What's That Thing Called?

Can you tell your aglet from your tittle or your obelus from your octothorpe in this trivia game about uncommon names for common items?

15 questions · Published September 12, 2022

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

Multiple Choice
1. A piece of artwork split into three separate panels is called a ______________.
A triptych is a work of art that is divided into three separate sections or panels.
Multiple Choice
2. Where would you find an "ideo locator"?
Usually looking like a red, upside-down teardrop, an ideo locator is the “you are here” mark on a map.
Multiple Choice
3. What is the name for the blob of toothpaste sitting on the bristles of a toothbrush?
The wave-shaped blob of toothpaste sitting on a toothbrush is called a “nurdle.”
Multiple Choice
4. If you keep hitting the snooze button on your alarm, you might be suffering from _____________.
Dysania is an extreme difficulty rising from bed or an inability to leave the bed.
Multiple Choice
5. Which of these common items is known as a "ferrule"?
The metal band that attaches the pencil body to an eraser is called a “ferrule.”

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