Sunday Special - Word Quiz From Hell
1. You're planning your vacation and your vacation buddy suggest you go somewhere where you can use a "komatik". Where do you book your vacation?
a. - Hawaii
b. - Haiti
c. - Fiji
d. – Alaska
2. Your best friend drags you along to the opera. You fall asleep during the "sinfonia" also known as...
a. - the fat lady’s solo
b. - the overture
c. - the first act
d. - the finale
3. It's taken years of hard work, but after hours of blood, sweat and tears, you have just performed a perfect "salchow". What are you doing?
a. - Figure skating
b. - Tightrope walking
c. - Synchronized swimming
d. – Ballet
4. It's a gorgeous, sunny day and you decide to spend it tanning in your backyard. To your surprise, you find an "abelia" in your backyard. Who do you call?
a. - Animal Control
b. - A Lawn Service
c. - A botanist
d. – An Apiarist
5. After a check-up by your doctor he prescribes you a healthy dose of "dimercaprol". What's the diagnosis?
a. - Heat Stroke
b. - Pregnancy
c. – Low Platelet Count
d. - Metal poisoning
6. Your significant other tells you that they wish you had a more "glabrous" hairstyle. Whose picture do you take in to show the hairstylist?
a. - Slash from Guns 'n' Roses
b. - Elvis Presley
c. - Yul Brynner
d. - Marilyn Monroe
7. All your friends are wearing "wampum". They are all the rage and you need to be wearing what all the other cool kids are wearing. Where are you going to go shopping?
a. – A CVS Store
b. - An Indian Reservation
c. – A Sporting Goods Store
d. – An Amish Market
8. If a teacher in a Scottish school some years ago said he was going to give you the 'tawse', what would you have expected to get?
a. - A leather strap across the hand
b. - A rosette for coming top of the class
c. - A Scots Gaelic dictionary
d. - A mechanical pencil sharpener
9. Imagine for a moment that you're pregnant (that includes the men). You wake up at 3am craving a bit of "gerenuk". Where will your poor husband have to go to get it for you?
a. - The Alps
b. - Eastern Africa
c. - Lake Erie
d. - The Pacific Ocean
10. You're going to travel by "quadriga". What will you be traveling on/in?
a. - Outer Space
b. - Water
c. - Land
d. – Air
11. Your friend offers you a panetella ; What do you do with it ?
a. – Eat it
b. – Drink it
c. – Smoke it
d. – Wear it
12. Sadly, you must return to the Doctor; this time you are diagnosed as suffering from Otitis, and its contagious ! Where is this problem located ?
a. – The Ear
b. – The Nose
c. – The Throat
d. – The Skin
13. You are at a gathering of friends, one of whom suggests playing Bezique. What is this game, anyway ?
a. – A Board Game
b. – A guessing Game
c. – A Card Game
d. – A Dice Game
14. At dinner, your sister is telling you what she learned about Zygotes in class ; What class was she in ?
a. – Biology
b. – Mythology
c. – Entomology
d. – Astronomy
15. Mother mentions that you’ll be having Halva at dinner ; At which course will this probably be served ?
a. – Appetizer
b. – Salad
c. – Entre’
d. – Dessert
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1. – d - A "komatik" is an Eskimo sled that is made with wooden runners and crossbars decorated with rawhide.
2. – b
3. – a - Named after the skater who created the jump, Ulrich Salchow.
4. – c - An "abelia" is any shrub from Mexica or Asia that has leaves as well as white, pink or red flowers.
5. – d - Lay off the paint chips. "Dimercaprol" is a chemical compound to cure mercury, lead, and gold poisoning.
6. – c - "Glabrous" is a flat surface that has no hairs or protrusions.
7. – b – We all knew that one !
8. – a - A "tawse" was a leather strap with strips at the end, like a tassel. It was once used in state schools in Scotland and northern England to punish children by striking them across the palm of the hand.
9. – b - The "gerenuk" you're craving is a thin antelope with large eyes. Works well with Hamburger helper.
10. – c - A "quadriga" is a chariot pulled by four horses. Yeah Spartacus!
11. – c – Its a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.
12. – a – It’s a Middle-Ear infection
13. – c – It’s a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences.
14. – a - A zygote is a single cell formed by the merging of an egg cell and a sperm.
15. – d - Halva is a favorite dessert in the Middle East. Served with coffee or tea, it is the perfect ending to any meal. Halva is easy to make and tastes like you spent all day preparing it!
