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Quiz about More Interesting Word Origins
Quiz about More Interesting Word Origins

More Interesting Word Origins Trivia Quiz


Here are some more word origins that you may find interesting.

A multiple-choice quiz by robert362. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robert362
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
32,824
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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2771
Last 3 plays: TonyC8 (9/10), triviabore (4/10), Guest 81 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Many people know that Levi jeans are named after the merchant, Levi Strauss. How did he popularize his product? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Many people are likened to 'Falstaff', one of Shakespeare's better known characters. In which of these plays does he appear? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. We sometimes speak of things that are done 'according to Hoyle'. In what area was Hoyle an expert? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A 'malapropism' is a word that derives from the literary character of Mrs. Malaprop. Who is the author that created this character? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How did Alzheimer's Disease get its name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of these figures is NOT a literary creation? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these common words and phrases owes its origin to an American Indian name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these characters is NOT a mythological creation? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'Casanova' and 'Lothario' are commonly used to describe great lovers. Were they real - or fictional? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The item known as 'knickers' is a shortened form of the word 'knickerbockers'. Which author used this word as a pen name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Many people know that Levi jeans are named after the merchant, Levi Strauss. How did he popularize his product?

Answer: With prospectors, during the California Gold Rush

It was during the Gold Rush of the 1840s and 1850s that Levi delivered the goods.
2. Many people are likened to 'Falstaff', one of Shakespeare's better known characters. In which of these plays does he appear?

Answer: Henry IV, Parts I and II

This is one of Shakespeare's best known characters and is widely recognized a literary 'type' and has given rise to the adjective "Falstaffian" - overweight, self-indulgent and given to bragging. He also appears in the "Merry Wives of Windsor".
3. We sometimes speak of things that are done 'according to Hoyle'. In what area was Hoyle an expert?

Answer: Cards

He wrote books on the subject. The boxing expert was the Marquis of Queensberry.
4. A 'malapropism' is a word that derives from the literary character of Mrs. Malaprop. Who is the author that created this character?

Answer: Richard Brinsley Sheridan

From one of his plays, 'The Rivals'.
5. How did Alzheimer's Disease get its name?

Answer: It's named after the doctor who described the condition

Dr Alzheimer, early in the 20th century.
6. Which of these figures is NOT a literary creation?

Answer: Guy Fawkes

Guy Fawkes conspired against the Crown - and paid for it dearly. There is a Guy Fawkes Day in England. Mitty comes from Thurber, Sherlock Holmes was created by Arthur Conan Doyle, and Tarzan was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
7. Which of these common words and phrases owes its origin to an American Indian name?

Answer: Tammany Hall

Tammany - and it has different spellings - was an Indian chief. Macadamia is derived from a chap named Macadam, and Jekyll and Hyde from R.L. Stevenson.

[Cymruambyth has added:


Thespian can be found in literature, it actually derives from two sources - one is Thespis of Icaria (c
600 BCE), traditionally held to be the father of Greek tragedy - which is why actors are referred to as thespians - and the second is the town of Thespia, a town at the foot of Mount Helikon in Greece, where there was a shrine to the Muses].
8. Which of these characters is NOT a mythological creation?

Answer: Pompadour

Madame Pompadour was a French aristocrat. Tantalus gives us 'tantalize', Camus wrote about the myth of Sisyphus, and 'Pandora's Box' is a familiar story.
9. 'Casanova' and 'Lothario' are commonly used to describe great lovers. Were they real - or fictional?

Answer: Casanova was real; Lothario was fictional

Don't ask me about Don Juan
10. The item known as 'knickers' is a shortened form of the word 'knickerbockers'. Which author used this word as a pen name?

Answer: Washington Irving

'History of New York' by Diedrich Knickerbocker.
Source: Author robert362

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