What are the meanings of the following strange words? Select the correct option from those given.
1. What is a collop, is it..?
A – A large dollop of a substance, such as cream
B – A term for ham and eggs
C – A fatty tissue growth often treated by vets
B – It is an old term for ham and eggs/bacon and eggs
2. What is dactylonomy, is it..?
A – The art of counting on fingers, often including knuckles, joints and bones
B – The study of patterns in fingerprints
C – Making decorative shapes with the use of dials, such as in a Spirograph
A – It is an art of counting using hands, often using a complex method, allowing the person to count higher than the assumed ten.
3. What is a jackalope, is it..?
A – A mythical beast
B – A cross between a jackal and an antelope
C – A specific type of envelope, using a mechanical seal
A – A mythical beast
4. What is a williwaw, is it..?
A – A old English term for a pot belly
B – A type of oven glove with woollen padding
C – A sudden blast of wind from a mountainous area
C – A sudden blast of wind blowing to the sea from a mountainous coast
5. If you were to tripudiate, what would you be doing?
A – Dancing
B – Arguing
C – Trying to be better than someone else
A – Dancing
6. What is a lipogrammatist?
A – Someone who calculates exactly what proportion of body fat is safe to extract during liposuction
B – Someone who writes poems using 25 of the alphabet’s 26 letters
C – A mathematician involved in the calculation of BMI (Body Mass Index)
B – Someone who writes poems using 25 of the alphabet’s 26 letters.
7. If something is described as badious, is it ..?
A – Chestnut-coloured
B – Able to be submersed in water
C – With the capability to act in a sly or evil manner
A – Chestnut-coloured
8. What is a gablock?
A – A large block used as a step to reach the shutters in Elizabethan houses
B – A spur attached to the heel of a gamecock
C – A simple locking device, the precursor of the padlock
B – A false spur or staff attached to the heel of a gamecock
9. If someone is described as mabsoot, are they ..?
A – Sullen
B – Sly
C – Happy
C – Happy
10. What is thalposis? Is it..?
A – A sensation of warmth
B – The study of heatwaves
C – An ancient disease with similar symptoms to smallpox
A – A sensation of warmth