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Understanding Nicknames and Their Cultural Significance

This quiz explores the concept of nicknames across different cultures, their significance, and their usage in various contexts, including literature and media.

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1 In ________, Japanese honorifics are designed so that a term of endearment conveys the exact status of the relationship between two people.

2 ________ for someone with a very optimistic view of things.

3 Remy Hadley from TV's ________, because she was assigned the number 13 in her job interview process and continued to be called by her number even after she was hired.

4 ________

5 In ________, a Brazilian martial art, the slaves had nicknames, to protect them from being caught, as practicing capoeira was illegal for decades.

6 Before the ________ most nicknames had the diminutive ending "in" or "Kin", where the ending is attached to the first syllable.

7 The term ________ name refers to nicknames that convey smallness, hence something regarded with affection or familiarity (e.g., referring to children,) or contempt.

8 ________

9 Many writers, performing artists and actors have nicknames, which may develop into a stage name or ________.

10 As a concept, it is distinct from both ________ and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Crown Colony-class cruiser HMS Jamaica (pictured) was nicknamed "The Galloping Ghost of the Korean Coast" because the North Koreans claimed that she had been sunk on three occasions.
  • a skyscraper in Croydon has been nicknamed the 50p Building because it resembles a pile of 50p coins.
  • "POP" is a nickname for Pacific Ocean Park, a 28 acre amusement park built on a pier at Santa Monica, California.
  • Reinald, a 13th century Cistercian monk and Bishop of Ross, was nicknamed Macer, French for "skinny".
  • the nickname Ned arose from an instance of rebracketing, as children interpreted the term of endearment "mine Ed" as "my Ned".
  • the Norse mythological figure Helgi Hundingsbane earned his nickname by killing a king called Hunding.
  • the earliest known patrilineal ancestors of the Romanov Dynasty of Russian tsars were a certain boyar Andrei, nicknamed "The Mare," and his son Fyodor, nicknamed "The Cat".
  • the Uncle Sam diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered in the United States, bears the nickname of the man who found it.
  • the American Chicago blues singer, harmonicist, and songwriter, Shakey Jake Harris, acquired his nickname from his previous career as a professional gambler.
  • the Tribal class destroyer HMS Tartar received the nickname 'Lucky Tartar' due to her numerous escapes from dangerous situations in World War II.
  • Junqueirópolis, a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, is nicknamed "Acerola Capital" for its agriculture.
  • John Percival, when headmaster of Rugby School, gained the nickname "Percival of the knees" because he was concerned about "impurity" and insisted that boys secure their football shorts below the knee with elastic.
  • English Anglican clergyman Dr William Dodd was nicknamed the "macaroni parson" as a result of his extravagant lifestyle, and in 1777 became the last person to be hanged at Tyburn for forgery.
  • Blues Hall of Fame inductee "Sunshine" Sonny Payne received his nickname as a joke by musician Robert Jr. Lockwood.
  • blues scholars seem undecided if the American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter Ramblin' Thomas's nickname referred to his style of playing, or itinerant nature.
  • bishop William McKendree (1757–1835) earned the nickname "Father of Western Methodism" for his travels through his vast see of Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and Illinois.
  • Hal the Central Park Coyote got his nickname from his temporary lair in Hallett Nature Sanctuary (pictured) in Central Park, New York City.
  • Texas oil tycoon Glenn McCarthy gained the nickname "King of the wildcatters" after striking oil thirty-eight times in ten years.
  • Frederick Van Voorhies Holman is credited with giving the nickname "Rose City" to Portland, Oregon.
  • Donald Cameron ('Taillear Dubh na Tuaighe') ("Black Tailor of the Axe") got his nickname after killing the rival Scottish Highlands clan chief in battle with a Lochaber axe.
  • Alejandro Maclean, Spanish television producer and Red Bull Air Race World Series pilot, is nicknamed "The Flying Matador".
  • Austrian entrepreneur Richard Lugner has been nicknamed Mörtel ("Mortar", as in masonry) by the media.
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