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Quiz about Call My Bluff 3
Quiz about Call My Bluff 3

Call My Bluff 3 Trivia Quiz


I again revisit the BBC quiz show 'Call My Bluff'. Two teams take it in turns to describe an obscure word, which their opponents would have to correctly identify. Only one description was the true one. Here we go again.

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
awkins
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
192,785
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1207
Last 3 plays: turaguy (4/10), Guest 90 (6/10), Guest 217 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Umbra - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Senescence - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Undine - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Koksaghyz - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. MegaKaryocyte - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Sitatunga - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Palimpsest - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Dybbuk - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Odalisque - Choose the true meaning. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Haptic - Choose the true meaning. Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 26 2024 : turaguy: 4/10
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 90: 6/10
Mar 13 2024 : Guest 217: 8/10
Feb 19 2024 : Guest 195: 2/10
Feb 14 2024 : Guest 81: 4/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Umbra - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: An UMBRA is a dark area, especially the darkest part of a shadow, where all light is cut off. In astronomy, it would be the darkest region of a sunspot.

An UMBRA can also be the completely dark portion of the shadow thrown by a heavenly body during an eclipse.
I have no idea if there is a special tool for chisels, and I really don't want to know.
2. Senescence - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: SENESCENCE is of concern to everyone on the planet. It simply means growing old.

As time marches on, my thoughts now turn to my SENESCENCE. How old is middle age now?
3. Undine - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: In mythology an UNDINE is a water sprite, who can obtain a soul by marrying a human.

In some instances, the UNDINE must produce a baby with a human before it gains a soul.
4. Koksaghyz - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: An Asian dandelion (Taraxacum KOKSAGHYZ) cultivated by the natives of Kazakhstan, as it produces a form of rubber.

The roots of this plant really do produce a form of rubber.
5. MegaKaryocyte - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: The MEGAKARYOCYTE is a bone marrow cell that produces platelets

It is also known as megalokaryocyte.
6. Sitatunga - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: The SITATUNGA is an amphibious antelope found in central and eastern Africa.

Scientific name - Tragelaphus speckii. They have developed hooves adapted to stop them sinking in the soft mud of the swamps they live in.
7. Palimpsest - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: If you were to find a manuscript, typically of papyrus, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing badly erased and still legible, you would have in your hands a PALIMPSEST.

The Egyptians were great believers in recycling.
8. Dybbuk - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: In Jewish mythology a DYBBUK is a demon controlling the thoughts, words and deeds of a live body.

It could also refer to the soul of a dead person doing the same thing.
9. Odalisque - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: Dating back hundreds of years, when the Turkish Sultan kept harems, an ODALISQUE was a female slave or concubine.

I'm sure Allied agents during WWII would love to have had cell phone technology back then. As for the orchid offspring, I'm no expert, I just pretend to be one.
10. Haptic - Choose the true meaning.

Answer: Simply put HAPTIC is of or relating to the sense of touch.

I don't know if it still exists or not, but there was a toilet cleaner called Harpic.
My thanks again to 'Dictionary.com' for many of the true meanings.
Source: Author awkins

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