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Can you name the Weird Words?
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What is a menhaden?
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A. a small knife B. a fish C. a ship's steering oar
What is a puy?
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A. a pie B. an ornamental coffin C. a volcanic cone in central France
What is a farrago?
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A. a confused pile of objects B. a Spanish dance C. a loose woman
What is an Iroko?
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A. a hardwood B. a river in South America C. a small lizard
What is a vespa?
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A. a Roman boat B. a religous song C. the common wasp genus
What does the prefix 'xylo' mean?
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A. wood B. bell C. solid
Which part of the human body is the 'axilla'?
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A. the sole of the foot B. the armpit C. the crook of the arm
'Helvetic' pertains to which coutry?
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A. Greece B. Holland C. Switzerland
What is a basilisk?
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A. a headstone B. a fabulous creature C. a stone trough
What is a MOSFET?
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A. a type of tractor B. a type of crop- spraying aeroplane C. a type of transistor
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Weird Words Quiz
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Created Sep 8, 2011 in
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imclala
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Sep 8th, 2011 at 21:07 GMT
6 points
When I couldn't get the first answer to work, I quit. Accept just the letter (A, B, or C) or just the definition ("fish"). Expecting someone to type "b a fish" is just dumb.
Tahnan
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Sep 8th, 2011 at 23:02 GMT
1 point
Also of course there's more than enough time to just type in all the options.
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