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Wild American Slang mixture Trivia Quiz

This is another American Slang quiz from yesteryear mostly. Many of these terms come from people travelling around the country, musicians, old films etc. You might hear these on the late late show. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Bruyere

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,299

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1972

Last 3 plays: joseslaughter (6/10), Eruditio (4/10), Guest 172 (7/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Knucklebuster: Hint

punch

crescent wrench

nagging wife

hard as nails guy

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Question 2 of 10

2. Monday man: Hint

the milkman

Someone who steals clothes off the clothesline

the dogcatcher

the trash collector

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mother McCrea: Hint

snuggy

Lester

whisky

sob story

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Question 4 of 10

4. Moxie: Hint

chicken pox

ants in his pants

cowardice

guts

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Question 5 of 10

5. One two three and a splash: Hint

chocolate sundae

root beer float

getting a bucket of water thrown at you

meat, potato, bread, and gravy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Porcupine: Hint

nervous person

cake with coconut

frayed wire

guy with a buzz cut

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Question 7 of 10

7. Mountain canary: Hint

chicken gizzards

burro

antelope

mountain goats

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Question 8 of 10

8. Soup and Fish: Hint

panhandling

sob story

five course dinner

tuxedo

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Question 9 of 10

9. Nervous pudding: Hint

stomach in knots

Jello

bad news

coward

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Question 10 of 10

10. Rib-stickers: Hint

spare-ribs

cornflakes

swords

beans

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Most Recent Scores

Mar 27 2024 : joseslaughter: 6/10
Mar 20 2024 : Eruditio: 4/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 172: 7/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 122: 2/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 174: 5/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Knucklebuster:

Answer: crescent wrench

2. Monday man:

Answer: Someone who steals clothes off the clothesline

Guys traveling around would take advantage of the custom of doing wash on Monday to steal clothes for themselves.

3. Mother McCrea:

Answer: sob story

A sad Irish ballad of the same name became synonymous with a sob story.

4. Moxie:

Answer: guts

5. One two three and a splash:

Answer: meat, potato, bread, and gravy

This is cafe talk.

6. Porcupine:

Answer: frayed wire

This was electrician jargon.

7. Mountain canary:

Answer: burro

Apparently, because of when they heehawed in the mountains.

8. Soup and Fish:

Answer: tuxedo

9. Nervous pudding:

Answer: Jello

10. Rib-stickers:

Answer: beans

Source: Author Bruyere

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