1. You're planning your vacation and your vacation buddy suggest you go somewhere where you can use a "komatik". Where do you book your vacation?
a. - Hawaii
b. - Haiti
c. - Fiji
d. – Alaska
2. Your best friend drags you along to the opera. You fall asleep during the "sinfonia" also known as...
a. - the fat lady’s solo
b. - the overture
c. - the first act
d. - the finale
3. It's taken years of hard work, but after hours of blood, sweat and tears, you have just performed a perfect "salchow". What are you doing?
a. - Figure skating
b. - Tightrope walking
c. - Synchronized swimming
d. – Ballet
4. It's a gorgeous, sunny day and you decide to spend it tanning in your backyard. To your surprise, you find an "abelia" in your backyard. Who do you call?
a. - Animal Control
b. - A Lawn Service
c. - A botanist
d. – An Apiarist
5. After a check-up by your doctor he prescribes you a healthy dose of "dimercaprol". What's the diagnosis?
a. - Heat Stroke
b. - Pregnancy
c. – Low Platelet Count
d. - Metal poisoning
6. Your significant other tells you that they wish you had a more "glabrous" hairstyle. Whose picture do you take in to show the hairstylist?
a. - Slash from Guns 'n' Roses
b. - Elvis Presley
c. - Yul Brynner
d. - Marilyn Monroe
7. All your friends are wearing "wampum". They are all the rage and you need to be wearing what all the other cool kids are wearing. Where are you going to go shopping?
a. – A CVS Store
b. - An Indian Reservation
c. – A Sporting Goods Store
d. – An Amish Market
8. If a teacher in a Scottish school some years ago said he was going to give you the 'tawse', what would you have expected to get?
a. - A leather strap across the hand
b. - A rosette for coming top of the class
c. - A Scots Gaelic dictionary
d. - A mechanical pencil sharpener
9. Imagine for a moment that you're pregnant (that includes the men). You wake up at 3am craving a bit of "gerenuk". Where will your poor husband have to go to get it for you?
a. - The Alps
b. - Eastern Africa
c. - Lake Erie
d. - The Pacific Ocean
10. You're going to travel by "quadriga". What will you be traveling on/in?
a. - Outer Space
b. - Water
c. - Land
d. – Air
11. Your friend offers you a panetella ; What do you do with it ?
a. – Eat it
b. – Drink it
c. – Smoke it
d. – Wear it
12. Sadly, you must return to the Doctor; this time you are diagnosed as suffering from Otitis, and its contagious ! Where is this problem located ?
a. – The Ear
b. – The Nose
c. – The Throat
d. – The Skin
13. You are at a gathering of friends, one of whom suggests playing Bezique. What is this game, anyway ?
a. – A Board Game
b. – A guessing Game
c. – A Card Game
d. – A Dice Game
14. At dinner, your sister is telling you what she learned about Zygotes in class ; What class was she in ?
a. – Biology
b. – Mythology
c. – Entomology
d. – Astronomy
15. Mother mentions that you’ll be having Halva at dinner ; At which course will this probably be served ?
a. – Appetizer
b. – Salad
c. – Entre’
d. – Dessert
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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1. – d - A "komatik" is an Eskimo sled that is made with wooden runners and crossbars decorated with rawhide.
2. – b
3. – a - Named after the skater who created the jump, Ulrich Salchow.
4. – c - An "abelia" is any shrub from Mexica or Asia that has leaves as well as white, pink or red flowers.
5. – d - Lay off the paint chips. "Dimercaprol" is a chemical compound to cure mercury, lead, and gold poisoning.
6. – c - "Glabrous" is a flat surface that has no hairs or protrusions.
7. – b – We all knew that one !
8. – a - A "tawse" was a leather strap with strips at the end, like a tassel. It was once used in state schools in Scotland and northern England to punish children by striking them across the palm of the hand.
9. – b - The "gerenuk" you're craving is a thin antelope with large eyes. Works well with Hamburger helper.
10. – c - A "quadriga" is a chariot pulled by four horses. Yeah Spartacus!
11. – c – Its a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.
12. – a – It’s a Middle-Ear infection
13. – c – It’s a card game for two or more players with tricks similar to whist but with additional points scored for honours and sequences.
14. – a - A zygote is a single cell formed by the merging of an egg cell and a sperm.
15. – d - Halva is a favorite dessert in the Middle East. Served with coffee or tea, it is the perfect ending to any meal. Halva is easy to make and tastes like you spent all day preparing it!
