Written in Black and Wight: Q
Created | Updated Nov 12, 2017
Once more we quickly look at the quirky but quintessential quiz series dedicated to the Isle of Wight's dialect1.
Q
This week is the letter Q, which I believe to be my good friend SashaQ's favourite.
Cure Me Quick!
Even on the Isle of Wight, people get ill. In fact, the smiley above suffered from seasickness so much, he's turned green! Can You identify the correct diagnoses for these ailments below?
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Quammish | Sore throat |
| Quamer | Grunt or sigh |
| Qualms | To be sick and ill-tempered |
| Queal In | Death throes |
| Queer | Feeling sick, especially seasick |
| Querk | Throb with pain |
| Quinzer | Dry, shrivel up, be limp or flabby |
| Quoddle | Plague |
| Quop | Go to bed |
How to Make A Caulkhead's Quilt
At the end of October when autumn starts hinting that winter is getting closer, quilts are very handy. And on the Isle of Wight, the word Quilt is even handier, having numerous meanings. But which of the following meanings is false?
- To be frightened and shaking.
- To subdue someone else.
- To beat and/or thrash.
- A pen made from a feather.
- A ball tied with twine
- Exhausted
- Unfit for work.
Main Round
There are three possible answers listed for each word below, but only one is correct. Can You guess which is right?
Quaail
- Quart of ale.
- To quake; also a quail.
- To qualify for a task.
Quaaits
- Country invaded by Iraq.
- Quoits, a throwing game.
- Something that is very heavy.
Quaaker
- Dried bread often eaten with cheese.
- A duck.
- Christmas decoration containing a silly hat.
Quandorum
- Deciding whether to stay home or attempt to go to work when it snows.
- Birth control.
- A polite speech or gesture.
Quarrel
- A red squirrel.
- A windowpane.
- Coral, as located at Sandown Bay's tropical reef.
Queaal
Also Quile.
- Curl up like a snake, to coil.
- Noise a pig makes.
- A distorted wheel with out of true spokes.
Quickzet
- Thorny hedge.
- A rustic dance.
- Sauce made from garlic and watercress.
Quiddle
- To make a fuss over irrelevancies.
- Dangerous game played with broomsticks.
- A violin.
Quine
- The Queen, and/or a good wife.
- A mighty Eskimo who comes without and comes within that you won't see nothing like.
- A coin.
Queer as Dick's Hatband
- To be in a melancholy and moody mood.
- To be a dedicated follower of fashion.
- To get a head start at a task.
Quob
- A boggy, marshy area and/or quicksand.
- Corn on the cob.
- The minimum number of angry people needed to be present to be officially considered a mob rather than a gathering.
Quot
- The raven Nevermore.
- To repeat what someone said.
- To sit down, especially to squat.
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