the reason that stance is as it is.

Answer: amazing

An ASTONISHING thing or event is one that amazes us, creates a fantastic impression. Astonishing has a creative word origin: from the Latin "extonare" we have "ex" (out) and "tonare" (to thunder). So it comes to mean leaving someone as though they were struck by thunder.

Answer: a temple meant for all the gods

A PANTHEON is a temple dedicated to all the gods of a religion or culture. The PANTHEON of Rome, Italy is very well-preserved to this day. It was built in the early years of the 1st century AD and in 609 AD was converted into a church.

Answer: hospitals

INFIRMARIES are places where the ill are taken care of. The famous folk song "St. James Infirmary" was originally titled "Gambler's Blues" and was first recorded in 1927 by the Fess Williams orchestra. But it was a year later in 1928 when it was first made famous by Louis Armstrong.

It has been recorded by countless musicians since then. The Duke Ellington Orchestra even recorded several versions under different band names.

Answer: pollute

To CONTAMINATE something is to poison or pollute it. The food that we eat, as much as we'd like to think it's perfect, most likely contains contaminants. The USDA has guidelines for what percentage of things like mold or insect parts or rodent hairs are allowed in food. And the percentage I will tell is NOT zero! It's frightening.

In 1963 the government allowed irradiation of dried fruit and vegetables aimed toward killing off insects.

Answer: tart vegetable

Like all vegetables, RHUBARB has many health benefits. According to Organic Information Services Pvt Ltd., rhubarb helps with weight loss; improves digestion, bone growth, skin health, and blood circulation; and it helps prevent Alzheimer's disease, neuronal damage, and cancer. It also aids bodily metabolism and it protects against cardiovascular issues.

Answer: puppet

Those puppets that you see in puppet shows where the characters are operated by puppeteers above the stage pulling on strings are called MARIONETTEs. Interesting word origin: dating back to the 17th century "marionette" means "little Mary" in French. The aforementioned puppet shows back then often told Biblical stories and of course the Virgin Mary was a primary character.