Where'd it Come From? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Aloof drivers

The Sulky is a light two-wheel carriage seats only one person, and those who drove them in the 19th century were presumed to be aloof, or "sulky".

Answer: A fabric

Seersucker is a crimped cotton or rayon fabric first made in India. The word literally means "Milk and Honey". I recently bought a seersucker suit. (Sears sold it to the first sucker that came in!)

Answer: To express disdain for

This term was used so much during the 19th century that it became a descriptive term for those that used it.

Answer: An incredibly ugly creature of myth

Gorgons are mythological Greek female monsters, winged and with snakelike hair. All in all, quite hideous! Speaking of Gorgons, have you met my mother-in-law?

Answer: A small paper cup

The dixie cup was originally a small disposable cup filled with water, sold in the early 1900s. It was called a Dixie cup because of its reliability, similar to that of the old ten-dollar bills issued in Louisiana prior to the American Civil War. Dixie cups are still around and are available with their own optional dispensers.

Answer: The Pope's country seat near Rome

The fruit is named after Cantalupo, Italy, where it was first grown.

Answer: An interrupter

The term, which is American, is descriptive of Russian and Polish immigrants whose names often ended in "Sky" or "Ski". Being new to the country, they often "butted in" by asking questions.

Answer: Storm and stress

Storm and Stress comes from an 18th century romantic drama. The term has come to represent opposition to established forms of society.

Answer: Your pancreas

Yes folks, the Islands (or Islets) of Langerhans are patches of endocrine tissue, located in your pancreas.

Answer: Birthing assistant

"I don't know nothin'about birthin' no babies!"