Rumbustious Philology 101

The word 'grok' is
The Russian pronunciation of 'grog'
A neo Paleolithic site in the Middle East
A protologism coined by Robert Heinlein in his 1961 novel 'Stranger in a Strange Land' which means to understand,
The opposite of 'grunge'
The word 'grog' is
Derived from the phrase Old Grogham which was a name given to Admiral Vernon
A shortened form of 'grogarious' which is a term used to describe the loud and talkative behaviour which ensues after many a rum has been consumed
An Australian invention attributed to John Singleton who did the advertising for Uncle Bills' Sly Grog shops in the 1970s
Rum Tum Tugger is
The name of one of the cats in T.S. Eliot's book Old Possum's book of Practical Cats
The name given to one of the members of the Rumbustious Philological Society to describe his onanistic penchant as an 18 year old babysitter
The name of a rum distilled on the Isle of Man
The name of a tugboat which comes to the aid of the Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn in the 1951 movie African Queen
 
{"name":"Rumbustious Philology 101", "url":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/QPREVIEW","txt":"The word 'grok' is, the word 'grog' is, Rum Tum Tugger is","img":"https://www.quiz-maker.com/3012/images/ogquiz.png"}
Powered by: Quiz Maker