Braingle: 'Portmanteaus' Trivia Quiz

Portmanteaus

A portmanteau is a word that somewhat fuses, or combines, two other words. You might think you don't know what a portmanteau is, but you have probably used these words before.

Quiz ID:	#14330
Fun:	(2.5)
Difficulty:	(1.04)
Category:	Humanities > Linguistics
Created By:	TRILLIONAIRE

#1 What word is formed by combining "bang" and "smash"?

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Bash

#2 The word "flare" is derived from "flame" and what other word?

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#3 "Internal communication" can be shortened to what word?

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#4 "Huge" and "monstrous" make up what word?

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#5 What word do "botch" and "blot" form?

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#6 Name one of the words "smog" is derived from.

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#7 The word "snazzy" is made from "jazzy" and "snappy".

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False

#8 The word "telethon" is made from "telephone" and what other word?

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#9 "Motel" got its name from "motor" and what other word?

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#10 "Fortnight" is from the words "fourteen" and "night(s)".

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False

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Portmanteaus

#1 What word is formed by combining "bang" and "smash"?

#2 The word "flare" is derived from "flame" and what other word?

#3 "Internal communication" can be shortened to what word?

#4 "Huge" and "monstrous" make up what word?

#5 What word do "botch" and "blot" form?

#6 Name one of the words "smog" is derived from.

#7 The word "snazzy" is made from "jazzy" and "snappy".

#8 The word "telethon" is made from "telephone" and what other word?

#9 "Motel" got its name from "motor" and what other word?

#10 "Fortnight" is from the words "fourteen" and "night(s)".

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