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Quiz about Fill Er Up
Quiz about Fill Er Up

Fill 'Er Up Trivia Quiz


An exploration of some of the containers you might want to fill up with appropriate goodies, and what goes in them.

A multiple-choice quiz by looney_tunes. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
looney_tunes
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
357,692
Updated
Apr 05 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
2753
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Back in the good old days, I could ask an attendant to "Fill 'er up", and wait for him to add one of these substances to my car's fuel tank. Which of these is NOT the term for a type of fuel commonly used in cars? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I need some fuel for my lawn mower, so I have taken along a suitable container to fill up and carry home. There are a number of different types of legally accepted containers I might use, but I have a jerrycan. In what country was the jerrycan invented during World War II? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I am preparing a package to send through the post, and purchased some foam peanuts to fill up the empty spaces around the edges of the box, so the contents won't move around in transit. Which of these is the most likely to be in my parcel, and in need of protection? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. If I ask the bartender to fill 'er up, which of these am I LEAST likely to be sliding across the bar as I make that request? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Some restaurants offer a bottomless cup of drink with their meals, which means you can ask the waiter or waitress to fill 'er up as often as you want. What drink is most commonly involved in this offer? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Heading out to watch our son's football match on a wintry Saturday afternoon, we wanted to take along some hot curried tomato soup to sip and warm ourselves as we stood on the frozen sidelines. Which of these is the best container for our purpose? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In my youth, we sometimes went hiking for the day through the mountains. Before setting off, we would arrange to be given a supply of water to carry with us. The flat metal containers had a cloth case with a strap, so we could carry them hands-free after getting them filled up. What is this type of container called? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I have just purchased a punnet of fruit at the greengrocers. With which of these is it most likely to be filled? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Speaking of fruit containers, which of these is a common size of container in which I might purchase about 20 kg (45 lb) of apples to use at my Halloween party? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On Christmas Eve, children in many parts of the world put out a container in the hope that Santa will fill 'er up with goodies overnight. According to the poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", once thought to have been written by Clement Moore, what items were hung by the chimney with care? Hint



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1. Back in the good old days, I could ask an attendant to "Fill 'er up", and wait for him to add one of these substances to my car's fuel tank. Which of these is NOT the term for a type of fuel commonly used in cars?

Answer: Kerosene

If you've played enough games on Fun Trivia, you will be aware that North Americans use the term gasoline, often shortened to gas, to refer to the hydrocarbon mixture that is elsewhere usually called petrol, and is the most common fuel used in cars. Liquefied petroleum gas, usually shortened to LP gas or LPG, is also referred to as propane or butane, since most LPG mixtures are primarily made of one of these two hydrocarbons.

Kerosene is another flammable hydrocarbon mixture, but it is less flammable than gasoline, and is not usually used in cars, although it is used as a jet engine fuel. It is also occasionally used in engines on heavy machinery that start on gasoline, then switch to run on kerosene when operating temperature has been reached.
2. I need some fuel for my lawn mower, so I have taken along a suitable container to fill up and carry home. There are a number of different types of legally accepted containers I might use, but I have a jerrycan. In what country was the jerrycan invented during World War II?

Answer: Germany

The name, containing as it does the epithet 'Jerry' used during WWII to refer to Germany and Germans, is a clue as to the German origin of this container which was originally called a "Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister". It was originally a 20-liter container made of pressed steel lined with plastic, designed to carry spare fuel for military purposes.

Its durability and ease of use have made its use widespread in armed forces around the world. Today the term is used for a range of containers, sometimes made of plastic and colored to designate the liquid it should contain.
3. I am preparing a package to send through the post, and purchased some foam peanuts to fill up the empty spaces around the edges of the box, so the contents won't move around in transit. Which of these is the most likely to be in my parcel, and in need of protection?

Answer: Glassware

It is usually impossible to find a box that fits your contents perfectly, but filling the empty spaces with old newspaper that has been crumpled to form a cushioning effect is usually sufficient for durable items, and much less expensive than purchasing the foam beads called peanuts. Bubble wrap, a plastic that has bubbles of trapped air, can also be used, but, for hollow items such as glassware, peanuts that can go inside as well as around them are probably worth the expense, if you really want them to arrive intact.
4. If I ask the bartender to fill 'er up, which of these am I LEAST likely to be sliding across the bar as I make that request?

Answer: Beaker

The term beaker can be used for some containers for various drinks, and is applied to different containers in different parts of the world. I connect the term with laboratory glassware used to hold fluids, with a spout for easy pouring. In some places it is applied to the kind of metal or plastic 'glass' you might pack on a picnic, or a child's cup with a fitted lid through which they can drink the liquid with reduced risk of spillage.

A highball glass would be used to serve some cocktails, a shot glass can be used to serve straight distilled liquor, and a stein is used for beer.
5. Some restaurants offer a bottomless cup of drink with their meals, which means you can ask the waiter or waitress to fill 'er up as often as you want. What drink is most commonly involved in this offer?

