1% of People Could Name All of These Everyday Objects. Can You?

Stephanie Rheingold

Think you have an impressive vocabulary? You might be surprised by how many boring, everyday objects have crazy names you’ve never heard of! Yes, contrary to popular belief, there are actually names for things like the plastic bit at the end of your shoelace. Here’s a hint: Its proper name isn’t “the plastic bit at the end of your shoelace.” Everything has a name. However, whether or not we choose to use that name in everyday life is a whole other matter. Some of these words exist but aren’t used very often. Still, if you have that piece of vocabulary locked in your brain, then congratulations! You’re probably in the top 1% of quiz takers.

Are you super confident in your vocabulary and thing-naming abilities? Find out how many you can name by taking this quiz. The only rule is that you’re not allowed to use a dictionary for help! Or Google! Just your brain. You ready, genius?

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True or false: the name for the vapor trail following an aircraft is "contrail."

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False — there’s no special name for it.
True! It stands for condensation trail.

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1% of People Could Name All of These Everyday Objects. Can You?

True or false: the name for the vapor trail following an aircraft is "contrail."

What’s the name of the small bit of plastic at the end of a shoelace?

What do you call the prongs of a fork?

True or false: the metal part of a pencil that holds the eraser is called a ferrule.

True or false: the name for a pea-sized dab of toothpaste is a bindle.

What’s the space called right between your eyebrows?

What do you call the end of a straw wrapper that a waiter leaves on your straw when serving your drink?

True or false: when an exclamation point and a question mark are printed next to each other, it's called an "interrobang."

What’s the name for the cardboard ring that protects your hand from a hot coffee cup?

What’s another name for the infinity symbol?

What do you think cornicione is?

What’s the name of the arm hole of a jacket?

Tittle. Yes, that's a real word. What is a tittle, anyway?

You've probably seen something like this and said something like "That's GOD!" if you believe in that kind of stuff. But, it's not god, it's something else. What's the word for it?

Watch your mouth! Or This emoji's mouth. What's the word for the symbols used to censor curse words?

You know that smell: the air right after it rains. It's so specific, and it has a specific name, but do you know what it is?

Can you see this? It's your standard eye exam test. But what's that chart called?

See that vertical groove on top of her top lip? It's commonly called a cupid's bow, but it has a real name. Do you know what it is?

Tell all the baldies you know, there's a neat little term for a bald head. Pick out the correct word.

The foam on top of your beer has a name of its own. What's the proper term for this frothy ale topper?

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True or false: the name for the vapor trail following an aircraft is "contrail."

What’s the name of the small bit of plastic at the end of a shoelace?

What do you call the prongs of a fork?

True or false: the metal part of a pencil that holds the eraser is called a ferrule.

True or false: the name for a pea-sized dab of toothpaste is a bindle.

What’s the space called right between your eyebrows?

What do you call the end of a straw wrapper that a waiter leaves on your straw when serving your drink?

True or false: when an exclamation point and a question mark are printed next to each other, it's called an "interrobang."

What’s the name for the cardboard ring that protects your hand from a hot coffee cup?

What’s another name for the infinity symbol?

What do you think cornicione is?

What’s the name of the arm hole of a jacket?

Tittle. Yes, that's a real word. What is a tittle, anyway?

You've probably seen something like this and said something like "That's GOD!" if you believe in that kind of stuff. But, it's not god, it's something else. What's the word for it?

Watch your mouth! Or This emoji's mouth. What's the word for the symbols used to censor curse words?

You know that smell: the air right after it rains. It's so specific, and it has a specific name, but do you know what it is?

Can you see this? It's your standard eye exam test. But what's that chart called?

See that vertical groove on top of her top lip? It's commonly called a cupid's bow, but it has a real name. Do you know what it is?

Tell all the baldies you know, there's a neat little term for a bald head. Pick out the correct word.

The foam on top of your beer has a name of its own. What's the proper term for this frothy ale topper?

What did you get? Let us know in the comments!

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