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Quiz about Unusual Words and their Meanings

Unusual Words and their Meanings Quiz

How well do you know your English? Try this quiz on some unusual words.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ford Escort. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ford Escort

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
127,936

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1584

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the meaning of the word "grebe"? Hint

A diving bird with a long neck

The chief monetary unit of Vietnam

An inner Sydney suburb

A County in Western Ireland

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is a "Mattock"? Hint

A tool

A napped cotton fabric

A European rice delicacy

A kind of French kidney bean

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a "Redcoat"? Hint

A format for CD burning

A British soldier

A person who changes sides in a conflict

A kind of paint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a "Sice"? Hint

A six on a die

The covering on a tennis ball

A passage for surplus water

A large triangular sail

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a "Tenet"? Hint

A ten dollar bill

A shallow stream

A piece of camping equipment

A doctrine

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does "Shun" mean? Hint

A term used in Cricket

To express contempt

A bone in the lower leg

To avoid or keep clear of

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is a "Coulomb"? Hint

A series of underground cellars

A part of a beehive

A unit of electrical charge

A barber's implement

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is a "Blain"? Hint

A swelling or sore

a garden tool

A severe headache

A ribbon wheel inside a manual typewriter

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does "Collodion" mean? Hint

A musical instrument

A guardian or keeper

A disease of the ear

A syrupy solution

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the meaning of the slang term "Phat"? Hint

Excellent

A Chinese dog

Overweight

A stamp from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the meaning of the word "grebe"?

Answer: A diving bird with a long neck

A grebe is any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, with a long neck, lobed toes, and almost no tail.

2. What is a "Mattock"?

Answer: A tool

A mattock is an agricultural tool shaped like a pick axe, with an adze and a chisel edge as the ends of the head.

3. What is a "Redcoat"?

Answer: A British soldier

A Redcoat is a British soldier, so-called from the scarlet uniform of most regiments.

4. What is a "Sice"?

Answer: A six on a die

Not much to add here, sice is the six on a die. Its origin is middle English via old French "sis" from Latin sex 'six'.

5. What is a "Tenet"?

Answer: A doctrine

A Tenet is a doctrine, dogma, or principle held by a group or person.

6. What does "Shun" mean?

Answer: To avoid or keep clear of

Avoid; keep clear of (shuns human company).

7. What is a "Coulomb"?

Answer: A unit of electrical charge

A Coulomb is the SI unit of electrical charge, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one ampere.

8. What is a "Blain"?

Answer: A swelling or sore

A Blain is an inflamed swelling or sore on the skin.

9. What does "Collodion" mean?

Answer: A syrupy solution

A syrupy solution of cellulose nitrate in a mixture of alcohol and ether, used in photography and surgery.

10. What is the meaning of the slang term "Phat"?

Answer: Excellent

This word means excellent or great! (Origin 20th century - origin is unknown).

Source: Author Ford Escort

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