Answer: Coffee

The bottomless cup of coffee is quite an attraction at breakfast time, especially when you are enjoying a long breakfast with friends. Of course, you don't usually get this offer in conjunction with a menu offering a wide range of styles of coffee to purchase, but it's a good deal if you just want a plain cup of coffee, with or without sugar and/or milk or cream. Whiskey, water and orange juice are not usually served in cups, although it is quite common in some places (not here, sadly) for a free glass of water to be supplied with your meal and refilled at regular intervals during the meal.
6. Heading out to watch our son's football match on a wintry Saturday afternoon, we wanted to take along some hot curried tomato soup to sip and warm ourselves as we stood on the frozen sidelines. Which of these is the best container for our purpose?

Answer: Vacuum flask

The Thermos brand of vacuum flask has become so well known that, in the United States, they are often referred to simply as thermoses. They are constructed by placing one flask (often made of glass) inside another (usually made of steel), joining them at the top, and removing most of the air from the space between them, creating a partial vacuum. This makes them capable of keeping their contents either warmer or colder than the surrounding air. They were originally invented by the Scottish scientist Sir James Dewar, and in some regions are often called Dewar flasks in recognition of this.

A bota bag, of Spanish origin, is a stoppered leather flask for carrying wine. A hot water bottle, as its name suggests, is usually filled with hot water and used to apply heat to sore body parts or to warm a bed. A hip flask is suitable for carrying around small amounts of liquid, usually alcoholic, and fits into your hip pocket, if you have one.
7. In my youth, we sometimes went hiking for the day through the mountains. Before setting off, we would arrange to be given a supply of water to carry with us. The flat metal containers had a cloth case with a strap, so we could carry them hands-free after getting them filled up. What is this type of container called?

Answer: Canteen

Modern canteens are usually made of plastic, but back then it was metal. We were shown a special drinking technique that involved placing the bottom of the canteen opening under your lower lip before tipping it up to drink - this meant it didn't contact our mouths, and made it slightly more hygienic to share canteens with each other. Often, one canteen sufficed for two or three hikers, especially when we were in areas near streams which offered regular refills, and those without canteens could carry other useful items.

A carboy is a large glass bottle, usually holding something like twenty to fifty litres, used for storing fluids, and much too large and heavy for hiking. A magnum is a large wine bottle, holding the equivalent of two standard bottles of wine, while a Melchizedek holds 30 litres, equivalent to forty standard bottles. Being glass, neither of these would be a good idea for a hiking trip.
8. I have just purchased a punnet of fruit at the greengrocers. With which of these is it most likely to be filled?

Answer: Strawberries

The punnet is a small container used to hold small fruits, usually berries such as strawberries or blueberries. They used to be baskets woven from split wood, but now are more commonly made of plastic or cardboard. The word used to imply a specific size of container, about 400 cubic centimeters in volume, which holds about 250 g of berries, but is occasionally more widely applied to any container used for a smallish amount of berries.
9. Speaking of fruit containers, which of these is a common size of container in which I might purchase about 20 kg (45 lb) of apples to use at my Halloween party?

Answer: Bushel basket

The bushel was originally used to measure grains, and a bushel basket held 8 dry gallons. This means it had a volume of about 35 or 36 litres, depending on how big your gallon is. It has since come to be used to describe weights, with the weight being described depending on the commodity being measured, rather than actually measuring the volume. A bushel of apples will be about 20 kg, but that value is not fixed. Grains that are measured in bushels have defined weights that correspond to a bushel. A bushel of oats, for example, is about 15 kg, while a bushel of wheat is about 27 kg.

A peck is equal to two gallons, and a coomb is equal to four bushels.
10. On Christmas Eve, children in many parts of the world put out a container in the hope that Santa will fill 'er up with goodies overnight. According to the poem "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", once thought to have been written by Clement Moore, what items were hung by the chimney with care?

Answer: Stockings

Christmas stockings are a tradition in many parts of the world, but there are places, especially in Europe, where children put out shoes. That tradition has its origins in pre-Christian Norse mythology. Originally, the shoes contained treats for Odin's horse, in exchange for which the god would leave them with candy or other human treats. This tradition merged with Christmas practices, and still continues. In other places, children left out their stocking, ready for the arrival of goodies or, if you had been bad, a lump of coal. Modern stockings are usually highly decorated, and very large, bearing little resemblance to something a child might actually wear.

Looking up the exact wording to the poem referred to in this question led me to the fascinating information that it is no longer believed that Clement C. Moore wrote "'Twas the Night Before Christmas", published in 1823. Don Foster published "Author Unknown: On the Trail of Anonymous", in which he showed that Moore could not have written it, and he suggested that it was probably actually written by Major Henry Livingston Jr. Moore is still widely credited with the authorship, but many literary critics now believe the attribution is incorrect.
Source: Author looney_tunes

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