The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

ironwalk

Ah no, work away Rubecula.
I was working on a vague memory of a conversation with an elderly nun aunt, so hardly a precise answer.:D

looksee

I have just found an entertaining dictionary of obscure words - so here are a few challenge you:

1. amandation
2. brochity
3. dicaerchy
4. ficulnean

(the computer only recognised two of them!)

IrishZeus

looksee wrote: »

I have just found an entertaining dictionary of obscure words - so here are a few challenge you:

1. amandation
2. brochity
3. dicaerchy
4. ficulnean

(the computer only recognised two of them!)

Amandation is to send a message (I think)
Brochity are teeth that stick out/are crooked

The other two - not a clue!!!

New Home

3. Ministry/the Government?

namenotavailablE

Dicaerchy:

Totally guessing here but is it something to do with joint authority over a territory?
>>Di (two equal entities) + caer (Welsh castle)

ironwalk

Wow those are tough.

I think dycaerchy is a just/good government. So, is that the same as dicaerchy? Not sure.

looksee

Irish Zeus, you are part way there with amandation, but not quite right. Brochity is correct - crooked teeth.

Ironwalk - you have it! just government

Now just ficulnean waiting for an answer.

We have a few slightly new people in the quiz, ye are very welcome, we needed more bodies We are not desperately fussy about question setting (and some of our answerers are a bit slow on setting) And we don't mind if we have a couple of questions going at the same time, so work away, lets keep things rolling!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Amandation is an amendment I think.
Brochity is cracked teeth
Dicarchy is ruled by a group of ten
Ficulnian is (based in fic meaning useless) something worthless or useless.

New Home

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Amandation is an amendment I think.
Brochity is cracked teeth
Dicarchy is ruled by a group of ten
Ficulnian is (based in fic meaning useless) something worthless or useless.

That would be decarchy.

looksee

Sorry Srameen, not quite making it there. IZ is still nearest with amandation. Brochity is dodgy / crooked etc teeth. Dicaerchy is just government (ie goverment that is just) as Ironwalk said.

You are right about ficulnean, but I understand it is from ficus - fig wood, which apparently is not much good, therefore the word means worthless.

New Home

That makes sense, about the fig tree - the branches are very brittle and are prone to breaking very easily, so nobody should ever climb a fig tree to pick figs. It doesn't burn well at all, either.

IrishZeus

looksee wrote: »

Irish Zeus, you are part way there with amandation, but not quite right.

Sending a message with someone? As in a person physically being sent away somewhere with said message?

looksee

IZ, its sending away, as in dismissing, no message needed You pretty much got it there!

IrishZeus

Love the question I have to say - I read an immense amount and often look up random old words that aren't used anymore. An odd pastime but it keeps me chirky

I'll throw up two of my own as I had no question in mind! What are a:

Fizgig
Lurdan

I will give a hint, in that these are terms used to describe people.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

IrishZeus wrote: »

Love the question I have to say - I read an immense amount and often look up random old words that aren't used anymore. An odd pastime but it keeps me chirky

I'll throw up two of my own as I had no question in mind! What are a:

Fizgig
Lurdan

I will give a hint, in that these are terms used to describe people.

Laughed when I saw these. My grandmother used to roll her eyes and say her much younger sister was a bit of a fizgig (although I assumed two Zs) - we took it to be a bit of a flirt who enjoyed socialising.
I can across lurdan in a book some tine back and had to look it up. It meant stupid or idle, or perhaps both.

IrishZeus

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Laughed when I saw these. My grandmother used to roll her eyes and say her much younger sister was a bit of a fizgig (although I assumed two Zs) - we took it to be a bit of a flirt who enjoyed socialising.
I can across lurdan in a book some tine back and had to look it up. It meant stupid or idle, or perhaps both.

Correct on both accounts Autumn Harsh Cloud!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Quick easy one.....fastest on the buzzer wins.

What same three letters can be put in front of these words to create new words?


Fine
Descend
Spire
Tract.

Ted_YNWA

con

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

con

No, genuine question.

That's it...quick too.

Ted_YNWA

I first thought of re- before I saw the 3 letter, didn't tick all the boxes.



to keep things moving.


How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

How many squares are there on a standard Scrabble board?

Lord! Good question. I've played it a fair amount but have no idea. Pure guess....144

Ted_YNWA

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Lord! Good question. I've played it a fair amount but have no idea. Pure guess....144

No,

Quazzie

256?

Professor Moriarty

225?

Ted_YNWA

Quazzie wrote: »

256?

Nope,

everyone must be too busy thinking of words than counting the squares.

Ted_YNWA

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

225?

Correct.

15 x 15

Professor Moriarty

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Correct.

15 x 15

A complete guess.

Professor Moriarty

Which two South American countries are landlocked?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Professor Moriarty wrote: »

Which two South American countries are landlocked?

Paraguay and Bolivia - at least I recall them being so when I was there.

Professor Moriarty

Autumn Harsh Cloud wrote: »

Paraguay and Bolivia - at least I recall them being so when I was there.

Can't beat local knowledge.