Weak Memory
Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
"Uncle Jimmy, we're studying Norse mythology and I keep forgetting some of the names, can you help?" Andrew asked.
"Certainly," Jimmy replied, "let's pick a few to start with: Odin, his wife Frigg, Thor, and Tyr. You really already know these names, or at least the Anglo-Saxon equivalent.
Woden is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Odin, the wise, one-eyed, chief god.
Frige is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Frigg, the goddess of clouds and sky.
Thunor is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Thor, the god of thunder.
Tiw is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Tyr, the god of war and battle."
"Sorry, but those names don't seem any more familiar," Andrew protested.
"What if I told you those four names are related to the sun, the moon, and the planet Saturn?"
"What? That's even more confusing."
"Final clue, they are the basis of a naming system that we use every day."
In what way are these names commonly used about which Andrew should be aware?
"Certainly," Jimmy replied, "let's pick a few to start with: Odin, his wife Frigg, Thor, and Tyr. You really already know these names, or at least the Anglo-Saxon equivalent.
Woden is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Odin, the wise, one-eyed, chief god.
Frige is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Frigg, the goddess of clouds and sky.
Thunor is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Thor, the god of thunder.
Tiw is the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Tyr, the god of war and battle."
"Sorry, but those names don't seem any more familiar," Andrew protested.
"What if I told you those four names are related to the sun, the moon, and the planet Saturn?"
"What? That's even more confusing."
"Final clue, they are the basis of a naming system that we use every day."
In what way are these names commonly used about which Andrew should be aware?
Answer
They are the basis for our names of the days of the week.Sunday - Sunnandaeg - Sun's day
Monday - Monandaeg - Moon's day
Tuesday - Tiwesdaeg - Tiw's day
Wednesday - Wodnesdaeg - Woden's day
Thursday - Thunresdaeg - Thunor's day
Friday - Frigedaeg - Frige's day
Saturday - Saeternesdaeg - Saturn's day
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Posted by MMSMustang on Sep 07, 2006 That was really good! |
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Posted by Alicia_Ellis on Sep 07, 2006 I thought that was pretty good one although the name kinda gives it away |
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Posted by SPUTNIK2 on Sep 07, 2006 your teasers are so much fun!  |
Posted by blondebookworm on Sep 07, 2006 very informative. That's really cool. |
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Posted by donut364 on Sep 09, 2006 That was fun.  Got it with the hint - thanks |
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Posted by Pizzazz2u on Sep 10, 2006 Knowing these is a daily thing around this house. Your title just about gave it away to my group.  A Superb teaser! A wee bit too easy, for some, but it will make others think.  |
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Posted by Phalanx on Oct 26, 2006 Fortunately I do study history, so that was no challenge....but you sure got a nice way to write your teasers! |
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Posted by reptile5000 on Nov 13, 2006 actually, i just wanted to note that people bealieve differently on where the days came from. the actuall answer is a dialect of latin and indo-european, all root languages, latin is the root of spanish, french, romanian, portugese, and italian, indo-european is the root of so many others, including the 1 u had as an example. good teaser though |
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Posted by Obilio on May 02, 2013 Awesome! I didn't realize we English speakers hung on to so much of the Saxon part of Anglo-Saxon, even though Beowulf is the oldest known example (unless they've found something else I haven't heard about) of Old English writing, and that is so obviously Saxon influenced. When I home-schooled my youngest we read a side -by - side so you could see how much was readable to a modern reader. I love it that in this thousands of years of patriarchal western society, that story really gets hairy when you tick off the monster's MOTHER, lol. Anyway, I wish I had known about the connection with days, he'll love that when I tell him. Thanks!! |
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