The Haggard Hawks Quiz 8
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Quiz Questions
1.
What animal’s name literally means ‘whale horse’?
A.
Dolphin
B.
Manatee
C.
Penguin
D.
Walrus
2.
Déjà-visité is a specific type of déjà-vu. But who’s most likely to experience it?
A.
An actor
B.
A grandparent
C.
A musician
D.
A tourist
3.
The word ‘oxymoron’ is an oxymoron. Why?
A.
It literally means ‘before-after’
B.
It literally means ‘sharp-dull’
C.
It literally means ‘soft-loud’
D.
It literally means ‘wise-foolish’
4.
Which of these is an old English word for a fish’s tail?
A.
Dumbledore
B.
Muggle
C.
Quidditch
D.
Snape
5.
Where are you if you’re ‘down among the dead men’?
A.
Collapsed drunk on the floor of a pub
B.
Diving at the bottom of the ocean
C.
Wandering around the streets at night
D.
Working at the bottom of the garden
6.
Which of these is NOT named after a person?
A.
Clementine
B.
Guillotine
C.
Limousine
D.
Nicotine
7.
What did William Herschel want to call the planet Uranus when he discovered it in 1781?
A.
John
B.
Paul
C.
George
D.
Ringo
8.
Rabbit-catcher. Mother Midnight. Gracewife. How-d’you-do. All the names of cocktails popular in the 17th century. True or false?
A.
True
B.
False
9.
Pen and paper at the ready: if A=1, B=2, C=3..., what do Wednesday, honeycomb and corridor all have in common?
A.
They total 100
B.
They don’t contain any even numbers
C.
They’re only spelled with prime numbers
D.
Their 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th... letters add up to the same as their 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th... letters
10.
Speaking of which, the word ‘dollar’ comes from the name of...?
A.
A town in the Czech Republic
B.
An island in the Netherlands
C.
A river in Denmark
D.
A mountain in Poland
11.
“That hangy-bangy is hurkle-durkling!” Or in other words...
A.
“That industrious worker is doing two things at once!”
B.
“That greedy dog is so full it can’t move!”
C.
“That noisy loudmouth is talking over everyone!”
D.
“That lazy idler is still in bed!”
12.
A rhinoceros-hide whip. A dairy cow’s shackles. A judge’s black cap. All possible origins of the word...?
A.
Keelhaul
B.
Kibosh
C.
Kismet
D.
Knickerbocker
13.
What would an 18th century gentleman do with a ‘rumpty-bum’?
A.
Eat it
B.
Play it
C.
Ride it
D.
Wear it
14.
An aquabob is an icicle. But what’s an aquabib?
A.
A rockpool
B.
A sea-shanty
C.
A snowflake
D.
A teetotaller
15.
Where could you find ‘mogshade’ and see ‘crown shyness’?
A.
In a forest
B.
In the kitchen
C.
Out at sea
D.
In a gold mine
16.
The most frequently used letter of the alphabet is E. But what’s the most frequently used PAIR of letters?
A.
EE
B.
NG
C.
RD
D.
TH
17.
One of these is an expert, the other three are incompetents. Who’s the expert?
A.
Paper-blurrer
B.
Sea-artist
C.
Star-queller
D.
Whooper-up
18.
What could come next in this series: hendecad, dozen, tridenary, tesseradecade...?
A.
Ogdoad
B.
Sesquidecury
C.
Triacontad
D.
Vintaine
19.
Which of these isn’t true?
A.
The letter G is derived from the letter C
B.
The letter J is derived from the letter I
C.
The letter N is derived from the letter M
D.
The letter U is derived from the letter V
20.
And for the grand finale... Who once performed a magic act under the name ‘Rhia Rhama Rhoos, The Unparalleled Necromancer’?
A.
William Shakespeare
B.
Jane Austen
C.
Charles Dickens
D.
Agatha Christie
Quiz Outcomes
1.
UH OH...
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Let’s face it, that could have gone better. Worth another go?
2.
UH OH...
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Let’s face it—that could have gone better... Worth another go?
3.
MUST TRY HARDER...
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Not a bad mark for a tough quiz—but there’s certainly room for improvement...!
4.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT...
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Not bad for such a tough quiz! But there’s room for improvement... Time for one more go?
5.
NOT BAD AT ALL!
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Not a bad score at all for such a tough quiz—well played!
6.
HALF MARKS
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Nothing wrong with half marks when the questions are as tough as these! Well played.
7.
WELL PLAYED!
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A great score for such a tough quiz! Well played.
8.
WELL PLAYED!
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An excellent score for such a tough quiz, well played!
9.
A BRILLIANT SCORE!
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Brilliantly played for such a tough quiz—well done!
10.
EXCELLENT!
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A superb score all round—consider yourself an honorary Haggard Hawk!
11.
TOP MARKS!
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Blimey, you really do know your HH trivia. Ever thought about starting a Twitter account about words...?
