Shouldn’t There Be A Word...?

1. 1. by Barbara Wallraff “SHOULDN’T THERE BE A WORD”? Prepared by: JOEY F. VALDRIZ

2. 2. 1. Who coined the word “cocooning” which means a staying home trend? 2. As a noun,
what is meant by the word “heads- up”? 3. Whose work is the “American Dictionary of the
English Language” published in 1828? 4. Who compiled the first comprehensive English
dictionary? 5. When two meanings are packed into one word (e.g. motel, brunch), what do
you call that word? QUESTIONS:
3. 3. 6. When “chuckle” and “snort” are combined, what word is formed? 7. What is the other
term for “myocardial infarction”? 8. According to Barbara Wallraff, what activity is likened to
coining of words? 9. In the poem “Jabberwocky”, what time of the day is “brillig”? 10. How
many letters comprised the recreational word coined by James Joyce which means a sound
that represents the symbolic thunderclap? QUESTIONS:
4. 4. 11. Who is the first true recreational word coiner? 12. What is the only word coined by
Rich Hall that became a permanent English word? 13. What is the real name of Lewis Carroll
who write the poem “Jabberwocky”? 14. According to Rich Hall, what is the ability to turn the
bathtub faucet on and off with one’s toes? 15. What word is synonymous to “phantom” and
“ideal”? QUESTIONS:
5. 5. 16. What is that experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before? 17. What
do you call the plastic wrappers at the end of shoelace? 18. What modern coinage means “to
pretend not to see someone”? 19. What are those little spots of paper that fall off punch
cards? 20. What is the correct term for lobsterine? QUESTIONS:
6. 6. KEY ANSWERS
7. 7. 1. Who coined the word “cocooning” which means a staying home trend? FAITH
POPCORN 2. As a noun, what is meant by the word “heads- up”? ADVANCE
INFORMATION 3. Whose work is the “American Dictionary of the English Language”
published in 1828? NOAH WEBSTER QUESTIONS:
8. 8. 4. Who compiled the first comprehensive English dictionary? NATHAN BAILEY 5. When
two meanings are packed into one word (e.g. motel, brunch), what do you call that word?
PORTMANTEAU QUESTIONS:
9. 9. 6. When “chuckle” and “snort” are combined, what word is formed? CHORTLE 7. What is
the other term for “myocardial infarction”? HEART ATTACK 8. According to Barbara Wallraff,
what activity is likened to coining of words? SEX QUESTIONS:
10. 10. 9. In the poem “Jabberwocky”, what time of the day is “brillig”? 4:00 P.M. 10. How many
letters comprised the recreational word coined by James Joyce which means a sound that
represents the symbolic thunderclap? 99 QUESTIONS:
11. 11. 11. Who is the first true recreational word coiner? GELETT BURGESS 12. What is the
only word coined by Rich Hall that became a permanent English word? SNIGLET 13. What
is the real name of Lewis Carroll who write the poem “Jabberwocky”? CHARLES LUTWIDGE
DODGSON QUESTIONS:
12. 12. 14. According to Rich Hall, what is the ability to turn the bathtub faucet on and off with
one’s toes? AQUADEXTROUS 15. What word is synonymous to “phantom” and “ideal”?
EIDOLON QUESTIONS:
13. 13. 16. What is that experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before? DÉJÀ
VU 17. What do you call the plastic wrappers at the end of shoelace? AGLETS 18. What
modern coinage means “to pretend not to see someone”? EYELIE QUESTIONS:
14. 14. 19. What are those little spots of paper that fall off punch cards? CHADS 20. What is the
correct term for lobsterine? TOMALLEY QUESTIONS: