Sargents Smarties - Week 3: Summer According to Merriam Webster
Sargents Smarties: Summer Quiz
Test your knowledge about summer and its unique terms with our engaging quiz! Dive into interesting facts and discover the etymology behind words associated with the sunny season.
- Explore fun questions about summer nomenclature
- Learn new words and their meanings
- Challenge your friends to beat your score!
Why do we call the period running from July through August the "dog-days of summer"?
The dog star rises simultaneously with the sun
It's the time of year when the dog tree blooms
'Dog' was a word in Old English meaning "hot"
Which of the following is an archaic word for "of a burned or expecially sunburned appearance"?
Grizzlewicked
Bethumped
Adust
From which of the following languages did our word 'summer' derive?
Navajo
French
Old English
Vacation comes from a Latin word meaning:
Melancholy
Battle-rage
Freedom, exemption
Which of the following words is NOT in any way a synonym for beach or beach resort?
Plage
Planchet
Praya
The summer month August is a homograph, sharing its spelling with an adjective. What does the adjective 'august' mean?
Sweltering, hot
At an increasing rate
Of majestic dignity
Which of the following is the definition for oversummer?
To survive the summer
To overstay, as a guest
An excess of heat in a region
From which language does 'picnic' come from?
Polish
French
Swahili
Which of the following words contains an etymology which means "shields from the sun"?
Umbrella
Bumbershoot
Parasol
What is the origin of the word 'mosquito'?
An Algonquin word for "summer-gnat"
The diminutive of the Spanish word for "fly"
A Latin work for "irritating noise"
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