WONDER #811: Why Do Some Animals Have Nicknames?

Question 1 of 3

Familiar and sometimes funny replacements for the proper names of persons and places are known as what?

  1. nicknames
  2. antonyms
  3. similes
  4. metaphors

Question 2 of 3

If you ask for a pickle in Nebraska, you might get a what?

  1. soda
  2. skunk
  3. lottery ticket
  4. tadpole

Question 3 of 3

Cape Cod locals use the term pinkwink to refer to what creature?

  1. tadpole
  2. skunk
  3. badger
  4. flounder

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